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plex mcp for VS Code

io.github.dustinhansen/plex-mcp

Full-library Plex access for AI agents: watched state, all-user watch history, safe curation writes.

client:VS Code transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install plex mcp in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "plex-url",
      "description": "PLEX_URL",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "plex-token",
      "description": "PLEX_TOKEN",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "plex-allow-playback",
      "description": "PLEX_ALLOW_PLAYBACK",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "plex-read-only",
      "description": "PLEX_READ_ONLY",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "tautulli-url",
      "description": "TAUTULLI_URL",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "tautulli-api-key",
      "description": "TAUTULLI_API_KEY",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "plex-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@dustinhansen/plex-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PLEX_URL": "${input:plex-url}",
        "PLEX_TOKEN": "${input:plex-token}",
        "PLEX_ALLOW_PLAYBACK": "${input:plex-allow-playback}",
        "PLEX_READ_ONLY": "${input:plex-read-only}",
        "TAUTULLI_URL": "${input:tautulli-url}",
        "TAUTULLI_API_KEY": "${input:tautulli-api-key}"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code prompts for each input the first time the server starts, so no secret is written to the file. VS Code docs

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