Add missing and upgrade search (#507)

README.md

@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ Cleanuparr was created primarily to address malicious files, such as `*.lnk` or
 > - Remove and block downloads blocked by qBittorrent or by Cleanuparr's **Malware Blocker**.
 > - Remove and block known malware based on patterns found by the community.
 > - Automatically trigger a search for downloads removed from the arrs.
+> - Proactively search for **missing** items across your Radarr and Sonarr libraries.
+> - Search for **quality upgrades** for items that haven't met their quality profile's cutoff (a.k.a. **Cutoff Unmet**).
+> - Search for **custom format score upgrades** with automatic score tracking.
 > - Clean up downloads that have been **seeding** for a certain amount of time.
 > - Remove downloads that are **orphaned**/have no **hardlinks**/are not referenced by the arrs anymore (with [cross-seed](https://www.cross-seed.org/) support).
 > - Notify on strike or download removal.

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Api.Tests/Cleanuparr.Api.Tests.csproj

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="coverlet.collector" Version="6.0.4" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Testing" Version="10.0.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.14.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="NSubstitute" Version="5.3.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Shouldly" Version="4.3.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.9.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="3.1.4" />

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Api.Tests/Features/Auth/LoginTimingTests.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Net;
 using System.Net.Http.Json;
+using Cleanuparr.Persistence;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 using Shouldly;
 
 namespace Cleanuparr.Api.Tests.Features.Auth;
@@ -83,14 +86,14 @@ public class LoginTimingTests : IClassFixture<TimingTestWebApplicationFactory>
     [Fact, TestPriority(4)]
     public async Task Login_LockedOutUser_StillCallsPasswordVerification()
     {
-        // Trigger lockout by making several failed login attempts
-        for (var i = 0; i < 5; i++)
+        // Set lockout state directly in the database to avoid timing sensitivity
+        using (var scope = _factory.Services.CreateScope())
         {
-            await _client.PostAsJsonAsync("/api/auth/login", new
-            {
-                username = "timingtest",
-                password = "WrongPassword!"
-            });
+            var context = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<UsersContext>();
+            var user = await context.Users.FirstAsync();
+            user.FailedLoginAttempts = 5;
+            user.LockoutEnd = DateTime.UtcNow.AddMinutes(5);
+            await context.SaveChangesAsync();
         }
 
         _factory.TrackingPasswordService.Reset();
@@ -103,6 +106,16 @@ public class LoginTimingTests : IClassFixture<TimingTestWebApplicationFactory>
 
         response.StatusCode.ShouldBe(HttpStatusCode.TooManyRequests);
         _factory.TrackingPasswordService.VerifyPasswordCallCount.ShouldBeGreaterThanOrEqualTo(1);
+
+        // Reset lockout for subsequent tests
+        using (var scope = _factory.Services.CreateScope())
+        {
+            var context = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<UsersContext>();
+            var user = await context.Users.FirstAsync();
+            user.FailedLoginAttempts = 0;
+            user.LockoutEnd = null;
+            await context.SaveChangesAsync();
+        }
     }
 
     [Fact, TestPriority(5)]

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Api.Tests/Features/Seeker/CustomFormatScoreControllerTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,359 @@
+using System.Text.Json;
+using Cleanuparr.Api.Features.Seeker.Contracts.Responses;
+using Cleanuparr.Api.Features.Seeker.Controllers;
+using Cleanuparr.Api.Tests.Features.Seeker.TestHelpers;
+using Cleanuparr.Domain.Enums;
+using Cleanuparr.Persistence;
+using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.State;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using Shouldly;
+
+namespace Cleanuparr.Api.Tests.Features.Seeker;
+
+public class CustomFormatScoreControllerTests : IDisposable
+{
+    private readonly DataContext _dataContext;
+    private readonly CustomFormatScoreController _controller;
+
+    public CustomFormatScoreControllerTests()
+    {
+        _dataContext = SeekerTestDataFactory.CreateDataContext();
+        _controller = new CustomFormatScoreController(_dataContext);
+    }
+
+    public void Dispose()
+    {
+        _dataContext.Dispose();
+        GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
+    }
+
+    private static JsonElement GetResponseBody(IActionResult result)
+    {
+        var okResult = result.ShouldBeOfType<OkObjectResult>();
+        var json = JsonSerializer.Serialize(okResult.Value);
+        return JsonDocument.Parse(json).RootElement;
+    }
+
+    #region GetCustomFormatScores Tests
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetCustomFormatScores_WithPageBelowMinimum_ClampsToOne()
+    {
+        var radarr = SeekerTestDataFactory.AddRadarrInstance(_dataContext);
+        AddScoreEntry(radarr.Id, 1, "Movie A", currentScore: 100, cutoffScore: 500);
+        AddScoreEntry(radarr.Id, 2, "Movie B", currentScore: 200, cutoffScore: 500);
+
+        var result = await _controller.GetCustomFormatScores(page: -5, pageSize: 50);
+        var body = GetResponseBody(result);
+
+        body.GetProperty("Page").GetInt32().ShouldBe(1);
+        body.GetProperty("Items").GetArrayLength().ShouldBe(2);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetCustomFormatScores_WithPageSizeAboveMaximum_ClampsToHundred()
+    {
+        var radarr = SeekerTestDataFactory.AddRadarrInstance(_dataContext);
+        AddScoreEntry(radarr.Id, 1, "Movie A", currentScore: 100, cutoffScore: 500);
+
+        var result = await _controller.GetCustomFormatScores(page: 1, pageSize: 999);
+        var body = GetResponseBody(result);
+
+        body.GetProperty("PageSize").GetInt32().ShouldBe(100);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetCustomFormatScores_WithHideMetTrue_ExcludesItemsAtOrAboveCutoff()
+    {
+        var radarr = SeekerTestDataFactory.AddRadarrInstance(_dataContext);
+        AddScoreEntry(radarr.Id, 1, "Below Cutoff", currentScore: 100, cutoffScore: 500);
+        AddScoreEntry(radarr.Id, 2, "At Cutoff", currentScore: 500, cutoffScore: 500);
+        AddScoreEntry(radarr.Id, 3, "Above Cutoff", currentScore: 600, cutoffScore: 500);
+
+        var result = await _controller.GetCustomFormatScores(hideMet: true);
+        var body = GetResponseBody(result);
+
+        body.GetProperty("TotalCount").GetInt32().ShouldBe(1);
+        body.GetProperty("Items")[0].GetProperty("Title").GetString().ShouldBe("Below Cutoff");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetCustomFormatScores_WithSearchFilter_ReturnsMatchingTitlesOnly()
+    {
+        var radarr = SeekerTestDataFactory.AddRadarrInstance(_dataContext);
+        AddScoreEntry(radarr.Id, 1, "The Matrix", currentScore: 100, cutoffScore: 500);
+        AddScoreEntry(radarr.Id, 2, "Inception", currentScore: 200, cutoffScore: 500);
+        AddScoreEntry(radarr.Id, 3, "The Matrix Reloaded", currentScore: 300, cutoffScore: 500);
+
+        var result = await _controller.GetCustomFormatScores(search: "matrix");
+        var body = GetResponseBody(result);
+
+        body.GetProperty("TotalCount").GetInt32().ShouldBe(2);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetCustomFormatScores_WithSortByDate_OrdersByLastSyncedDescending()
+    {
+        var radarr = SeekerTestDataFactory.AddRadarrInstance(_dataContext);
+        AddScoreEntry(radarr.Id, 1, "Older", currentScore: 100, cutoffScore: 500,
+            lastSynced: DateTime.UtcNow.AddHours(-2));
+        AddScoreEntry(radarr.Id, 2, "Newer", currentScore: 200, cutoffScore: 500,
+            lastSynced: DateTime.UtcNow.AddHours(-1));
+
+        var result = await _controller.GetCustomFormatScores(sortBy: "date");
+        var body = GetResponseBody(result);
+
+        body.GetProperty("Items")[0].GetProperty("Title").GetString().ShouldBe("Newer");
+        body.GetProperty("Items")[1].GetProperty("Title").GetString().ShouldBe("Older");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetCustomFormatScores_WithInstanceIdFilter_ReturnsOnlyThatInstance()
+    {
+        var radarr = SeekerTestDataFactory.AddRadarrInstance(_dataContext);
+        var sonarr = SeekerTestDataFactory.AddSonarrInstance(_dataContext);
+        AddScoreEntry(radarr.Id, 1, "Movie", currentScore: 100, cutoffScore: 500);
+        AddScoreEntry(sonarr.Id, 2, "Series", currentScore: 200, cutoffScore: 500,
+            itemType: InstanceType.Sonarr);
+
+        var result = await _controller.GetCustomFormatScores(instanceId: radarr.Id);
+        var body = GetResponseBody(result);
+
+        body.GetProperty("TotalCount").GetInt32().ShouldBe(1);
+        body.GetProperty("Items")[0].GetProperty("Title").GetString().ShouldBe("Movie");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetCustomFormatScores_ReturnsCorrectTotalPagesCalculation()
+    {
+        var radarr = SeekerTestDataFactory.AddRadarrInstance(_dataContext);
+        for (int i = 1; i <= 7; i++)
+        {
+            AddScoreEntry(radarr.Id, i, $"Movie {i}", currentScore: 100, cutoffScore: 500);
+        }
+
+        var result = await _controller.GetCustomFormatScores(page: 1, pageSize: 3);
+        var body = GetResponseBody(result);
+
+        body.GetProperty("TotalCount").GetInt32().ShouldBe(7);
+        body.GetProperty("TotalPages").GetInt32().ShouldBe(3); // ceil(7/3) = 3
+        body.GetProperty("Items").GetArrayLength().ShouldBe(3);
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region GetRecentUpgrades Tests
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetRecentUpgrades_WithNoHistory_ReturnsEmptyList()
+    {
+        var result = await _controller.GetRecentUpgrades();
+        var body = GetResponseBody(result);
+
+        body.GetProperty("TotalCount").GetInt32().ShouldBe(0);
+        body.GetProperty("Items").GetArrayLength().ShouldBe(0);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetRecentUpgrades_WithSingleEntryPerItem_ReturnsNoUpgrades()
+    {
+        var radarr = SeekerTestDataFactory.AddRadarrInstance(_dataContext);
+        AddHistoryEntry(radarr.Id, externalItemId: 1, score: 100, recordedAt: DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(-1));
+
+        var result = await _controller.GetRecentUpgrades();
+        var body = GetResponseBody(result);
+
+        body.GetProperty("TotalCount").GetInt32().ShouldBe(0);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetRecentUpgrades_WithScoreIncrease_DetectsUpgrade()
+    {
+        var radarr = SeekerTestDataFactory.AddRadarrInstance(_dataContext);
+        AddHistoryEntry(radarr.Id, externalItemId: 1, score: 100, recordedAt: DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(-2));
+        AddHistoryEntry(radarr.Id, externalItemId: 1, score: 250, recordedAt: DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(-1));
+
+        var result = await _controller.GetRecentUpgrades();
+        var body = GetResponseBody(result);
+
+        body.GetProperty("TotalCount").GetInt32().ShouldBe(1);
+        var upgrade = body.GetProperty("Items")[0];
+        upgrade.GetProperty("PreviousScore").GetInt32().ShouldBe(100);
+        upgrade.GetProperty("NewScore").GetInt32().ShouldBe(250);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetRecentUpgrades_WithScoreDecrease_DoesNotCountAsUpgrade()
+    {
+        var radarr = SeekerTestDataFactory.AddRadarrInstance(_dataContext);
+        AddHistoryEntry(radarr.Id, externalItemId: 1, score: 300, recordedAt: DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(-2));
+        AddHistoryEntry(radarr.Id, externalItemId: 1, score: 150, recordedAt: DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(-1));
+
+        var result = await _controller.GetRecentUpgrades();
+        var body = GetResponseBody(result);
+
+        body.GetProperty("TotalCount").GetInt32().ShouldBe(0);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetRecentUpgrades_WithMultipleUpgradesInSameGroup_CountsEach()
+    {
+        var radarr = SeekerTestDataFactory.AddRadarrInstance(_dataContext);
+        // 100 -> 200 -> 300 = two upgrades for the same item
+        AddHistoryEntry(radarr.Id, externalItemId: 1, score: 100, recordedAt: DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(-3));
+        AddHistoryEntry(radarr.Id, externalItemId: 1, score: 200, recordedAt: DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(-2));
+        AddHistoryEntry(radarr.Id, externalItemId: 1, score: 300, recordedAt: DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(-1));
+
+        var result = await _controller.GetRecentUpgrades();
+        var body = GetResponseBody(result);
+
+        body.GetProperty("TotalCount").GetInt32().ShouldBe(2);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetRecentUpgrades_WithDaysFilter_ExcludesOlderHistory()
+    {
+        var radarr = SeekerTestDataFactory.AddRadarrInstance(_dataContext);
+        // Old upgrade (outside 7-day window)
+        AddHistoryEntry(radarr.Id, externalItemId: 1, score: 100, recordedAt: DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(-20));
+        AddHistoryEntry(radarr.Id, externalItemId: 1, score: 250, recordedAt: DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(-15));
+        // Recent upgrade (inside 7-day window)
+        AddHistoryEntry(radarr.Id, externalItemId: 2, score: 100, recordedAt: DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(-3));
+        AddHistoryEntry(radarr.Id, externalItemId: 2, score: 300, recordedAt: DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(-1));
+
+        var result = await _controller.GetRecentUpgrades(days: 7);
+        var body = GetResponseBody(result);
+
+        body.GetProperty("TotalCount").GetInt32().ShouldBe(1);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetRecentUpgrades_ReturnsSortedByMostRecentFirst()
+    {
+        var radarr = SeekerTestDataFactory.AddRadarrInstance(_dataContext);
+        // Item 1: upgrade happened 5 days ago
+        AddHistoryEntry(radarr.Id, externalItemId: 1, score: 100, recordedAt: DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(-6));
+        AddHistoryEntry(radarr.Id, externalItemId: 1, score: 200, recordedAt: DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(-5));
+        // Item 2: upgrade happened 1 day ago
+        AddHistoryEntry(radarr.Id, externalItemId: 2, score: 100, recordedAt: DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(-2));
+        AddHistoryEntry(radarr.Id, externalItemId: 2, score: 300, recordedAt: DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(-1));
+
+        var result = await _controller.GetRecentUpgrades();
+        var body = GetResponseBody(result);
+
+        var items = body.GetProperty("Items");
+        items.GetArrayLength().ShouldBe(2);
+        // Most recent upgrade (item 2) should be first
+        items[0].GetProperty("NewScore").GetInt32().ShouldBe(300);
+        items[1].GetProperty("NewScore").GetInt32().ShouldBe(200);
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region GetStats Tests
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetStats_WithNoEntries_ReturnsZeroes()
+    {
+        var result = await _controller.GetStats();
+        var okResult = result.ShouldBeOfType<OkObjectResult>();
+        var stats = okResult.Value.ShouldBeOfType<CustomFormatScoreStatsResponse>();
+
+        stats.TotalTracked.ShouldBe(0);
+        stats.BelowCutoff.ShouldBe(0);
+        stats.AtOrAboveCutoff.ShouldBe(0);
+        stats.RecentUpgrades.ShouldBe(0);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetStats_CorrectlyCategorizesBelowAndAboveCutoff()
+    {
+        var radarr = SeekerTestDataFactory.AddRadarrInstance(_dataContext);
+        AddScoreEntry(radarr.Id, 1, "Below", currentScore: 100, cutoffScore: 500);
+        AddScoreEntry(radarr.Id, 2, "At", currentScore: 500, cutoffScore: 500);
+        AddScoreEntry(radarr.Id, 3, "Above", currentScore: 600, cutoffScore: 500);
+
+        var result = await _controller.GetStats();
+        var okResult = result.ShouldBeOfType<OkObjectResult>();
+        var stats = okResult.Value.ShouldBeOfType<CustomFormatScoreStatsResponse>();
+
+        stats.TotalTracked.ShouldBe(3);
+        stats.BelowCutoff.ShouldBe(1);
+        stats.AtOrAboveCutoff.ShouldBe(2);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetStats_CountsRecentUpgradesFromLast7Days()
+    {
+        var radarr = SeekerTestDataFactory.AddRadarrInstance(_dataContext);
+        AddScoreEntry(radarr.Id, 1, "Movie", currentScore: 300, cutoffScore: 500);
+
+        // Upgrade within 7 days
+        AddHistoryEntry(radarr.Id, externalItemId: 1, score: 100, recordedAt: DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(-3));
+        AddHistoryEntry(radarr.Id, externalItemId: 1, score: 300, recordedAt: DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(-1));
+
+        // Upgrade outside 7 days (should not be counted)
+        AddHistoryEntry(radarr.Id, externalItemId: 2, score: 50, recordedAt: DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(-20));
+        AddHistoryEntry(radarr.Id, externalItemId: 2, score: 200, recordedAt: DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(-15));
+
+        var result = await _controller.GetStats();
+        var okResult = result.ShouldBeOfType<OkObjectResult>();
+        var stats = okResult.Value.ShouldBeOfType<CustomFormatScoreStatsResponse>();
+
+        stats.RecentUpgrades.ShouldBe(1);
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Helpers
+
+    private void AddScoreEntry(
+        Guid arrInstanceId,
+        long externalItemId,
+        string title,
+        int currentScore,
+        int cutoffScore,
+        InstanceType itemType = InstanceType.Radarr,
+        DateTime? lastSynced = null)
+    {
+        _dataContext.CustomFormatScoreEntries.Add(new CustomFormatScoreEntry
+        {
+            ArrInstanceId = arrInstanceId,
+            ExternalItemId = externalItemId,
+            EpisodeId = 0,
+            ItemType = itemType,
+            Title = title,
+            FileId = externalItemId * 10,
+            CurrentScore = currentScore,
+            CutoffScore = cutoffScore,
+            QualityProfileName = "HD",
+            LastSyncedAt = lastSynced ?? DateTime.UtcNow
+        });
+        _dataContext.SaveChanges();
+    }
+
+    private void AddHistoryEntry(
+        Guid arrInstanceId,
+        long externalItemId,
+        int score,
+        DateTime recordedAt,
+        long episodeId = 0,
+        int cutoffScore = 500,
+        InstanceType itemType = InstanceType.Radarr)
+    {
+        _dataContext.CustomFormatScoreHistory.Add(new CustomFormatScoreHistory
+        {
+            ArrInstanceId = arrInstanceId,
+            ExternalItemId = externalItemId,
+            EpisodeId = episodeId,
+            ItemType = itemType,
+            Title = $"Item {externalItemId}",
+            Score = score,
+            CutoffScore = cutoffScore,
+            RecordedAt = recordedAt
+        });
+        _dataContext.SaveChanges();
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+}

