Readarr Management

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Manage your Readarr library, search for books and monitor downloads. Includes service health checks and API interactions.

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ContentIntermediate
606/2/2026
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#readarr#book-management#download-monitoring#library-management

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Our review

This skill manages the Readarr library, allows searching and adding books, and monitors downloads via simple commands.

Strengths

  • Automates book search and addition to Readarr
  • Includes health checks and service startup
  • Leverages direct Usenet search via NZBGeek

Limitations

  • Depends on local Readarr configuration and API
  • Does not handle title conflicts or duplicates
  • Search results are limited to the first relevant match
When to use it

Use this skill when you need to quickly add books to your Readarr library or check the service status.

When not to use it

Avoid this skill if you require advanced metadata management or integration with other media services.

Security analysis

Safe
Quality score78/100

The skill runs predefined commands for Readarr management (search, add, health check). It does not involve destructive actions, exfiltration, or obfuscated payloads. The allowed tools (run_command, read_file) are used within a well-defined scope without external network requests beyond what Readarr's API would normally do.

No concerns found

Examples

Search for a book
Search for the book 'Hacking: The Art of Exploitation' in Readarr.
Add a book
Add the book 'The Art of Exploitation' to my Readarr library.
Check health
Is Readarr running? Check its health.

name: readarr-ops description: > Manage Readarr library, search for books, and monitor downloads. Handles service health checks and API interactions. allowed-tools:

  • run_command
  • read_file triggers:
  • readarr
  • manage books
  • add book
  • search book metadata: short-description: Manage Readarr library and downloads

readarr-ops

Manage Readarr library, search for books, and monitor downloads.

Commands

  • search <term>: Search for books/authors in Readarr.
  • nzb-search <term>: Direct Usenet search via NZBGeek.
  • add <term>: Search and add the first matching book (Auto-Learn).
  • health: Check if Readarr is running and healthy.
  • ensure-running: Start Readarr if not running.

Usage

# Check health
./run.sh health

# Search for a book
./run.sh search "The Art of Exploitation"

# Add a book
./run.sh add "Hacking: The Art of Exploitation"

Configuration

  • Readarr Path: ~/workspace/experiments/Readarr/Readarr
  • Data Path: ~/workspace/experiments/Readarr/data
  • Port: 8787
  • API Key: READARR_API_KEY env var (optional for localhost in some configs)
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