MCP server that connects agents to Overseerr, the media request manager for Plex libraries.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add overseerr --env OVERSEERR_API_KEY='<OVERSEERR_API_KEY>' --env OVERSEERR_BASE_URL='<OVERSEERR_BASE_URL>' -- node path/to/overseerr-mcp-server/build/index.js~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.overseerr]
command = "node"
args = ["path/to/overseerr-mcp-server/build/index.js"]
env = { OVERSEERR_API_KEY = "<OVERSEERR_API_KEY>", OVERSEERR_BASE_URL = "<OVERSEERR_BASE_URL>" }
# codex mcp add overseerr --env OVERSEERR_API_KEY='<OVERSEERR_API_KEY>' --env OVERSEERR_BASE_URL='<OVERSEERR_BASE_URL>' -- node path/to/overseerr-mcp-server/build/index.js~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"overseerr": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"path/to/overseerr-mcp-server/build/index.js"
],
"env": {
"OVERSEERR_API_KEY": "<OVERSEERR_API_KEY>",
"OVERSEERR_BASE_URL": "<OVERSEERR_BASE_URL>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"overseerr": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "node",
"args": [
"path/to/overseerr-mcp-server/build/index.js"
],
"env": {
"OVERSEERR_API_KEY": "<OVERSEERR_API_KEY>",
"OVERSEERR_BASE_URL": "<OVERSEERR_BASE_URL>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"overseerr": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"path/to/overseerr-mcp-server/build/index.js"
],
"env": {
"OVERSEERR_API_KEY": "<OVERSEERR_API_KEY>",
"OVERSEERR_BASE_URL": "<OVERSEERR_BASE_URL>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"overseerr": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"path/to/overseerr-mcp-server/build/index.js"
],
"env": {
"OVERSEERR_API_KEY": "<OVERSEERR_API_KEY>",
"OVERSEERR_BASE_URL": "<OVERSEERR_BASE_URL>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"overseerr": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"path/to/overseerr-mcp-server/build/index.js"
],
"env": {
"OVERSEERR_API_KEY": "<OVERSEERR_API_KEY>",
"OVERSEERR_BASE_URL": "<OVERSEERR_BASE_URL>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
OVERSEERR_API_KEYOVERSEERR_BASE_URL
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.