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Api.Tests/Features/Seeker/SearchStatsControllerTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,221 @@
+using System.Text.Json;
+using Cleanuparr.Api.Features.Seeker.Controllers;
+using Cleanuparr.Api.Tests.Features.Seeker.TestHelpers;
+using Cleanuparr.Domain.Enums;
+using Cleanuparr.Persistence;
+using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.Events;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using Shouldly;
+
+namespace Cleanuparr.Api.Tests.Features.Seeker;
+
+public class SearchStatsControllerTests : IDisposable
+{
+    private readonly DataContext _dataContext;
+    private readonly EventsContext _eventsContext;
+    private readonly SearchStatsController _controller;
+
+    public SearchStatsControllerTests()
+    {
+        _dataContext = SeekerTestDataFactory.CreateDataContext();
+        _eventsContext = SeekerTestDataFactory.CreateEventsContext();
+        _controller = new SearchStatsController(_dataContext, _eventsContext);
+    }
+
+    public void Dispose()
+    {
+        _dataContext.Dispose();
+        _eventsContext.Dispose();
+        GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
+    }
+
+    private static JsonElement GetResponseBody(IActionResult result)
+    {
+        var okResult = result.ShouldBeOfType<OkObjectResult>();
+        var json = JsonSerializer.Serialize(okResult.Value);
+        return JsonDocument.Parse(json).RootElement;
+    }
+
+    #region ParseEventData (tested via GetEvents)
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetEvents_WithNullEventData_ReturnsUnknownDefaults()
+    {
+        AddSearchEvent(data: null);
+
+        var result = await _controller.GetEvents();
+        var body = GetResponseBody(result);
+
+        var item = body.GetProperty("Items")[0];
+        item.GetProperty("InstanceName").GetString().ShouldBe("Unknown");
+        item.GetProperty("ItemCount").GetInt32().ShouldBe(0);
+        item.GetProperty("Items").GetArrayLength().ShouldBe(0);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetEvents_WithValidFullJson_ParsesAllFields()
+    {
+        var data = JsonSerializer.Serialize(new
+        {
+            InstanceName = "My Radarr",
+            ItemCount = 3,
+            Items = new[] { "Movie A", "Movie B", "Movie C" },
+            SearchType = "Proactive",
+            GrabbedItems = new[] { new { Title = "Movie A", Quality = "Bluray-1080p" } }
+        });
+        AddSearchEvent(data: data);
+
+        var result = await _controller.GetEvents();
+        var body = GetResponseBody(result);
+
+        var item = body.GetProperty("Items")[0];
+        item.GetProperty("InstanceName").GetString().ShouldBe("My Radarr");
+        item.GetProperty("ItemCount").GetInt32().ShouldBe(3);
+        item.GetProperty("Items").GetArrayLength().ShouldBe(3);
+        item.GetProperty("Items")[0].GetString().ShouldBe("Movie A");
+        item.GetProperty("SearchType").GetString().ShouldBe(nameof(SeekerSearchType.Proactive));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetEvents_WithPartialJson_ReturnsDefaultsForMissingFields()
+    {
+        // Only InstanceName is present, other fields missing
+        var data = JsonSerializer.Serialize(new { InstanceName = "Partial Instance" });
+        AddSearchEvent(data: data);
+
+        var result = await _controller.GetEvents();
+        var body = GetResponseBody(result);
+
+        var item = body.GetProperty("Items")[0];
+        item.GetProperty("InstanceName").GetString().ShouldBe("Partial Instance");
+        item.GetProperty("ItemCount").GetInt32().ShouldBe(0);
+        item.GetProperty("Items").GetArrayLength().ShouldBe(0);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetEvents_WithMalformedJson_ReturnsUnknownDefaults()
+    {
+        AddSearchEvent(data: "not valid json {{{");
+
+        var result = await _controller.GetEvents();
+        var body = GetResponseBody(result);
+
+        var item = body.GetProperty("Items")[0];
+        item.GetProperty("InstanceName").GetString().ShouldBe("Unknown");
+        item.GetProperty("ItemCount").GetInt32().ShouldBe(0);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetEvents_WithSearchTypeReplacement_ParsesCorrectEnum()
+    {
+        var data = JsonSerializer.Serialize(new
+        {
+            InstanceName = "Sonarr",
+            SearchType = "Replacement"
+        });
+        AddSearchEvent(data: data);
+
+        var result = await _controller.GetEvents();
+        var body = GetResponseBody(result);
+
+        var item = body.GetProperty("Items")[0];
+        item.GetProperty("SearchType").GetString().ShouldBe(nameof(SeekerSearchType.Replacement));
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region GetEvents Filtering
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetEvents_WithInstanceIdFilter_FiltersViaInstanceUrl()
+    {
+        var radarr = SeekerTestDataFactory.AddRadarrInstance(_dataContext);
+        var sonarr = SeekerTestDataFactory.AddSonarrInstance(_dataContext);
+
+        // Event matching radarr's URL
+        AddSearchEvent(instanceUrl: radarr.Url.ToString(), instanceType: InstanceType.Radarr,
+            data: JsonSerializer.Serialize(new { InstanceName = "Radarr Event" }));
+        // Event matching sonarr's URL
+        AddSearchEvent(instanceUrl: sonarr.Url.ToString(), instanceType: InstanceType.Sonarr,
+            data: JsonSerializer.Serialize(new { InstanceName = "Sonarr Event" }));
+
+        var result = await _controller.GetEvents(instanceId: radarr.Id);
+        var body = GetResponseBody(result);
+
+        body.GetProperty("TotalCount").GetInt32().ShouldBe(1);
+        body.GetProperty("Items")[0].GetProperty("InstanceName").GetString().ShouldBe("Radarr Event");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetEvents_WithCycleIdFilter_ReturnsOnlyMatchingCycle()
+    {
+        var cycleA = Guid.NewGuid();
+        var cycleB = Guid.NewGuid();
+
+        AddSearchEvent(cycleId: cycleA, data: JsonSerializer.Serialize(new { InstanceName = "Cycle A" }));
+        AddSearchEvent(cycleId: cycleB, data: JsonSerializer.Serialize(new { InstanceName = "Cycle B" }));
+
+        var result = await _controller.GetEvents(cycleId: cycleA);
+        var body = GetResponseBody(result);
+
+        body.GetProperty("TotalCount").GetInt32().ShouldBe(1);
+        body.GetProperty("Items")[0].GetProperty("InstanceName").GetString().ShouldBe("Cycle A");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetEvents_WithSearchFilter_FiltersOnDataField()
+    {
+        AddSearchEvent(data: JsonSerializer.Serialize(new { InstanceName = "Radarr", Items = new[] { "The Matrix" } }));
+        AddSearchEvent(data: JsonSerializer.Serialize(new { InstanceName = "Sonarr", Items = new[] { "Breaking Bad" } }));
+
+        var result = await _controller.GetEvents(search: "matrix");
+        var body = GetResponseBody(result);
+
+        body.GetProperty("TotalCount").GetInt32().ShouldBe(1);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetEvents_WithPagination_ReturnsCorrectPageAndCount()
+    {
+        for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
+        {
+            AddSearchEvent(data: JsonSerializer.Serialize(new { InstanceName = $"Event {i}" }));
+        }
+
+        var result = await _controller.GetEvents(page: 2, pageSize: 2);
+        var body = GetResponseBody(result);
+
+        body.GetProperty("TotalCount").GetInt32().ShouldBe(5);
+        body.GetProperty("TotalPages").GetInt32().ShouldBe(3); // ceil(5/2) = 3
+        body.GetProperty("Page").GetInt32().ShouldBe(2);
+        body.GetProperty("Items").GetArrayLength().ShouldBe(2);
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Helpers
+
+    private void AddSearchEvent(
+        string? data = null,
+        string? instanceUrl = null,
+        InstanceType? instanceType = null,
+        Guid? cycleId = null,
+        SearchCommandStatus? searchStatus = null)
+    {
+        _eventsContext.Events.Add(new AppEvent
+        {
+            EventType = EventType.SearchTriggered,
+            Message = "Search triggered",
+            Severity = EventSeverity.Information,
+            Data = data,
+            InstanceUrl = instanceUrl,
+            InstanceType = instanceType,
+            CycleId = cycleId,
+            SearchStatus = searchStatus,
+            Timestamp = DateTime.UtcNow
+        });
+        _eventsContext.SaveChanges();
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+}

