Jellyfin MCP Server

io.github.AeLui/jellyfin-plugin-mcp · v1.0.0

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

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Connect Remote server

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http jellyfin-plugin-mcp https://{jellyfin_host}/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>"

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jellyfin-plugin-mcp": {
      "url": "https://{jellyfin_host}/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "jellyfin-plugin-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://{jellyfin_host}/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector
URL: https://{jellyfin_host}/mcp

Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.

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Headers

Name	Description
`Authorization` Required, secret	"Bearer <token>" with a token created in Jellyfin Dashboard > Plugins > MCP Server

Details

Endpoint	`https://{jellyfin_host}/mcp` (Streamable HTTP)
First published	9 Nov 2026
Last updated	9 Nov 2026
Registry name	`io.github.AeLui/jellyfin-plugin-mcp`

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