profilarr/docs/manifest.md

Manifest Specification

Every Profilarr Compliant Database must include a pcd.json manifest file in its root directory. This file defines the database's identity, compatibility, and dependencies.

Required Fields

Field	Description
name	Unique identifier for the database (lowercase, hyphens preferred)
version	Semantic version of the database (MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH)
description	Short summary of what the database provides
dependencies	Object mapping dependency names to semver ranges. All PCDs must depend on schema at minimum
profilarr.minimum_version	Minimum Profilarr version required to use this database

Optional Fields

Field	Description
arr_types	Array of supported arr applications (["radarr"], ["sonarr"], or ["radarr", "sonarr"]). If omitted, assumes all are supported
authors	Array of contributor objects with name and optional email
license	SPDX license identifier
repository	Git repository URL
dependencies	Can include other PCDs in addition to the schema, enabling layered databases
tags	Array of descriptive keywords for discovery
links	External resource URLs (homepage, documentation, issues)

Example

{
    "name": "db",
    "version": "2.1.35",
    "description": "Seraphys' OCD Playground",
    "arr_types": ["radarr", "sonarr", "whisparr"],

    "dependencies": {
        "schema": "^1.1.0"
    },

    "authors": [
        {
            "name": "Dictionarry Team",
            "email": "team@dictionarry.dev"
        }
    ],

    "license": "MIT",
    "repository": "https://github.com/dictionarry-hub/database",

    "tags": ["4k", "hdr", "remux", "quality", "archival"],

    "links": {
        "homepage": "https://dictionarry.dev",
        "issues": "https://github.com/dictionarry-hub/db/issues"
    },

    "profilarr": {
        "minimum_version": "2.0.0"
    }
}