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Api.Tests/Features/Seeker/SeekerConfigControllerTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,324 @@
+using Cleanuparr.Api.Features.Seeker.Contracts.Requests;
+using Cleanuparr.Api.Features.Seeker.Contracts.Responses;
+using Cleanuparr.Api.Features.Seeker.Controllers;
+using Cleanuparr.Api.Tests.Features.Seeker.TestHelpers;
+using Cleanuparr.Domain.Enums;
+using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Services.Interfaces;
+using Cleanuparr.Persistence;
+using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.Configuration.Seeker;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using NSubstitute;
+using Shouldly;
+using ValidationException = Cleanuparr.Domain.Exceptions.ValidationException;
+
+namespace Cleanuparr.Api.Tests.Features.Seeker;
+
+public class SeekerConfigControllerTests : IDisposable
+{
+    private readonly DataContext _dataContext;
+    private readonly ILogger<SeekerConfigController> _logger;
+    private readonly IJobManagementService _jobManagementService;
+    private readonly SeekerConfigController _controller;
+
+    public SeekerConfigControllerTests()
+    {
+        _dataContext = SeekerTestDataFactory.CreateDataContext();
+        _logger = Substitute.For<ILogger<SeekerConfigController>>();
+        _jobManagementService = Substitute.For<IJobManagementService>();
+        _controller = new SeekerConfigController(_logger, _dataContext, _jobManagementService);
+    }
+
+    public void Dispose()
+    {
+        _dataContext.Dispose();
+        GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
+    }
+
+    #region GetSeekerConfig Tests
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetSeekerConfig_WithNoSeekerInstanceConfigs_ReturnsDefaults()
+    {
+        var radarr = SeekerTestDataFactory.AddRadarrInstance(_dataContext);
+
+        var result = await _controller.GetSeekerConfig();
+        var okResult = result.ShouldBeOfType<OkObjectResult>();
+        var response = okResult.Value.ShouldBeOfType<SeekerConfigResponse>();
+
+        var instance = response.Instances.ShouldHaveSingleItem();
+        instance.ArrInstanceId.ShouldBe(radarr.Id);
+        instance.Enabled.ShouldBeFalse();
+        instance.SkipTags.ShouldBeEmpty();
+        instance.ActiveDownloadLimit.ShouldBe(3);
+        instance.MinCycleTimeDays.ShouldBe(7);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetSeekerConfig_OnlyReturnsSonarrAndRadarrInstances()
+    {
+        var radarr = SeekerTestDataFactory.AddRadarrInstance(_dataContext);
+        var sonarr = SeekerTestDataFactory.AddSonarrInstance(_dataContext);
+        var lidarr = SeekerTestDataFactory.AddLidarrInstance(_dataContext);
+
+        var result = await _controller.GetSeekerConfig();
+        var okResult = result.ShouldBeOfType<OkObjectResult>();
+        var response = okResult.Value.ShouldBeOfType<SeekerConfigResponse>();
+
+        response.Instances.Count.ShouldBe(2);
+        response.Instances.ShouldContain(i => i.ArrInstanceId == radarr.Id);
+        response.Instances.ShouldContain(i => i.ArrInstanceId == sonarr.Id);
+        response.Instances.ShouldNotContain(i => i.ArrInstanceId == lidarr.Id);
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region UpdateSeekerConfig Tests
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task UpdateSeekerConfig_WithProactiveEnabledAndNoInstancesEnabled_ThrowsValidationException()
+    {
+        var radarr = SeekerTestDataFactory.AddRadarrInstance(_dataContext);
+        var request = new UpdateSeekerConfigRequest
+        {
+            SearchEnabled = true,
+            SearchInterval = 5,
+            ProactiveSearchEnabled = true,
+            Instances =
+            [
+                new UpdateSeekerInstanceConfigRequest
+                {
+                    ArrInstanceId = radarr.Id,
+                    Enabled = false // No instances enabled
+                }
+            ]
+        };
+
+        await Should.ThrowAsync<ValidationException>(() => _controller.UpdateSeekerConfig(request));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task UpdateSeekerConfig_WhenIntervalChanges_ReschedulesSeeker()
+    {
+        var radarr = SeekerTestDataFactory.AddRadarrInstance(_dataContext);
+        _dataContext.SeekerInstanceConfigs.Add(new SeekerInstanceConfig
+        {
+            ArrInstanceId = radarr.Id,
+            Enabled = true
+        });
+        await _dataContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        // Default interval is 3, change to 5
+        var request = new UpdateSeekerConfigRequest
+        {
+            SearchEnabled = true,
+            SearchInterval = 5,
+            ProactiveSearchEnabled = true,
+            Instances =
+            [
+                new UpdateSeekerInstanceConfigRequest { ArrInstanceId = radarr.Id, Enabled = true }
+            ]
+        };
+
+        await _controller.UpdateSeekerConfig(request);
+
+        await _jobManagementService.Received(1)
+            .StartJob(JobType.Seeker, null, Arg.Any<string>());
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task UpdateSeekerConfig_WhenIntervalUnchanged_DoesNotReschedule()
+    {
+        var radarr = SeekerTestDataFactory.AddRadarrInstance(_dataContext);
+        _dataContext.SeekerInstanceConfigs.Add(new SeekerInstanceConfig
+        {
+            ArrInstanceId = radarr.Id,
+            Enabled = true
+        });
+        await _dataContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        // Keep interval at default (3)
+        var request = new UpdateSeekerConfigRequest
+        {
+            SearchEnabled = true,
+            SearchInterval = 3,
+            ProactiveSearchEnabled = true,
+            Instances =
+            [
+                new UpdateSeekerInstanceConfigRequest { ArrInstanceId = radarr.Id, Enabled = true }
+            ]
+        };
+
+        await _controller.UpdateSeekerConfig(request);
+
+        await _jobManagementService.DidNotReceive()
+            .StartJob(Arg.Any<JobType>(), null, Arg.Any<string>());
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task UpdateSeekerConfig_WhenCustomFormatScoreEnabled_StartsAndTriggersSyncerJob()
+    {
+        var radarr = SeekerTestDataFactory.AddRadarrInstance(_dataContext);
+        _dataContext.SeekerInstanceConfigs.Add(new SeekerInstanceConfig
+        {
+            ArrInstanceId = radarr.Id,
+            Enabled = true
+        });
+        await _dataContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        // UseCustomFormatScore was false (default), now enable it
+        var request = new UpdateSeekerConfigRequest
+        {
+            SearchEnabled = true,
+            SearchInterval = 3,
+            ProactiveSearchEnabled = true,
+            UseCustomFormatScore = true,
+            Instances =
+            [
+                new UpdateSeekerInstanceConfigRequest { ArrInstanceId = radarr.Id, Enabled = true }
+            ]
+        };
+
+        await _controller.UpdateSeekerConfig(request);
+
+        await _jobManagementService.Received(1)
+            .StartJob(JobType.CustomFormatScoreSyncer, null, Arg.Any<string>());
+        await _jobManagementService.Received(1)
+            .TriggerJobOnce(JobType.CustomFormatScoreSyncer);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task UpdateSeekerConfig_WhenCustomFormatScoreDisabled_StopsSyncerJob()
+    {
+        var radarr = SeekerTestDataFactory.AddRadarrInstance(_dataContext);
+        _dataContext.SeekerInstanceConfigs.Add(new SeekerInstanceConfig
+        {
+            ArrInstanceId = radarr.Id,
+            Enabled = true
+        });
+        await _dataContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        // First enable CF score
+        var config = await _dataContext.SeekerConfigs.FirstAsync();
+        config.UseCustomFormatScore = true;
+        await _dataContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        // Now disable it
+        var request = new UpdateSeekerConfigRequest
+        {
+            SearchEnabled = true,
+            SearchInterval = 3,
+            ProactiveSearchEnabled = true,
+            UseCustomFormatScore = false,
+            Instances =
+            [
+                new UpdateSeekerInstanceConfigRequest { ArrInstanceId = radarr.Id, Enabled = true }
+            ]
+        };
+
+        await _controller.UpdateSeekerConfig(request);
+
+        await _jobManagementService.Received(1)
+            .StopJob(JobType.CustomFormatScoreSyncer);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task UpdateSeekerConfig_WhenSearchReenabledWithCustomFormatActive_TriggersSyncerOnce()
+    {
+        var radarr = SeekerTestDataFactory.AddRadarrInstance(_dataContext);
+        _dataContext.SeekerInstanceConfigs.Add(new SeekerInstanceConfig
+        {
+            ArrInstanceId = radarr.Id,
+            Enabled = true
+        });
+        await _dataContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        // Set up state: CF score already enabled, search currently disabled
+        var config = await _dataContext.SeekerConfigs.FirstAsync();
+        config.UseCustomFormatScore = true;
+        config.SearchEnabled = false;
+        await _dataContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        // Re-enable search
+        var request = new UpdateSeekerConfigRequest
+        {
+            SearchEnabled = true,
+            SearchInterval = 3,
+            ProactiveSearchEnabled = false,
+            UseCustomFormatScore = true,
+            Instances =
+            [
+                new UpdateSeekerInstanceConfigRequest { ArrInstanceId = radarr.Id, Enabled = true }
+            ]
+        };
+
+        await _controller.UpdateSeekerConfig(request);
+
+        await _jobManagementService.Received(1)
+            .TriggerJobOnce(JobType.CustomFormatScoreSyncer);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task UpdateSeekerConfig_SyncsExistingAndCreatesNewInstanceConfigs()
+    {
+        var radarr = SeekerTestDataFactory.AddRadarrInstance(_dataContext);
+        var sonarr = SeekerTestDataFactory.AddSonarrInstance(_dataContext);
+
+        // Radarr already has a config
+        _dataContext.SeekerInstanceConfigs.Add(new SeekerInstanceConfig
+        {
+            ArrInstanceId = radarr.Id,
+            Enabled = false,
+            SkipTags = ["old-tag"],
+            ActiveDownloadLimit = 2,
+            MinCycleTimeDays = 5
+        });
+        await _dataContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        var request = new UpdateSeekerConfigRequest
+        {
+            SearchEnabled = true,
+            SearchInterval = 3,
+            ProactiveSearchEnabled = true,
+            Instances =
+            [
+                // Update existing radarr config
+                new UpdateSeekerInstanceConfigRequest
+                {
+                    ArrInstanceId = radarr.Id,
+                    Enabled = true,
+                    SkipTags = ["new-tag"],
+                    ActiveDownloadLimit = 5,
+                    MinCycleTimeDays = 14
+                },
+                // Create new sonarr config
+                new UpdateSeekerInstanceConfigRequest
+                {
+                    ArrInstanceId = sonarr.Id,
+                    Enabled = true,
+                    SkipTags = ["sonarr-tag"],
+                    ActiveDownloadLimit = 3,
+                    MinCycleTimeDays = 7
+                }
+            ]
+        };
+
+        await _controller.UpdateSeekerConfig(request);
+
+        var configs = await _dataContext.SeekerInstanceConfigs.ToListAsync();
+        configs.Count.ShouldBe(2);
+
+        var radarrConfig = configs.First(c => c.ArrInstanceId == radarr.Id);
+        radarrConfig.Enabled.ShouldBeTrue();
+        radarrConfig.SkipTags.ShouldContain("new-tag");
+        radarrConfig.ActiveDownloadLimit.ShouldBe(5);
+        radarrConfig.MinCycleTimeDays.ShouldBe(14);
+
+        var sonarrConfig = configs.First(c => c.ArrInstanceId == sonarr.Id);
+        sonarrConfig.Enabled.ShouldBeTrue();
+        sonarrConfig.SkipTags.ShouldContain("sonarr-tag");
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+}

