moviepilot-cli

name	moviepilot-cli
version	7
description	Use this skill when the user asks to operate MoviePilot through the local `moviepilot tool` MCP CLI for normal product workflows: media search, torrent search, downloads, subscriptions, downloader tasks, library checks, sites, schedulers, workflows, and messages. Prefer dedicated skills for slash command dispatch, manual file organization or failed transfer retry, direct REST API calls, direct database SQL, browser operations, and restart/upgrade.

MoviePilot CLI

All script paths are relative to this skill file.

Use local moviepilot tool ... commands to interact with MoviePilot MCP tools. The command reads the local MoviePilot configuration; do not ask the user for API_TOKEN, database passwords, or a backend DSN during normal local use.

Scope And Boundaries

This skill is for normal MoviePilot product operations exposed as MCP tools. Choose other skills first when they match more precisely:

Request	Preferred skill
Slash commands or plugin/system command dispatch	command-dispatch
Manual file organization	organize-files
Retry failed transfer history records	transfer-failed-retry
Direct REST endpoint not exposed by MCP tools	moviepilot-api
Direct SQL query or database update	database-operation
Restart, version check, or upgrade	moviepilot-update
Browser-only state, site login pages, screenshots, cookies	browser-use

Use moviepilot-api only after moviepilot tool list and moviepilot tool show <command> confirm that no MCP tool covers the required operation. Use database-operation only when the task explicitly requires SQL inspection or mutation, or when product tools/API cannot answer the data question.

Discover Commands

List all available commands: moviepilot tool list

Show parameters and usage for a specific command: moviepilot tool show <command>

The tool list includes tools declared by enabled plugins. Re-run tool list and tool show after a plugin is enabled, disabled, reloaded, or reconfigured so the command selection uses the refreshed runtime registry.

Always run show <command> before calling a command — parameter names are not inferable, do not guess.

Command Groups

Category	Commands
Media Search	search_media, recognize_media, query_media_detail, get_recommendations, search_person, search_person_credits
Torrent	search_torrents, get_search_results
Download	add_download_tasks, query_download_tasks, update_download_tasks, delete_download_tasks, query_downloaders
Subscription	add_subscribe, query_subscribes, update_subscribe, delete_subscribe, search_subscribe, query_subscribe_history, query_popular_subscribes, query_subscribe_shares
Library	query_library_exists, query_library_latest, transfer_file, scrape_metadata, query_transfer_history
Files	list_directory, query_directory_settings
Sites	query_sites, query_site_userdata, test_site, update_site, update_site_cookie
System	query_schedulers, run_scheduler, create_agent_task, query_agent_tasks, update_agent_task, run_agent_task, delete_agent_task, query_workflows, run_workflow, query_rule_groups, query_episode_schedule, send_message

Workflows

Search and Download

1. Search TMDB

Search for a movie or TV show by title: moviepilot tool run search_media title="..." media_type="movie"

If the user specifies a TV season, run Season Validation step first — the season number provided by the user may not match TMDB.

2. Search torrents

Reuse the exact media_source and media_id returned by search_media. Do not replace the selected primary identity with an auxiliary TMDB, Douban, Bangumi, or AniList mapping ID.

Omitting sites= uses the user's default sites. If the user specifies sites, first retrieve site IDs: moviepilot tool run query_sites

Search torrents using default sites: moviepilot tool run search_torrents media_source="themoviedb" media_id=791373 media_type="movie"

Search torrents using user-specified sites (pass site IDs from query_sites): moviepilot tool run search_torrents media_source="themoviedb" media_id=791373 media_type="movie" sites='1,3'

When search_torrents returns:

1. Stop — do not call get_search_results yet.
2. Present all filter_options fields and every value within each field to the user verbatim.
3. Do not pre-select, summarize, or omit any field or value.
4. Wait for the user to select filters or confirm no filters are needed before moving to the next step.

3. Get filtered results (only after user has responded to filter_options)

Run moviepilot tool show get_search_results to check available parameters. Filter logic: OR within a field, AND across fields.

