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# Watch: PLEX

This is the **Plex watch provider** used by Watcher mode.

It listens to Plex playback state and emits `ScrobbleEvent`.

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### What it supports

* live playback events (start/pause/stop)
* progress tracking and completion detection

### Setup links

* [Auth: Plex](/crosswatch/providers/authentication/auth-media-servers/auth-plex.md)
* [Watcher](/crosswatch/scrobble/watcher.md)

### Common gotchas

* Username filters can drop events.
* Server UUID filters can drop events.
* Missing IDs reduces sink match rate.
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### Entry point

* `providers/scrobble/plex/watch.py`

### Public surface

* class: `WatchService`
* functions: `make_default_watch`, `autostart_from_config`

### External services

* Plex server API (base URL from config)

### Interactions

* emits events into `providers/scrobble/scrobble.py` dispatcher
* updates `currently_watching` state (best effort)

### Config touchpoints

Common namespaces:

* `plex.*`
* `scrobble.*`
* `filters.*`
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