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Api.Tests/Features/Seeker/TestHelpers/SeekerTestDataFactory.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+using Cleanuparr.Domain.Enums;
+using Cleanuparr.Persistence;
+using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.Configuration;
+using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.Configuration.Arr;
+using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.Configuration.DownloadCleaner;
+using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.Configuration.General;
+using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.Configuration.MalwareBlocker;
+using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.Configuration.QueueCleaner;
+using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.Configuration.Seeker;
+using Microsoft.Data.Sqlite;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+
+namespace Cleanuparr.Api.Tests.Features.Seeker.TestHelpers;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Factory for creating SQLite in-memory contexts for Seeker controller tests
+/// </summary>
+public static class SeekerTestDataFactory
+{
+    public static DataContext CreateDataContext()
+    {
+        var connection = new SqliteConnection("DataSource=:memory:");
+        connection.Open();
+
+        var options = new DbContextOptionsBuilder<DataContext>()
+            .UseSqlite(connection)
+            .Options;
+
+        var context = new DataContext(options);
+        context.Database.EnsureCreated();
+
+        SeedDefaultData(context);
+        return context;
+    }
+
+    public static EventsContext CreateEventsContext()
+    {
+        var connection = new SqliteConnection("DataSource=:memory:");
+        connection.Open();
+
+        var options = new DbContextOptionsBuilder<EventsContext>()
+            .UseSqlite(connection)
+            .Options;
+
+        var context = new EventsContext(options);
+        context.Database.EnsureCreated();
+        return context;
+    }
+
+    private static void SeedDefaultData(DataContext context)
+    {
+        context.GeneralConfigs.Add(new GeneralConfig
+        {
+            Id = Guid.NewGuid(),
+            DryRun = false,
+            IgnoredDownloads = [],
+            Log = new LoggingConfig()
+        });
+
+        context.ArrConfigs.AddRange(
+            new ArrConfig { Id = Guid.NewGuid(), Type = InstanceType.Sonarr, Instances = [], FailedImportMaxStrikes = 3 },
+            new ArrConfig { Id = Guid.NewGuid(), Type = InstanceType.Radarr, Instances = [], FailedImportMaxStrikes = 3 },
+            new ArrConfig { Id = Guid.NewGuid(), Type = InstanceType.Lidarr, Instances = [], FailedImportMaxStrikes = 3 },
+            new ArrConfig { Id = Guid.NewGuid(), Type = InstanceType.Readarr, Instances = [], FailedImportMaxStrikes = 3 },
+            new ArrConfig { Id = Guid.NewGuid(), Type = InstanceType.Whisparr, Instances = [], FailedImportMaxStrikes = 3 }
+        );
+
+        context.QueueCleanerConfigs.Add(new QueueCleanerConfig
+        {
+            Id = Guid.NewGuid(),
+            IgnoredDownloads = [],
+            FailedImport = new FailedImportConfig()
+        });
+
+        context.ContentBlockerConfigs.Add(new ContentBlockerConfig
+        {
+            Id = Guid.NewGuid(),
+            IgnoredDownloads = [],
+            DeletePrivate = false,
+            Sonarr = new BlocklistSettings { Enabled = false },
+            Radarr = new BlocklistSettings { Enabled = false },
+            Lidarr = new BlocklistSettings { Enabled = false },
+            Readarr = new BlocklistSettings { Enabled = false },
+            Whisparr = new BlocklistSettings { Enabled = false }
+        });
+
+        context.DownloadCleanerConfigs.Add(new DownloadCleanerConfig
+        {
+            Id = Guid.NewGuid(),
+            IgnoredDownloads = [],
+            Categories = [],
+            UnlinkedEnabled = false,
+            UnlinkedTargetCategory = "",
+            UnlinkedCategories = []
+        });
+
+        context.SeekerConfigs.Add(new SeekerConfig
+        {
+            Id = Guid.NewGuid(),
+            SearchEnabled = true,
+            ProactiveSearchEnabled = false
+        });
+
+        context.SaveChanges();
+    }
+
+    public static ArrInstance AddSonarrInstance(DataContext context, bool enabled = true)
+    {
+        var arrConfig = context.ArrConfigs.First(x => x.Type == InstanceType.Sonarr);
+        var instance = new ArrInstance
+        {
+            Id = Guid.NewGuid(),
+            Name = "Test Sonarr",
+            Url = new Uri("http://sonarr:8989"),
+            ApiKey = "test-api-key",
+            Enabled = enabled,
+            ArrConfigId = arrConfig.Id,
+            ArrConfig = arrConfig
+        };
+
+        arrConfig.Instances.Add(instance);
+        context.ArrInstances.Add(instance);
+        context.SaveChanges();
+        return instance;
+    }
+
+    public static ArrInstance AddRadarrInstance(DataContext context, bool enabled = true)
+    {
+        var arrConfig = context.ArrConfigs.First(x => x.Type == InstanceType.Radarr);
+        var instance = new ArrInstance
+        {
+            Id = Guid.NewGuid(),
+            Name = "Test Radarr",
+            Url = new Uri("http://radarr:7878"),
+            ApiKey = "test-api-key",
+            Enabled = enabled,
+            ArrConfigId = arrConfig.Id,
+            ArrConfig = arrConfig
+        };
+
+        arrConfig.Instances.Add(instance);
+        context.ArrInstances.Add(instance);
+        context.SaveChanges();
+        return instance;
+    }
+
+    public static ArrInstance AddLidarrInstance(DataContext context, bool enabled = true)
+    {
+        var arrConfig = context.ArrConfigs.First(x => x.Type == InstanceType.Lidarr);
+        var instance = new ArrInstance
+        {
+            Id = Guid.NewGuid(),
+            Name = "Test Lidarr",
+            Url = new Uri("http://lidarr:8686"),
+            ApiKey = "test-api-key",
+            Enabled = enabled,
+            ArrConfigId = arrConfig.Id,
+            ArrConfig = arrConfig
+        };
+
+        arrConfig.Instances.Add(instance);
+        context.ArrInstances.Add(instance);
+        context.SaveChanges();
+        return instance;
+    }
+}

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Api/Controllers/JobsController.cs

@@ -57,8 +57,13 @@ public class JobsController : ControllerBase
     }
 
     [HttpPost("{jobType}/start")]
-    public async Task<IActionResult> StartJob(JobType jobType, [FromBody] ScheduleRequest scheduleRequest = null)
+    public async Task<IActionResult> StartJob(JobType jobType, [FromBody] ScheduleRequest scheduleRequest)
     {
+        if (jobType == JobType.Seeker)
+        {
+            return BadRequest("The Seeker job cannot be manually controlled");
+        }
+
         try
         {
             // Get the schedule from the request body if provided
@@ -82,6 +87,11 @@ public class JobsController : ControllerBase
     [HttpPost("{jobType}/trigger")]
     public async Task<IActionResult> TriggerJob(JobType jobType)
     {
+        if (jobType == JobType.Seeker)
+        {
+            return BadRequest("The Seeker job cannot be manually triggered");
+        }
+
         try
         {
             var result = await _jobManagementService.TriggerJobOnce(jobType);
@@ -102,6 +112,11 @@ public class JobsController : ControllerBase
     [HttpPut("{jobType}/schedule")]
     public async Task<IActionResult> UpdateJobSchedule(JobType jobType, [FromBody] ScheduleRequest scheduleRequest)
     {
+        if (jobType == JobType.Seeker)
+        {
+            return BadRequest("The Seeker job schedule cannot be manually modified");
+        }
+
         if (scheduleRequest?.Schedule == null)
         {
             return BadRequest("Schedule is required");

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Api/DependencyInjection/MainDI.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
 using Cleanuparr.Domain.Entities.Arr;
-using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.DownloadHunter.Consumers;
 using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.DownloadRemover.Consumers;
 using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.Notifications.Consumers;
 using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.Notifications.Models;
@@ -30,9 +29,6 @@ public static class MainDI
                 
                 config.AddConsumer<DownloadRemoverConsumer<SearchItem>>();
                 config.AddConsumer<DownloadRemoverConsumer<SeriesSearchItem>>();
-                config.AddConsumer<DownloadHunterConsumer<SearchItem>>();
-                config.AddConsumer<DownloadHunterConsumer<SeriesSearchItem>>();
-                
                 config.AddConsumer<NotificationConsumer<FailedImportStrikeNotification>>();
                 config.AddConsumer<NotificationConsumer<StalledStrikeNotification>>();
                 config.AddConsumer<NotificationConsumer<SlowSpeedStrikeNotification>>();
@@ -60,14 +56,6 @@ public static class MainDI
                         e.PrefetchCount = 1;
                     });
                     
-                    cfg.ReceiveEndpoint("download-hunter-queue", e =>
-                    {
-                        e.ConfigureConsumer<DownloadHunterConsumer<SearchItem>>(context);
-                        e.ConfigureConsumer<DownloadHunterConsumer<SeriesSearchItem>>(context);
-                        e.ConcurrentMessageLimit = 1;
-                        e.PrefetchCount = 1;
-                    });
-                    
                     cfg.ReceiveEndpoint("notification-queue", e =>
                     {
                         e.ConfigureConsumer<NotificationConsumer<FailedImportStrikeNotification>>(context);

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Api/DependencyInjection/ServicesDI.cs

@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.Arr.Interfaces;
 using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.Auth;
 using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.BlacklistSync;
 using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.DownloadClient;
-using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.DownloadHunter;
-using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.DownloadHunter.Interfaces;
 using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.DownloadRemover;
 using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.DownloadRemover.Interfaces;
 using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.Files;
@@ -49,8 +47,9 @@ public static class ServicesDI
             .AddScoped<BlacklistSynchronizer>()
             .AddScoped<MalwareBlocker>()
             .AddScoped<DownloadCleaner>()
+            .AddScoped<Seeker>()
+            .AddScoped<CustomFormatScoreSyncer>()
             .AddScoped<IQueueItemRemover, QueueItemRemover>()
-            .AddScoped<IDownloadHunter, DownloadHunter>()
             .AddScoped<IFilenameEvaluator, FilenameEvaluator>()
             .AddScoped<IHardLinkFileService, HardLinkFileService>()
             .AddScoped<IUnixHardLinkFileService, UnixHardLinkFileService>()
@@ -67,5 +66,6 @@ public static class ServicesDI
             .AddSingleton<IBlocklistProvider, BlocklistProvider>()
             .AddSingleton(TimeProvider.System)
             .AddSingleton<AppStatusSnapshot>()
-            .AddHostedService<AppStatusRefreshService>();
+            .AddHostedService<AppStatusRefreshService>()
+            .AddHostedService<SeekerCommandMonitor>();
 }

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Api/Features/General/Contracts/Requests/UpdateGeneralConfigRequest.cs

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ using Cleanuparr.Domain.Enums;
 using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Http.DynamicHttpClientSystem;
 using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Logging;
 using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.Configuration.General;
-using Cleanuparr.Shared.Helpers;
 using Serilog.Events;
 using ValidationException = Cleanuparr.Domain.Exceptions.ValidationException;
 
@@ -20,10 +19,6 @@ public sealed record UpdateGeneralConfigRequest
 
     public CertificateValidationType HttpCertificateValidation { get; init; } = CertificateValidationType.Enabled;
 
-    public bool SearchEnabled { get; init; } = true;
-
-    public ushort SearchDelay { get; init; } = Constants.DefaultSearchDelaySeconds;
-
     public bool StatusCheckEnabled { get; init; } = true;
 
     public string EncryptionKey { get; init; } = Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
@@ -43,8 +38,6 @@ public sealed record UpdateGeneralConfigRequest
         existingConfig.HttpMaxRetries = HttpMaxRetries;
         existingConfig.HttpTimeout = HttpTimeout;
         existingConfig.HttpCertificateValidation = HttpCertificateValidation;
-        existingConfig.SearchEnabled = SearchEnabled;
-        existingConfig.SearchDelay = SearchDelay;
         existingConfig.StatusCheckEnabled = StatusCheckEnabled;
         existingConfig.EncryptionKey = EncryptionKey;
         existingConfig.IgnoredDownloads = IgnoredDownloads;