Filter values must come from the filter_options returned by search_torrents — do not invent, translate, normalize, or use values from any other source. Note: filter_options keys are camelCase (e.g., freeState), but get_search_results params are snake_case (e.g., free_state).

Fetch results with selected filters: moviepilot tool run get_search_results resolution='1080p,2160p' free_state='免费,50%'

To filter subtitle, audio, DIY, translation, or release notes that may appear outside the title, use content_pattern. It matches the torrent title, description, and labels while title_pattern continues to match the title only. Set include_description=true when the description is needed to explain why a result matched, and include_labels=true when the labels should be returned: moviepilot tool run get_search_results content_pattern='特效字幕|国语|DIY' include_description=true include_labels=true

If empty, tell the user which filter to relax and ask before retrying.

4. Present results as a numbered list

Show all results without pre-selection. Each row: index, title, size, seeders, resolution, release group, volume_factor, freedate_diff.

volume_factor	Meaning
免费	Free download
50%	50% download size
2X	Double upload
2X免费	Double upload + free
普通	No discount

freedate_diff: remaining free window (e.g., 2天3小时).

5. Check before downloading

After the user picks torrents: Run Check Library and Subscriptions step.

If the media already exists in the library or is already subscribed, stop and report the finding to the user.

6. Add download

Download one or more torrents (torrent_url comes from get_search_results output): moviepilot tool run add_download_tasks torrent_url="abc1234:1,def5678:2"

Error handling

Step	Action
search_media empty	Retry with an alternative title (English/original), then ask for the title or exact media_source + media_id.
search_torrents empty	Inform user, ask whether to retry with different sites.
get_search_results empty	Do not silently broaden filters. Suggest which filter to relax, ask before retrying.
add_download_tasks fails	Run query_downloaders + query_download_tasks to diagnose, then report to user.

Add Subscription

1. Run search_media and keep the returned media_source + media_id pair.
2. Run Check Library and Subscriptions step, if media already exists or is subscribed, stop and report to user.
3. If the user specifies a TV season, run Season Validation step first.

Subscribe to a movie or TV show: moviepilot tool run add_subscribe title="..." year="2011" media_type="tv" media_source="themoviedb" media_id=42009

Subscribe to a specific season: moviepilot tool run add_subscribe title="..." year="2011" media_type="tv" media_source="themoviedb" media_id=42009 season=4

Subscribe starting from a specific episode: moviepilot tool run add_subscribe title="..." year="2024" media_type="tv" media_source="themoviedb" media_id=12345 season=1 start_episode=13

Subscribe to a complete lossless album and keep upgrading its audio quality: moviepilot tool run add_subscribe title="..." media_type="music" music_type="album" media_source="musicbrainz" media_id="<release-group-id>" audio_quality="hires|lossless" audio_format="DSD|FLAC|ALAC" min_bit_depth=24 best_version=1

Audio bitrate and sample-rate values use bps and Hz. For example, pass min_bitrate=320000 and min_sample_rate=96000.

Manage Downloads

List download tasks and get hash for further operations: moviepilot tool run query_download_tasks status=downloading

Use status=completed for tasks that are neither downloading nor paused in the downloader; use status=all to include every MoviePilot-tagged downloader task. Add include_all_tags=true when diagnosing tasks that do not have the MoviePilot built-in tag. Add include_trackers=true or query by hash when tracker URLs are needed.

Update a download task (supports start/stop, tags, speed limits, trackers, save path, category, ratio, and seeding time where the downloader supports them): moviepilot tool run update_download_tasks hash=<hash> action=stop upload_limit=512 download_limit=2048

Add trackers to a download task: moviepilot tool run update_download_tasks hash=<hash> trackers='https://tracker.example/announce,udp://tracker.example:80/announce'

Delete a download task (confirm with user first — irreversible): moviepilot tool run delete_download_tasks hash=<hash>

Delete a download task and also remove its files (confirm with user first — irreversible): moviepilot tool run delete_download_tasks hash=<hash> delete_files=true

Manage Subscriptions

List active subscriptions: moviepilot tool run query_subscribes status=R

Update subscription filters: moviepilot tool run update_subscribe subscribe_id=123 resolution="1080p"

Only download full-season packs for a TV best-version subscription: moviepilot tool run update_subscribe subscribe_id=123 best_version=1 best_version_full=1

Trigger a search for missing episodes (confirm with user first): moviepilot tool run search_subscribe subscribe_id=123

Remove a subscription (confirm with user first): moviepilot tool run delete_subscribe subscribe_id=123

Manage Autonomous Agent Tasks

Use autonomous tasks only when the user explicitly requests delayed, recurring, reminder, or monitoring behavior. Immediate work should run directly. Use the MoviePilot TZ setting for local times.

