magnus919_agent-skills/prowlarr-cli/SKILL.md

name, description, license, compatibility, metadata

name	description	license	compatibility	metadata
prowlarr-cli	Manage your Prowlarr indexer hub from the terminal. List and inspect indexers, view query/grab statistics, check health, manage connected *arr applications and download clients, browse search history, and test indexer connectivity. Use when the user mentions Prowlarr, indexers, indexer management, testing indexers, search history, or the indexer hub.	MIT	Python 3.8+ with `requests` library. Requires ARR_SERVER_PROWLARR and ARR_KEY_PROWLARR (from Prowlarr → Settings → General → API Key).	tags sources prowlarr, indexer, arr-stack, media-server, api-client https://prowlarr.com/

prowlarr-cli — Prowlarr Indexer Management

CLI for Prowlarr, the indexer manager for the *arr stack. Unlike radarr-cli and sonarr-cli, this manages indexer infrastructure rather than media.

Quick Setup

export ARR_SERVER_PROWLARR="http://localhost:9696"
export ARR_KEY_PROWLARR="your-prowlarr-api-key"

--help and --dry-run work without credentials.

When to Use Which

User says...	Load...
"list my indexers", "what indexers do I have"	prowlarr-cli indexers
"show me indexer 5", "details on this indexer"	prowlarr-cli indexer 5
"how are my indexers doing", "query stats"	prowlarr-cli indexer-stats
"are any indexers down"	prowlarr-cli indexer-status
"what apps are connected"	prowlarr-cli applications
"what download clients are configured"	prowlarr-cli download-clients
"show me search history"	prowlarr-cli history
"test all my indexers"	prowlarr-cli test-all
"prowlarr health"	prowlarr-cli health
"list tags"	prowlarr-cli tags

Quick Reference

Global flags: --json, --dry-run, --force, --quiet, --verbose

# System info
prowlarr-cli status

# Indexer management
prowlarr-cli indexers                                # all indexers
prowlarr-cli indexers --limit 10                     # top 10
prowlarr-cli indexer 5                               # single indexer details
prowlarr-cli indexer-stats                           # query/grab stats
prowlarr-cli indexer-status                          # health per indexer

# Infrastructure
prowlarr-cli applications                            # connected *arr apps
prowlarr-cli download-clients                        # configured download clients
prowlarr-cli tags                                    # list tags
prowlarr-cli health                                  # health warnings

# Search and testing
prowlarr-cli history --limit 20                      # search history
prowlarr-cli test-all                                # test all indexers

# JSON output for scripting
prowlarr-cli --json indexers | jq '.indexers[] | {name, protocol, enable, status}'
prowlarr-cli --json health | jq '.[].message'

Reference Files

File	Contents
references/prowlarr-commands.md	Full command reference
references/troubleshooting.md	Pitfalls and FAQs

When NOT to Use

• Media search — Prowlarr indexes content but doesn't download it. Use Radarr/Sonarr/Lidarr.
• First-time Prowlarr setup — assumes Prowlarr is already installed and configured.