VLC Media Player MCP Server: Install & Setup

Install VLC Media Player in Claude Code

Claude Code

claude mcp add vlc-media-player -- npx -y vlc-mcp-server

mcp.json (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vlc-media-player": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "vlc-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Control VLC Media Player from any MCP client: play, pause, seek, volume, playlist.

Yes, most likely. Open source and no paid account or API key is mentioned in the listing. Check the provider for current pricing.

Local. Runs on your machine (stdio). You install it with npx, uvx, Docker or from source.

Run: claude mcp add vlc-media-player -- npx -y vlc-mcp-server

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