How to Connect Your *arr Stack to AI in 5 Minutes

Introduction

The *arr stack (Sonarr, Radarr, Prowlarr, Overseerr, Tautulli) automates every part of media management, from finding content to monitoring who's watching it. With DataFaucet, you can give AI assistants access to your entire stack in one sitting. Here's how.

What You'll Get

Once connected, you can have natural conversations with your AI about your media stack:

• Ask "what movies are downloading?" and get your Radarr queue
• Ask "any missing episodes this week?" and get your Sonarr calendar
• Ask "are all indexers healthy?" and get Prowlarr status
• Ask "who's streaming right now?" and get Tautulli active sessions
• Ask "any pending media requests?" and get your Overseerr queue

Prerequisites

• A running *arr stack (any hosting works: Docker, bare metal, Unraid, TrueNAS, etc.)
• Web UI accessible from your browser for each app
• A free DataFaucet account at datafaucet.dev

Step 1: Create Your Sonarr MCP Server

Open DataFaucet, start a new capture session, and enter your Sonarr URL. Browse through the series list, check the calendar for upcoming episodes, open the download queue, and visit the system status page. Each page you visit captures the underlying API calls. Once you've covered the key pages, deploy your server. For a detailed walkthrough, see the Sonarr MCP Server guide.

Step 2: Create Your Radarr MCP Server

Start another capture session and enter your Radarr URL. Browse your movie library, check the download queue, view the calendar for upcoming releases, and visit system health. The process is identical to Sonarr since both apps share a similar interface. See the Radarr MCP Server guide for full details.

Step 3: Create Your Prowlarr MCP Server

Create a third capture session for Prowlarr. Browse your configured indexers, check their health status, and run a test search to capture the search API. Prowlarr is the glue that connects all your *arr apps to indexers, so capturing it gives your AI visibility into the search layer. See the Prowlarr MCP Server guide for more.

Step 4: Add Overseerr (Optional)

If you run Overseerr for media requests, capture it next. Browse the requests queue, check user lists, and visit the discover page. This lets your AI answer questions about what people have requested and whether those requests have been fulfilled. See the Overseerr MCP Server guide.

Step 5: Add Tautulli (Optional)

For Plex analytics, capture Tautulli. Browse the activity page (ideally while someone is streaming), check watch history, and review library stats. This gives your AI real-time visibility into who's watching what. See the Tautulli MCP Server guide.

Step 6: Connect All Servers to Your AI Client

Add all your new MCP servers to your AI client configuration. Here's an example claude_desktop_config.json with the full stack:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sonarr": {
      "url": "https://your-sonarr-server.datafaucet.dev/sse"
    },
    "radarr": {
      "url": "https://your-radarr-server.datafaucet.dev/sse"
    },
    "prowlarr": {
      "url": "https://your-prowlarr-server.datafaucet.dev/sse"
    },
    "overseerr": {
      "url": "https://your-overseerr-server.datafaucet.dev/sse"
    },
    "tautulli": {
      "url": "https://your-tautulli-server.datafaucet.dev/sse"
    }
  }
}

This works with Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, and any MCP-compatible client. Replace the URLs with the ones from your DataFaucet dashboard.

Example Conversation

Here's what a multi-turn conversation looks like once everything is connected:

You: "Give me a status check on my media stack."

AI: "Here's your current status:

• Sonarr: 3 episodes downloading, 2 missing from this week's calendar
• Radarr: 1 movie downloading (Dune 3), 47 monitored movies
• Prowlarr: All 6 indexers healthy, last search 4 minutes ago
• Tautulli: 2 active streams right now (Living Room playing Severance S3E04, Bedroom playing The Bear S4E01)"

You: "Any pending requests in Overseerr?"

AI: "You have 3 pending requests: Ballerina (2025) requested by Sarah, The Electric State requested by Mike, and Havoc requested by Jake. All three are available on your indexers."

Tips

• Capture during active usage (downloads running, streams active) for the best API coverage
• Re-capture after major *arr updates to pick up new API endpoints
• Use server notes in your DataFaucet dashboard to label which *arr app each server represents
• Start with Sonarr and Radarr first since those are the most frequently queried apps
• You can always add more pages to an existing server by running another capture session