# Qbittorrent

> Manage torrents with qBittorrent. Use when the user asks to "list torrents", "add torrent", "pause torrent", "resume torrent", "delete torrent", "check download status", "torrent speed", "qBittorrent stats", or mentions qBittorrent/qbit torrent management.

- Skill: `jmagar/qbittorrent` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 8 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add jmagar/qbittorrent`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/jmagar/qbittorrent/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: jmagar (https://skillmd.com/u/jmagar)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/jmagar/qbittorrent

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# qBittorrent WebUI API

**⚠️ MANDATORY SKILL INVOCATION ⚠️**

**YOU MUST invoke this skill (NOT optional) when the user mentions ANY of these triggers:**
- "qBittorrent status", "torrent list", "active torrents"
- "pause torrent", "resume torrent", "delete torrent"
- "add torrent", "qBit", "download manager"
- Any mention of qBittorrent or torrent management

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

Manage torrents via qBittorrent's WebUI API (v4.1+).

## Purpose

This skill provides **read and write** access to your qBittorrent torrent client:
- Monitor active, seeding, and completed torrents
- Add torrents by magnet link, URL, or file upload
- Control torrent state (pause, resume, delete)
- Manage categories and tags
- Adjust global and per-torrent speed limits
- View torrent files, trackers, and properties
- Recheck torrent data integrity

Operations include both read and write actions. **Always confirm before deleting torrents with file deletion.**

## Setup

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

```bash
QBITTORRENT_URL="http://localhost:8080"
QBITTORRENT_USERNAME="admin"
QBITTORRENT_PASSWORD="adminadmin"
```

Set file permissions:
```bash
chmod 600 ~/.claude-homelab/.env
```

## Quick Reference

### List Torrents

```bash
# All torrents
./scripts/qbit-api.sh list

# Filter by status
./scripts/qbit-api.sh list --filter downloading
./scripts/qbit-api.sh list --filter seeding
./scripts/qbit-api.sh list --filter paused

# Filter by category
./scripts/qbit-api.sh list --category movies
```

Filters: `all`, `downloading`, `seeding`, `completed`, `paused`, `active`, `inactive`, `stalled`, `errored`

### Get Torrent Info

```bash
./scripts/qbit-api.sh info <hash>
./scripts/qbit-api.sh files <hash>
./scripts/qbit-api.sh trackers <hash>
```

### Add Torrent

```bash
# By magnet or URL
./scripts/qbit-api.sh add "magnet:?xt=..." --category movies

# By file
./scripts/qbit-api.sh add-file /path/to/file.torrent --paused
```

### Control Torrents

```bash
./scripts/qbit-api.sh pause <hash>         # or "all"
./scripts/qbit-api.sh resume <hash>        # or "all"
./scripts/qbit-api.sh delete <hash>        # keep files
./scripts/qbit-api.sh delete <hash> --files  # delete files too
./scripts/qbit-api.sh recheck <hash>
```

### Categories & Tags

```bash
./scripts/qbit-api.sh categories
./scripts/qbit-api.sh tags
./scripts/qbit-api.sh set-category <hash> movies
./scripts/qbit-api.sh add-tags <hash> "important,archive"
```

### Transfer Info

```bash
./scripts/qbit-api.sh transfer   # global speed/stats
./scripts/qbit-api.sh speedlimit # current limits
./scripts/qbit-api.sh set-speedlimit --down 5M --up 1M
```

### App Info

```bash
./scripts/qbit-api.sh version
./scripts/qbit-api.sh preferences
```

## Response Format

Torrent object includes:
- `hash`, `name`, `state`, `progress`
- `dlspeed`, `upspeed`, `eta`
- `size`, `downloaded`, `uploaded`
- `category`, `tags`, `save_path`

States: `downloading`, `stalledDL`, `uploading`, `stalledUP`, `pausedDL`, `pausedUP`, `queuedDL`, `queuedUP`, `checkingDL`, `checkingUP`, `error`, `missingFiles`

## Workflow

When the user asks about torrents:

1. **"What's downloading?"** → Run `list --filter downloading`
2. **"Add this magnet link"** → Run `add "<magnet>"` with appropriate category
3. **"Pause all torrents"** → Run `pause all`
4. **"Resume seeding"** → Run `resume all` or filter by hash
5. **"Show torrent details"** → Run `info <hash>` and `files <hash>`
6. **"List by category"** → Run `list --category movies`
7. **"Set speed limits"** → Run `set-speedlimit --down 5M --up 1M`

## Notes

- Requires network access to your qBittorrent server
- Uses qBittorrent WebUI API v4.1+
- All data operations return JSON
- **Delete operations with --files are permanent** - always confirm before deleting downloaded files
- Speed limits support units: K (KB/s), M (MB/s), or raw bytes
- Magnet links and torrent URLs are added without local file upload
- Categories must exist before assignment (create via WebUI or API)

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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:**
```typescript
<invoke name="mcp__plugin_zsh-tool_zsh-tool__zsh">
<parameter name="command">./skills/SKILL_NAME/scripts/SCRIPT.sh [args]</parameter>
<parameter name="pty">true</parameter>
</invoke>
```

### Scripts

| Script | Purpose |
|--------|---------|
| `qbit-api.sh` | Main API wrapper — all torrent operations |
| `qbit-api-wrapper.sh` | Thin PTY shim — captures and re-prints `qbit-api.sh` output via `printf` to ensure visibility in environments where stdout buffering may suppress output |