Deluge Skill

Use this skill to manage torrents on a remote Deluge WebUI instance via JSON-RPC.

Requirements

• Python 3 with requests installed
• A running Deluge WebUI
• --url is required; password must be set via the DELUGE_PASSWORD environment variable

Usage

uv run bin/deluge_client.py --url <URL> [--verify] COMMAND

Global Options

SSL is determined automatically from the URL scheme (http vs https).

Commands

list

List all torrents with state, progress, and size.

uv run bin/deluge_client.py --url URL list

add

Add a torrent by magnet URI or HTTP URL.

uv run bin/deluge_client.py --url URL add "magnet:?xt=urn:btih:..."
uv run bin/deluge_client.py --url URL add "https://example.com/file.torrent"

remove

Remove a torrent by ID (full or 8-char prefix). Use --with-data to also delete downloaded files.

uv run bin/deluge_client.py --url URL remove <TORRENT_ID>
uv run bin/deluge_client.py --url URL remove <TORRENT_ID> --with-data

pause

Pause a torrent by ID.

uv run bin/deluge_client.py --url URL pause <TORRENT_ID>

resume

Resume a paused torrent by ID.

uv run bin/deluge_client.py --url URL resume <TORRENT_ID>

call

Make a raw JSON-RPC call to the Deluge API. Params must be a JSON array string.

uv run bin/deluge_client.py --url URL call core.get_config_value '["download_location"]'

Notes

• SSL is determined by the URL scheme; certificate verification is off by default (accommodates self-signed certs)
• Torrent IDs shown by list are truncated to 8 chars for display; pass the full ID to remove
• Use call for any Deluge RPC method not covered by the built-in commands
• Always inject the password via the exec tool's env parameter — never inline it in the command string, as that will expose it in command logs and process listings:

{
  "command": "uv run bin/deluge_client.py --url http://deluge.home.arpa:8112 list",
  "env": { "DELUGE_PASSWORD": "<password>" }
}