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Api/Features/General/Controllers/GeneralConfigController.cs

@@ -80,10 +80,14 @@ public sealed class GeneralConfigController : ControllerBase
                         .Where(d => !d.Strikes.Any())
                         .ExecuteDeleteAsync();
 
+                    var deletedHistory = await _dataContext.SeekerHistory
+                        .Where(h => h.IsDryRun)
+                        .ExecuteDeleteAsync();
+
                     _logger.LogWarning(
-                        "Dry run disabled — purged dry-run data: {Strikes} strikes, {Events} events, {ManualEvents} manual events, {Items} orphaned download items removed",
-                        deletedStrikes, deletedEvents, deletedManualEvents, deletedItems);
-                    
+                        "Dry run disabled — purged dry-run data: {Strikes} strikes, {Events} events, {ManualEvents} manual events, {Items} orphaned download items, {History} search history entries removed",
+                        deletedStrikes, deletedEvents, deletedManualEvents, deletedItems, deletedHistory);
+
                     await transaction.CommitAsync();
                 }
                 catch

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Api/Features/Notifications/Contracts/Requests/CreateNotificationProviderRequestBase.cs

@@ -17,4 +17,6 @@ public abstract record CreateNotificationProviderRequestBase
     public bool OnDownloadCleaned { get; init; }
     
     public bool OnCategoryChanged { get; init; }
+
+    public bool OnSearchTriggered { get; init; }
 }

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Api/Features/Notifications/Contracts/Requests/UpdateNotificationProviderRequestBase.cs

@@ -17,4 +17,6 @@ public abstract record UpdateNotificationProviderRequestBase
     public bool OnDownloadCleaned { get; init; }
     
     public bool OnCategoryChanged { get; init; }
+
+    public bool OnSearchTriggered { get; init; }
 }

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Api/Features/Notifications/Controllers/NotificationProvidersController.cs

@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ public sealed class NotificationProvidersController : ControllerBase
                         OnSlowStrike = p.OnSlowStrike,
                         OnQueueItemDeleted = p.OnQueueItemDeleted,
                         OnDownloadCleaned = p.OnDownloadCleaned,
-                        OnCategoryChanged = p.OnCategoryChanged
+                        OnCategoryChanged = p.OnCategoryChanged,
+                        OnSearchTriggered = p.OnSearchTriggered
                     },
                     Configuration = p.Type switch
                     {
@@ -153,6 +154,7 @@ public sealed class NotificationProvidersController : ControllerBase
                 OnQueueItemDeleted = newProvider.OnQueueItemDeleted,
                 OnDownloadCleaned = newProvider.OnDownloadCleaned,
                 OnCategoryChanged = newProvider.OnCategoryChanged,
+                OnSearchTriggered = newProvider.OnSearchTriggered,
                 NotifiarrConfiguration = notifiarrConfig
             };
 
@@ -223,6 +225,7 @@ public sealed class NotificationProvidersController : ControllerBase
                 OnQueueItemDeleted = newProvider.OnQueueItemDeleted,
                 OnDownloadCleaned = newProvider.OnDownloadCleaned,
                 OnCategoryChanged = newProvider.OnCategoryChanged,
+                OnSearchTriggered = newProvider.OnSearchTriggered,
                 AppriseConfiguration = appriseConfig
             };
 
@@ -300,6 +303,7 @@ public sealed class NotificationProvidersController : ControllerBase
                 OnQueueItemDeleted = newProvider.OnQueueItemDeleted,
                 OnDownloadCleaned = newProvider.OnDownloadCleaned,
                 OnCategoryChanged = newProvider.OnCategoryChanged,
+                OnSearchTriggered = newProvider.OnSearchTriggered,
                 NtfyConfiguration = ntfyConfig
             };
 
@@ -368,6 +372,7 @@ public sealed class NotificationProvidersController : ControllerBase
                 OnQueueItemDeleted = newProvider.OnQueueItemDeleted,
                 OnDownloadCleaned = newProvider.OnDownloadCleaned,
                 OnCategoryChanged = newProvider.OnCategoryChanged,
+                OnSearchTriggered = newProvider.OnSearchTriggered,
                 TelegramConfiguration = telegramConfig
             };
 
@@ -447,6 +452,7 @@ public sealed class NotificationProvidersController : ControllerBase
                 OnQueueItemDeleted = updatedProvider.OnQueueItemDeleted,
                 OnDownloadCleaned = updatedProvider.OnDownloadCleaned,
                 OnCategoryChanged = updatedProvider.OnCategoryChanged,
+                OnSearchTriggered = updatedProvider.OnSearchTriggered,
                 NotifiarrConfiguration = notifiarrConfig,
                 UpdatedAt = DateTime.UtcNow
             };
@@ -533,6 +539,7 @@ public sealed class NotificationProvidersController : ControllerBase
                 OnQueueItemDeleted = updatedProvider.OnQueueItemDeleted,
                 OnDownloadCleaned = updatedProvider.OnDownloadCleaned,
                 OnCategoryChanged = updatedProvider.OnCategoryChanged,
+                OnSearchTriggered = updatedProvider.OnSearchTriggered,
                 AppriseConfiguration = appriseConfig,
                 UpdatedAt = DateTime.UtcNow
             };
@@ -622,6 +629,7 @@ public sealed class NotificationProvidersController : ControllerBase
                 OnQueueItemDeleted = updatedProvider.OnQueueItemDeleted,
                 OnDownloadCleaned = updatedProvider.OnDownloadCleaned,
                 OnCategoryChanged = updatedProvider.OnCategoryChanged,
+                OnSearchTriggered = updatedProvider.OnSearchTriggered,
                 NtfyConfiguration = ntfyConfig,
                 UpdatedAt = DateTime.UtcNow
             };
@@ -705,6 +713,7 @@ public sealed class NotificationProvidersController : ControllerBase
                 OnQueueItemDeleted = updatedProvider.OnQueueItemDeleted,
                 OnDownloadCleaned = updatedProvider.OnDownloadCleaned,
                 OnCategoryChanged = updatedProvider.OnCategoryChanged,
+                OnSearchTriggered = updatedProvider.OnSearchTriggered,
                 TelegramConfiguration = telegramConfig,
                 UpdatedAt = DateTime.UtcNow
             };
@@ -815,7 +824,8 @@ public sealed class NotificationProvidersController : ControllerBase
                     OnSlowStrike = false,
                     OnQueueItemDeleted = false,
                     OnDownloadCleaned = false,
-                    OnCategoryChanged = false
+                    OnCategoryChanged = false,
+                    OnSearchTriggered = false
                 },
                 Configuration = notifiarrConfig
             };
@@ -882,7 +892,8 @@ public sealed class NotificationProvidersController : ControllerBase
                     OnSlowStrike = false,
                     OnQueueItemDeleted = false,
                     OnDownloadCleaned = false,
-                    OnCategoryChanged = false
+                    OnCategoryChanged = false,
+                    OnSearchTriggered = false
                 },
                 Configuration = appriseConfig
             };
@@ -956,7 +967,8 @@ public sealed class NotificationProvidersController : ControllerBase
                     OnSlowStrike = false,
                     OnQueueItemDeleted = false,
                     OnDownloadCleaned = false,
-                    OnCategoryChanged = false
+                    OnCategoryChanged = false,
+                    OnSearchTriggered = false
                 },
                 Configuration = ntfyConfig
             };
@@ -1013,7 +1025,8 @@ public sealed class NotificationProvidersController : ControllerBase
                     OnSlowStrike = false,
                     OnQueueItemDeleted = false,
                     OnDownloadCleaned = false,
-                    OnCategoryChanged = false
+                    OnCategoryChanged = false,
+                    OnSearchTriggered = false
                 },
                 Configuration = telegramConfig
             };
@@ -1048,7 +1061,8 @@ public sealed class NotificationProvidersController : ControllerBase
                 OnSlowStrike = provider.OnSlowStrike,
                 OnQueueItemDeleted = provider.OnQueueItemDeleted,
                 OnDownloadCleaned = provider.OnDownloadCleaned,
-                OnCategoryChanged = provider.OnCategoryChanged
+                OnCategoryChanged = provider.OnCategoryChanged,
+                OnSearchTriggered = provider.OnSearchTriggered
             },
             Configuration = provider.Type switch
             {
@@ -1105,6 +1119,7 @@ public sealed class NotificationProvidersController : ControllerBase
                 OnQueueItemDeleted = newProvider.OnQueueItemDeleted,
                 OnDownloadCleaned = newProvider.OnDownloadCleaned,
                 OnCategoryChanged = newProvider.OnCategoryChanged,
+                OnSearchTriggered = newProvider.OnSearchTriggered,
                 DiscordConfiguration = discordConfig
             };
 
@@ -1185,6 +1200,7 @@ public sealed class NotificationProvidersController : ControllerBase
                 OnQueueItemDeleted = updatedProvider.OnQueueItemDeleted,
                 OnDownloadCleaned = updatedProvider.OnDownloadCleaned,
                 OnCategoryChanged = updatedProvider.OnCategoryChanged,
+                OnSearchTriggered = updatedProvider.OnSearchTriggered,
                 DiscordConfiguration = discordConfig,
                 UpdatedAt = DateTime.UtcNow
             };
@@ -1254,7 +1270,8 @@ public sealed class NotificationProvidersController : ControllerBase
                     OnSlowStrike = false,
                     OnQueueItemDeleted = false,
                     OnDownloadCleaned = false,
-                    OnCategoryChanged = false
+                    OnCategoryChanged = false,
+                    OnSearchTriggered = false
                 },
                 Configuration = discordConfig
             };
@@ -1325,6 +1342,7 @@ public sealed class NotificationProvidersController : ControllerBase
                 OnQueueItemDeleted = newProvider.OnQueueItemDeleted,
                 OnDownloadCleaned = newProvider.OnDownloadCleaned,
                 OnCategoryChanged = newProvider.OnCategoryChanged,
+                OnSearchTriggered = newProvider.OnSearchTriggered,
                 PushoverConfiguration = pushoverConfig
             };
 
@@ -1412,6 +1430,7 @@ public sealed class NotificationProvidersController : ControllerBase
                 OnQueueItemDeleted = updatedProvider.OnQueueItemDeleted,
                 OnDownloadCleaned = updatedProvider.OnDownloadCleaned,
                 OnCategoryChanged = updatedProvider.OnCategoryChanged,
+                OnSearchTriggered = updatedProvider.OnSearchTriggered,
                 PushoverConfiguration = pushoverConfig,
                 UpdatedAt = DateTime.UtcNow
             };
@@ -1495,7 +1514,8 @@ public sealed class NotificationProvidersController : ControllerBase
                     OnSlowStrike = false,
                     OnQueueItemDeleted = false,
                     OnDownloadCleaned = false,
-                    OnCategoryChanged = false
+                    OnCategoryChanged = false,
+                    OnSearchTriggered = false
                 },
                 Configuration = pushoverConfig
             };
@@ -1551,6 +1571,7 @@ public sealed class NotificationProvidersController : ControllerBase
                 OnQueueItemDeleted = newProvider.OnQueueItemDeleted,
                 OnDownloadCleaned = newProvider.OnDownloadCleaned,
                 OnCategoryChanged = newProvider.OnCategoryChanged,
+                OnSearchTriggered = newProvider.OnSearchTriggered,
                 GotifyConfiguration = gotifyConfig
             };
 
@@ -1631,6 +1652,7 @@ public sealed class NotificationProvidersController : ControllerBase
                 OnQueueItemDeleted = updatedProvider.OnQueueItemDeleted,
                 OnDownloadCleaned = updatedProvider.OnDownloadCleaned,
                 OnCategoryChanged = updatedProvider.OnCategoryChanged,
+                OnSearchTriggered = updatedProvider.OnSearchTriggered,
                 GotifyConfiguration = gotifyConfig,
                 UpdatedAt = DateTime.UtcNow
             };
@@ -1698,7 +1720,8 @@ public sealed class NotificationProvidersController : ControllerBase
                     OnSlowStrike = false,
                     OnQueueItemDeleted = false,
                     OnDownloadCleaned = false,
-                    OnCategoryChanged = false
+                    OnCategoryChanged = false,
+                    OnSearchTriggered = false
                 },
                 Configuration = gotifyConfig
             };

