Plex MCP Server

A powerful Model-Context-Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with Plex Media Server. It provides a standardized JSON-based interface for automation, AI agents (like Claude), and custom integrations.

Local serverstdio

What is the Plex MCP Server?

Plex MCP Server is an MCP project maintained in the vladimir-tutin/plex-mcp-server repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A powerful Model-Context-Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with Plex Media Server. It provides a standardized JSON-based interface for automation, AI agents (like Claude), and custom…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Installation

The documented pypi package is plex-mcp-server. The configuration below comes from the maintainer’s example; adapt its paths and account values to your environment.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

How to install the Plex MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "plex": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "plex-mcp-server",
        "--transport",
        "stdio",
        "--plex-url",
        "http://your-server:32400",
        "--plex-token",
        "your-token"
      ]
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.