Agent Skill for searching and downloading torrents via TorrentClaw. Includes SKILL.md with OpenClaw metadata, bash scripts for torrent client detection, CONTRIBUTING.md, CHANGELOG.md, CI/CD with GitHub Actions (shellcheck + conventional commits), lefthook git hooks, Makefile, and .editorconfig.
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TorrentClaw API Reference
Search Response Schema
{
"total": 42,
"page": 1,
"pageSize": 20,
"results": [
{
"id": 1,
"imdbId": "tt1375666",
"tmdbId": "27205",
"contentType": "movie",
"title": "Inception",
"titleOriginal": "Inception",
"year": 2010,
"overview": "A thief who steals corporate secrets...",
"posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/oYuLEt3zVCKq57qu2F8dT7NIa6f.jpg",
"genres": ["Action", "Science Fiction", "Adventure"],
"ratingImdb": "8.8",
"ratingTmdb": "8.4",
"contentUrl": "/movies/inception-2010-1",
"hasTorrents": true,
"maxSeeders": 847,
"torrents": [
{
"infoHash": "aaf1e71c0a0e3b1c0f1a2b3c4d5e6f7a8b9c0d1e",
"magnetUrl": "magnet:?xt=urn:btih:aaf1e71c...&dn=Inception+2010+1080p&tr=udp://tracker.opentrackr.org:1337/announce&tr=...",
"torrentUrl": "/api/v1/torrent/aaf1e71c0a0e3b1c0f1a2b3c4d5e6f7a8b9c0d1e",
"quality": "1080p",
"codec": "x265",
"sourceType": "BluRay",
"sizeBytes": "2147483648",
"seeders": 847,
"leechers": 23,
"source": "yts",
"qualityScore": 85,
"scrapedAt": "2026-02-13T10:30:00Z",
"uploadedAt": "2024-03-15T12:00:00Z",
"languages": ["en"],
"audioCodec": "AAC",
"hdrType": null,
"releaseGroup": "YTS",
"season": null,
"episode": null
}
]
}
]
}
Allowed Genres
Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Crime, Documentary, Drama, Family, Fantasy, History, Horror, Music, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, War, Western, Reality, Talk, News, Soap, Kids, TV Movie, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, War & Politics
API Key Authentication
Request Headers:
Authorization: Bearer tc_live_xxxxx
Or via query parameter:
?api_key=tc_live_xxxxx
Response Headers:
X-RateLimit-Tier: free
X-RateLimit-Remaining: 115
X-Api-Key-Id: tc_live_abc1
Rate Limit Tiers:
- Anonymous: 30 req/min (no key)
- Free: 120 req/min, 1,000 req/day (with API key)
- Pro: 1,000 req/min, 10,000 req/day (with API key)
- Internal: Unlimited (with API key)
New Query Parameters
Season & Episode Filtering:
season=1— Filter by TV show season numberepisode=5— Filter by episode number- Note: Also supports parsing from query text (e.g.,
q=breaking+bad+S01E05)
Localization:
locale=es— Get titles in Spanish (also: fr, de, pt, it, ja, ko, zh, ru, ar)
New Response Fields
Content fields:
hasTorrents(boolean) — Whether content has associated torrentsmaxSeeders(number) — Highest seeder count across all torrents for this content
Torrent fields:
scrapedAt(string, ISO 8601) — Timestamp of last tracker scrape for real-time seeder/leecher counts
Error Responses
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 400 | Invalid parameters (missing q, bad genre, etc.) |
| 404 | Torrent file not found (torrent endpoint only) |
| 429 | Rate limited |
| 500 | Internal server error |
Rate Limits
| Endpoint | Limit |
|---|---|
| /api/v1/search | 30/min |
| /api/v1/autocomplete | 60/min |
| /api/v1/stats | 10/min |
| /api/v1/torrent | 20/min |
Torrent Download Integration
Using magnetUrl with Transmission
# Search and add best torrent to Transmission
RESULT=$(curl -s -H "x-search-source: skill" "https://torrentclaw.com/api/v1/search?q=inception&type=movie&sort=seeders&limit=1")
MAGNET=$(echo "$RESULT" | jq -r '.results[0].torrents[0].magnetUrl')
transmission-remote -a "$MAGNET"
Using magnetUrl with aria2
RESULT=$(curl -s -H "x-search-source: skill" "https://torrentclaw.com/api/v1/search?q=inception&sort=seeders&limit=1")
MAGNET=$(echo "$RESULT" | jq -r '.results[0].torrents[0].magnetUrl')
aria2c "$MAGNET" --dir=~/Downloads
Downloading .torrent files
# Get info hash from search result
INFO_HASH=$(echo "$RESULT" | jq -r '.results[0].torrents[0].infoHash')
# Download .torrent file
curl -o "movie.torrent" "https://torrentclaw.com/api/v1/torrent/$INFO_HASH"
# The file includes a descriptive filename in Content-Disposition header:
# TorrentClaw.com-Inception-1080p-EN.torrent
Data Sources
| Source | Content | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| YTS | Movies | High quality, IMDb IDs |
| EZTV | TV Shows | Episode torrents, IMDb IDs |
| Knaben | Mixed | Meta-search aggregator |
| Prowlarr | Mixed | Indexer aggregator |
| Bitmagnet | Mixed | DHT discovery |
| Torrentio | Mixed | Stremio ecosystem |
| DonTorrent | Mixed | Spanish content |
| Torrents.csv | Mixed | Open dataset |
| TMDB | Metadata | Posters, genres, translations |