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Api/Features/Seeker/Contracts/Requests/UpdateSeekerConfigRequest.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+using Cleanuparr.Domain.Enums;
+using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.Configuration.Seeker;
+
+namespace Cleanuparr.Api.Features.Seeker.Contracts.Requests;
+
+public sealed record UpdateSeekerConfigRequest
+{
+    public bool SearchEnabled { get; init; } = true;
+
+    public ushort SearchInterval { get; init; } = 3;
+
+    public bool ProactiveSearchEnabled { get; init; }
+
+    public SelectionStrategy SelectionStrategy { get; init; } = SelectionStrategy.BalancedWeighted;
+
+    public bool MonitoredOnly { get; init; } = true;
+
+    public bool UseCutoff { get; init; }
+
+    public bool UseCustomFormatScore { get; init; }
+
+    public bool UseRoundRobin { get; init; } = true;
+
+    public int PostReleaseGraceHours { get; init; } = 6;
+
+    public List<UpdateSeekerInstanceConfigRequest> Instances { get; init; } = [];
+
+    public SeekerConfig ApplyTo(SeekerConfig config)
+    {
+        config.SearchEnabled = SearchEnabled;
+        config.SearchInterval = SearchInterval;
+        config.ProactiveSearchEnabled = ProactiveSearchEnabled;
+        config.SelectionStrategy = SelectionStrategy;
+        config.MonitoredOnly = MonitoredOnly;
+        config.UseCutoff = UseCutoff;
+        config.UseCustomFormatScore = UseCustomFormatScore;
+        config.UseRoundRobin = UseRoundRobin;
+        config.PostReleaseGraceHours = PostReleaseGraceHours;
+
+        return config;
+    }
+}

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Api/Features/Seeker/Contracts/Requests/UpdateSeekerInstanceConfigRequest.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+namespace Cleanuparr.Api.Features.Seeker.Contracts.Requests;
+
+public sealed record UpdateSeekerInstanceConfigRequest
+{
+    public Guid ArrInstanceId { get; init; }
+
+    public bool Enabled { get; init; } = true;
+
+    public List<string> SkipTags { get; init; } = [];
+
+    public int ActiveDownloadLimit { get; init; } = 3;
+
+    public int MinCycleTimeDays { get; init; } = 7;
+}

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Api/Features/Seeker/Contracts/Responses/CustomFormatScoreEntryResponse.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+using Cleanuparr.Domain.Enums;
+
+namespace Cleanuparr.Api.Features.Seeker.Contracts.Responses;
+
+public sealed record CustomFormatScoreEntryResponse
+{
+    public Guid Id { get; init; }
+    public Guid ArrInstanceId { get; init; }
+    public long ExternalItemId { get; init; }
+    public long EpisodeId { get; init; }
+    public InstanceType ItemType { get; init; }
+    public string Title { get; init; } = string.Empty;
+    public long FileId { get; init; }
+    public int CurrentScore { get; init; }
+    public int CutoffScore { get; init; }
+    public string QualityProfileName { get; init; } = string.Empty;
+    public bool IsBelowCutoff { get; init; }
+    public bool IsMonitored { get; init; }
+    public DateTime LastSyncedAt { get; init; }
+}

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Api/Features/Seeker/Contracts/Responses/CustomFormatScoreHistoryEntryResponse.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+namespace Cleanuparr.Api.Features.Seeker.Contracts.Responses;
+
+public sealed record CustomFormatScoreHistoryEntryResponse
+{
+    public int Score { get; init; }
+    public int CutoffScore { get; init; }
+    public DateTime RecordedAt { get; init; }
+}

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Api/Features/Seeker/Contracts/Responses/CustomFormatScoreStatsResponse.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+namespace Cleanuparr.Api.Features.Seeker.Contracts.Responses;
+
+public sealed record CustomFormatScoreStatsResponse
+{
+    public int TotalTracked { get; init; }
+    public int BelowCutoff { get; init; }
+    public int AtOrAboveCutoff { get; init; }
+    public int Monitored { get; init; }
+    public int Unmonitored { get; init; }
+    public int RecentUpgrades { get; init; }
+    public List<InstanceCfScoreStat> PerInstanceStats { get; init; } = [];
+}
+
+public sealed record InstanceCfScoreStat
+{
+    public Guid InstanceId { get; init; }
+    public string InstanceName { get; init; } = string.Empty;
+    public string InstanceType { get; init; } = string.Empty;
+    public int TotalTracked { get; init; }
+    public int BelowCutoff { get; init; }
+    public int AtOrAboveCutoff { get; init; }
+    public int Monitored { get; init; }
+    public int Unmonitored { get; init; }
+    public int RecentUpgrades { get; init; }
+}

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Api/Features/Seeker/Contracts/Responses/CustomFormatScoreUpgradeResponse.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+using Cleanuparr.Domain.Enums;
+
+namespace Cleanuparr.Api.Features.Seeker.Contracts.Responses;
+
+public sealed record CustomFormatScoreUpgradeResponse
+{
+    public Guid ArrInstanceId { get; init; }
+    public long ExternalItemId { get; init; }
+    public long EpisodeId { get; init; }
+    public InstanceType ItemType { get; init; }
+    public string Title { get; init; } = string.Empty;
+    public int PreviousScore { get; init; }
+    public int NewScore { get; init; }
+    public int CutoffScore { get; init; }
+    public DateTime UpgradedAt { get; init; }
+}

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Api/Features/Seeker/Contracts/Responses/InstanceSearchStat.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+namespace Cleanuparr.Api.Features.Seeker.Contracts.Responses;
+
+public sealed record InstanceSearchStat
+{
+    public Guid InstanceId { get; init; }
+    public string InstanceName { get; init; } = string.Empty;
+    public string InstanceType { get; init; } = string.Empty;
+    public int ItemsTracked { get; init; }
+    public int TotalSearchCount { get; init; }
+    public DateTime? LastSearchedAt { get; init; }
+    public DateTime? LastProcessedAt { get; init; }
+    public Guid? CurrentCycleId { get; init; }
+    public int CycleItemsSearched { get; init; }
+    public int CycleItemsTotal { get; init; }
+    public DateTime? CycleStartedAt { get; init; }
+}

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Api/Features/Seeker/Contracts/Responses/SearchEventResponse.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+using Cleanuparr.Domain.Enums;
+
+namespace Cleanuparr.Api.Features.Seeker.Contracts.Responses;
+
+public sealed record SearchEventResponse
+{
+    public Guid Id { get; init; }
+    public DateTime Timestamp { get; init; }
+    public string InstanceName { get; init; } = string.Empty;
+    public string? InstanceType { get; init; }
+    public int ItemCount { get; init; }
+    public List<string> Items { get; init; } = [];
+    public SeekerSearchType SearchType { get; init; }
+    public SearchCommandStatus? SearchStatus { get; init; }
+    public DateTime? CompletedAt { get; init; }
+    public object? GrabbedItems { get; init; }
+    public Guid? CycleId { get; init; }
+    public bool IsDryRun { get; init; }
+}

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Api/Features/Seeker/Contracts/Responses/SearchStatsSummaryResponse.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+namespace Cleanuparr.Api.Features.Seeker.Contracts.Responses;
+
+public sealed record SearchStatsSummaryResponse
+{
+    public int TotalSearchesAllTime { get; init; }
+    public int SearchesLast7Days { get; init; }
+    public int SearchesLast30Days { get; init; }
+    public int UniqueItemsSearched { get; init; }
+    public int PendingReplacementSearches { get; init; }
+    public int EnabledInstances { get; init; }
+    public List<InstanceSearchStat> PerInstanceStats { get; init; } = [];
+}

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Api/Features/Seeker/Contracts/Responses/SeekerConfigResponse.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+using Cleanuparr.Domain.Enums;
+
+namespace Cleanuparr.Api.Features.Seeker.Contracts.Responses;
+
+public sealed record SeekerConfigResponse
+{
+    public bool SearchEnabled { get; init; }
+
+    public ushort SearchInterval { get; init; }
+
+    public bool ProactiveSearchEnabled { get; init; }
+
+    public SelectionStrategy SelectionStrategy { get; init; }
+
+    public bool MonitoredOnly { get; init; }
+
+    public bool UseCutoff { get; init; }
+
+    public bool UseCustomFormatScore { get; init; }
+
+    public bool UseRoundRobin { get; init; }
+
+    public int PostReleaseGraceHours { get; init; }
+
+    public List<SeekerInstanceConfigResponse> Instances { get; init; } = [];
+}

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Api/Features/Seeker/Contracts/Responses/SeekerInstanceConfigResponse.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+using Cleanuparr.Domain.Enums;
+
+namespace Cleanuparr.Api.Features.Seeker.Contracts.Responses;
+
+public sealed record SeekerInstanceConfigResponse
+{
+    public Guid ArrInstanceId { get; init; }
+    
+    public string InstanceName { get; init; } = string.Empty;
+    
+    public InstanceType InstanceType { get; init; }
+    
+    public bool Enabled { get; init; }
+    
+    public List<string> SkipTags { get; init; } = [];
+    
+    public DateTime? LastProcessedAt { get; init; }
+
+    public bool ArrInstanceEnabled { get; init; }
+
+    public int ActiveDownloadLimit { get; init; }
+
+    public int MinCycleTimeDays { get; init; }
+}

