qBittorrent MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that connects to qBittorrent's Web API to search and download torrents.

Features

• Search Torrents: Search for torrents using qBittorrent's search plugins

• Download Torrents: Add torrents by URL or magnet link

• Manage Torrents: Get info, pause, resume, and delete torrents

• List Plugins: View available search plugins

Related MCP server: Transmission MCP Server

Prerequisites

1. qBittorrent with Web UI enabled

   • Download from qbittorrent.org

   • Enable Web UI in qBittorrent: Tools > Options > Web UI

   • Note your username, password, and port (default: 8080)

2. Search Plugins (for search functionality)

   • In qBittorrent: View > Search Engine

   • Click "Search plugins..." at bottom right

   • Install desired search plugins

Installation

1. Open qbittorent and go into Options -> Webui -> Enable web interface, create login and set it up

2. Install qbittorent search plugins

3. Clone this repository:

git clone <repository-url>
cd qbit-mcp

4. Install dependencies:

pip install uv

5. Configure environment variables:

cp .env.example .env

Edit .env with your qBittorrent credentials:

QBITTORRENT_HOST=http://localhost:8080
QBITTORRENT_USERNAME=admin
QBITTORRENT_PASSWORD=your_password

Usage

Running the MCP Server

In witsy, click on the AC plug on the left panel, add a new server.

type: stdio

label: qbit-mcp

command: uv

arguments: run --with fastmcp --with qbittorrent-api --with python-dotenv fastmcp run C:\directy\to\qbit-mcp\main.py

Open a new Chat, click on the + sign and enable the qbit-mcp server.

Ask the LLM to download a torrent for you.

Available Tools

search_torrents

Search for torrents using qBittorrent's search plugins.

Parameters:

• query (string, required): Search query

• plugins (string, optional): Plugin names or "all" (default: "all")

• category (string, optional): Filter by category (default: "all")

Example:

Search for "ubuntu 24.04" torrents

download_torrent

Download a torrent by URL or magnet link.

Parameters:

• url (string, required): Torrent URL or magnet link

• save_path (string, optional): Directory to save the torrent

• category (string, optional): Category to assign

• tags (string, optional): Comma-separated tags

• paused (boolean, optional): Start paused (default: false)

Example:

Download torrent from magnet:?xt=urn:btih:...

get_torrent_info

Get information about torrents in qBittorrent.

Parameters:

• torrent_hash (string, optional): Specific torrent hash (returns all if not provided)

Example:

Show all torrents currently downloading

list_search_plugins

List all available search plugins.

Example:

What search plugins are available?

pause_torrent

Pause a torrent.

Parameters:

• torrent_hash (string, required): Hash of the torrent

resume_torrent

Resume a paused torrent.

Parameters:

• torrent_hash (string, required): Hash of the torrent

delete_torrent

Delete a torrent from qBittorrent.

Parameters:

• torrent_hash (string, required): Hash of the torrent

• delete_files (boolean, optional): Also delete files (default: false)

Troubleshooting

Connection Issues

• Verify qBittorrent Web UI is enabled and running

• Check that the host, port, username, and password are correct

• Ensure no firewall is blocking the connection

Search Not Working

• Install search plugins in qBittorrent's Search Engine

• Verify plugins are enabled

• Some plugins may require updating

Authentication Failed

• Check your username and password in .env

• Default credentials are usually admin/adminadmin

• You can change these in qBittorrent's Web UI settings

License

MIT

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.