Longwire
Your private media library and records, with receipts: search, recordings, and a verifiable ledger.
Install
Add this to your client's MCP configuration (Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json; Cursor: .cursor/mcp.json; VS Code and others use the same "mcpServers" shape).
https://github.com/longwiremedia/releases/releases/download/v0.9.8/Longwire.mcpbEnvironment variables
LONGWIRE_URLWhere your Longwire answers, like http://localhost:8420 or http://192.168.1.20:8420
Documentation
From the project's README on GitHub, refreshed weekly. Links open on GitHub.
Longwire — downloads
Longwire is a whole-home media server from Future Maven: free over-the-air television recorded from an HDHomeRun tuner, radio through an RTL-SDR dongle, your own films, music and photos on every screen in the house, recordings published to every TV over DLNA, guests on their phones from a QR code. It runs as a service on a Windows PC, a Linux box or a Raspberry Pi and is used from a browser.
This repository holds the releases only. Take the newest one from the Releases page:
| You have | Take | |
|---|---|---|
| Windows 10 or 11 | Longwire-Setup-<version>.exe — the installer (service, firewall rule, Start menu). Longwire-Portable.zip runs from a folder without installing. | |
| Debian, Ubuntu, Mint, Zorin, Raspberry Pi OS | longwire_<version>_amd64.deb, or _arm64.deb on a Raspberry Pi or ARM box: sudo apt install ./longwire_<version>_amd64.deb | |
| Any other Linux with systemd | `curl -fsSL https://github.com/longwiremedia/releases/releases/latest/download/install.sh \ | sudo bash, or theLongwire-linux-*.tar.xz` by hand |
| Docker | docker run -d --name longwire -p 8420:8420 -v longwire-data:/data ghcr.io/trorie/longwire |
Then open http://<that machine>:8420 from any device on your network. The user guide is inside the
app at /help.
The app checks this page once a day and shows a badge when a newer version is here; nothing downloads or installs by itself.
Problems and questions: open an issue.
Frequently asked questions
What is Longwire?
Your private media library and records, with receipts: search, recordings, and a verifiable ledger.
How do I install Longwire?
Follow the installation steps in its documentation, shown on this page and in its repository.
Does Longwire need an API key?
Its registry entry lists no required key or secret. Some features may still need an account with the service it connects to.
Is Longwire open source?
Its code is public on GitHub, but the repository does not declare a standard license.
Who maintains Longwire?
It is published by longwiremedia. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.
From the official MCP Registry. Listing is not an endorsement: review a server's code and permissions before giving it access to your data.