SABnzbd MCP

SABnzbd MCP

Enables managing a SABnzbd Usenet downloader through natural language, including queue control, history browsing, adding downloads, and speed adjustment.

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SABnzbd MCP

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for SABnzbd — manage your Usenet downloader through Claude or any MCP-compatible client.

Features

  • Queue management — view, pause, resume, delete, reorder and reprioritize downloads
  • History — browse, search, retry and delete completed/failed downloads
  • Add downloads — add NZBs by URL with optional category, priority and script
  • Speed control — set download speed limits on the fly
  • Status & info — server status, version, warnings, categories and scripts
  • Two transports — stdio (Claude Desktop) or HTTP (remote clients)

Tools

Tool Description
get_status Full server status (speed, disk space, queue summary)
get_version SABnzbd version
get_warnings Current warnings and log messages
get_categories All configured categories
get_scripts All configured post-processing scripts
get_queue Download queue with pagination
pause_queue Pause all downloads
resume_queue Resume all downloads
pause_post_processing Pause post-processing
resume_post_processing Resume post-processing
set_speed_limit Set download speed limit
delete_from_queue Delete items from the queue
set_priority Set download priority
change_category Change category of a queue item
move_in_queue Move item to a specific queue position
add_nzb_url Add NZB by URL
get_history Download history with search and filtering
retry_download Retry a failed download
retry_all_failed Retry all failed downloads
delete_history Delete history items
purge_history Purge all history

Quick start

Docker (HTTP mode)

docker run -d \
  -e SABNZBD_URL=http://your-sabnzbd:8080 \
  -e SABNZBD_API_KEY=your_api_key \
  -e MCP_TRANSPORT=http \
  -p 3001:3001 \
  ghcr.io/ltmarx/sabnzbd-mcp:latest

Docker Compose

cp .env.example .env
# edit .env with your SABnzbd URL and API key
docker compose --profile http up -d

Claude Desktop (stdio)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sabnzbd": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run", "--rm", "-i",
        "-e", "SABNZBD_URL=http://your-sabnzbd:8080",
        "-e", "SABNZBD_API_KEY=your_api_key",
        "ghcr.io/ltmarx/sabnzbd-mcp:latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Environment variables

Variable Default Description
SABNZBD_URL http://localhost:8080 SABnzbd base URL
SABNZBD_API_KEY (required) SABnzbd API key (Settings → General → API Key)
MCP_TRANSPORT stdio Transport mode: stdio or http
MCP_PORT 3000 HTTP port (only used when MCP_TRANSPORT=http)
MCP_HOST 0.0.0.0 HTTP bind host (only used when MCP_TRANSPORT=http)

Development

npm install
cp .env.example .env
# edit .env
npm run dev

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