{"id":"wernight-plex-media-server","name":"plex-media-server","homepage":"https://hub.docker.com/r/wernight/plex-media-server","repo_url":"https://hub.docker.com/r/wernight/plex-media-server","category":"infrastructure","subcategories":[],"tags":["media-server","self-hosted","streaming","home-entertainment","content-indexing"],"what_it_does":"Plex Media Server is a self-hosted media server that scans local media libraries, organizes content, and streams it to Plex clients using a web-based interface and supporting network services (not an API-first SaaS).","use_cases":["Self-hosted video and music library streaming to TVs, mobile devices, and browsers","Centralized media library indexing and metadata management","Home network media consumption with optional remote access"],"not_for":["Building an agent-driven workflow via documented REST/GraphQL APIs","Use cases requiring a strict uptime/SLA or commercial support guarantees as part of the package","Highly granular enterprise authorization/role-scoped APIs"],"best_when":"You control the server environment (hardware, OS, network) and want local media streaming/organization.","avoid_when":"You need a cloud-hosted, documented API platform with predictable rate limits and programmatic auth flows for automation.","alternatives":["Jellyfin (self-hosted media server)","Emby (self-hosted media server)","Plex alternatives for streaming such as Kodi with network shares, depending on your needs"],"af_score":14.0,"security_score":44.5,"reliability_score":37.5,"package_type":"mcp_server","discovery_source":["docker_mcp"],"priority":"high","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-03-30T13:48:24.148700+00:00","interface":{"has_rest_api":false,"has_graphql":false,"has_grpc":false,"has_mcp_server":false,"mcp_server_url":null,"has_sdk":false,"sdk_languages":[],"openapi_spec_url":null,"webhooks":false},"auth":{"methods":["Web UI authentication (Plex server/browser session mechanisms)"],"oauth":false,"scopes":false,"notes":"Based on general Plex server operation; there is no evidence provided here of an agent-consumable OAuth/API-scoped model."},"pricing":{"model":null,"free_tier_exists":false,"free_tier_limits":null,"paid_tiers":[],"requires_credit_card":false,"estimated_workload_costs":null,"notes":"Plex Media Server is typically self-hosted and does not require per-request cloud API pricing; however, this evaluation has no provided manifest/pricing details."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":false,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":14.0,"security_score":44.5,"reliability_score":37.5,"mcp_server_quality":0.0,"documentation_accuracy":20.0,"error_message_quality":0.0,"error_message_notes":null,"auth_complexity":30.0,"rate_limit_clarity":0.0,"tls_enforcement":60.0,"auth_strength":50.0,"scope_granularity":20.0,"dependency_hygiene":40.0,"secret_handling":50.0,"security_notes":"As a self-hosted server, security depends heavily on your deployment configuration (HTTPS/TLS usage, firewalling, user account security, updates). This evaluation has no provided code/dependency manifest here to assess dependency CVEs; no agent-facing token/scoped authorization guidance is evidenced.","uptime_documented":0.0,"version_stability":60.0,"breaking_changes_history":50.0,"error_recovery":40.0,"idempotency_support":"false","idempotency_notes":null,"pagination_style":"none","retry_guidance_documented":false,"known_agent_gotchas":["Not designed as an agent-friendly API surface (no provided MCP/REST contract, rate-limit headers, or pagination conventions).","Media scanning/streaming behavior depends on local filesystem permissions and network topology, which can cause failures that are not standardized for programmatic retry."]}}