Setup & Installation
openclaw skills install @akivasolutions/plex-ctl
Or with the ClawHub CLI, for registry-managed skill folders outside a full OpenClaw workspace:
npx clawhub install plex-ctl
What This Skill Does
plexctl is a CLI tool for controlling Plex Media Server and clients via the Plex API. It supports playback, search, library browsing, and multi-client control through direct API calls. No vision processing or AI inference is involved.
Direct Plex API calls make every command near-instant, without the overhead of screenshot-based or vision-driven automation.
When to use it
- Playing a movie on your TV by searching its title
- Jumping to a specific episode of a TV series
- Checking what's currently playing across all Plex clients
- Browsing recently added content before deciding what to watch
- Pausing or resuming playback on a specific client device
Example Workflow
Here's how your AI assistant might use this skill in practice.
INPUT
User asks: Play Fight Club on Plex
AGENT
- 1Parse title 'Fight Club' from the request
- 2Run plexctl play "Fight Club"
- 3Plex fuzzy-matches to Fight Club (1999) in the library
- 4Playback starts on the default client
- 5Report result to the user
OUTPUT
Now playing Fight Club (1999) on Apple TV
Requirements
Accounts, API keys, or tools you or your AI assistant may need to set up while using this skill.
Plex token (obtain from Plex Web: Settings -> Account -> Authorized Devices, or via X-Plex-Token in browser URL)plexapi Python package (pip install plexapi)