Scheduled runs reuse the original Agent session context, but user-facing messages are broadcast through MoviePilot's configured notification channels instead of being tied to the channel that created the task. If the Agent sends the complete result with a message tool during execution, it does not send the same final reply again when the run finishes.

Autonomous task tools use the integer task_id returned by query_agent_tasks. query_schedulers and run_scheduler are only for MoviePilot system, plugin, and workflow runtime services and use string job_id values; never mix these IDs or use those tools for autonomous tasks.

For a relative one-time request, use date with delay_minutes; MoviePilot calculates and persists the exact run time: moviepilot tool run create_agent_task name="检查电影资源" content="搜索电影《示例电影》是否有资源并报告，不要自动下载。" trigger_type=date delay_minutes=30

For a one-time task at a fixed time, use date with an ISO 8601 trigger: moviepilot tool run create_agent_task name="今晚检查资源" content="检查目标电影是否有资源并报告。" trigger_type=date trigger="2026-07-19 20:30:00"

For recurring work, use a standard five-field cron expression. This example runs every day at 20:30: moviepilot tool run create_agent_task name="每日资源检查" content="检查目标电影是否有资源并报告。" trigger_type=cron trigger="30 20 * * *"

List tasks and inspect next_run_at and the latest result: moviepilot tool run query_agent_tasks

Pause or resume a task: moviepilot tool run update_agent_task task_id=1 enabled=false

Queue an enabled task for immediate execution without waiting in the current Agent turn: moviepilot tool run run_agent_task task_id=1

Delete a task only after confirming permanent removal with the user: moviepilot tool run delete_agent_task task_id=1

Check Library and Subscriptions

Run before any download or subscription to avoid duplicates.

Check if the media already exists in the library: moviepilot tool run query_library_exists media_source="themoviedb" media_id=123456 media_type="movie"

Check if the media is already subscribed: moviepilot tool run query_subscribes media_source="themoviedb" media_id=123456

Season Validation

Mandatory when user specifies a season. Productions sometimes release a show in multiple parts under one TMDB season; online communities and torrent sites may label each part as a separate "season".

1. Verify season exists

Fetch media detail to check available seasons: moviepilot tool run query_media_detail media_source="themoviedb" media_id=<id> media_type="tv"

Compare season_info with the user's requested season:

1. If the season exists in season_info → use that season number directly and return to the calling workflow.
2. If the season does not exist → the user's "season" likely maps to a later episode range within an existing TMDB season. Note the latest (highest-numbered) season from season_info, then continue to next step.

2. Identify the correct episode range

Fetch the episode schedule for the latest season from season_info. This is a TMDB-only tool, so its native tmdb_id parameter is intentional: moviepilot tool run query_episode_schedule tmdb_id=<id> season=<latest_season_number>

Use air_date to find a block of recently-aired episodes that likely corresponds to what the user calls the missing season. Look for a gap in air_date between episodes — the gap indicates a part break, and the episodes after the gap are what the user likely refers to as the next "season". For example, if TMDB Season 1 has episodes 1–24 and there is a multi-month gap between episode 12 and 13, then episodes 13–24 correspond to the user's "Season 2". If no such gap exists, tell user content is unavailable. Otherwise confirm the episode range with user.

Error handling

Missing configuration or authentication failure: run moviepilot doctor to verify the local MoviePilot installation and settings. Plugin-only log findings remain visible but do not by themselves downgrade the overall Doctor status. Do not ask the user to paste the API key into the prompt for local CLI usage.