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CLI for the Seer media request management API. Search movies and TV shows, create and manage media requests, manage users, track issues, and administer a sel...

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Description


name: seer-cli description: >- CLI for the Seer media request management API. Search movies and TV shows, create and manage media requests, manage users, track issues, and administer a self-hosted Seer instance. Use when asked to find, request, or manage media content, check what is trending, look up actors or collections, manage users, or check system status. metadata: author: electather repo: https://github.com/electather/seer-cli env:

  • name: SEER_SERVER description: Full URL of your Seer instance (e.g. https://seer.example.com) required: true
  • name: SEER_API_KEY description: API key for authenticating with the Seer server required: true
  • name: SEER_MCP_AUTH_TOKEN description: Bearer token for authenticating MCP HTTP transport clients (required when running the HTTP server; omit for stdio transport) required: false

seer-cli

CLI for interacting with a Seer media request management server.

Installation

Download the latest release archive and checksum file from the Releases page, verify, and install:

# Replace <os> and <arch> with your platform (linux/darwin, amd64/arm64)
curl -fsSL https://github.com/electather/seer-cli/releases/latest/download/seer-cli_<version>_<os>_<arch>.tar.gz -o seer-cli.tar.gz
curl -fsSL https://github.com/electather/seer-cli/releases/latest/download/seer-cli_<version>_checksums.txt -o checksums.txt
grep seer-cli_<version>_<os>_<arch>.tar.gz checksums.txt | sha256sum -c
tar -xzf seer-cli.tar.gz
sudo mv seer-cli /usr/local/bin/

Supports Linux and macOS (amd64 / arm64).

Docker

Run the MCP HTTP server in a container next to your Seer instance:

docker run --rm \
  -e SEER_SERVER=http://your-seer-instance:5055 \
  -e SEER_API_KEY=your-api-key \
  -e SEER_MCP_AUTH_TOKEN=your-secret-token \
  -p 8811:8811 \
  ghcr.io/electather/seer-cli:latest

MCP endpoint: http://localhost:8811/mcp — set Authorization: Bearer your-secret-token in your MCP client.

SEER_MCP_AUTH_TOKEN is required for HTTP transport. Omitting it will produce an error unless you also pass --no-auth (insecure).

docker-compose deployment

Use the included docker-compose.yml to deploy alongside Seer:

SEER_API_KEY=xxx SEER_MCP_AUTH_TOKEN=secret docker compose up -d

The default SEER_SERVER in the compose file points to http://seer:5055 (the Seer service name). Override it if your Seer instance is elsewhere.

Running CLI commands via Docker

Override the default CMD to run any CLI command:

docker run --rm \
  -e SEER_SERVER=http://your-seer-instance:5055 \
  -e SEER_API_KEY=your-api-key \
  ghcr.io/electather/seer-cli:latest \
  status system

Setup

seer-cli config set --server https://your-seer-instance.com --api-key YOUR_KEY
seer-cli config show   # verify

Environment variables also work: SEER_SERVER, SEER_API_KEY.

Global Flags

  • -s, --server — Seer server URL
  • -k, --api-key — API key
  • -v, --verbose — show request URLs and HTTP status codes
  • --config — path to config file (default ~/.seer-cli.yaml)

Output

All commands return JSON. Pipe to jq for filtering. With --verbose, extra info (URL, HTTP status) is printed before the JSON.

Commands

Search & Discovery

Find movies, TV shows, and people:

seer-cli search multi -q "The Matrix"              # search everything
seer-cli search multi -q "Nolan" --page 2           # paginated results
seer-cli search keyword -q "sci-fi"                 # TMDB keywords
seer-cli search company -q "A24"                    # production companies
seer-cli search trending                            # currently trending
seer-cli search trending --time-window week          # weekly trending
seer-cli search movies --genre 28                   # discover by genre
seer-cli search movies --studio 7505                # by studio
seer-cli search movies --sort-by popularity.desc    # custom sort
seer-cli search tv --genre 18 --network 213         # TV by genre + network

Search results include a mediaType field (movie, tv, or person) and a TMDB id used by other commands.

If mediaInfo exists on a result, it's already tracked. mediaInfo.status values: 1=unknown, 2=pending, 3=processing, 4=partially available, 5=available.

Movie Details

seer-cli movies get 157336                  # details by TMDB ID
seer-cli movies ratings 157336              # ratings
seer-cli movies ratings-combined 157336     # combined RT/IMDB ratings
seer-cli movies recommendations 157336      # recommended movies
seer-cli movies similar 157336              # similar movies

TV Show Details

seer-cli tv get 72844                       # show details
seer-cli tv ratings 72844                   # ratings
seer-cli tv recommendations 72844           # recommendations
seer-cli tv similar 72844                   # similar shows
seer-cli tv season 72844 1                  # season details + episodes

Requesting Media

Create requests for movies or TV shows using their TMDB ID:

# Request a movie
seer-cli request create --media-type movie --media-id 157336

# Request a TV show (all seasons)
seer-cli request create --media-type tv --media-id 72844 --seasons all

# Request specific seasons
seer-cli request create --media-type tv --media-id 72844 --seasons 1,2

# Request 4K version
seer-cli request create --media-type movie --media-id 157336 --is4k

Manage existing requests:

seer-cli request list                       # list all requests
seer-cli request get 5                      # get specific request
seer-cli request count                      # counts by status
seer-cli request approve 5                  # approve
seer-cli request decline 5                  # decline
seer-cli request retry 5                    # retry failed request
seer-cli request delete 5                   # delete

