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Prowlarr by modbender — Agent Skill

Name: Prowlarr
Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Author: modbender

Prowlarr

Search indexers and manage Prowlarr. Use when the user asks to "search for a torrent", "search indexers", "find a release", "check indexer status", "list indexers", "prowlarr search", "sync indexers", or mentions Prowlarr/indexer management.

modbender Updated Sep 9, 2026 12 repo stars

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Prowlarr Skill

Search across all your indexers and manage Prowlarr via API.

Setup

Config: ~/.clawdbot/credentials/prowlarr/config.json

{
  "url": "https://prowlarr.example.com",
  "apiKey": "your-api-key"
}

Get your API key from: Prowlarr → Settings → General → Security → API Key

Quick Reference

Search Releases

# Basic search across all indexers
./scripts/prowlarr-api.sh search "ubuntu 22.04"

# Search torrents only
./scripts/prowlarr-api.sh search "ubuntu" --torrents

# Search usenet only
./scripts/prowlarr-api.sh search "ubuntu" --usenet

# Search specific categories (2000=Movies, 5000=TV, 3000=Audio, 7000=Books)
./scripts/prowlarr-api.sh search "inception" --category 2000

# TV search with TVDB ID
./scripts/prowlarr-api.sh tv-search --tvdb 71663 --season 1 --episode 1

# Movie search with IMDB ID
./scripts/prowlarr-api.sh movie-search --imdb tt0111161

List Indexers

# All indexers
./scripts/prowlarr-api.sh indexers

# With status details
./scripts/prowlarr-api.sh indexers --verbose

Indexer Health & Stats

# Usage stats per indexer
./scripts/prowlarr-api.sh stats

# Test all indexers
./scripts/prowlarr-api.sh test-all

# Test specific indexer
./scripts/prowlarr-api.sh test <indexer-id>

Indexer Management

# Enable/disable an indexer
./scripts/prowlarr-api.sh enable <indexer-id>
./scripts/prowlarr-api.sh disable <indexer-id>

# Delete an indexer
./scripts/prowlarr-api.sh delete <indexer-id>

App Sync

# Sync indexers to Sonarr/Radarr/etc
./scripts/prowlarr-api.sh sync

# List connected apps
./scripts/prowlarr-api.sh apps

System

# System status
./scripts/prowlarr-api.sh status

# Health check
./scripts/prowlarr-api.sh health

Search Categories

ID	Category
2000	Movies
5000	TV
3000	Audio
7000	Books
1000	Console
4000	PC
6000	XXX

Sub-categories: 2010 (Movies/Foreign), 2020 (Movies/Other), 2030 (Movies/SD), 2040 (Movies/HD), 2045 (Movies/UHD), 2050 (Movies/BluRay), 2060 (Movies/3D), 5010 (TV/WEB-DL), 5020 (TV/Foreign), 5030 (TV/SD), 5040 (TV/HD), 5045 (TV/UHD), etc.

Common Use Cases

"Search for the latest Ubuntu ISO"

./scripts/prowlarr-api.sh search "ubuntu 24.04"

"Find Game of Thrones S01E01"

./scripts/prowlarr-api.sh tv-search --tvdb 121361 --season 1 --episode 1

"Search for Inception in 4K"

./scripts/prowlarr-api.sh search "inception 2160p" --category 2045

"Check if my indexers are healthy"

./scripts/prowlarr-api.sh stats
./scripts/prowlarr-api.sh test-all

"Push indexer changes to Sonarr/Radarr"

./scripts/prowlarr-api.sh sync

---name: prowlarrdescription: Search indexers and manage Prowlarr. Use when the user asks to "search for a torrent", "search indexers", "find a release", "check indexer status", "list indexers", "prowlarr search", "sync indexers", or mentions Prowlarr/indexer management.--- # Prowlarr Skill Search across all your indexers and manage Prowlarr via API. ## Setup Config: `~/.clawdbot/credentials/prowlarr/config.json` ```json { "url": "https://prowlarr.example.com", "apiKey": "your-api-key" } ``` Get your API key from: Prowlarr → Settings → General → Security → API Key --- ## Quick Reference ### Search Releases ```bash # Basic search across all indexers ./scripts/prowlarr-api.sh search "ubuntu 22.04" # Search torrents only ./scripts/prowlarr-api.sh search "ubuntu" --torrents # Search usenet only ./scripts/prowlarr-api.sh search "ubuntu" --usenet # Search specific categories (2000=Movies, 5000=TV, 3000=Audio, 7000=Books) ./scripts/prowlarr-api.sh search "inception" --category 2000 # TV search with TVDB ID ./scripts/prowlarr-api.sh tv-search --tvdb 71663 --season 1 --episode 1 # Movie search with IMDB ID ./scripts/prowlarr-api.sh movie-search --imdb tt0111161 ``` ### List Indexers ```bash # All indexers ./scripts/prowlarr-api.sh indexers # With status details ./scripts/prowlarr-api.sh indexers --verbose ``` ### Indexer Health & Stats ```bash # Usage stats per indexer ./scripts/prowlarr-api.sh stats # Test all indexers ./scripts/prowlarr-api.sh test-all # Test specific indexer ./scripts/prowlarr-api.sh test <indexer-id> ``` ### Indexer Management ```bash # Enable/disable an indexer ./scripts/prowlarr-api.sh enable <indexer-id> ./scripts/prowlarr-api.sh disable <indexer-id> # Delete an indexer ./scripts/prowlarr-api.sh delete <indexer-id> ``` ### App Sync ```bash # Sync indexers to Sonarr/Radarr/etc ./scripts/prowlarr-api.sh sync # List connected apps ./scripts/prowlarr-api.sh apps ``` ### System ```bash # System status ./scripts/prowlarr-api.sh status # Health check ./scripts/prowlarr-api.sh health ``` --- ## Search Categories | ID | Category | |----|----------| | 2000 | Movies | | 5000 | TV | | 3000 | Audio | | 7000 | Books | | 1000 | Console | | 4000 | PC | | 6000 | XXX | Sub-categories: 2010 (Movies/Foreign), 2020 (Movies/Other), 2030 (Movies/SD), 2040 (Movies/HD), 2045 (Movies/UHD), 2050 (Movies/BluRay), 2060 (Movies/3D), 5010 (TV/WEB-DL), 5020 (TV/Foreign), 5030 (TV/SD), 5040 (TV/HD), 5045 (TV/UHD), etc. --- ## Common Use Cases **"Search for the latest Ubuntu ISO"** ```bash ./scripts/prowlarr-api.sh search "ubuntu 24.04" ``` **"Find Game of Thrones S01E01"** ```bash ./scripts/prowlarr-api.sh tv-search --tvdb 121361 --season 1 --episode 1 ``` **"Search for Inception in 4K"** ```bash ./scripts/prowlarr-api.sh search "inception 2160p" --category 2045 ``` **"Check if my indexers are healthy"** ```bash ./scripts/prowlarr-api.sh stats ./scripts/prowlarr-api.sh test-all ``` **"Push indexer changes to Sonarr/Radarr"** ```bash ./scripts/prowlarr-api.sh sync ```

Frequently asked questions