Downloader Operation

Use scripts/mp-downloader.py. The helper reads MoviePilot's local downloader configuration and credentials itself. Never request, print, or pass a host, username, password, API key, Cookie, or arbitrary URL.

Boundary

• Prefer moviepilot-api for ordinary MoviePilot acquisition workflows, especially site search, download.add, subscriptions, transfer, history, and canonical library checks.
• Use this Skill for downloader-native inspection, diagnosis, advanced task properties, and an explicit request to operate the provider directly.
• tasks.add.direct bypasses MoviePilot download history, site Cookie handling, path selection, duplicate checks, and transfer orchestration. Use it only when the user explicitly wants direct provider submission.
• Paths passed to tasks.location.set and tasks.add.direct are downloader-side paths, not MoviePilot storage paths.
• tasks.location.set is a raw provider operation and does not evaluate MoviePilot media categories. For an existing MoviePilot task, use the Web UI resource-category preview and confirmation flow when the target should come from MoviePilot's download history and resource-directory rules.

Instance And Provider Discovery

Fast path: call directly

Do not routinely call instances or capabilities before an operation. This Skill already contains the full action contract, and the helper performs instance resolution, provider support checks, complete argument validation, and the action in one call invocation.

• If the user or prior context provides the exact client name, pass it with --client and call the action immediately.
• If no client name is known, omit --client. The helper automatically uses the single default downloader, or the only enabled downloader.
• If multiple clients remain ambiguous, the failed call lists every valid client name. Reuse that list for the next direct call; do not add a separate instances call unless the user explicitly asks to inspect instances.
• Do not probe an action with empty or guessed arguments. Compose the complete JSON object from the contract below before calling.

The helper rejects unknown fields and reports all detectable argument errors in one response before connecting to the provider, so correct every reported field together instead of retrying one field at a time.

Optional discovery

List configured instances without secrets:

python skills/downloader-operation/scripts/mp-downloader.py instances

List the actions supported by all providers or one configured client:

python skills/downloader-operation/scripts/mp-downloader.py capabilities
python skills/downloader-operation/scripts/mp-downloader.py capabilities --client "main-qb"

The complete action and argument contract is documented below. Use capabilities only to confirm which documented actions a configured provider supports. For a compact machine-readable copy of one action's same contract:

python skills/downloader-operation/scripts/mp-downloader.py capabilities \
  --client "main-qb" \
  --action tasks.properties.set

Do not inspect the helper source to discover arguments and do not guess a provider-specific action. capabilities is optional and should be used only when the configured provider itself is unknown or support must be diagnosed.

Call Shape

python skills/downloader-operation/scripts/mp-downloader.py call \
  --client "main-qb" \
  --action tasks.list \
  --arguments '{"status":"downloading","limit":20}'

The --arguments value must be one JSON object. Large reads are paged with offset and limit; the default limit is 50 and the maximum is 200.

External MCP Contract

External MCP clients do not receive this SKILL.md and cannot use the hidden execute_command tool. MoviePilot therefore exposes a separate admin-only MCP tool named downloader_operation. Its tools/list inputSchema contains one oneOf branch for every action below, including the function description, supported providers, effect, field types, required/default values, enums, and cross-field rules. The external client should select the matching branch and make one tools/call; it does not need to call a discovery tool first.

MCP call arguments use the same contract without shell quoting:

{
  "client": "main-qb",
  "action": "tasks.properties.set",
  "arguments": {
    "task_id": "exact-provider-hash",
    "download_limit": 2048,
    "upload_limit": 512
  }
}

client may be omitted for the default or only enabled downloader. If multiple instances remain ambiguous, the result lists the valid client names.

Complete Action Contract

This is the complete Downloader Operation action contract. It comes directly from the script ACTIONS registry and matches the external MCP tools/list oneOf branches. A field name ending in * is required. Put every action parameter in the arguments object.

capabilities.list

List supported downloader actions and their complete argument contracts. Effect: safe_read. Providers: qbittorrent, transmission, rtorrent.

