Jellyfin MCP Server

Name: Jellyfin MCP Server
Author: AeLui

by AeLuiversion 0.6.0i★ –iRuns in the cloud

Registry nameio.github.AeLui/jellyfin-plugin-mcp

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Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Jellyfin plugin: search, play and manage your media library from AI assistants, per-user tokens.

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What you can do with it

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Connection: Runs in the cloud
Transport: Streamable HTTP
Category: Search & AI memory
You need to fill in: Authorization

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
Runs on the maker’s server: what you ask it goes through their server.
You fill in yourself: Authorization

Values marked secret are keys to your account. Never share them or paste them into a chat.

You need

Runs in the cloudNothing to install; it connects over the internet

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

This address needs a key in a request header, which the add-connector menu cannot set. Use Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code instead.

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add --transport http jellyfin-plugin 'https://{jellyfin_host}/mcp' --header 'Authorization: your-value'

Fill in the empty values before running it.

The address contains {…} parts that only you know (such as your account), so copy it and fill them in.

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jellyfin-plugin": {
      "url": "https://{jellyfin_host}/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

The address contains {…} parts that only you know (such as your account), so copy it and fill them in.

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "jellyfin-plugin": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://{jellyfin_host}/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

This address needs a key in a request header, which the add-connector menu cannot set. Use Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code instead.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

Values you fill in

Authorization secret required HTTP header
"Bearer " with a token created in Jellyfin Dashboard > Plugins > MCP Server

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

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Compared with others in Search & AI memoryi

More stars than 0% of the other 5678 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 99% of the other 5678 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 5678 servers in this category

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Common questions

Is Jellyfin MCP Server safe?

It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

You need to fill in: Authorization

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs in the maker’s cloud. Connect over the internet with nothing to install, but what you send passes through the maker’s servers.

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (0.6.0) reached the registry today.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. It connects by URL, so apps that accept remote MCP servers work too, such as ChatGPT in developer mode.

What can I use instead?

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README from the maker

Open the README

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Jellyfin MCP Server plugin

A Jellyfin plugin that exposes your server to AI assistants through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Assistants such as Claude can search and browse your library, see what you are watching, control playback on your devices, manage playlists and favorites, and (for administrators) run server tasks. Every call runs as the Jellyfin user who owns the access token, limited to that user's permissions and to the scopes granted to the token. The plugin has no runtime dependencies besides Jellyfin itself.

Compatibility

Jellyfin 12.x only (compiled against 12.4.0, targetAbi 12.4.0.0). Older servers are not supported.
Built with .NET 10.
MCP transport: Streamable HTTP, stateless, POST /mcp. Protocol revisions 2026-07-28 (stateless, with server/discover) and 2025-11-25, 2025-06-18 and 2025-03-26 (with initialize). Tools return structuredContent described by an outputSchema.
Clients that send a static Authorization: Bearer header work; Claude Code is the supported client. Claude Desktop through mcp-remote is expected to work but is not yet verified. claude.ai web connectors need OAuth, which this plugin does not offer.

Install in three steps

In Jellyfin go to Dashboard > Plugins > Repositories > + and add https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AeLui/jellyfin-plugin-mcp/main/manifest.json.
Open the Catalog, install MCP Server and restart Jellyfin.
Open Dashboard > Plugins > MCP Server, create a token (pick the user and the scopes) and copy it. It is shown only once.

More detail, including a manual install, is in docs/installation.md.

Connect a client

Replace https://jellyfin.example.com with your server address and jmcp_... with your token.

Claude Code, with the plugin from this repository's marketplace (connects the server and adds the agent skill; it asks for the URL and the token, and keeps the token in your system's credential store):

/plugin marketplace add AeLui/jellyfin-plugin-mcp

/plugin install jellyfin-mcp@jellyfin-plugin-mcp

On Claude Code 2.1.275 or later, one step is enough: /plugin install jellyfin-mcp --marketplace AeLui/jellyfin-plugin-mcp. To change the URL or token later, run /plugin configure jellyfin-mcp@jellyfin-plugin-mcp.

Claude Code, server only:

claude mcp add --transport http jellyfin https://jellyfin.example.com/mcp \

--header "Authorization: Bearer jmcp_..."

Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json; requires Node.js because it runs npx mcp-remote):

"mcpServers": { "jellyfin": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://jellyfin.example.com/mcp", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer jmcp_..."] } } }

The token dialog in the plugin page generates both snippets for you. The Claude Desktop flow is expected to work but has not been verified against a live server yet.

Scopes and tools

25 tools in four scopes. A token only sees the tools its scopes allow.

Scope	Tools	Purpose
`library`	12	Read-only: search, browse, details, people, recent, next up, continue watching, history, similar items, movie recommendations, collections
`playback`	4	List sessions, play, control playback, show a message
`manage`	4	The user's own watch state and favorites, plus playlists the user owns or may edit
`admin`	5	Users, scheduled tasks, library scan, metadata refresh (administrators only)

Full reference: docs/tools.md.

Agent skill

skills/jellyfin-mcp/SKILL.md is an optional Agent Skill that teaches an assistant when and how to use these tools: getting ids before acting, picking a playback session, paging, and asking before destructive actions.

The Claude Code plugin above includes it. Other agents: copy the skills/jellyfin-mcp folder into their skills directory (for Claude Code without the plugin, ~/.claude/skills/ or .claude/skills/ in a project). If you install the plugin, remove any server you added with claude mcp add, or the tools show up twice.

Privacy

The plugin runs inside your Jellyfin server and makes no outbound connections. The Claude Code plugin connects only to the Jellyfin URL you configure. What your assistant does with the tool results is governed by the assistant's own privacy policy.

Documentation

Installation and client setup
Tool reference
Security model - read this before exposing the endpoint beyond your LAN
Architecture
Development
Roadmap

Support the project

The plugin is free and open source. If it is useful to you, you can support its development through GitHub Sponsors.

License

GPL-3.0, see LICENSE.

Jellyfin MCP Server

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

Values you fill in

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Search & AI memoryi

Common questions

Alternatives

Context7

Codebase Memory

Exa

README from the maker

Jellyfin MCP Server plugin

Compatibility

Install in three steps

Connect a client

Scopes and tools

Agent skill

Privacy

Documentation

Support the project

License