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Api/Features/Seeker/Controllers/CustomFormatScoreController.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,311 @@
+using Cleanuparr.Api.Features.Seeker.Contracts.Responses;
+using Cleanuparr.Persistence;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+
+namespace Cleanuparr.Api.Features.Seeker.Controllers;
+
+[ApiController]
+[Route("api/seeker/cf-scores")]
+[Authorize]
+public sealed class CustomFormatScoreController : ControllerBase
+{
+    private readonly DataContext _dataContext;
+
+    public CustomFormatScoreController(DataContext dataContext)
+    {
+        _dataContext = dataContext;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets current CF scores with pagination, optionally filtered by instance.
+    /// </summary>
+    [HttpGet]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> GetCustomFormatScores(
+        [FromQuery] int page = 1,
+        [FromQuery] int pageSize = 50,
+        [FromQuery] Guid? instanceId = null,
+        [FromQuery] string? search = null,
+        [FromQuery] string sortBy = "title",
+        [FromQuery] bool hideMet = false)
+    {
+        if (page < 1) page = 1;
+        if (pageSize < 1) pageSize = 50;
+        if (pageSize > 100) pageSize = 100;
+
+        var query = _dataContext.CustomFormatScoreEntries
+            .AsNoTracking()
+            .AsQueryable();
+
+        if (instanceId.HasValue)
+        {
+            query = query.Where(e => e.ArrInstanceId == instanceId.Value);
+        }
+
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(search))
+        {
+            query = query.Where(e => e.Title.ToLower().Contains(search.ToLower()));
+        }
+
+        if (hideMet)
+        {
+            query = query.Where(e => e.CurrentScore < e.CutoffScore);
+        }
+
+        int totalCount = await query.CountAsync();
+
+        var items = await (sortBy == "date"
+                ? query.OrderByDescending(e => e.LastSyncedAt)
+                : query.OrderBy(e => e.Title))
+            .Skip((page - 1) * pageSize)
+            .Take(pageSize)
+            .Select(e => new CustomFormatScoreEntryResponse
+            {
+                Id = e.Id,
+                ArrInstanceId = e.ArrInstanceId,
+                ExternalItemId = e.ExternalItemId,
+                EpisodeId = e.EpisodeId,
+                ItemType = e.ItemType,
+                Title = e.Title,
+                FileId = e.FileId,
+                CurrentScore = e.CurrentScore,
+                CutoffScore = e.CutoffScore,
+                QualityProfileName = e.QualityProfileName,
+                IsBelowCutoff = e.CurrentScore < e.CutoffScore,
+                IsMonitored = e.IsMonitored,
+                LastSyncedAt = e.LastSyncedAt,
+            })
+            .ToListAsync();
+
+        return Ok(new
+        {
+            Items = items,
+            Page = page,
+            PageSize = pageSize,
+            TotalCount = totalCount,
+            TotalPages = (int)Math.Ceiling(totalCount / (double)pageSize),
+        });
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets recent CF score upgrades (where score improved in history).
+    /// </summary>
+    [HttpGet("upgrades")]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> GetRecentUpgrades(
+        [FromQuery] int page = 1,
+        [FromQuery] int pageSize = 20,
+        [FromQuery] Guid? instanceId = null,
+        [FromQuery] int days = 30)
+    {
+        if (page < 1) page = 1;
+        if (pageSize < 1) pageSize = 20;
+        if (pageSize > 100) pageSize = 100;
+
+        // Find history entries where a newer entry has a higher score than an older one
+        // We group by item and look for score increases between consecutive records
+        var query = _dataContext.CustomFormatScoreHistory
+            .AsNoTracking()
+            .AsQueryable();
+
+        if (instanceId.HasValue)
+        {
+            query = query.Where(h => h.ArrInstanceId == instanceId.Value);
+        }
+
+        var allHistory = await query
+            .Where(h => h.RecordedAt >= DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(-days))
+            .OrderByDescending(h => h.RecordedAt)
+            .ToListAsync();
+
+        var upgrades = new List<CustomFormatScoreUpgradeResponse>();
+
+        // Group by (ArrInstanceId, ExternalItemId, EpisodeId) and find score increases
+        var grouped = allHistory
+            .GroupBy(h => new { h.ArrInstanceId, h.ExternalItemId, h.EpisodeId });
+
+        foreach (var group in grouped)
+        {
+            var entries = group.OrderBy(h => h.RecordedAt).ToList();
+            for (int i = 1; i < entries.Count; i++)
+            {
+                if (entries[i].Score > entries[i - 1].Score)
+                {
+                    upgrades.Add(new CustomFormatScoreUpgradeResponse
+                    {
+                        ArrInstanceId = entries[i].ArrInstanceId,
+                        ExternalItemId = entries[i].ExternalItemId,
+                        EpisodeId = entries[i].EpisodeId,
+                        ItemType = entries[i].ItemType,
+                        Title = entries[i].Title,
+                        PreviousScore = entries[i - 1].Score,
+                        NewScore = entries[i].Score,
+                        CutoffScore = entries[i].CutoffScore,
+                        UpgradedAt = entries[i].RecordedAt,
+                    });
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Sort by most recent upgrade first
+        upgrades = upgrades.OrderByDescending(u => u.UpgradedAt).ToList();
+
+        int totalCount = upgrades.Count;
+        var paged = upgrades
+            .Skip((page - 1) * pageSize)
+            .Take(pageSize)
+            .ToList();
+
+        return Ok(new
+        {
+            Items = paged,
+            Page = page,
+            PageSize = pageSize,
+            TotalCount = totalCount,
+            TotalPages = (int)Math.Ceiling(totalCount / (double)pageSize),
+        });
+    }
+
+    [HttpGet("instances")]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> GetInstances()
+    {
+        var instances = await _dataContext.CustomFormatScoreEntries
+            .AsNoTracking()
+            .Select(e => new { e.ArrInstanceId, e.ItemType })
+            .Distinct()
+            .Join(
+                _dataContext.ArrInstances.AsNoTracking(),
+                e => e.ArrInstanceId,
+                a => a.Id,
+                (e, a) => new
+                {
+                    Id = e.ArrInstanceId,
+                    a.Name,
+                    e.ItemType,
+                })
+            .OrderBy(x => x.Name)
+            .ToListAsync();
+
+        return Ok(new { Instances = instances });
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets summary statistics for CF score tracking.
+    /// </summary>
+    [HttpGet("stats")]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> GetStats()
+    {
+        var entries = await _dataContext.CustomFormatScoreEntries
+            .AsNoTracking()
+            .ToListAsync();
+
+        int totalTracked = entries.Count;
+        int belowCutoff = entries.Count(e => e.CurrentScore < e.CutoffScore);
+        int atOrAboveCutoff = totalTracked - belowCutoff;
+        int monitored = entries.Count(e => e.IsMonitored);
+        int unmonitored = totalTracked - monitored;
+
+        // Count upgrades in the last 7 days
+        var sevenDaysAgo = DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(-7);
+        var recentHistory = await _dataContext.CustomFormatScoreHistory
+            .AsNoTracking()
+            .Where(h => h.RecordedAt >= sevenDaysAgo)
+            .OrderBy(h => h.RecordedAt)
+            .ToListAsync();
+
+        int recentUpgrades = 0;
+        var recentGrouped = recentHistory
+            .GroupBy(h => new { h.ArrInstanceId, h.ExternalItemId, h.EpisodeId });
+
+        foreach (var group in recentGrouped)
+        {
+            var ordered = group.OrderBy(h => h.RecordedAt).ToList();
+            for (int i = 1; i < ordered.Count; i++)
+            {
+                if (ordered[i].Score > ordered[i - 1].Score)
+                    recentUpgrades++;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Per-instance stats
+        var instanceIds = entries.Select(e => e.ArrInstanceId).Distinct().ToList();
+        var instances = await _dataContext.ArrInstances
+            .AsNoTracking()
+            .Include(a => a.ArrConfig)
+            .Where(a => instanceIds.Contains(a.Id))
+            .ToListAsync();
+
+        var perInstanceStats = instanceIds.Select(instanceId =>
+        {
+            var instanceEntries = entries.Where(e => e.ArrInstanceId == instanceId).ToList();
+            int instTracked = instanceEntries.Count;
+            int instBelow = instanceEntries.Count(e => e.CurrentScore < e.CutoffScore);
+            int instMonitored = instanceEntries.Count(e => e.IsMonitored);
+
+            int instUpgrades = 0;
+            var instHistory = recentGrouped
+                .Where(g => g.Key.ArrInstanceId == instanceId);
+            foreach (var group in instHistory)
+            {
+                var ordered = group.OrderBy(h => h.RecordedAt).ToList();
+                for (int i = 1; i < ordered.Count; i++)
+                {
+                    if (ordered[i].Score > ordered[i - 1].Score)
+                        instUpgrades++;
+                }
+            }
+
+            var instance = instances.FirstOrDefault(a => a.Id == instanceId);
+            return new InstanceCfScoreStat
+            {
+                InstanceId = instanceId,
+                InstanceName = instance?.Name ?? "Unknown",
+                InstanceType = instance?.ArrConfig.Type.ToString() ?? "Unknown",
+                TotalTracked = instTracked,
+                BelowCutoff = instBelow,
+                AtOrAboveCutoff = instTracked - instBelow,
+                Monitored = instMonitored,
+                Unmonitored = instTracked - instMonitored,
+                RecentUpgrades = instUpgrades,
+            };
+        }).OrderBy(s => s.InstanceName).ToList();
+
+        return Ok(new CustomFormatScoreStatsResponse
+        {
+            TotalTracked = totalTracked,
+            BelowCutoff = belowCutoff,
+            AtOrAboveCutoff = atOrAboveCutoff,
+            Monitored = monitored,
+            Unmonitored = unmonitored,
+            RecentUpgrades = recentUpgrades,
+            PerInstanceStats = perInstanceStats,
+        });
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets CF score history for a specific item.
+    /// </summary>
+    [HttpGet("{instanceId}/{itemId}/history")]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> GetItemHistory(
+        Guid instanceId,
+        long itemId,
+        [FromQuery] long episodeId = 0)
+    {
+        var history = await _dataContext.CustomFormatScoreHistory
+            .AsNoTracking()
+            .Where(h => h.ArrInstanceId == instanceId
+                        && h.ExternalItemId == itemId
+                        && h.EpisodeId == episodeId)
+            .OrderByDescending(h => h.RecordedAt)
+            .Select(h => new CustomFormatScoreHistoryEntryResponse
+            {
+                Score = h.Score,
+                CutoffScore = h.CutoffScore,
+                RecordedAt = h.RecordedAt,
+            })
+            .ToListAsync();
+
+        return Ok(new { Entries = history });
+    }
+}
+

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Api/Features/Seeker/Controllers/SearchStatsController.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,250 @@
+using System.Text.Json;
+using Cleanuparr.Api.Features.Seeker.Contracts.Responses;
+using Cleanuparr.Domain.Enums;
+using Cleanuparr.Persistence;
+using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.Configuration.Seeker;
+using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.State;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+
+namespace Cleanuparr.Api.Features.Seeker.Controllers;
+
+[ApiController]
+[Route("api/seeker/search-stats")]
+[Authorize]
+public sealed class SearchStatsController : ControllerBase
+{
+    private readonly DataContext _dataContext;
+    private readonly EventsContext _eventsContext;
+
+    public SearchStatsController(DataContext dataContext, EventsContext eventsContext)
+    {
+        _dataContext = dataContext;
+        _eventsContext = eventsContext;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets aggregate search statistics across all instances.
+    /// </summary>
+    [HttpGet("summary")]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> GetSummary()
+    {
+        DateTime sevenDaysAgo = DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(-7);
+        DateTime thirtyDaysAgo = DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(-30);
+
+        // Event counts from EventsContext
+        var searchEvents = _eventsContext.Events
+            .AsNoTracking()
+            .Where(e => e.EventType == EventType.SearchTriggered);
+
+        int totalSearchesAllTime = await searchEvents.CountAsync();
+        int searchesLast7Days = await searchEvents.CountAsync(e => e.Timestamp >= sevenDaysAgo);
+        int searchesLast30Days = await searchEvents.CountAsync(e => e.Timestamp >= thirtyDaysAgo);
+
+        // History stats from DataContext
+        int uniqueItemsSearched = await _dataContext.SeekerHistory
+            .AsNoTracking()
+            .Select(h => h.ExternalItemId)
+            .Distinct()
+            .CountAsync();
+
+        int pendingReplacementSearches = await _dataContext.SearchQueue.CountAsync();
+
+        // Per-instance stats
+        List<SeekerInstanceConfig> instanceConfigs = await _dataContext.SeekerInstanceConfigs
+            .AsNoTracking()
+            .Include(s => s.ArrInstance)
+                .ThenInclude(a => a.ArrConfig)
+            .Where(s => s.Enabled && s.ArrInstance.Enabled)
+            .ToListAsync();
+
+        var historyByInstance = await _dataContext.SeekerHistory
+            .AsNoTracking()
+            .GroupBy(h => h.ArrInstanceId)
+            .Select(g => new
+            {
+                InstanceId = g.Key,
+                ItemsTracked = g.Select(h => h.ExternalItemId).Distinct().Count(),
+                LastSearchedAt = g.Max(h => h.LastSearchedAt),
+                TotalSearchCount = g.Sum(h => h.SearchCount),
+            })
+            .ToListAsync();
+
+        // Count items searched in current cycle per instance
+        List<Guid> currentCycleIds = instanceConfigs.Select(ic => ic.CurrentCycleId).ToList();
+        var cycleItemsByInstance = await _dataContext.SeekerHistory
+            .AsNoTracking()
+            .Where(h => currentCycleIds.Contains(h.CycleId))
+            .GroupBy(h => h.ArrInstanceId)
+            .Select(g => new
+            {
+                InstanceId = g.Key,
+                CycleItemsSearched = g.Select(h => h.ExternalItemId).Distinct().Count(),
+                CycleStartedAt = (DateTime?)g.Min(h => h.LastSearchedAt),
+            })
+            .ToListAsync();
+
+        var perInstanceStats = instanceConfigs.Select(ic =>
+        {
+            var history = historyByInstance.FirstOrDefault(h => h.InstanceId == ic.ArrInstanceId);
+            var cycleProgress = cycleItemsByInstance.FirstOrDefault(c => c.InstanceId == ic.ArrInstanceId);
+            return new InstanceSearchStat
+            {
+                InstanceId = ic.ArrInstanceId,
+                InstanceName = ic.ArrInstance.Name,
+                InstanceType = ic.ArrInstance.ArrConfig.Type.ToString(),
+                ItemsTracked = history?.ItemsTracked ?? 0,
+                TotalSearchCount = history?.TotalSearchCount ?? 0,
+                LastSearchedAt = history?.LastSearchedAt,
+                LastProcessedAt = ic.LastProcessedAt,
+                CurrentCycleId = ic.CurrentCycleId,
+                CycleItemsSearched = cycleProgress?.CycleItemsSearched ?? 0,
+                CycleItemsTotal = ic.TotalEligibleItems,
+                CycleStartedAt = cycleProgress?.CycleStartedAt,
+            };
+        }).ToList();
+
+        return Ok(new SearchStatsSummaryResponse
+        {
+            TotalSearchesAllTime = totalSearchesAllTime,
+            SearchesLast7Days = searchesLast7Days,
+            SearchesLast30Days = searchesLast30Days,
+            UniqueItemsSearched = uniqueItemsSearched,
+            PendingReplacementSearches = pendingReplacementSearches,
+            EnabledInstances = instanceConfigs.Count,
+            PerInstanceStats = perInstanceStats,
+        });
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets paginated search-triggered events with decoded data.
+    /// Supports optional text search across item names in event data.
+    /// </summary>
+    [HttpGet("events")]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> GetEvents(
+        [FromQuery] int page = 1,
+        [FromQuery] int pageSize = 50,
+        [FromQuery] Guid? instanceId = null,
+        [FromQuery] Guid? cycleId = null,
+        [FromQuery] string? search = null)
+    {
+        if (page < 1) page = 1;
+        if (pageSize < 1) pageSize = 50;
+        if (pageSize > 100) pageSize = 100;
+
+        var query = _eventsContext.Events
+            .AsNoTracking()
+            .Where(e => e.EventType == EventType.SearchTriggered);
+
+        // Filter by instance URL if instanceId provided
+        if (instanceId.HasValue)
+        {
+            var instance = await _dataContext.ArrInstances
+                .AsNoTracking()
+                .FirstOrDefaultAsync(a => a.Id == instanceId.Value);
+
+            if (instance is not null)
+            {
+                string url = (instance.ExternalUrl ?? instance.Url).ToString();
+                query = query.Where(e => e.InstanceUrl == url);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Filter by cycle ID
+        if (cycleId.HasValue)
+        {
+            query = query.Where(e => e.CycleId == cycleId.Value);
+        }
+
+        // Pre-filter by search term on the JSON data field
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(search))
+        {
+            query = query.Where(e => e.Data != null && e.Data.ToLower().Contains(search.ToLower()));
+        }
+
+        int totalCount = await query.CountAsync();
+
+        var rawEvents = await query
+            .OrderByDescending(e => e.Timestamp)
+            .Skip((page - 1) * pageSize)
+            .Take(pageSize)
+            .ToListAsync();
+
+        var items = rawEvents.Select(e =>
+        {
+            var parsed = ParseEventData(e.Data);
+            return new SearchEventResponse
+            {
+                Id = e.Id,
+                Timestamp = e.Timestamp,
+                InstanceName = parsed.InstanceName,
+                InstanceType = e.InstanceType?.ToString(),
+                ItemCount = parsed.ItemCount,
+                Items = parsed.Items,
+                SearchType = parsed.SearchType,
+                SearchStatus = e.SearchStatus,
+                CompletedAt = e.CompletedAt,
+                GrabbedItems = parsed.GrabbedItems,
+                CycleId = e.CycleId,
+                IsDryRun = e.IsDryRun,
+            };
+        }).ToList();
+
+        return Ok(new
+        {
+            Items = items,
+            Page = page,
+            PageSize = pageSize,
+            TotalCount = totalCount,
+            TotalPages = (int)Math.Ceiling(totalCount / (double)pageSize),
+        });
+    }
+
+    private static (string InstanceName, int ItemCount, List<string> Items, SeekerSearchType SearchType, object? GrabbedItems) ParseEventData(string? data)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(data))
+        {
+            return ("Unknown", 0, [], SeekerSearchType.Proactive, null);
+        }
+
+        try
+        {
+            using JsonDocument doc = JsonDocument.Parse(data);
+            JsonElement root = doc.RootElement;
+
+            string instanceName = root.TryGetProperty("InstanceName", out var nameEl)
+                ? nameEl.GetString() ?? "Unknown"
+                : "Unknown";
+
+            int itemCount = root.TryGetProperty("ItemCount", out var countEl)
+                ? countEl.GetInt32()
+                : 0;
+
+            var items = new List<string>();
+            if (root.TryGetProperty("Items", out var itemsEl) && itemsEl.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.Array)
+            {
+                foreach (JsonElement item in itemsEl.EnumerateArray())
+                {
+                    string? val = item.GetString();
+                    if (val is not null) items.Add(val);
+                }
+            }
+
+            SeekerSearchType searchType = root.TryGetProperty("SearchType", out var typeEl)
+                && Enum.TryParse<SeekerSearchType>(typeEl.GetString(), out var parsed)
+                ? parsed
+                : SeekerSearchType.Proactive;
+
+            object? grabbedItems = root.TryGetProperty("GrabbedItems", out var grabbedEl)
+                ? JsonSerializer.Deserialize<object>(grabbedEl.GetRawText())
+                : null;
+
+            return (instanceName, itemCount, items, searchType, grabbedItems);
+        }
+        catch (JsonException)
+        {
+            return ("Unknown", 0, [], SeekerSearchType.Proactive, null);
+        }
+    }
+}