• action_name (string): Optional exact action name used to return one capability contract.

instances.list

List configured downloader instances without connection secrets. Effect: safe_read. Providers: qbittorrent, transmission, rtorrent.

• arguments: {}

session.content_layout

Read qBittorrent's default torrent content layout. Effect: safe_read. Providers: qbittorrent.

• arguments: {}

session.details

Read Transmission session configuration and capacity details. Effect: safe_read. Providers: transmission.

• arguments: {}

session.speed_limits.get

Read global speed limits. Effect: safe_read. Providers: qbittorrent, transmission.

• arguments: {}

session.speed_limits.set

Set global speed limits in KB/s. Effect: reversible_write. Providers: qbittorrent, transmission.

• download_limit (number): Global download limit in KB/s; 0 or omission means unlimited.
• upload_limit (number): Global upload limit in KB/s; 0 or omission means unlimited.

session.stats

Read provider transfer/session statistics. Effect: safe_read. Providers: qbittorrent, transmission, rtorrent.

• arguments: {}

tasks.add.direct

Submit a magnet, URL, or local torrent file directly to the provider. Effect: external_side_effect. Providers: qbittorrent, transmission, rtorrent.

• content* (string): Magnet URI, torrent URL, or a local torrent path when torrent_file=true.
• torrent_file (boolean; default False): Interpret content as a local torrent-file path.
• paused (boolean; default False): Add the task in a paused state.
• download_dir (string): Provider-side save path.
• tags (string[]): Tags to assign to the new task.
• category (string): qBittorrent category; ignored by other providers.

tasks.category.set

Set qBittorrent category. Effect: reversible_write. Providers: qbittorrent.

• task_id* (string): One provider-native task hash or ID.
• category* (string): Non-empty qBittorrent category name.

tasks.delete

Delete tasks and optionally their data. Effect: destructive_write. Providers: qbittorrent, transmission, rtorrent.

• task_id (string): One provider-native task hash or ID.
• task_ids (string[]): Multiple provider-native task hashes or IDs; mutually exclusive with task_id.
• delete_files (boolean; default False): Also permanently delete the task data files.
• Rule: Provide exactly one of task_id and task_ids.

tasks.files

List files and priorities for one task. Effect: safe_read. Providers: qbittorrent, transmission, rtorrent.

• task_id* (string): One provider-native task hash or ID.
• offset (integer; default 0): Zero-based list offset.
• limit (integer; default 50): Number of items to return, from 1 to 200.

tasks.files.selection.set

Select wanted and unwanted files within one task. Effect: reversible_write. Providers: qbittorrent, transmission, rtorrent.

• task_id* (string): One provider-native task hash or ID.
• wanted_file_ids (integer[]): Provider file indexes to download; provide this or unwanted_file_ids.
• unwanted_file_ids (integer[]): Provider file indexes to skip; provide this or wanted_file_ids.
• Rule: Provide wanted_file_ids or unwanted_file_ids, and never place one index in both lists.

tasks.force_start.set

Enable or disable qBittorrent force-start for tasks. Effect: reversible_write. Providers: qbittorrent.

• task_id (string): One provider-native task hash or ID.
• task_ids (string[]): Multiple provider-native task hashes or IDs; mutually exclusive with task_id.
• enabled* (boolean): Whether force-start is enabled.
• Rule: Provide exactly one of task_id and task_ids.

tasks.list

List and filter downloader tasks. Effect: safe_read. Providers: qbittorrent, transmission, rtorrent.

• task_id (string): One provider-native task hash or ID.
• task_ids (string[]): Multiple provider-native task hashes or IDs; mutually exclusive with task_id.
• status (string): Filter by the provider-native task status.
• tags (string|string[]): Return only tasks that contain all specified tags.
• offset (integer; default 0): Zero-based list offset.
• limit (integer; default 50): Number of items to return, from 1 to 200.

tasks.location.set

Move or retarget one task to a provider-side path. Effect: external_side_effect. Providers: qbittorrent, transmission, rtorrent.

