media-library-organizer-skill MCP — Use Cases, Install & Live Demo

Why use it

Key features

Junk cleanup: SMB residuals, .DS_Store, empty dirs
Duplicate consolidation across folders by title/year/quality
Scattered-episode merge across release groups
Folder renames to Title (Year) standard
TMDB cross-reference for episode completeness
Tiered safety — destructive actions require confirmation
Torrent seed warning before renames

Live Demo

What it looks like in practice

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Install

Pick your client

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "media-library-organizer-skill": {
      "command": "git",
      "args": [
        "clone",
        "https://github.com/Innei/media-library-organizer-skill",
        "~/.claude/skills/media-library-organizer-skill"
      ],
      "_inferred": true
    }
  }
}

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config. Restart after saving.

~/.cursor/mcp.json · .cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "media-library-organizer-skill": {
      "command": "git",
      "args": [
        "clone",
        "https://github.com/Innei/media-library-organizer-skill",
        "~/.claude/skills/media-library-organizer-skill"
      ],
      "_inferred": true
    }
  }
}

Cursor uses the same mcpServers schema as Claude Desktop. Project config wins over global.

VS Code → Cline → MCP Servers → Edit

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "media-library-organizer-skill": {
      "command": "git",
      "args": [
        "clone",
        "https://github.com/Innei/media-library-organizer-skill",
        "~/.claude/skills/media-library-organizer-skill"
      ],
      "_inferred": true
    }
  }
}

Click the MCP Servers icon in the Cline sidebar, then "Edit Configuration".

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "media-library-organizer-skill": {
      "command": "git",
      "args": [
        "clone",
        "https://github.com/Innei/media-library-organizer-skill",
        "~/.claude/skills/media-library-organizer-skill"
      ],
      "_inferred": true
    }
  }
}

Same shape as Claude Desktop. Restart Windsurf to pick up changes.

~/.continue/config.json

{
  "mcpServers": [
    {
      "name": "media-library-organizer-skill",
      "command": "git",
      "args": [
        "clone",
        "https://github.com/Innei/media-library-organizer-skill",
        "~/.claude/skills/media-library-organizer-skill"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Continue uses an array of server objects rather than a map.

~/.config/zed/settings.json

{
  "context_servers": {
    "media-library-organizer-skill": {
      "command": {
        "path": "git",
        "args": [
          "clone",
          "https://github.com/Innei/media-library-organizer-skill",
          "~/.claude/skills/media-library-organizer-skill"
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to context_servers. Zed hot-reloads on save.

claude mcp add media-library-organizer-skill -- git clone https://github.com/Innei/media-library-organizer-skill ~/.claude/skills/media-library-organizer-skill

One-liner. Verify with claude mcp list. Remove with claude mcp remove.

Use Cases

Real-world ways to use media-library-organizer-skill

Prep a messy download library for Jellyfin

👤 Home media server users with a chaotic downloads folder ⏱ ~60 min intermediate

When to use: Before pointing Jellyfin at a folder full of release-group-named chaos.

Prerequisites

Skill installed — git clone https://github.com/Innei/media-library-organizer-skill ~/.claude/skills/media-library-organizer-skill
TMDB API key for completeness checks — themoviedb.org -> Settings -> API -> free key

Flow

Scan and analyze

Use media-library-organizer on /media/downloads. Scan-only — list junk, duplicates, scattered episodes.✓ Copied

→ Report with 3 sections: junk / duplicates / scattered
Auto-clean junk (safe tier)

Proceed with junk cleanup (.DS_Store, SMB metadata, empty dirs).✓ Copied

→ Small deletions, nothing risky
Confirm and merge duplicates

Now consolidate duplicates — I'll approve each.✓ Copied

→ One-by-one approvals with title/year/quality shown
Normalize folder names

Rename to Title (Year) format — warn if anything is currently seeding.✓ Copied

→ Seed warning surfaces before renames
Verify via TMDB

Cross-check episode counts against TMDB — list missing.✓ Copied

→ Per-show missing-episode list

Outcome: Jellyfin/Plex recognizes everything; missing gaps are explicit.

Pitfalls

Rename breaks an active torrent seed — Skill warns; stop the torrent or hard-link before renaming
Merging different-quality versions loses the good one — Skill prioritizes higher quality — double-check before confirming

Combine with: filesystem

Consolidate an anime library with mixed release groups

👤 Anime collectors ⏱ ~45 min intermediate

When to use: Your anime library has 3 release groups per show across different folders.

Flow

Scan

Scan /anime for scattered-episode patterns across release groups.✓ Copied

→ Per-show merge candidates
Pick canonical version per show

For each candidate, pick the highest-quality release group and merge others into it (or trash).✓ Copied

→ Clean per-show folders

Outcome: One folder per show with consistent naming.

Combinations

Pair with other MCPs for X10 leverage

media-library-organizer-skill + filesystem

Edit NFO files or custom sidecars during the same session

While organizing, also add .nfo files for each movie with TMDB id.✓ Copied

Tools

What this MCP exposes

Tool	Inputs	When to call	Cost
scan	root path	Start of any organize session	0 — local
clean_junk	root path, safe_only=true	First destructive pass	0
merge_duplicates	duplicate pair list	After duplicates approved	0
normalize_names	root path	After cleanup	0
verify_tmdb	show paths, TMDB_API_KEY	Completeness check	TMDB free quota

Cost & Limits

What this costs to run

API quota: TMDB: free tier generous for home libraries
Tokens per call: Low — skill mostly orchestrates shell
Monetary: Free
Tip: Scan-only first; don't burn tokens on the full analysis until you've committed to cleanup

Security

Permissions, secrets, blast radius

Minimum scopes: Filesystem read/write on the library root only

Credential storage: TMDB key in env

Data egress: TMDB API for completeness checks (public metadata only)

Never grant: Run as root on the media disk — use a user with write on just the library

Always back up (or at least snapshot) before merge_duplicates — even with approvals.
Seed-warning depends on you having the torrent client state readable; if it doesn't detect, stop seeds manually.

Troubleshooting

Common errors and fixes

Everything flagged as 'junk'

You pointed it at a non-media folder — confirm root

Verify: ls /media/downloads

TMDB verify returns 401

TMDB_API_KEY missing or wrong

Verify: curl https://api.themoviedb.org/3/movie/550?api_key=$TMDB_API_KEY

Jellyfin still doesn't detect after rename

Force library rescan; verify folder matches Jellyfin's expected naming

Alternatives

media-library-organizer-skill vs others

Alternative	When to use it instead	Tradeoff
FileBot	You want a GUI with prebuilt rules	Paid, no Claude loop
tinyMediaManager	Metadata-focused rather than junk cleanup	No merge / scattered-episode handling

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