| name | download-movie-tv |
| description | Search IPTorrents and PassThePopcorn for movies or TV shows, grab torrents to qBittorrent, and update the watchlist. Use when the user wants to download, grab, torrent, or pirate a movie or TV show. Triggers include "download X", "grab X", "torrent X", "search ipt", "find on iptorrents", "search ptp", or when a movie/show is on the watchlist and the user says "get it", "download it", or "grab that one". Do NOT use for audiobooks — use download-audiobook instead.
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Download Movie / TV Show
Search IPTorrents + PassThePopcorn via Prowlarr, download via qBittorrent, and track status in the watchlist.
This skill requires the litellm-homelab-ops MCP server for SSH access to docker-host-01 where Prowlarr and qBittorrent run.
Connection Details
All commands run on docker-host-01 via ssh-ssh_execute_command (server: docker-host-01).
| Service | URL (from docker-host-01) | Auth |
|---|
| Prowlarr | http://localhost:9696 | API Key: 1899574556fe403a89969ff5aa53efa7 |
| qBittorrent | http://localhost:1337 | admin / adminadmin |
| Jellyfin | http://localhost:8096 | Token: 5bbf0fd575894eae8cfbe9eb96d47b84 |
Prowlarr Indexer IDs
| ID | Tracker | Use For |
|---|
| 4 | IPTorrents | Movies, TV, Music, general |
| 6 | PassThePopcorn (PTP) | Movies/films (superior quality, rare titles) |
| 5 | BroadcasTheNet | TV |
For movie searches, always search both IPT (4) and PTP (6): indexerIds=4,6
Workflow
1. SEARCH — Find torrents via Prowlarr
Run via SSH on docker-host-01:
curl -s -H "X-Api-Key: 1899574556fe403a89969ff5aa53efa7" \
"http://localhost:9696/api/v1/search?query=QUERY&indexerIds=4,6&limit=20"
Always search 4K/2160p first. Only fall back to 1080p if no 4K release exists.
Parse results and present as a table sorted by seeders (highest first):
Title | Size (GB) | Seeders | Quality | Tracker
Quality preference order:
- REMUX (untouched BluRay, best quality)
- BluRay x265/HEVC (great quality, smaller)
- BluRay x264 (good quality)
- WEB-DL (good quality, reasonable size)
- WEBRip (acceptable)
2. GRAB — Download selected torrent
All via SSH on docker-host-01:
curl -s -o /tmp/grab.torrent "DOWNLOAD_URL"
curl -s -c /tmp/qbt_cookie -X POST "http://localhost:1337/api/v2/auth/login" \
-d "username=admin&password=adminadmin"
curl -s -b /tmp/qbt_cookie -X POST "http://localhost:1337/api/v2/torrents/add" \
-F "torrents=@/tmp/grab.torrent" \
-F "savepath=SAVE_PATH" \
-F "category=CATEGORY"
3. SORT — Save paths by content type
| Content Type | Save Path | Category |
|---|
| Movies | /data/media/movies | movies |
| TV Shows | /data/media/tv | tv |
| Cartoons | /data/media/cartoons | cartoons |
4. UPDATE WATCHLIST
After grabbing a torrent, check if the title exists in the watchlist:
- If found in
movies/watchlist.md or shows/watchlist.md: set the DL column to ✅ and add a note like "Downloaded 2160p REMUX"
- If not in watchlist: offer to add it using the add-media skill workflow (web search for IMDB, trailer, etc.), and set DL to
✅ since it's being downloaded
Commit and push the watchlist update:
git add movies/watchlist.md shows/watchlist.md
git commit -m "update: <Title> — downloading"
git push
5. MONITOR — Check download progress
Via SSH on docker-host-01:
curl -s -b /tmp/qbt_cookie "http://localhost:1337/api/v2/torrents/info?category=CATEGORY"
6. SCAN — Trigger Jellyfin library refresh
Via SSH on docker-host-01:
curl -s -X POST "http://localhost:8096/Library/Refresh" \
-H 'Authorization: MediaBrowser Token="5bbf0fd575894eae8cfbe9eb96d47b84"'
Error Handling
- No results: Try broader terms, remove year/quality filters
- Download fails: Re-login to qBittorrent (cookie expired)
- Prowlarr 401: Check indexer health at
/api/v1/health
