MCP *arr Server

MCP server for the *arr media management suite - Sonarr, Radarr, Lidarr, Readarr, and Prowlarr.

Why Use This?

• Unified media management - Control all your *arr applications from one interface

• Natural language queries - Ask about your library in plain English

• Cross-service search - Find content across TV, movies, music, and books simultaneously

• Download monitoring - Check queue status and progress across all services

• Calendar integration - See upcoming releases for all media types

• Configuration review - Get AI-powered suggestions for optimizing your setup

• Flexible configuration - Enable only the services you use

Features

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+

• At least one *arr application running with API access:

  • Sonarr for TV series

  • Radarr for movies

  • Lidarr for music

  • Readarr for books

  • Prowlarr for indexer management

Installation

Using npm (Recommended)

From Source

Configuration

Getting API Keys

Each *arr application has an API key in Settings > General > Security:

1. Open your *arr application's web interface

2. Go to Settings > General

3. Find the API Key under the Security section

4. Copy the API key for use in configuration

For Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop config file:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

For Claude Code

Add to ~/.claude.json:

Note: Only configure the services you have running. The server automatically detects which services are available based on the environment variables you provide.

Usage Examples

Library Management

• "Show me all my TV series"

• "What movies do I have in Radarr?"

• "List all artists in my music library"

• "How many books do I have by Stephen King?"

Searching for Content

• "Search for Breaking Bad on Sonarr"

• "Find the movie Inception"

• "Search for Taylor Swift albums"

• "Look up books by Brandon Sanderson"

Download Queue

• "What's downloading right now?"

• "Check the Sonarr queue"

• "Show Radarr download progress"

Upcoming Releases

• "What TV episodes are coming this week?"

• "Show upcoming movie releases"

• "Any new albums coming out this month?"

• "Show me upcoming book releases"

Downloading Content

• "What episodes of Severance am I missing?"

• "Download the missing episodes for that show"

• "Search for this specific movie"

• "Grab that Japanese Breakfast album"

• "Download all missing books by Brandon Sanderson"

Indexer Management

• "Are my indexers healthy?"

• "How are my indexers performing?"

• "Test all my Prowlarr indexers"

Configuration Review (NEW)

• "Review my Sonarr setup and suggest improvements"

• "Show me my quality profiles in Radarr"

• "Are there any health issues with my Lidarr?"

• "What naming convention am I using for TV shows?"

• "Help me understand my quality profiles - why am I not getting 4K?"

• "Check my download client configuration"

• "How much free space do I have on my root folders?"

Cross-Service

• "Check status of all my *arr services"

• "Search for 'The Office' across all services"

Available Tools

General Tools

Sonarr Tools (TV)

Radarr Tools (Movies)

Lidarr Tools (Music)

Readarr Tools (Books)

Prowlarr Tools (Indexers)

Configuration Review Tools

These tools are available for Sonarr, Radarr, Lidarr, and Readarr. Replace {service} with the service name (e.g., sonarr_get_quality_profiles).

The {service}_review_setup tool returns all configuration in a single call, enabling natural language conversations about optimizing your setup. Claude can analyze your quality profiles, suggest improvements, explain why certain content isn't being grabbed, and help configure complex settings like custom formats.

⚠️ Disclaimer: The configuration review tools provide read-only access to your *arr settings. Any changes to your configuration must be made directly in the *arr application interfaces. The AI's suggestions are recommendations only - always back up your configuration before making significant changes. The maintainers are not responsible for any configuration changes, data loss, or other issues that may arise from following AI-generated recommendations.

TRaSH Guides Tools

Access community-curated quality profiles, custom formats, and naming conventions from TRaSH Guides directly through Claude. These tools work without any *arr configuration - they fetch reference data from the TRaSH Guides GitHub repository.

Example usage:

• "What quality profiles does TRaSH recommend for 4K movies?"

• "Show me the remux-web-1080p profile details"

• "Compare my Radarr profile 4 against the TRaSH uhd-bluray-web profile"

• "What naming convention should I use for Plex?"

• "List HDR-related custom formats for Radarr"

Data is cached for 1 hour to minimize GitHub API calls.

Development

Troubleshooting

"No *arr services configured"

Ensure you have set at least one pair of URL and API_KEY environment variables:

"API error: 401 Unauthorized"

The API key is incorrect. Verify it in your *arr application under Settings > General > Security.

"fetch failed" or "ECONNREFUSED"

The *arr application is not running or the URL is incorrect. Verify:

• The application is running

• The URL and port are correct

• There's no firewall blocking the connection

"Sonarr/Radarr/etc not configured"

You tried to use a tool for a service that isn't configured. Add the corresponding URL and API_KEY environment variables.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

License

MIT - see LICENSE for details.

Links

• Servarr Wiki - Documentation for all *arr applications

• TRaSH Guides - Quality profiles, custom formats, and setup guides

• Sonarr API Docs

• Model Context Protocol

• GitHub Repository