Use Case
PLEX-CTL is a powerful AI agent skill that extends your assistant with new capabilities. Command-line tool for searching, playing, and controlling Plex Media Server and clients via the Plex API on your local network. This guide walks you through installing PLEX-CTL, configuring it for your setup, and running your first commands β so you can start getting value in minutes.
Install PLEX-CTL: npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install plex-ctl
Restart your AI client (Claude Code, Cursor, Gemini CLI, or OpenClaw)
Type a natural language request related to developer & devops to trigger PLEX-CTL
Review the output and refine your prompt for better results
Combine PLEX-CTL with other skills to build multi-step workflows
Copy these prompts and use them with your AI agent after installing PLEX-CTL
Help me get started with PLEX-CTL
What can PLEX-CTL do for my developer & devops workflow?
Show me an example of using PLEX-CTL
Select your agent
Option 1: Install via CLI (recommended)
Recommended (no pre-install needed)
npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install plex-ctlOr via clawhub CLI (if already installed)
clawhub --dir ~/.claude/skills install plex-ctlβ οΈ Requires Node.js 18+. No Node? Use Option 2 below to download the ZIP instead. Install Node.js β
Option 2: Manual install (no Node required)
Download the ZIP, extract it, and place the folder at the path below. Restart your agent to activate.
Install path
~/.claude/skills/plex-ctl/π‘Extract and place the folder at the path above, then restart your agent.