Philips TV (JointSpace + ADB) MCP Server

What the code does

We read the source, 21 h ago · rules ccca72095570

A value the model can set ends up inside a file or shell call. That is not a flaw by itself — for a terminal server it is the job — but it is where things go wrong when it is not.

            subprocess.run(

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

            subprocess.run(

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Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

claude mcp add pylips-mcp -- uvx pylips-mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pylips-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "pylips-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

[mcp_servers.pylips-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["pylips-mcp"]

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pylips-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "pylips-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pylips-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "pylips-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: TV_HOST (IP address of the Philips TV), TV_USER (JointSpace pairing username (from pylips pairing)), TV_PASS (JointSpace pairing password), DENON_HOST (Optional Denon AVR IP: volume and mute are redirected to the amplifier (HDMI ARC)), DENON_PORT (Denon telnet port), PYLIPS_TLS_FINGERPRINT (Optional SHA-256 fingerprint to pin the TV certificate). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.