/moviepilot-update
Use this skill when you need to check MoviePilot versions, restart MoviePilot, or trigger a MoviePilot upgrade. Prefer the built-in system APIs instead of docker commands or manual file replacement. If auto-update on restart is already enabled, just restart. If it is disabled,
$ npx -y skills add jxxghp/moviepilot --skill moviepilot-update --agent claude-codeHow it fires
How this skill gets triggered: by you, by Claude, or both.
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- You can call itInvoke it directly when you want it.
- Slash command
/moviepilot-update
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Use this skill when you need to check MoviePilot versions, restart MoviePilot, or trigger a MoviePilot upgrade. Prefer the built-in system APIs instead of docker commands or manual file replacement. If auto-update on restart is already enabled, just restart. If it is disabled,
SKILL.md
moviepilot-update.SKILL.mdname: moviepilot-update
version: 3
description: Use this skill when you need to check MoviePilot versions, restart MoviePilot, or trigger a MoviePilot upgrade. Prefer the built-in system APIs instead of docker commands or manual file replacement. If auto-update on restart is already enabled, just restart. If it is disabled, call the upgrade API so MoviePilot performs a one-shot upgrade and restart.
MoviePilot Update
> All script paths are relative to this skill file.
Use this skill for MoviePilot restart and upgrade operations.
Setup
This skill reuses the `moviepilot-api` client. When running inside the MoviePilot project, the API client imports `app.core.config.settings` and reads the local host, port, and API token directly. Do not ask the user for `API_TOKEN`.
Preferred Commands
Check versions
python scripts/mp-update.py versions
This calls `GET /api/v1/system/versions`.
Restart MoviePilot
python scripts/mp-update.py restart
This calls `GET /api/v1/system/restart`.
Upgrade and restart MoviePilot
Release mode:
python scripts/mp-update.py upgrade
Dev mode:
python scripts/mp-update.py upgrade dev
This calls `POST /api/v1/system/upgrade`.
Behavior:
- If `MOVIEPILOT_AUTO_UPDATE` is already enabled (`release` or `dev`), MoviePilot only triggers a restart and lets the normal startup flow perform the upgrade.
- If `MOVIEPILOT_AUTO_UPDATE` is disabled, MoviePilot writes a one-shot upgrade flag, restarts itself, performs that single upgrade during startup, and then continues running without changing the persisted auto-update setting.
Direct API Examples
python ../moviepilot-api/scripts/mp-api.py GET /api/v1/system/restart
python ../moviepilot-api/scripts/mp-api.py POST /api/v1/system/upgrade --json '"release"'
python ../moviepilot-api/scripts/mp-api.py POST /api/v1/system/upgrade --json '"dev"'
Notes
- These operations require administrator authentication.
- Restart or upgrade will interrupt the current agent session. Do not rely on post-restart follow-up steps in the same run.
- Prefer the API flow above. Only fall back to manual container commands when the API is unavailable.
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name: moviepilot-update version: 3 description: Use this skill when you need to check MoviePilot versions, restart MoviePilot, or trigger a MoviePilot upgrade. Prefer the built-in system APIs instead of docker commands or manual file replacement. If auto-update on restart is already enabled, just restart. If it is disabled, call the upgrade API so MoviePilot performs a one-shot upgrade and restart.
MoviePilot Update
> All script paths are relative to this skill file.
Use this skill for MoviePilot restart and upgrade operations.
Setup
This skill reuses the `moviepilot-api` client. When running inside the MoviePilot project, the API client imports `app.core.config.settings` and reads the local host, port, and API token directly. Do not ask the user for `API_TOKEN`.
Preferred Commands
Check versions
python scripts/mp-update.py versions
This calls `GET /api/v1/system/versions`.
Restart MoviePilot
python scripts/mp-update.py restart
This calls `GET /api/v1/system/restart`.
Upgrade and restart MoviePilot
Release mode:
python scripts/mp-update.py upgrade
Dev mode:
python scripts/mp-update.py upgrade dev
This calls `POST /api/v1/system/upgrade`.
Behavior:
- If `MOVIEPILOT_AUTO_UPDATE` is already enabled (`release` or `dev`), MoviePilot only triggers a restart and lets the normal startup flow perform the upgrade.
- If `MOVIEPILOT_AUTO_UPDATE` is disabled, MoviePilot writes a one-shot upgrade flag, restarts itself, performs that single upgrade during startup, and then continues running without changing the persisted auto-update setting.
Direct API Examples
python ../moviepilot-api/scripts/mp-api.py GET /api/v1/system/restart python ../moviepilot-api/scripts/mp-api.py POST /api/v1/system/upgrade --json '"release"' python ../moviepilot-api/scripts/mp-api.py POST /api/v1/system/upgrade --json '"dev"'
Notes
- These operations require administrator authentication.
- Restart or upgrade will interrupt the current agent session. Do not rely on post-restart follow-up steps in the same run.
- Prefer the API flow above. Only fall back to manual container commands when the API is unavailable.
Repo: jxxghp/moviepilot
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