Radarr

Radarr Movie Management Skill

⚠️ MANDATORY SKILL INVOCATION ⚠️

YOU MUST invoke this skill (NOT optional) when the user mentions ANY of these triggers:

• "add a movie", "search Radarr", "find a film", "add to Radarr"
• "remove a movie", "delete movie", "check if movie exists"
• "add movie collection", "Radarr library", "movie management"
• Any mention of Radarr or managing movies

Failure to invoke this skill when triggers occur violates your operational requirements.

Search and add movies to your Radarr library with support for collections, quality profiles, and search-on-add.

Purpose

This skill enables management of your Radarr movie library:

• Search for movies by name
• Add individual movies or entire collections
• Check if movies already exist
• Remove movies (with optional file deletion)
• View quality profiles and root folders

Operations include both read and write actions. Always confirm before removing movies with file deletion.

Setup

Add credentials to ~/.claude-homelab/.env:

RADARR_URL="http://localhost:7878"
RADARR_API_KEY="your-api-key"
RADARR_DEFAULT_QUALITY_PROFILE="1"  # Optional (defaults to 1)

• RADARR_URL: Your Radarr server URL (no trailing slash)
• RADARR_API_KEY: API key from Radarr (Settings → General → API Key)
• RADARR_DEFAULT_QUALITY_PROFILE: Quality profile ID (optional, run config command to see options)

Commands

All commands return JSON output.

Search for Movies

bash scripts/radarr.sh search "Inception"
bash scripts/radarr.sh search "The Matrix"

Output: Numbered list with TMDB IDs, titles, years, and overview.

Check if Movie Exists

bash scripts/radarr.sh exists 

Output: Boolean indicating if movie is in library.

Add a Movie

bash scripts/radarr.sh add               # Searches immediately (default)
bash scripts/radarr.sh add  --no-search  # Add without searching

Add Full Collection

bash scripts/radarr.sh add-collection 
bash scripts/radarr.sh add-collection  --no-search

Adds all movies in a collection (e.g., all Lord of the Rings movies).

Remove a Movie

bash scripts/radarr.sh remove                 # Keep files
bash scripts/radarr.sh remove  --delete-files # Delete files too

Important: Always ask the user if they want to delete files when removing!

Get Configuration

bash scripts/radarr.sh config

Output: Available root folders and quality profiles with their IDs.

Workflow

When the user asks about movies:

1. "Add Inception to Radarr" → Run search "Inception", present results with TMDB links, then add
2. "Is Dune in my library?" → Run exists
3. "Add all Star Wars movies" → Search for collection, then add-collection
4. "Remove The Matrix" → Ask about file deletion, then run remove with appropriate flag
5. "What quality profiles do I have?" → Run config

Presenting Search Results

Always include TMDB links when presenting search results:

• Format: [Title (Year)](https://themoviedb.org/movie/ID)
• Show numbered list for user selection
• Include year and brief overview

Adding Movies

1. Search for the movie
2. Present results with TMDB links
3. User picks a number
4. Collection check: If movie is part of a collection, ask if they want the whole collection
5. Add movie or collection (searches immediately by default)

Parameters

add command

• ``: TMDB ID of the movie (required)
• --no-search: Don't search for movie after adding

add-collection command

• ``: TMDB ID of the collection (required)
• --no-search: Don't search for movies after adding

remove command

• ``: TMDB ID of the movie (required)
• --delete-files: Also delete media files (default: keep files)

Notes

• Requires network access to your Radarr server
• Uses Radarr API v3
• All data operations return JSON
• Quality profile IDs vary by installation — use config to discover yours
• The defaultQualityProfile from config is used when adding movies
• Collections are TMDB-specific and include related movies (sequels, franchises)

Reference

• Radarr API Documentation
• TMDB — The Movie Database

For detailed local reference, see:

• [API Endpoints](./references/api-endpoints.md) - Complete endpoint reference with parameters
• [Quick Reference](./references/quick-reference.md) - Common operations with copy-paste examples
• [Troubleshooting](./references/troubleshooting.md) - Authentication, connection, and error solutions

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🔧 Agent Tool Usage Requirements

CRITICAL: When invoking scripts from this skill via the zsh-tool, ALWAYS use pty: true.

Without PTY mode, command output will not be visible even though commands execute successfully.

Correct invocation pattern:

./skills/SKILL_NAME/scripts/SCRIPT.sh [args]
true

Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: jmagar
• Source: jmagar/claude-homelab
• License: MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.