arr-mcp
local MCP serverarr-mcp is a local MCP server: One server, 38 tools, the whole media stack: Radarr, Sonarr, Prowlarr, Bazarr, Jellyfin, Seerr. Install it from oci as ghcr.io/bardesss/arr-mcp:1.33.2.
Installation
Terminal
claude mcp add arr-mcp -e PUID=... -e PGID=... -e TZ=... -- docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/bardesss/arr-mcp:1.33.2
Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.
Claude Desktop, Cursor & other clients
Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.
{
"mcpServers": {
"arr-mcp": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"ghcr.io/bardesss/arr-mcp:1.33.2"
],
"env": {
"PUID": "...",
"PGID": "...",
"TZ": "..."
}
}
}
}Fill in the environment variables with your own credentials.
What you need
- Runtime: Docker.
- MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
- Environment variables:
PUID,PGID,TZ
Summary
One server, 38 tools, the whole media stack: Radarr, Sonarr, Prowlarr, Bazarr, Jellyfin, Seerr
arr-mcp vs similar servers
| Server | Stars | Type | API key | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| arr-mcp | 58 | Local | Yes | oci |
| mcp-arr | 217 | Local | Yes | npm |
| Yarr MCP | 12 | Local | Yes | npm |
| Unraid MCP | 131 | Local | Yes | pypi |
| Unraid MCP | 131 | Local | Yes | pypi |
Questions
It reads 3 environment variables: PUID, PGID, TZ. Set them in your MCP config before starting the server.
Docker, plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.
arr-mcp is a local MCP server distributed as the oci package ghcr.io/bardesss/arr-mcp:1.33.2.
Run: claude mcp add arr-mcp -e PUID=... -e PGID=... -e TZ=... -- docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/bardesss/arr-mcp:1.33.2
Run: codex mcp add arr-mcp --env PUID=... --env PGID=... --env TZ=... -- docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/bardesss/arr-mcp:1.33.2
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