--- title: "MeshCore Chat" description: "MeshCore Chat is a Marketplace integration for Home Assistant. It has 190 installs sharing analytics, works locally and was last updated September 10, 2026." canonical: "https://vulpo.app/integrations/marketplace/mwolter805-meshcore-ha-chat" url: "https://vulpo.app/integrations/marketplace/mwolter805-meshcore-ha-chat.md" last-updated: "2026-10-22" version: "1.4" --- # MeshCore Chat > MeshCore Chat is a Marketplace integration for Home Assistant. It has 190 installs sharing analytics, works locally and was last updated September 10, 2026. MeshCore Chat adds a sidebar chat panel and a persistent message store for the MeshCore mesh radio network. It works as a companion to the core meshcore integration, which drives the radio, and builds the chat interface, message history and search on top of that integration's events and services. The panel covers channels, direct messages and a contact list, with unread counts, delivery status and per-conversation search. It also includes a trace dialog that visualizes message routes, live device telemetry, neighbor tables, and a network-wide node discovery view. Options set the maximum messages kept per conversation and how many days messages are retained before being pruned. It runs locally and is added through the UI, and administrator rights are needed for actions such as radio reconfiguration and issuing commands. Automatic summary of the README and code of mwolter805/meshcore-ha-chat. Something wrong, or are you the maintainer and want your own text here? [Get in touch](https://vulpo.app/contact) [Open in My Home Assistant](https://my.home-assistant.io/redirect/hacs_repository/?owner=mwolter805&repository=meshcore-ha-chat&category=integration) On Home Assistant 2026.11 or newer? [Open it in the Marketplace](https://my.home-assistant.io/redirect/marketplace_repository/?owner=mwolter805&repository=meshcore-ha-chat&category=integration) ## Supports - **Works locally**: Talks to your devices on your own network. No vendor cloud in between. - **From the Marketplace**: Installed through the Marketplace, formerly HACS. - **Actively maintained**: Its author released or pushed a change in the last six months. ## Setting it up Install it from the Marketplace and restart Home Assistant, then add it under Settings, Devices and services. ### After setup - **Max messages per conversation**: When a conversation exceeds this number, the oldest messages are trimmed first. Range: 50 – 5000. Default: 500. - **Message retention (days)**: Messages older than this are pruned at startup and during periodic cleanup. Range: 1 – 365. Default: 90. Texts from the code of [mwolter805/meshcore-ha-chat](https://github.com/mwolter805/meshcore-ha-chat). ## Troubleshooting - **Diagnostics**: Downloads a diagnostics file to attach to a bug report. - **Repair notices**: Notices it can show in Settings, Repairs: MeshCore integration is not configured, MeshCore device renamed ## From the README > A sidebar chat panel and persistent message store for the MeshCore mesh radio network that was written by an agent, thoroughly reviewed and carefully tested by a human. > > Works as a companion to the core meshcore integration — install both. This integration does not drive the radio itself; it adds a chat UI, message persistence, and search on top of the events and services exposed by the core integration. From the README of [mwolter805/meshcore-ha-chat](https://github.com/mwolter805/meshcore-ha-chat#readme), [MIT License](https://spdx.org/licenses/MIT.html). Shortened. ## At a glance - Kind: Marketplace integration - Category: [Messaging and notifications](https://vulpo.app/integrations/category/messaging-and-notifications.md), Chat apps - Number: 190 installs sharing analytics; 28 GitHub stars - Connection: Works locally - Upkeep: Updated in the last 6 months - Needs: Needs the Marketplace (HACS on 2026.10 and older) - Latest version: v0.3.1, last updated September 10, 2026 - Domain: `meshcore_chat` - Source: - Issues: - Screenshot: https://vulpo.app/integrations-img/1d34c98383093fca.webp (from mwolter805/meshcore-ha-chat's README) - Screenshot: https://vulpo.app/integrations-img/aec2a95f2f06a9be.webp (from mwolter805/meshcore-ha-chat's README) - Screenshot: https://vulpo.app/integrations-img/8999a62b3d74f315.webp (from mwolter805/meshcore-ha-chat's README) Independent directory, made by the developer of Vulpo. Not affiliated with Home Assistant or the Open Home Foundation. [About these numbers](https://vulpo.app/integrations/about) Last updated 2026-10-22. Source: https://vulpo.app/integrations/marketplace/mwolter805-meshcore-ha-chat --- - HTML version of this page: https://vulpo.app/integrations/marketplace/mwolter805-meshcore-ha-chat - Site index for agents: https://vulpo.app/llms.txt - Everything in one document: https://vulpo.app/llms-full.txt - All pages: https://vulpo.app/sitemap.xml