plex-mcp

Lets MCP clients browse and search your Plex media libraries.

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// key findings

⚠️

Known vulnerabilities in dependencies: 2 high

Affects packages this MCP installs at runtime. Upgrade or remove the affected dependency.

✅

No credential exfiltration, no sensitive file access, no obfuscation

Static analysis found nothing flowing your secrets to unexpected places.

🔐

You'll be asked for 1 credential: PLEX_TOKEN

These are read from process.env at runtime. Make sure you trust where they’ll be sent.

// known CVEs in dependencies2 high

Disclosed vulnerabilities in this server's declared npm dependencies (via OSV). Whether each is reachable depends on the installed versions.

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.0.0GHSA-8r9q-7v3j-jr4g

Anthropic's MCP TypeScript SDK has a ReDoS vulnerability

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.0.0GHSA-w48q-cv73-mx4w

Model Context Protocol (MCP) TypeScript SDK does not enable DNS rebinding protection by default

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// required environment variables

This server reads these from process.env. You'll be asked to provide them before it can run.

configLOG_LEVEL— Configure verbosity via the env var (default info):

configMCP_IMAGE_MAX_BYTES

configMCP_IMAGE_SAVE_DIR

configMCP_PORT— stdio (default) Direct invocation by Claude Desktop / MCP clients docker run -i --rm ... plex-mcp (no )

configMCP_TLS— auto. The server generates an ECDSA P-256 self-signed

configMCP_TLS_CERT_FILE— 1. Bring-your-own cert — set both and

configMCP_TLS_CN— first DNS SAN, else plex-mcp Certificate common name.

configMCP_TLS_DAYS— 365 Validity period. Cert rotates when <30 days remain.

configMCP_TLS_DIR— cert on first start, writes it to (default

configMCP_TLS_KEY_FILE— to PEM file paths. Use this when terminating

configMCP_TLS_SAN— DNS:localhost,IP:127.0.0.1 Subject Alternative Names. Comma-separated DNS: / IP: entries.

🔐 secretPLEX_TOKEN— (see below) Plex auth token

configPLEX_URL— e =http://192.168.1.50:32400 \

// full audit trail

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// improvement guidance — verified publishers only

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commit: fcceedcb5a2ccde0eef68a4730dae36de7c77aca

code hash: b812d59aa4cc914988c938d4a4ac40067c77880362bf9640e2a761ab08ac5f0d

verified: 6/9/2026, 11:43:12 AM

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