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plex

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Interact with a Plex Media Server to list libraries, search media, get item details, manage playlists and collections, export metadata, and trigger library rescans. Use when working with Plex servers.

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All settings are loaded from the .env file in the workspace root.
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Use client.py and get_plex_client() as the starting point.
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SKILL.md

Plex Media Server API

Configuration

All settings are loaded from the .env file in the workspace root.

PLEX_URL=http://localhost:32400
PLEX_TOKEN=your_token
PLEX_USERNAME=your_username
PLEX_PASSWORD=your_password

Authentication methods (tried in order):

Direct token (recommended): PLEX_URL + PLEX_TOKEN
MyPlex account (fallback): PLEX_USERNAME + PLEX_PASSWORD

Quick Token Setup

cd skills/plex/scripts
uv run python get_token.py

Supports MyPlex login, browser-based PIN auth, or manual token entry.

Reference

python-plexapi docs: https://python-plexapi.readthedocs.io/
Code Snippets: scripts/

Available Scripts

Script	Purpose
`config.py`	Loads credentials from `.env`
`client.py`	Creates authenticated `PlexServer` instance
`get_token.py`	Interactive token helper
`list_libraries.py`	List all libraries
`get_library_items.py`	Get items from a library
`search_media.py`	Search by query, type, library
`get_item_details.py`	Full metadata for an item
`get_recently_added.py`	Recently added items
`refresh_library.py`	Trigger library refresh/scan
`dump_library_to_json.py`	Export library to JSON
`get_server_info.py`	Server info, active sessions

Key Patterns

API Access

from plexapi.server import PlexServer

plex = PlexServer(baseurl, token)
libraries = plex.library.sections()
section = plex.library.section('Movies')
results = plex.search('query')
item = plex.fetchItem(rating_key)

Common Operations

Libraries: plex.library.sections(), plex.library.section('name')
Search: plex.search('query'), section.search(query=..., libtype=...)
Items: section.all(), plex.fetchItem(key), section.recentlyAdded()
Refresh: section.refresh(), section.update()
TV Shows: show.seasons(), show.episodes(), show.episode(season=N, episode=M)
Playlists: plex.playlists(), plex.createPlaylist(title, items=items)
Collections: section.collections(), collection.items()

Item Metadata

title, year, summary, rating, contentRating
[g.tag for g in item.genres], [d.tag for d in item.directors]
[g.id for g in item.guids] (IMDB, TMDB, TVDB)
item.media[0].parts[0].file (file path)

Library/Item Types

movie, show, season, episode, artist, album, track, photo

Usage Examples

cd skills/plex/scripts
uv run python list_libraries.py
uv run python search_media.py "Midway"
uv run python get_recently_added.py "Movies" 10
uv run python dump_library_to_json.py "Movies"
uv run python refresh_library.py "Movies"

Notes

Use client.py and get_plex_client() as the starting point.
Temporary files go in $WORKSPACE_PATH/temp/.

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