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ingest-book

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Manage book library via Readarr, search for books, and monitor downloads. Handles service health checks and API interactions. Part of Horus's learning pipeline.

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ingest-book

Manage Readarr library, search for books, and monitor downloads.

Commands

  • multi-search <term>: Search all configured Newznab indexers in parallel, deduplicate results.
  • nzb-search <term>: Direct Usenet search via NZBGeek only.
  • advanced-search --title/--author/--isbn: GeekSeek-syntax search.
  • list-indexers: Show configured indexers (keys masked).
  • search <term>: Search for books/authors in Readarr.
  • add <term>: Search and add the first matching book (Auto-Learn).
  • health: Check if Readarr is running and healthy.
  • ensure-running: Start Readarr if not running.

Usage

# Multi-indexer search (recommended for technical books)
./run.sh multi-search "High Performance Python"

# Single-indexer NZBGeek search
./run.sh nzb-search "The Art of Exploitation"

# Check configured indexers
./run.sh list-indexers

# Readarr search
./run.sh search "The Art of Exploitation"

Multi-Indexer Configuration

For best technical book coverage, configure multiple Newznab indexers.

Option 1: JSON config file (~/.config/ingest-book/indexers.json)

[
  {"name": "NZBGeek", "api_url": "https://api.nzbgeek.info/api", "api_key": "your-key"},
  {"name": "DrunkenSlug", "api_url": "https://api.drunkenslug.com/api", "api_key": "your-key"},
  {"name": "Althub", "api_url": "https://api.althub.co.za/api", "api_key": "your-key"}
]

Option 2: NEWZNAB_INDEXERS env var (same JSON format)

Option 3: Legacy single-indexer (NZBGeek only)

Set NZBD_GEEK_API_KEY or NZBGEEK_API_KEY in .env.

Readarr Configuration

  • Readarr Path: ~/workspace/experiments/Readarr/Readarr
  • Data Path: ~/workspace/experiments/Readarr/data
  • Port: 8787
  • API Key: READARR_API_KEY env var (optional for localhost in some configs)