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mcp-arr
by aplaceforallmystuff
everything
by modelcontextprotocol
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mcp-arr · Summary

MCP server for unified management of *arr media suite including Sonarr, Radarr, Lidarr, and Prowlarr.

everything · Summary

Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.

mcp-arr · Use cases

  • Check library status across all *arr applications with natural language queries
  • Search and add content to any *arr service from a unified interface
  • Monitor download progress and upcoming releases across TV, movies, and music

everything · Use cases

  • Testing MCP client implementations against all protocol features
  • Learning MCP protocol capabilities through a reference server
  • Validating client compatibility with different transport methods

mcp-arr · Install

Installation

**Using npm (Recommended)**

npx mcp-arr-server

**Remote HTTP Mode**

MCP_TRANSPORT=http PORT=3000 npx mcp-arr-server

**For Claude Desktop** Add to your Claude Desktop config file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "arr": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-arr-server"],
      "env": {
        "SONARR_URL": "http://localhost:8989",
        "SONARR_API_KEY": "your-sonarr-api-key",
        "RADARR_URL": "http://localhost:7878",
        "RADARR_API_KEY": "your-radarr-api-key",
        "LIDARR_URL": "http://localhost:8686",
        "LIDARR_API_KEY": "your-lidarr-api-key",
        "PROWLARR_URL": "http://localhost:9696",
        "PROWLARR_API_KEY": "your-prowlarr-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

everything · Install

NPX (recommended)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

On Windows, use cmd /c:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "cmd",
      "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "mcp/everything"]
    }
  }
}

Global install

npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything@latest
npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything
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