Python API Wrapper & MCP Server for rqbit

This repository provides a Python API wrapper and an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for the rqbit torrent client. It allows for easy integration into other applications or services.

Table of Contents

• Features

• Setup

  • Prerequisites

  • Configuration

  • Installation

    • Install from PyPI (Recommended)

    • For Local Development

    • For Docker

• Environment Variables

• Usage

  • As Python API Wrapper

  • As MCP Server

  • Via MCP Clients

    • Example with Windsurf

• Contributing

• Changelog

• License

Related MCP server: Python REPL MCP Server

Features

• API wrapper for the rqbit torrent client.

• MCP server interface for standardized communication (stdio, sse, streamable-http)

• Tools:

  • list_torrents: List all torrents and their details.

  • download_torrent: Download a torrent from a magnet link or a file.

  • get_torrent_details: Get detailed information about a specific torrent.

  • get_torrent_stats: Get stats/status of a specific torrent.

  • pause_torrent: Pause a torrent.

  • start_torrent: Start a torrent.

  • forget_torrent: Forget a torrent, keeping the files.

  • delete_torrent: Delete a torrent and its files.

Setup

Prerequisites

• An running instance of rqbit. (Included in docker compose)

• Python 3.10+ (required for PyPI install).

• uv (for local development)

Configuration

This application requires the URL of your rqbit instance.

Set Environment Variable: Copy .env.example to .env in your project's root directory and edit it with your settings. The application will automatically load variables from .env:

• MCP Server:

  • RQBIT_URL: The URL of the rqbit instance (Default: http://localhost:3030).

  • RQBIT_HTTP_BASIC_AUTH_USERPASS: If setup in rqbit instance.

• Rqbit Instance:

  • RQBIT_HTTP_BASIC_AUTH_USERPASS: The username and password for basic authentication, in the format username:password.

  • RQBIT_HTTP_API_LISTEN_ADDR: The listen address for the HTTP API (e.g., 0.0.0.0:3030).

  • RQBIT_UPNP_SERVER_ENABLE: Enables or disables the UPnP server (e.g., true or false).

  • RQBIT_UPNP_SERVER_FRIENDLY_NAME: The friendly name for the UPnP server (e.g., rqbit-media).

  • RQBIT_EXPERIMENTAL_UTP_LISTEN_ENABLE: Enables or disables the uTP listener (Default: false).

  • Check rqbit for other variables and more information.

Installation

Choose one of the following installation methods.

Install from PyPI (Recommended)

This method is best for using the package as a library or running the server without modifying the code.

1. Install the package from PyPI:

pip install rqbit-mcp

2. Create a .env file in the directory where you'll run the application and add your rqbit URL:

RQBIT_URL=http://localhost:3030

3. Run the MCP server (default: stdio):

python -m rqbit_client

For Local Development

This method is for contributors who want to modify the source code. Using uv:

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/philogicae/rqbit-mcp.git
cd rqbit-mcp

2. Install dependencies using uv:

uv sync --locked

3. Create your configuration file by copying the example and add your settings:

cp .env.example .env

4. Run the MCP server (default: stdio):

uv run -m rqbit_client

For Docker

This method uses Docker to run the server in a container. compose.yaml includes rqbit torrent client.

1. Clone the repository (if you haven't already):

git clone https://github.com/philogicae/rqbit-mcp.git
cd rqbit-mcp

2. Create your configuration file by copying the example and add your settings:

cp .env.example .env

3. Build and run the container using Docker Compose (default port: 8000):

docker compose up --build -d

4. Access container logs:

docker logs rqbit-mcp -f

Usage

As Python API Wrapper

import asyncio
from rqbit_client.wrapper import RqbitClient

async def main():
    # Read the RQBIT_URL from the .env file or fallback to default (http://localhost:3030)
    async with RqbitClient() as client:
        # Download a torrent
        magnet_link = "magnet:?xt=urn:btih:..."
        torrent = await client.download_torrent(magnet_link)
        print(torrent)

        # Check status
        status = await client.get_torrent_stats(torrent["id"])
        print(status)

        # List torrents
        torrents = await client.list_torrents()
        print(torrents)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    asyncio.run(main())

As MCP Server

from rqbit_client import RqbitMCP

RqbitMCP.run(transport="sse") # 'stdio', 'sse', or 'streamable-http'

Via MCP Clients

Usable with any MCP-compatible client. Available tools:

• list_torrents: List all torrents.

• download_torrent: Download a torrent via magnet link or file path.

• get_torrent_details: Get details of a specific torrent.

• get_torrent_stats: Get stats/status of a specific torrent.

• pause_torrent: Pause a torrent.

• start_torrent: Start a torrent.

• forget_torrent: Forget a torrent, keeping the files.

• delete_torrent: Delete a torrent and its files.

Example with Windsurf

Configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    ...
    # with stdio (only requires uv)
    "rqbit-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [ "rqbit-mcp" ],
      "env": { 
        "RQBIT_URL": "http://localhost:3030", # (Optional) Default rqbit instance URL
        "RQBIT_HTTP_BASIC_AUTH_USERPASS": "username:password" # (Optional) Only if setup in rqbit instance
      }
    },
    # with docker (only requires docker)
    "rqbit-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [ "run", "-i", "-p", "8000:8000", "-e", "RQBIT_URL=http://localhost:3030", "-e", "RQBIT_HTTP_BASIC_AUTH_USERPASS=username:password", "philogicae/rqbit-mcp:latest", "rqbit-mcp" ]
    },
    # with sse transport (requires installation)
    "rqbit-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "http://127.0.0.1:8000/sse"
    },
    # with streamable-http transport (requires installation)
    "rqbit-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "http://127.0.0.1:8000/mcp" 
    },
    ...
  }
}

Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md for a history of changes to this project.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request.

License

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