Plex MCP Server

Search and manage your Plex media libraries with Claude. Actively developed by Claude and a nerdy human who mostly uses Plex for auditory delights and wanted to see how much could be accomplished without knowing much about what they're doing. Results may vary, but probably in a good way.

npx -y @smithery/cli install @vyb1ng/plex-mcp --client claude

Add to your Claude Desktop MCP settings:

{ "mcpServers": { "plex": { "command": "npx", "args": ["plex-mcp"], "env": { "PLEX_URL": "http://your-plex-server:32400" } } } }

- Add"PLEX_TOKEN": "your_token"to the env section
- Get your token fromPlex Support

{ "mcpServers": { "plex": { "command": "npx", "args": ["plex-mcp"], "env": { "PLEX_URL": "http://your-plex-server:32400", "MCP_HTTP_DEBUG": "true" } } } }

WhenMCP_HTTP_DEBUG=true, the server will log:

- Request Details: Method, URL, headers, parameters, timing
- Response Details: Status codes, headers, response size, duration
- Error Diagnostics: Connection details, TLS/SSL certificate info, troubleshooting suggestions
- Performance Metrics: DNS lookup, TCP connection, TLS handshake timing
- Security: All sensitive headers (tokens, auth) are automatically redacted

All logs are structured JSON with correlation IDs for request/response tracking.

- Search movies, TV shows, music, and other content
- Browse libraries and collections
- View recently added content and watch history

- Natural language music discovery ("songs from the 90s", "rock bands I haven't heard")
- Smart recommendations based on listening patterns
- Intelligent randomization for variety and surprise
- Similar artist discovery and genre exploration

- Create and manage playlists
- Add items to existing playlists
- Browse playlist contents

- Get detailed media information (codecs, bitrates, file sizes)
- Check watch status and progress
- View library statistics and listening stats

- Access structured data via URI:plex://libraries,plex://recent,plex://playlists
- Library-specific data:plex://library/{id},plex://library/{id}/recent
- Server statistics and connection status
- JSON-formatted data for analysis and automation

- playlist_description: Generate creative playlist descriptions
- content_recommendation: Get personalized content recommendations
- smart_playlist_rules: Create smart playlist criteria and rules
- media_analysis: Analyze library content and patterns
- server_troubleshooting: Diagnose server connection issues

✅ Working:Search, browse, playlists, media info, library stats, watch history, collections, music discovery, resources, prompts

❌ Disabled:Smart playlists (filter logic broken)

Want to contribute? Point Claude at your local version:

{ "mcpServers": { "plex-dev": { "command": "node", "args": ["/path/to/plex-mcp/index.js"], "env": { "PLEX_URL": "http://your-plex-server:32400" } } } }

It works for us. If it doesn't work for you, well we tried. Hit us up, we don't bite. Much.

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