Ugreen HomeAgent is a new range of local-first AI smart home hubs the storage brand unveiled at IFA Berlin 2026, pitched as a subscription-free alternative to cloud-dependent hubs. The range spans three tiers — HomeAgent HA100, HomeAgent HA100 Pro, and the flagship MasterAgent MA100 — each combining NAS-style local storage, on-device AI for camera footage, and Matter-based smart home control. Ugreen says the core storage, security and smart home functions run entirely over the local network with no monthly fee. Pre-orders opened via Ugreen's AIoT store on 4 September 2026, with a Kickstarter campaign to follow on 27 October. The important caveat for this site's readers: Ugreen has confirmed Matter, Zigbee and Thread support, but has not stated that HomeAgent integrates directly with Home Assistant — so treat it as a Matter-compatible hub to watch, not a confirmed Home Assistant companion.
What is Ugreen HomeAgent?
HomeAgent is Ugreen's entry into the local-AI smart home hub category, running on UGOS Pro, a Linux-based operating system adapted from the firm's existing NAS platform. Each hub pairs local compute with drive bays and NVMe slots so it can double as network storage, while an onboard AI assistant called Uliya handles voice control and footage analysis without sending data to the cloud. The entry-level HA100 uses a Rockchip RK3588 chip with 16GB of RAM and around 26 TOPS of AI performance; the HA100 Pro steps up to a CIX-CP8180(P1) chip with 32GB of RAM and roughly 205 TOPS (Engadget, 3 September 2026). The flagship MasterAgent MA100 is in a different class entirely, built around an Nvidia Jetson Thor T5000 module with 128GB of unified RAM and up to 2,070 FP4 TFLOPS of local AI compute — enough, Ugreen claims, for richer contextual understanding and more complex multi-device automations (9to5Toys, 4 September 2026).
Does Ugreen HomeAgent work with Home Assistant?
Not officially, as of launch. Ugreen has confirmed that HomeAgent acts as a Matter controller with Thread on board, and says it has tested compatibility with Matter products from brands including Aqara, Eve, SwitchBot, Govee, ThirdReality, Yeelight and Cync, covering bulbs, plugs, switches, blinds, thermostats and sensors. That's the same open standard Home Assistant already bridges, so in principle a HomeAgent-paired Matter device should be just as reachable from Home Assistant as any other Matter controller's devices. But Ugreen's own marketing has not listed Home Assistant as a supported platform the way some rivals — Anker's MindBase, revealed at the same show, explicitly named Home Assistant compatibility — have done. Until Ugreen confirms it directly or independent reviewers test it, assume HomeAgent talks to Matter, not to Home Assistant specifically.
What connectivity and camera support does it offer?
Beyond Matter, Zigbee and Thread, HomeAgent hubs add Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC and ONVIF/RTSP support for third-party IP cameras, plus PoE ports on the higher-tier models. Ugreen is launching its own camera line alongside the hubs — the SynCare Indoor Cam ID500 Pro, SynCare PoE Cam OD600 Pro and a battery-powered SynCare Cam OD800 Pro — with on-device AI that can recognise people, pets, vehicles and packages, summarise events, and let owners search recorded footage by keyword, all processed locally (Neowin, 4 September 2026). On the storage side, the MasterAgent MA100 adds three SATA bays, a dedicated NVR bay, two PCIe NVMe slots, a 256GB NVMe system drive and 10GbE networking — specs that put it closer to a high-end home NAS than a typical smart home hub.
How much do the HomeAgent hubs cost, and when do they ship?
Ugreen has published firm pricing rather than vague launch-window figures. The HA100 has an MSRP of $1,799, discounted to a $899 "super early bird" price for a $50 deposit; the HA100 Pro is $5,999 MSRP, discounted to $2,999 for the same $50 deposit. The MasterAgent MA100 is priced at $19,999 MSRP, roughly halved to $9,999 for early depositors who put down $200 (Ugreen HomeAgent crowdfunding page). The deposit window runs from 4 September to 26 October 2026, immediately ahead of a Kickstarter campaign launching on 27 October; Ugreen says shipping is expected to begin in late January 2027. As with any pre-order, a deposit reserves a discount rather than guaranteeing the final product ships on schedule or matches every specification shown at IFA.
HomeAgent wasn't the only IFA 2026 launch pushing appliance-level AI cameras into the mainstream — Miele's G8 Diamond dishwasher uses a similar on-device vision approach to identify what's loaded inside it and adjust its wash cycle automatically.
