{
  "id": "jackett",
  "name": "Jackett",
  "homepage": "https://github.com/Jackett/Jackett",
  "description": "API Support for your favorite torrent trackers.",
  "executables": [
    "jackett"
  ],
  "dotfiles": {
    "paths": [],
    "secret": [
      "~/.config/Jackett/ServerConfig.json",
      "~/Library/Application Support/Jackett/ServerConfig.json"
    ]
  },
  "commands": {
    "format": 1,
    "label": "Start Jackett",
    "description": "Start the Jackett server in the foreground with common switches. Windows service management switches (install, start, stop, uninstall, reserve URLs) are not covered.",
    "quality": "ai-draft",
    "parser": {
      "end_of_options": "--",
      "interleave": "permute",
      "long_equals": true,
      "short_attached": true,
      "short_bundles": false
    },
    "source": [
      {
        "id": "readme",
        "kind": "manual",
        "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Jackett/Jackett/master/README.md",
        "revision": "master 2026-10-27",
        "evidence": "- `-l, --Logging` - Log all requests/responses to Jackett\n- `-t, --Tracing` - Enable tracing\n- `-x, --ListenPublic` - Listen publicly (accessible from other devices)\n- `-z, --ListenPrivate` - Only allow local access (default)\n- `-p, --Port` - Specify web server port (default: 9117)\n- `-d, --DataFolder` - Specify the location of the data folder (requires administrator on Windows)\n- `--NoRestart` - Don't restart after update\n- `--PIDFile` - Specify the location of the PID file\n- `--NoUpdates` - Disable automatic updates\n"
      }
    ],
    "field": [
      {
        "id": "port",
        "label": "Web server port",
        "description": "Defaults to 9117.",
        "type": "integer",
        "option": [
          "--Port",
          "-p"
        ],
        "sources": [
          "readme"
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "listen_public",
        "label": "Listen publicly",
        "description": "Make the web UI reachable from other devices.",
        "type": "boolean",
        "option": [
          "--ListenPublic",
          "-x"
        ],
        "sources": [
          "readme"
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "logging",
        "label": "Log all requests/responses",
        "type": "boolean",
        "option": [
          "--Logging",
          "-l"
        ],
        "sources": [
          "readme"
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "tracing",
        "label": "Tracing",
        "type": "boolean",
        "option": [
          "--Tracing",
          "-t"
        ],
        "sources": [
          "readme"
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "no_updates",
        "label": "Disable automatic updates",
        "type": "boolean",
        "option": [
          "--NoUpdates"
        ],
        "sources": [
          "readme"
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "no_restart",
        "label": "No restart after update",
        "type": "boolean",
        "option": [
          "--NoRestart"
        ],
        "sources": [
          "readme"
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "pid_file",
        "label": "PID file",
        "type": "path",
        "option": [
          "--PIDFile"
        ],
        "path": {
          "kind": "file",
          "role": "output",
          "must_exist": false
        },
        "effect": "overwrite",
        "sources": [
          "readme"
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "data_folder",
        "label": "Data folder",
        "description": "The README advises against this on Unix; set HOME or XDG_CONFIG_HOME instead.",
        "type": "path",
        "option": [
          "--DataFolder",
          "-d"
        ],
        "path": {
          "kind": "directory",
          "role": "input"
        },
        "sources": [
          "readme"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "task": [
      {
        "id": "start",
        "label": "Start on a port",
        "fields": [
          "port",
          "listen_public",
          "no_updates"
        ],
        "required": []
      },
      {
        "id": "debug",
        "label": "Start with detailed logging",
        "fields": [
          "port",
          "logging",
          "tracing"
        ],
        "required": [],
        "set": {
          "logging": [
            true
          ],
          "tracing": [
            true
          ]
        }
      }
    ],
    "group": [
      {
        "id": "basic",
        "label": "Basic",
        "fields": [
          "port",
          "listen_public",
          "logging",
          "tracing"
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "advanced",
        "label": "Advanced",
        "fields": [
          "no_updates",
          "no_restart",
          "pid_file",
          "data_folder"
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}