Control VLC Media Player from any MCP client: play, pause, seek, volume, playlist.
Connect Runs on your machine
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]
{
"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>"
}
}
}
}
{
"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>"
}
}
}
}
{
"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
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
VLC_BASE_URLOptional | Base URL of VLC's HTTP interface. |
VLC_HTTP_PASSWORDOptional, secret | Password configured for VLC's HTTP interface. |
VLC_HTTP_TIMEOUT_MSOptional | HTTP request timeout in milliseconds. |
Details
| Package | [email protected] (NPM, stdio) |
| First published | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Last updated | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.QuantumNovice/vlc-mcp |
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