Searches, requests and manages movies and shows through Overseerr or Seerr for Plex, Jellyfin and Emby.
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_URL='<OVERSEERR_URL>' -- npx -y @jhomen368/overseerr-mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.overseerr]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@jhomen368/overseerr-mcp"]
env = { OVERSEERR_API_KEY = "<OVERSEERR_API_KEY>", OVERSEERR_URL = "<OVERSEERR_URL>" }
# codex mcp add overseerr --env OVERSEERR_API_KEY='<OVERSEERR_API_KEY>' --env OVERSEERR_URL='<OVERSEERR_URL>' -- npx -y @jhomen368/overseerr-mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"overseerr": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@jhomen368/overseerr-mcp"
],
"env": {
"OVERSEERR_API_KEY": "<OVERSEERR_API_KEY>",
"OVERSEERR_URL": "<OVERSEERR_URL>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"overseerr": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@jhomen368/overseerr-mcp"
],
"env": {
"OVERSEERR_API_KEY": "<OVERSEERR_API_KEY>",
"OVERSEERR_URL": "<OVERSEERR_URL>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"overseerr": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@jhomen368/overseerr-mcp"
],
"env": {
"OVERSEERR_API_KEY": "<OVERSEERR_API_KEY>",
"OVERSEERR_URL": "<OVERSEERR_URL>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"overseerr": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@jhomen368/overseerr-mcp"
],
"env": {
"OVERSEERR_API_KEY": "<OVERSEERR_API_KEY>",
"OVERSEERR_URL": "<OVERSEERR_URL>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"overseerr": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@jhomen368/overseerr-mcp"
],
"env": {
"OVERSEERR_API_KEY": "<OVERSEERR_API_KEY>",
"OVERSEERR_URL": "<OVERSEERR_URL>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
OVERSEERR_API_KEYOVERSEERR_URL
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.