Jellyfin MCP Server for Claude Desktop
io.github.aelui/jellyfin-plugin-mcp
Jellyfin plugin: search, play and manage your media library from AI assistants, per-user tokens.
client:Claude Desktop
transport:streamable-http
Install Jellyfin MCP Server in Claude Desktop
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"jellyfin-plugin-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://{jellyfin_host}/mcp"
]
}
}
}
Claude Desktop has no remote transport in its config file, so this bridges through mcp-remote. Restart the app after saving. Claude Desktop docs