sonarr

Sonarr is a self-hosted media management application that downloads and organizes TV series by monitoring sources (e.g., RSS/indexers) and using download clients to fetch matching releases, then renames and manages files.

Evaluated Apr 04, 2026 (22d ago)

Homepage ↗ Repo ↗ Infrastructure media-management self-hosted tv-series automation rss torrent usenet library-management

⚙ Agent Friendliness

/ 100

Can an agent use this?

🔒 Security

/ 100

Is it safe for agents?

⚡ Reliability

/ 100

Does it work consistently?

Score Breakdown

⚙ Agent Friendliness

MCP Quality

Documentation

Error Messages

Auth Simplicity

Rate Limits

🔒 Security

TLS Enforcement

Auth Strength

Scope Granularity

Dep. Hygiene

Secret Handling

Security posture depends heavily on how Sonarr is deployed (HTTPS termination, reverse proxy hardening, network exposure). API-key based access is helpful, but fine-grained scope control is generally not emphasized in typical Sonarr setups. Ensure secrets/API keys are not logged and restrict access via firewall/VPN/reverse proxy.

⚡ Reliability

Uptime/SLA

Version Stability

Breaking Changes

Error Recovery

Best When

You can deploy Sonarr on your own infrastructure and you want automated TV library management with integration to your indexers and download clients.

Avoid When

You need a cloud-only, no-infrastructure SaaS or you require strict enterprise governance features (SLA, managed compliance) from a vendor-hosted API.

Use Cases

• Automate downloading of TV episodes based on series/season/episode rules
• Organize and rename TV library files consistently
• Use indexers/RSS feeds to discover new releases and manage upgrade quality
• Integrate with Usenet/torrent download clients for end-to-end TV library management

Not For

• Managing non-TV media (movies, music, books) as a primary function
• Environments where you cannot run self-hosted services/containers
• Use cases requiring a fully managed SaaS with vendor support for uptime/SLA

Interface

REST API

Yes

GraphQL

gRPC

MCP Server

SDK

Webhooks

Authentication

Methods: API key HTTP basic-style credential depending on deployment/config (commonly configured via Sonarr settings)

OAuth: No Scopes: No

Sonarr typically uses an API key for its web/API endpoints; scope-based authorization is generally not documented as fine-grained scopes in the available context.

Pricing

Free tier: No

Requires CC: No

Open-source and self-hosted; costs are infrastructure-related (host/VM, storage, bandwidth).

Agent Metadata

Pagination

none

Idempotent

False

Retry Guidance

Not documented

Known Gotchas

⚠ Sonarr is primarily a web/UI and internal-service controller; API coverage and behaviors depend on configuration (indexers/download clients).
⚠ Automation flows may trigger downloads/side effects; agents should treat “create/trigger” endpoints as non-idempotent unless explicitly documented.
⚠ Rate limiting and consistent error payloads may not be clearly specified for agent clients in the available information.

Alternatives

Radarr (movies) Lidarr (music) Bazarr (subtitles) Prowlarr (indexer management) Readarr (books)

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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-04-04.