Lets agents browse and search a Plex media server library through the Plex API.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add plex-vyb1ng --env PLEX_URL='<PLEX_URL>' --env MCP_HTTP_DEBUG='<MCP_HTTP_DEBUG>' -- npx plex-mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.plex-vyb1ng]
command = "npx"
args = ["plex-mcp"]
env = { PLEX_URL = "<PLEX_URL>", MCP_HTTP_DEBUG = "<MCP_HTTP_DEBUG>" }
# codex mcp add plex-vyb1ng --env PLEX_URL='<PLEX_URL>' --env MCP_HTTP_DEBUG='<MCP_HTTP_DEBUG>' -- npx plex-mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"plex-vyb1ng": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"plex-mcp"
],
"env": {
"PLEX_URL": "<PLEX_URL>",
"MCP_HTTP_DEBUG": "<MCP_HTTP_DEBUG>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"plex-vyb1ng": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"plex-mcp"
],
"env": {
"PLEX_URL": "<PLEX_URL>",
"MCP_HTTP_DEBUG": "<MCP_HTTP_DEBUG>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"plex-vyb1ng": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"plex-mcp"
],
"env": {
"PLEX_URL": "<PLEX_URL>",
"MCP_HTTP_DEBUG": "<MCP_HTTP_DEBUG>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"plex-vyb1ng": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"plex-mcp"
],
"env": {
"PLEX_URL": "<PLEX_URL>",
"MCP_HTTP_DEBUG": "<MCP_HTTP_DEBUG>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"plex-vyb1ng": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"plex-mcp"
],
"env": {
"PLEX_URL": "<PLEX_URL>",
"MCP_HTTP_DEBUG": "<MCP_HTTP_DEBUG>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
PLEX_URLMCP_HTTP_DEBUG
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.