tautulli_stream_resolution
Source vs delivered resolution analysis
How to use it
tautulli_stream_resolution is exposed by the MCP Tautulli MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the tautulli_stream_resolution tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.
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Current Plex streaming activity — who's watching what, progress, quality
Recent playback history with filters (user, media type, search, date) — includes transcode decision; pass includeip=true to show client IP (off by default, it's PII) and includeperformance=true to also fetch per-record bitrate via getstreamdata
Watch stats for one item — plays/time over 24h/7d/30d/all, plus which users watched it (friendly name only)
Per-library media-quality breakdown — total size, item count, and per-item resolution/codec/container/size (find largest files)
Library item counts, total plays, last played per library — output includes [id: N] section ids
Full metadata for one item by rating key — summary, cast/crew, genres, ratings, and media quality (resolution, codecs, HDR/Dolby Vision, file size). Server file paths omitted
Top content by plays or duration (TV, movies, music, users)
Top platforms/devices by plays and watch time
Daily play counts over time by stream type
Weekly viewing patterns — which days see the most activity
Hourly viewing distribution — when people watch
Recently added content — what's new in your Plex libraries
Search Plex content by title across all libraries — output includes [key: N] rating keys
Plex server identity — name, version, platform, connection
Server config and reachability check
Detailed stream performance data — bitrate, codec, transcode decision, bandwidth for a specific play (use rowid from history or sessionkey from activity)
Direct play vs transcode breakdown by platform
Per-user watch statistics — plays, watch time, last seen