{"id":"linuxserver-overseerr","name":"overseerr","homepage":"https://hub.docker.com/r/linuxserver/overseerr","repo_url":"https://hub.docker.com/r/linuxserver/overseerr","category":"cms","subcategories":[],"tags":["media-management","self-hosted","media-requests","sonarr","radarr","automation","web-ui"],"what_it_does":"Overseerr is a self-hosted request and media management app that lets users browse TV/movies and submit requests; administrators then approve and trigger downloads/updates via connected media servers (e.g., Sonarr/Radarr) while tracking status.","use_cases":["User-friendly request portal for TV/movies","Automating approval workflow for media additions","Integrating with media servers to trigger downloads/updates","Queueing and status tracking for requested titles"],"not_for":["Production-grade multi-tenant hosted SaaS without self-management","Environments that cannot run a self-hosted web service/container","Use as a direct media streaming backend","Environments requiring standardized enterprise API contracts (e.g., OpenAPI-first external API with SDKs)"],"best_when":"You want a local UI and workflow to manage media requests and approvals, integrated with your existing Sonarr/Radarr ecosystem.","avoid_when":"You cannot expose a web UI/API securely (authentication, network controls) or you need a documented public developer API with stable contracts.","alternatives":["Sonarr/Radarr with built-in UI/requests (limited)","Bazarr (separate, subtitles-focused)","Media request/automation alternatives like Tautulli-based workflows or other self-hosted request managers","Overseerr alternatives in the Sonarr/Radarr community (various request UIs)"],"af_score":23.5,"security_score":42.5,"reliability_score":32.5,"package_type":"mcp_server","discovery_source":["docker_mcp"],"priority":"high","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-03-30T13:38:30.483461+00:00","interface":{"has_rest_api":false,"has_graphql":false,"has_grpc":false,"has_mcp_server":false,"mcp_server_url":null,"has_sdk":false,"sdk_languages":[],"openapi_spec_url":null,"webhooks":false},"auth":{"methods":["Built-in web/app authentication (as implied by admin/user roles; exact mechanism not provided in prompt)"],"oauth":false,"scopes":false,"notes":"No concrete auth mechanism details (e.g., API keys/JWT/OAuth) were provided in the supplied data, so scores are conservative."},"pricing":{"model":null,"free_tier_exists":false,"free_tier_limits":null,"paid_tiers":[],"requires_credit_card":false,"estimated_workload_costs":null,"notes":"Self-hosted open-source project; no SaaS pricing info available from provided data."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":false,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":23.5,"security_score":42.5,"reliability_score":32.5,"mcp_server_quality":0.0,"documentation_accuracy":0.0,"error_message_quality":0.0,"error_message_notes":null,"auth_complexity":50.0,"rate_limit_clarity":0.0,"tls_enforcement":40.0,"auth_strength":50.0,"scope_granularity":30.0,"dependency_hygiene":40.0,"secret_handling":50.0,"security_notes":"As a self-hosted web service, security depends on deployment choices (reverse proxy/TLS, network exposure, and how credentials to connected media servers are stored). No specific guidance about TLS enforcement, secret storage, or dependency CVE status was provided in the prompt.","uptime_documented":0.0,"version_stability":50.0,"breaking_changes_history":50.0,"error_recovery":30.0,"idempotency_support":"false","idempotency_notes":null,"pagination_style":"none","retry_guidance_documented":false,"known_agent_gotchas":["Likely requires UI-centric configuration and integration settings rather than stable, agent-friendly programmatic interfaces (not enough interface details provided).","As a self-hosted service, operational reliability depends on deployment/configuration, and agent behavior should account for service availability and network access."]}}