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Yarr MCP Server

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Yarr MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 107 installs a week from npm. Last commit 1 Oct 2026.

Self-hosted media fleet operations across Sonarr, Radarr, Plex, and related apps over MCP and CLI.

Installs per day peak 41 · avg 11 · +13% w/w
a month agotoday
107
Installs / week
npm · @dinglebear/yarr
17
Stars
5 open issues
1 Oct 2026
Last commit
no releases in 90 days
MIT
License
Rust

What the code does

We read the source, 3 d ago · rules 995398eba69f

Capabilities

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.

Runs a command on install [пакет] package.json:1
postinstall: node scripts/install.js
  const child = spawn(process.execPath, [installer], { stdio: "inherit" });
In the project's build, not in the package

Found in continuous integration, deployment or infrastructure files, or in a neighbouring package of the same monorepo. None of this is installed when you add the server: it describes how the project is built and released. We list it because a leaked key in a build pipeline is still a real problem, but it is not something this server does on your machine.

Checks whether it runs in a sandbox src/config/services.rs:203
    if std::path::Path::new("/.dockerenv").exists()
Touches key and credential files .github/actions/setup-rust-kache/action.yml:173
        host_credentials_file="$HOME/.aws/credentials"
Asks for container control access unraid-plugin/api/src/docker.service.ts:62
            socketPath: "/var/run/docker.sock",

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

This code can reach further than it looks

We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.

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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.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add yarr -- npx -y @dinglebear/yarr
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "yarr": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@dinglebear/yarr"
      ]
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.yarr]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@dinglebear/yarr"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "yarr": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@dinglebear/yarr"
      ]
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "yarr": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@dinglebear/yarr"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above: YARR_SONARR_URL (Optional Sonarr base URL), YARR_SONARR_API_KEY (Optional Sonarr API key), YARR_RADARR_URL (Optional Radarr base URL), YARR_RADARR_API_KEY (Optional Radarr API key), YARR_PLEX_URL (Optional Plex base URL), YARR_PLEX_TOKEN (Optional Plex token), YARR_VERSION (Optional GitHub release tag override for the downloaded Yarr binary), YARR_REPO (Optional GitHub owner/repo override for release asset downloads), YARR_RELEASE_BASE_URL (Optional release download base URL override), RUST_LOG (Tracing filter for Yarr logs).

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Yarr MCP — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Yarr MCP?
Yarr MCP runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the npm package @dinglebear/yarr was installed 107 times last week.
How do I connect Yarr MCP?
Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls @dinglebear/yarr straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Yarr MCP?
The npm package @dinglebear/yarr was installed 107 times in the last week. Week over week that is +13%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Yarr MCP open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in Rust, 17 stars on GitHub and 5 open issues. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.