Yarr MCP
local MCP serverYarr MCP is a local MCP server: Rust MCP and CLI server for Sonarr, Radarr, Prowlarr, Plex, Jellyfin, and download clients. Install it from npm as yarr-mcp.
Installation
Terminal
claude mcp add yarr-mcp -e YARR_SONARR_URL=... -e YARR_SONARR_API_KEY=... -e YARR_RADARR_URL=... -e YARR_RADARR_API_KEY=... -e YARR_PLEX_URL=... -e YARR_PLEX_TOKEN=... -e YARR_VERSION=... -e YARR_REPO=... -e YARR_RELEASE_BASE_URL=... -e RUST_LOG=... -- npx -y yarr-mcp
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": {
"yarr-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"yarr-mcp"
],
"env": {
"YARR_SONARR_URL": "...",
"YARR_SONARR_API_KEY": "...",
"YARR_RADARR_URL": "...",
"YARR_RADARR_API_KEY": "...",
"YARR_PLEX_URL": "...",
"YARR_PLEX_TOKEN": "...",
"YARR_VERSION": "...",
"YARR_REPO": "...",
"YARR_RELEASE_BASE_URL": "...",
"RUST_LOG": "..."
}
}
}
}Fill in the environment variables with your own credentials.
What you need
- Runtime: Node.js 18+ (runs with npx).
- MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
- Environment variables:
YARR_SONARR_URL,YARR_SONARR_API_KEY,YARR_RADARR_URL,YARR_RADARR_API_KEY,YARR_PLEX_URL,YARR_PLEX_TOKEN,YARR_VERSION,YARR_REPO,YARR_RELEASE_BASE_URL,RUST_LOG
Summary
Rust MCP and CLI server for Sonarr, Radarr, Prowlarr, Plex, Jellyfin, and download clients.
Yarr MCP vs similar servers
| Server | Stars | Type | API key | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yarr MCP | 12 | Local | Yes | npm |
| arr-mcp | 58 | Local | Yes | oci |
| mcp-arr | 217 | Local | Yes | npm |
| kaneo | 9,252 | Local | Yes | npm |
| DBHub | 3,574 | Local | Yes | npm |
Questions
It reads 10 environment variables: YARR_SONARR_URL, YARR_SONARR_API_KEY, YARR_RADARR_URL, YARR_RADARR_API_KEY, YARR_PLEX_URL, YARR_PLEX_TOKEN, YARR_VERSION, YARR_REPO, YARR_RELEASE_BASE_URL, RUST_LOG. Set them in your MCP config before starting the server.
Node.js 18+ (runs with npx), plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.
Yarr MCP is a local MCP server distributed as the npm package yarr-mcp.
Run: claude mcp add yarr-mcp -e YARR_SONARR_URL=... -e YARR_SONARR_API_KEY=... -e YARR_RADARR_URL=... -e YARR_RADARR_API_KEY=... -e YARR_PLEX_URL=... -e YARR_PLEX_TOKEN=... -e YARR_VERSION=... -e YARR_REPO=... -e YARR_RELEASE_BASE_URL=... -e RUST_LOG=... -- npx -y yarr-mcp
Run: codex mcp add yarr-mcp --env YARR_SONARR_URL=... --env YARR_SONARR_API_KEY=... --env YARR_RADARR_URL=... --env YARR_RADARR_API_KEY=... --env YARR_PLEX_URL=... --env YARR_PLEX_TOKEN=... --env YARR_VERSION=... --env YARR_REPO=... --env YARR_RELEASE_BASE_URL=... --env RUST_LOG=... -- npx -y yarr-mcp
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