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sabx
Control SABnzbd download manager via CLI. Use when users need to check download queue/history, add NZBs, manage priorities, control speed limits, pause/resume downloads, configure RSS feeds, run scheduled tasks, or automate Usenet workflows. Triggers include "sabnzbd", "sabx", "downloads", "nzb", "usenet", "download queue", "download status".
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Metadata
Additional technical details for this skill
- compatibility
- claude-code, codex-cli
- short description
- SABnzbd CLI for download automation
SKILL.md
SABnzbd CLI (sabx)
Control SABnzbd from the terminal. Covers common SABnzbd API operations.
Prerequisites
# Install (Go 1.24+)
go install github.com/avivsinai/sabx/cmd/sabx@latest
# Authenticate (stores API key in OS keyring)
sabx login --base-url http://localhost:8080 --api-key <key>
Quick Command Reference
| Task | Command |
|---|---|
| Queue status | sabx queue list |
| Active downloads | sabx queue list --active |
| Add NZB from URL | sabx queue add url <url> |
| Add NZB file | sabx queue add file <path> |
| Pause queue | sabx queue pause |
| Resume queue | sabx queue resume |
| Set priority | sabx queue item priority <nzo_id> 2 |
| Delete item | sabx queue item delete <nzo_id> |
| History | sabx history list |
| Retry failed | sabx history retry <nzo_id> |
| Delete all history | sabx history delete --all |
| System status | sabx status |
| Full diagnostics | sabx status --full --performance |
| Speed status | sabx speed status |
| Set speed limit | sabx speed limit --rate 5M |
| Remove speed limit | sabx speed limit --none |
| Live dashboard | sabx top |
Priority Values
Priority is -1 to 2: -1=low, 0=normal, 1=high, 2=force
Common Patterns
Check and manage downloads
sabx queue list --active # What's downloading now
sabx status --full # Overall system health
sabx speed status # Current speed and limits
sabx warnings list # Any runtime issues
Add downloads
sabx queue add url https://example.com/file.nzb
sabx queue add file ./local.nzb --cat movies
sabx queue add local /path/on/server/file.nzb
Priority and queue management
sabx queue item priority <nzo_id> 2 # Force (2=force priority)
sabx queue item move <nzo_id> top # Move to top
sabx queue item move <nzo_id> to 0 # Move to position 0
sabx queue sort name # Sort by name
sabx history delete --all # Clear entire history
sabx history delete --failed # Clear failed items only
Pause/resume workflows
sabx queue pause # Pause all downloads
sabx queue resume # Resume downloads
sabx postprocess pause # Pause post-processing
sabx postprocess resume # Resume post-processing
RSS feed automation
sabx rss list # List configured feeds
sabx rss add TVFeed --url <rss-url> --cat tv
sabx rss run TVFeed # Manually trigger specific feed
sabx rss run # Run all feeds
sabx rss delete TVFeed
Scheduler tasks
sabx schedule list
sabx schedule add NightPause --set command=pause --set day=mon-sun --set hour=01 --set min=00
sabx schedule set NightPause --set hour=02
sabx schedule delete NightPause
Server management
sabx server list # News servers
sabx server stats # Per-server statistics
sabx server test primary # Test connectivity
sabx server disconnect # Disconnect from all servers
Troubleshooting
sabx doctor # Health checks
sabx warnings list # Runtime warnings
sabx logs list --lines 50 # Recent logs
sabx logs tail --follow # Stream logs
sabx debug gc-stats # GC diagnostics
Output Modes
All commands support --json for scripting:
sabx queue list --json | jq '.slots[0].filename'
sabx speed status --json
Configuration
# Multiple profiles
sabx login --profile home --base-url http://home:8080 --api-key <key>
sabx login --profile server --base-url http://server:8080 --api-key <key>
# Switch profiles
sabx --profile server queue list
# Environment overrides
SABX_BASE_URL=http://alt:8080 SABX_API_KEY=xxx sabx status
References
- Full command reference: See references/commands.md
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