Radarr MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Radarr, enabling AI assistants to manage your movie collection through natural language interactions.

Features

• 🔍 Search Movies - Find movies to add to your collection
• ➕ Add Movies - Add movies with quality profiles and search options
• 📋 List Movies - View your entire movie library
• 🎬 Movie Details - Get detailed information including download status
• ⚙️ Update Movies - Change quality profiles and trigger searches
• 🗑️ Delete Movies - Remove movies (with optional file deletion)
• 🔍 Interactive Search - Browse available releases with seeders/leechers info
• 📊 Quality Profiles - View available quality settings
• ⬇️ Download Torrent - Manually download specific torrents from search results

Installation

From PyPI (Recommended)

pip install radarr-mcp

From Source

git clone https://github.com/MichaelReubenDev/radarr-mcp.git
cd radarr-mcp
uv sync

Usage

Command Line

# Using uvx (if installed from PyPI)
uvx radarr-mcp --url http://localhost:7878 --api-token YOUR_API_TOKEN

# Using uv run (from source)
uv run radarr-mcp --url http://localhost:7878 --api-token YOUR_API_TOKEN

# With debug logging
uv run radarr-mcp --url http://localhost:7878 --api-token YOUR_API_TOKEN --debug

With Claude Desktop

Add this to your Claude Desktop MCP configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "radarr": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "radarr-mcp",
        "--url", "http://localhost:7878",
        "--api-token", "YOUR_API_TOKEN"
      ]
    }
  }
}

With MCP Inspector

For testing and development:

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uv run radarr-mcp --url http://localhost:7878 --api-token YOUR_API_TOKEN

Configuration

Required Parameters

• --url: Your Radarr base URL (e.g., http://localhost:7878)
• --api-token: Your Radarr API token (found in Settings ? General ? Security)

Optional Parameters

• --debug: Enable debug logging

Available Tools

Tool	Description	Parameters
search_movies	Search for movies to add	query (string)
add_movie	Add a movie to Radarr	tmdb_id (int), quality_profile_id (int), root_folder_path (string, default: "/movies"), search_for_movie (bool, default: false)
get_movies	List all movies in library	None
get_movie	Get detailed movie information	movie_id (int)
update_movie	Update movie settings	movie_id (int), quality_profile_id (int, optional), start_search (bool, default: false)
delete_movie	Delete a movie	movie_id (int), delete_files (bool, default: false)
interactive_search	Browse available releases	movie_id (int)
get_quality_profiles	List available quality profiles	None

Example Workflows

Adding a Movie

1. Search for movies: "Search for The Matrix movies"
2. Add movie: "Add The Matrix (1999) with HD-1080p quality"
3. Check status: "Show me details for The Matrix"

Managing Your Collection

1. List movies: "Show me all my movies"
2. Update quality: "Change movie ID 123 to 4K quality and start searching"
3. Browse releases: "Show me available torrents for movie ID 123"

Finding Downloads

1. Get movie details: "Show me the status of Inception"
2. Interactive search: "What releases are available for Blade Runner 2049?"

Requirements

• Python 3.13+
• Radarr v3+ with API access
• Network access to your Radarr instance

Development

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/MichaelReubenDev/radarr-mcp.git
cd radarr-mcp

# Install dependencies
uv sync

# Run tests
uv run pytest

# Run with debug logging
uv run radarr-mcp --url http://localhost:7878 --api-token YOUR_TOKEN --debug

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Add tests if applicable
5. Submit a pull request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

• Radarr - The amazing movie collection manager
• Model Context Protocol - For enabling AI tool integration
• Anthropic - For Claude and MCP development

Support

• 🐛 Report Issues
• 💬 Discussions
• 📖 Radarr API Documentation

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