• task_id* (string): One provider-native task hash or ID.
• location* (string): New provider-side save path.

tasks.peers

Read qBittorrent peer synchronization data. Effect: safe_read. Providers: qbittorrent.

• task_id* (string): One provider-native task hash or ID.

tasks.properties.set

Set task speed, ratio, or seeding-time limits. Effect: reversible_write. Providers: qbittorrent, transmission, rtorrent.

• task_id* (string): One provider-native task hash or ID.
• upload_limit (number): Upload limit in KB/s; 0 means unlimited.
• download_limit (number): Download limit in KB/s; 0 means unlimited.
• ratio_limit (number): Share-ratio limit; unsupported by rTorrent.
• seeding_time_limit (integer): Seeding-time limit in minutes; unsupported by rTorrent.

tasks.queue.move

Move tasks to top, up, down, or bottom of the queue. Effect: reversible_write. Providers: qbittorrent, transmission.

• task_id (string): One provider-native task hash or ID.
• task_ids (string[]): Multiple provider-native task hashes or IDs; mutually exclusive with task_id.
• position* (string; allowed values top,up,down,bottom): Target queue position.
• Rule: Provide exactly one of task_id and task_ids.

tasks.reannounce

Force tracker reannounce. Effect: external_side_effect. Providers: qbittorrent, transmission.

• task_id (string): One provider-native task hash or ID.
• task_ids (string[]): Multiple provider-native task hashes or IDs; mutually exclusive with task_id.
• Rule: Provide exactly one of task_id and task_ids.

tasks.recheck

Force data verification for tasks. Effect: external_side_effect. Providers: qbittorrent, transmission, rtorrent.

• task_id (string): One provider-native task hash or ID.
• task_ids (string[]): Multiple provider-native task hashes or IDs; mutually exclusive with task_id.
• Rule: Provide exactly one of task_id and task_ids.

tasks.start

Start or resume one or more tasks. Effect: reversible_write. Providers: qbittorrent, transmission, rtorrent.

• task_id (string): One provider-native task hash or ID.
• task_ids (string[]): Multiple provider-native task hashes or IDs; mutually exclusive with task_id.
• Rule: Provide exactly one of task_id and task_ids.

tasks.stop

Pause one or more tasks. Effect: reversible_write. Providers: qbittorrent, transmission, rtorrent.

• task_id (string): One provider-native task hash or ID.
• task_ids (string[]): Multiple provider-native task hashes or IDs; mutually exclusive with task_id.
• Rule: Provide exactly one of task_id and task_ids.

tasks.tags.get

Read task tags or labels. Effect: safe_read. Providers: qbittorrent, transmission, rtorrent.

• task_id* (string): One provider-native task hash or ID.

tasks.tags.set

Set or add task tags/labels. Effect: reversible_write. Providers: qbittorrent, transmission, rtorrent.

• task_id (string): One provider-native task hash or ID.
• task_ids (string[]): Multiple provider-native task hashes or IDs; mutually exclusive with task_id.
• tags* (string[]): Tags or labels to set or add.
• Rule: Provide exactly one of task_id and task_ids.

tasks.trackers

List trackers for one task. Effect: safe_read. Providers: qbittorrent, transmission.

• task_id* (string): One provider-native task hash or ID.

tasks.trackers.update

Add or replace task trackers. Effect: reversible_write. Providers: qbittorrent, transmission.

• task_id* (string): One provider-native task hash or ID.
• trackers* (string[]): Tracker URL list.

Verification

After a write, query the smallest relevant state: tasks.list for status and properties, tasks.files for file priority, tasks.trackers for trackers, or session.speed_limits.get for global limits. Report unsupported provider capabilities explicitly instead of falling back to raw HTTP or arbitrary SDK method calls.