{"id":"linuxserver-readarr","name":"readarr","homepage":"https://hub.docker.com/r/linuxserver/readarr","repo_url":"https://hub.docker.com/r/linuxserver/readarr","category":"infrastructure","subcategories":[],"tags":["self-hosted","media-automation","ebooks","audiobooks","download-client-integration","metadata","library-management"],"what_it_does":"readarr is a self-hosted tool for managing and downloading audiobooks and ebooks. It monitors your library preferences, fetches metadata, and coordinates downloads from configured sources (e.g., Usenet/torrent indexers and download clients) while organizing content on disk.","use_cases":["Self-hosted audiobook/ebook library automation","Automatically adding new releases based on author/series preferences","Centralized management of ebook/audiobook metadata and file organization","Coordinating downloads via existing torrent/Usenet infrastructure"],"not_for":["An agent-facing hosted API service (readarr is primarily an application)","No-trust environments where you cannot run third-party binaries/containers","Use cases requiring cloud-managed operations, SLA-backed uptime, or commercial support"],"best_when":"You want a local/home-lab automation service that integrates with your existing download ecosystem and storage, and you can run it reliably as a long-running process.","avoid_when":"You need strict enterprise governance features, guaranteed uptime/SLA, or a fully documented third-party API for programmatic agent use.","alternatives":["Lidarr (music)","Sonarr (TV)","Radarr (movies)","Calibre (manual library management)","Audiobookshelf/other audiobook server apps (more streaming-focused)"],"af_score":26.2,"security_score":44.0,"reliability_score":37.5,"package_type":"mcp_server","discovery_source":["docker_mcp"],"priority":"high","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-03-30T13:40:41.799021+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":["Typically uses application login/session (web UI) when enabled; exact auth methods are not provided in the prompt data"],"oauth":false,"scopes":false,"notes":"readarr is generally used as a self-hosted web application; programmatic agent friendliness depends on whether the instance is exposed and how its web/API authentication is configured. No explicit OAuth/scopes details were provided in the supplied content."},"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 application; costs are primarily infrastructure (CPU/RAM/storage) and the costs of any external download sources you configure."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":false,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":26.2,"security_score":44.0,"reliability_score":37.5,"mcp_server_quality":0.0,"documentation_accuracy":30.0,"error_message_quality":0.0,"error_message_notes":null,"auth_complexity":60.0,"rate_limit_clarity":0.0,"tls_enforcement":60.0,"auth_strength":50.0,"scope_granularity":10.0,"dependency_hygiene":50.0,"secret_handling":50.0,"security_notes":"As a self-hosted web app, security largely depends on your deployment (HTTPS termination, reverse proxy hardening, and how credentials for indexers/download clients are stored). No concrete guarantees about TLS/auth/scopes/secret logging were included in the provided prompt data.","uptime_documented":0.0,"version_stability":60.0,"breaking_changes_history":50.0,"error_recovery":40.0,"idempotency_support":"false","idempotency_notes":null,"pagination_style":"none","retry_guidance_documented":false,"known_agent_gotchas":["readarr is an application primarily managed via its UI and internal configuration; unless a stable, documented external API is provided and authenticated properly, an agent integration may require brittle UI scraping or undocumented endpoints.","Running it exposed to the public internet without strong reverse-proxy controls can increase risk.","Operations that trigger downloads may not be naturally idempotent without careful deduplication logic on the caller side."]}}