Media Management

seer-cli media list                         # list all tracked media
seer-cli media status 1 available           # update status
seer-cli media watch-data 1                 # get watch data
seer-cli media delete 1                     # remove from Seer
seer-cli media delete-file 1                # delete file from Radarr/Sonarr

Issues

Report and track problems with media:

seer-cli issue list                         # list all issues
seer-cli issue create                       # create new issue
seer-cli issue get 3                        # get issue details
seer-cli issue count                        # issue counts
seer-cli issue comment 3                    # add comment
seer-cli issue update-status 3 resolved     # resolve issue
seer-cli issue delete 3                     # delete issue

Watchlist

seer-cli watchlist add --media-type movie --tmdb-id 157336
seer-cli watchlist add --media-type tv --tmdb-id 72844
seer-cli watchlist delete 1                 # remove by watchlist ID

Blocklist

Prevent media from appearing in discovery:

seer-cli blocklist list                     # list blocked items
seer-cli blocklist get 157336               # get by TMDB ID
seer-cli blocklist add --tmdb-id 157336     # add to blocklist
seer-cli blocklist delete 1                 # remove by ID

People

seer-cli person get 525                     # person details
seer-cli person combined-credits 525        # all movie + TV credits

Collections

seer-cli collection get 2344               # collection details (e.g., a film series)

Users

seer-cli users list                         # list all users
seer-cli users get 1                        # user details
seer-cli users create                       # create user
seer-cli users update 1                     # update user
seer-cli users delete 1                     # delete user
seer-cli users requests 1                   # user's requests
seer-cli users watchlist 1                  # user's watchlist
seer-cli users watch-data 1                 # user's watch data
seer-cli users quota 1                      # user's request quota
seer-cli users import-from-plex             # import Plex users
seer-cli users import-from-jellyfin         # import Jellyfin users
seer-cli users bulk-update                  # bulk permission update
seer-cli users settings get 1               # get user settings
seer-cli users password reset 1             # reset password

Services (Radarr / Sonarr)

seer-cli service radarr-list                # list Radarr servers
seer-cli service radarr-get 1               # profiles + root folders
seer-cli service sonarr-list                # list Sonarr servers
seer-cli service sonarr-get 1               # profiles + root folders
seer-cli service sonarr-lookup 72844        # look up series in Sonarr

TMDB Metadata

seer-cli tmdb genres-movie                  # movie genre IDs
seer-cli tmdb genres-tv                     # TV genre IDs
seer-cli tmdb languages                     # supported languages
seer-cli tmdb regions                       # supported regions
seer-cli tmdb network 213                   # network details (e.g., Netflix)
seer-cli tmdb studio 7505                   # studio details
seer-cli tmdb backdrops                     # trending backdrops

Other Lookups

seer-cli other certifications-movie         # movie age ratings by country
seer-cli other certifications-tv            # TV age ratings by country
seer-cli other keyword 180547               # keyword details
seer-cli other watchprovider-regions        # available streaming regions
seer-cli other watchproviders-movies        # movie streaming providers
seer-cli other watchproviders-tv            # TV streaming providers

Override Rules

Custom rules for request routing:

seer-cli overriderule list                  # list rules
seer-cli overriderule create                # create rule
seer-cli overriderule update 1              # update rule
seer-cli overriderule delete 1              # delete rule

System Status

seer-cli status system                      # server version + status
seer-cli status appdata                     # app data volume info

MCP Server

seer-cli mcp serve starts a Model Context Protocol server that exposes the Seer API as tools. This lets AI agents (including Claude Desktop) use seer-cli without invoking the CLI directly.

stdio transport (Claude Desktop)

Claude Desktop spawns the process and communicates over stdin/stdout. No authentication or network configuration required.

Add to your Claude Desktop config (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "seer": {
      "command": "/usr/local/bin/seer-cli",
      "args": ["mcp", "serve"],
      "env": {
        "SEER_SERVER": "https://your-seer-instance.com",
        "SEER_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

HTTP transport

For MCP clients that connect over HTTP with Bearer token auth:

seer-cli mcp serve --transport http --addr :8811 --auth-token mysecrettoken

Endpoint: http://localhost:8811/mcp — set Authorization: Bearer mysecrettoken in your client.

The HTTP transport does not implement OAuth 2.0. Use stdio for Claude Desktop.

MCP tools available

Category Tools
Search search_multi, search_discover_movies, search_discover_tv, search_trending
Movies movies_get, movies_recommendations, movies_similar, movies_ratings
TV tv_get, tv_season, tv_recommendations, tv_similar, tv_ratings
Requests request_list, request_get, request_create, request_approve, request_decline, request_delete, request_count
Media media_list, media_status_update
Issues issue_list, issue_get, issue_create, issue_status_update, issue_count
Users users_list, users_get, users_quota
People & Collections person_get, person_credits, collection_get
Services service_radarr_list, service_sonarr_list
Settings settings_about, settings_jobs_list, settings_jobs_run
Watchlist & Blocklist watchlist_add, watchlist_remove, blocklist_list, blocklist_add, blocklist_remove
System status_system

Common Workflows

Find and request a movie

seer-cli search multi -q "Interstellar"     # find TMDB ID
seer-cli movies get 157336                  # confirm details
seer-cli request create --media-type movie --media-id 157336

Find and request a TV show

seer-cli search multi -q "Breaking Bad"    # find TMDB ID
seer-cli tv get 1396                        # confirm details
seer-cli request create --media-type tv --media-id 1396 --seasons all

Check what genre IDs mean

seer-cli tmdb genres-movie                  # e.g., 28=Action, 18=Drama
seer-cli tmdb genres-tv

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