Click on "Deploy Server".
Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state.
In the chat, type @ followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@overseerr-mcp search for The Matrix and check availability"
That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed.
Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.
MCP server for Overseerr — search, request, and manage media from Hermes Agent.
Tool | Description |
| Search movies & TV shows (returns TMDB IDs + availability) |
| Full movie details by TMDB ID |
| Full TV show details (seasons, episodes) |
| Submit a request → triggers Radarr/Sonarr pipeline |
| List all pending/processing requests |
| Overseerr version + connection health |
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cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your Overseerr URL and API key
docker compose up -dThe server exposes an MCP SSE endpoint at http://localhost:8000/sse.
Add to ~/.hermes/config.yaml:
mcp_servers:
overseerr:
url: "http://192.168.20.79:8053/mcp"
timeout: 60Or via CLI:
hermes config set mcp_servers.overseerr.url "http://192.168.20.79:8053/mcp"
hermes config set mcp_servers.overseerr.timeout 60Then restart Hermes. Tools appear as mcp_overseerr_search, mcp_overseerr_request_media, etc.
Paste the contents of docker-compose.yml into Portainer Stacks, or point Portainer at this repo. Create a .env file with your OVERSEERR_API_KEY.
Variable | Required | Default |
| Yes | — |
| Yes | — |
| No |
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| No |
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Find it in Overseerr: Settings → General → API Key. Base64-encoded string, ~68 chars. The default user ("homelab" on David's instance) needs admin permissions to submit requests.
pip install -r requirements.txt
OVERSEERR_URL=http://192.168.20.79:5055 \
OVERSEERR_API_KEY=your-api-key-here \
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