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VLC Media Player

io.github.QuantumNovice/vlc-mcp · v0.1.2

Control VLC Media Player from any MCP client: play, pause, seek, volume, playlist.

Connect Runs on your machine

Terminal
claude mcp add vlc-mcp -e VLC_BASE_URL=<VLC_BASE_URL> -e VLC_HTTP_PASSWORD=<VLC_HTTP_PASSWORD> -e VLC_HTTP_TIMEOUT_MS=<VLC_HTTP_TIMEOUT_MS> -- npx -y [email protected]
claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vlc-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "VLC_BASE_URL": "<VLC_BASE_URL>",
        "VLC_HTTP_PASSWORD": "<VLC_HTTP_PASSWORD>",
        "VLC_HTTP_TIMEOUT_MS": "<VLC_HTTP_TIMEOUT_MS>"
      }
    }
  }
}
~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vlc-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "VLC_BASE_URL": "<VLC_BASE_URL>",
        "VLC_HTTP_PASSWORD": "<VLC_HTTP_PASSWORD>",
        "VLC_HTTP_TIMEOUT_MS": "<VLC_HTTP_TIMEOUT_MS>"
      }
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "vlc-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "VLC_BASE_URL": "<VLC_BASE_URL>",
        "VLC_HTTP_PASSWORD": "<VLC_HTTP_PASSWORD>",
        "VLC_HTTP_TIMEOUT_MS": "<VLC_HTTP_TIMEOUT_MS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

Tools

This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.

Environment variables

NameDescription
VLC_BASE_URL
Optional
Base URL of VLC's HTTP interface.
VLC_HTTP_PASSWORD
Optional, secret
Password configured for VLC's HTTP interface.
VLC_HTTP_TIMEOUT_MS
Optional
HTTP request timeout in milliseconds.

Details

Package[email protected] (NPM, stdio)
First published16 Oct 2026
Last updated16 Oct 2026
Registry nameio.github.QuantumNovice/vlc-mcp

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