Radarr and Sonarr MCP server for AI agents

This MCP server enables AI assistants to access and query your Radarr (movies) and Sonarr (TV series) data collections. It implements the Model Context Protocol to provide seamless integration with Claude Desktop and other MCP-compatible clients.

Installation

From Source

Clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/radarr-sonarr-mcp.git
cd radarr-sonarr-mcp-python

Install the package:
```
pip install -e .
```

Using pip (coming soon)

pip install radarr-sonarr-mcp

Quick Start

Configure the server:
```
radarr-sonarr-mcp configure
```
Follow the prompts to enter your Radarr/Sonarr API keys and other settings.
Start the server:
```
radarr-sonarr-mcp start
```
Connect Claude Desktop: In Claude Desktop, go to Settings > MCP Servers
- Add a new server with URL: http://localhost:3000 (or your configured port)

Configuration

The configuration wizard will guide you through setting up:

NAS/Server IP address
Radarr API key and port
Sonarr API key and port
MCP server port

You can also manually edit the config.json file:

{
  "nasConfig": {
    "ip": "10.0.0.23",
    "port": "7878"
  },
  "radarrConfig": {
    "apiKey": "YOUR_RADARR_API_KEY",
    "basePath": "/api/v3",
    "port": "7878"
  },
  "sonarrConfig": {
    "apiKey": "YOUR_SONARR_API_KEY",
    "basePath": "/api/v3",
    "port": "8989"
  },
  "server": {
    "port": 3000
  }
}

Available MCP Tools

Movies

get_available_movies - Get a list of movies with optional filters
lookup_movie - Search for a movie by title
get_movie_details - Get detailed information about a specific movie

Series

get_available_series - Get a list of TV series with optional filters
lookup_series - Search for a TV series by title
get_series_details - Get detailed information about a specific series
get_series_episodes - Get episodes for a specific series

Resources

The server also provides standard MCP resources:

/movies - Browse all available movies
/series - Browse all available TV series

Filtering Options

Most tools support various filtering options:

year - Filter by release year
watched - Filter by watched status (true/false)
downloaded - Filter by download status (true/false)
watchlist - Filter by watchlist status (true/false)
actors - Filter by actor/cast name
actresses - Filter by actress name (movies only)

Example Queries for Claude

Once your MCP server is connected to Claude Desktop, you can ask questions like:

"What sci-fi movies from 2023 do I have?"
"Show me TV shows starring Pedro Pascal"
"Do I have any unwatched episodes of The Mandalorian?"
"Find movies with Tom Hanks that I haven't watched yet"
"How many episodes of Stranger Things do I have downloaded?"

Finding API Keys

Radarr API Key

Open Radarr in your browser
Go to Settings > General
Find the "API Key" section
Copy the API Key

Sonarr API Key

Open Sonarr in your browser
Go to Settings > General
Find the "API Key" section
Copy the API Key

Command-Line Interface

The package provides a command-line interface:

radarr-sonarr-mcp configure - Run configuration wizard
radarr-sonarr-mcp start - Start the MCP server
radarr-sonarr-mcp status - Show the current configuration

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "radarr-sonarr-mcp" '{"command":"radarr-sonarr-mcp","args":["start"]}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "radarr-sonarr-mcp": {
            "command": "radarr-sonarr-mcp",
            "args": [
                "start"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "radarr-sonarr-mcp": {
            "command": "radarr-sonarr-mcp",
            "args": [
                "start"
            ]
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect