{"id":"linuxserver-sonarr","name":"sonarr","homepage":"https://hub.docker.com/r/linuxserver/sonarr","repo_url":"https://hub.docker.com/r/linuxserver/sonarr","category":"infrastructure","subcategories":[],"tags":["media-management","tv-shows","self-hosted","automation","downloads","content-organization"],"what_it_does":"Sonarr is a self-hosted media management application for organizing and downloading TV series. It manages show tracking, episode/file downloads via external download clients, and automates workflows based on configurable rules.","use_cases":["Automatically track TV series and download new episodes","Set quality/format preferences and manage upgrades","Coordinate episode downloads through Usenet/BitTorrent download clients","Organize a media library with consistent naming and routing"],"not_for":["Serverless/hosted-only use without self-hosting capability","Use cases requiring strict SaaS-style SLAs or guaranteed support contracts","Teams that cannot expose the app over a network (for API/control) or manage local security hardening"],"best_when":"You want local automation for TV episode acquisition with configurable quality policies and integration with existing download infrastructure.","avoid_when":"You need enterprise-grade auth controls (fine-grained scopes, SSO) out of the box or you cannot safely expose the web interface/API to your network.","alternatives":["Radarr (for movies)","Readarr (books)","Lidarr (music)","Bazarr (subtitle management for media)","Media server automation via bespoke scripts plus a download client"],"af_score":49.8,"security_score":49.8,"reliability_score":40.0,"package_type":"mcp_server","discovery_source":["docker_mcp"],"priority":"high","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-03-30T13:21:09.092046+00:00","interface":{"has_rest_api":true,"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":["session/cookie auth for web UI","API key/token-style access (commonly supported by Sonarr)"],"oauth":false,"scopes":false,"notes":"Sonarr deployments typically use an API key (or equivalent) and local web authentication. Fine-grained OAuth scopes and SSO are not evident from high-level package info; exact behavior depends on configuration and Sonarr version."},"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 software; costs are primarily infrastructure (server/VPS) and bandwidth/storage."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":false,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":49.8,"security_score":49.8,"reliability_score":40.0,"mcp_server_quality":0.0,"documentation_accuracy":50.0,"error_message_quality":0.0,"error_message_notes":null,"auth_complexity":75.0,"rate_limit_clarity":20.0,"tls_enforcement":70.0,"auth_strength":55.0,"scope_granularity":20.0,"dependency_hygiene":40.0,"secret_handling":60.0,"security_notes":"Sonarr is typically deployed behind a reverse proxy/HTTPS, but TLS enforcement is not guaranteed by the package itself (depends on configuration). Authentication is usually API key/session-based without fine-grained scopes. Proper network hardening (bind to LAN, firewall, reverse proxy, HTTPS) is important.","uptime_documented":0.0,"version_stability":70.0,"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":["Media workflows are stateful (downloads/episodes/queue). Retries can cause duplicate actions unless the caller de-duplicates by resource identity.","Operations may be asynchronous (requests return before processing finishes); agents need to poll or wait for state changes.","Authentication and CSRF/session behavior for the web/API can vary by deployment and version; ensure the agent uses the documented API mechanism rather than UI scraping."]}}