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Api/Features/Seeker/Controllers/SeekerConfigController.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,192 @@
+using Cleanuparr.Api.Features.Seeker.Contracts.Requests;
+using Cleanuparr.Shared.Helpers;
+using Cleanuparr.Api.Features.Seeker.Contracts.Responses;
+using Cleanuparr.Domain.Enums;
+using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Services.Interfaces;
+using Cleanuparr.Persistence;
+using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.Configuration.Seeker;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+
+namespace Cleanuparr.Api.Features.Seeker.Controllers;
+
+[ApiController]
+[Route("api/configuration")]
+[Authorize]
+public sealed class SeekerConfigController : ControllerBase
+{
+    private readonly ILogger<SeekerConfigController> _logger;
+    private readonly DataContext _dataContext;
+    private readonly IJobManagementService _jobManagementService;
+
+    public SeekerConfigController(
+        ILogger<SeekerConfigController> logger,
+        DataContext dataContext,
+        IJobManagementService jobManagementService)
+    {
+        _logger = logger;
+        _dataContext = dataContext;
+        _jobManagementService = jobManagementService;
+    }
+
+    [HttpGet("seeker")]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> GetSeekerConfig()
+    {
+        var config = await _dataContext.SeekerConfigs
+            .AsNoTracking()
+            .FirstAsync();
+
+        // Get all Sonarr/Radarr instances with their seeker configs
+        var arrInstances = await _dataContext.ArrInstances
+            .AsNoTracking()
+            .Include(a => a.ArrConfig)
+            .Where(a => a.ArrConfig.Type == InstanceType.Sonarr || a.ArrConfig.Type == InstanceType.Radarr)
+            .ToListAsync();
+
+        var arrInstanceIds = arrInstances.Select(a => a.Id).ToHashSet();
+        var seekerInstanceConfigs = await _dataContext.SeekerInstanceConfigs
+            .AsNoTracking()
+            .Where(s => arrInstanceIds.Contains(s.ArrInstanceId))
+            .ToListAsync();
+
+        var instanceResponses = arrInstances.Select(instance =>
+        {
+            var seekerConfig = seekerInstanceConfigs.FirstOrDefault(s => s.ArrInstanceId == instance.Id);
+            return new SeekerInstanceConfigResponse
+            {
+                ArrInstanceId = instance.Id,
+                InstanceName = instance.Name,
+                InstanceType = instance.ArrConfig.Type,
+                Enabled = seekerConfig?.Enabled ?? false,
+                SkipTags = seekerConfig?.SkipTags ?? [],
+                LastProcessedAt = seekerConfig?.LastProcessedAt,
+                ArrInstanceEnabled = instance.Enabled,
+                ActiveDownloadLimit = seekerConfig?.ActiveDownloadLimit ?? 3,
+                MinCycleTimeDays = seekerConfig?.MinCycleTimeDays ?? 7,
+            };
+        }).ToList();
+
+        var response = new SeekerConfigResponse
+        {
+            SearchEnabled = config.SearchEnabled,
+            SearchInterval = config.SearchInterval,
+            ProactiveSearchEnabled = config.ProactiveSearchEnabled,
+            SelectionStrategy = config.SelectionStrategy,
+            MonitoredOnly = config.MonitoredOnly,
+            UseCutoff = config.UseCutoff,
+            UseCustomFormatScore = config.UseCustomFormatScore,
+            UseRoundRobin = config.UseRoundRobin,
+            PostReleaseGraceHours = config.PostReleaseGraceHours,
+            Instances = instanceResponses,
+        };
+
+        return Ok(response);
+    }
+
+    [HttpPut("seeker")]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> UpdateSeekerConfig([FromBody] UpdateSeekerConfigRequest request)
+    {
+        if (!await DataContext.Lock.WaitAsync(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30)))
+        {
+            return StatusCode(503, "Database is busy, please try again");
+        }
+
+        try
+        {
+            var config = await _dataContext.SeekerConfigs.FirstAsync();
+
+            ushort previousInterval = config.SearchInterval;
+            bool previousUseCustomFormatScore = config.UseCustomFormatScore;
+            bool previousSearchEnabled = config.SearchEnabled;
+            bool previousProactiveSearchEnabled = config.ProactiveSearchEnabled;
+
+            request.ApplyTo(config);
+            config.Validate();
+
+            if (request.ProactiveSearchEnabled && !request.Instances.Any(i => i.Enabled))
+            {
+                throw new Domain.Exceptions.ValidationException(
+                    "At least one instance must be enabled when proactive search is enabled");
+            }
+
+            // Sync instance configs
+            var existingInstanceConfigs = await _dataContext.SeekerInstanceConfigs.ToListAsync();
+
+            foreach (var instanceReq in request.Instances)
+            {
+                var existing = existingInstanceConfigs
+                    .FirstOrDefault(e => e.ArrInstanceId == instanceReq.ArrInstanceId);
+
+                if (existing is not null)
+                {
+                    existing.Enabled = instanceReq.Enabled;
+                    existing.SkipTags = instanceReq.SkipTags;
+                    existing.ActiveDownloadLimit = instanceReq.ActiveDownloadLimit;
+                    existing.MinCycleTimeDays = instanceReq.MinCycleTimeDays;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    _dataContext.SeekerInstanceConfigs.Add(new SeekerInstanceConfig
+                    {
+                        ArrInstanceId = instanceReq.ArrInstanceId,
+                        Enabled = instanceReq.Enabled,
+                        SkipTags = instanceReq.SkipTags,
+                        ActiveDownloadLimit = instanceReq.ActiveDownloadLimit,
+                        MinCycleTimeDays = instanceReq.MinCycleTimeDays,
+                    });
+                }
+            }
+
+            await _dataContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+            // Update Quartz trigger if SearchInterval changed
+            if (config.SearchInterval != previousInterval)
+            {
+                _logger.LogInformation("Search interval changed from {Old} to {New} minutes, updating Seeker schedule",
+                    previousInterval, config.SearchInterval);
+                await _jobManagementService.StartJob(JobType.Seeker, null, config.ToCronExpression());
+            }
+
+            // Toggle CustomFormatScoreSyncer job when UseCustomFormatScore changes
+            if (config.UseCustomFormatScore != previousUseCustomFormatScore)
+            {
+                if (config.UseCustomFormatScore)
+                {
+                    _logger.LogInformation("UseCustomFormatScore enabled, starting CustomFormatScoreSyncer job");
+                    await _jobManagementService.StartJob(JobType.CustomFormatScoreSyncer, null, Constants.CustomFormatScoreSyncerCron);
+                    await _jobManagementService.TriggerJobOnce(JobType.CustomFormatScoreSyncer);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    _logger.LogInformation("UseCustomFormatScore disabled, stopping CustomFormatScoreSyncer job");
+                    await _jobManagementService.StopJob(JobType.CustomFormatScoreSyncer);
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Trigger CustomFormatScoreSyncer once when search or proactive search is re-enabled with custom format scores active
+            if (previousUseCustomFormatScore && config.UseCustomFormatScore)
+            {
+                bool searchJustEnabled = !previousSearchEnabled && config.SearchEnabled;
+                bool proactiveJustEnabled = !previousProactiveSearchEnabled && config.ProactiveSearchEnabled;
+
+                if (searchJustEnabled || proactiveJustEnabled)
+                {
+                    _logger.LogInformation("Search re-enabled with UseCustomFormatScore active, triggering CustomFormatScoreSyncer");
+                    await _jobManagementService.TriggerJobOnce(JobType.CustomFormatScoreSyncer);
+                }
+            }
+
+            return Ok(new { Message = "Seeker configuration updated successfully" });
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            _logger.LogError(ex, "Failed to save Seeker configuration");
+            throw;
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            DataContext.Lock.Release();
+        }
+    }
+}

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Api/Jobs/BackgroundJobManager.cs

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.Configuration.DownloadCleaner;
 using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.Configuration.MalwareBlocker;
 using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.Configuration.QueueCleaner;
 using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.Configuration.BlacklistSync;
+using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.Configuration.Seeker;
+using SeekerJob = Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.Jobs.Seeker;
 using Cleanuparr.Shared.Helpers;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 using Quartz;
@@ -100,12 +102,17 @@ public class BackgroundJobManager : IHostedService
         BlacklistSyncConfig blacklistSyncConfig = await dataContext.BlacklistSyncConfigs
             .AsNoTracking()
             .FirstAsync(cancellationToken);
-        
+        SeekerConfig seekerConfig = await dataContext.SeekerConfigs
+            .AsNoTracking()
+            .FirstAsync(cancellationToken);
+
         // Always register jobs, regardless of enabled status
         await RegisterQueueCleanerJob(queueCleanerConfig, cancellationToken);
         await RegisterMalwareBlockerJob(malwareBlockerConfig, cancellationToken);
         await RegisterDownloadCleanerJob(downloadCleanerConfig, cancellationToken);
         await RegisterBlacklistSyncJob(blacklistSyncConfig, cancellationToken);
+        await RegisterSeekerJob(seekerConfig, cancellationToken);
+        await RegisterCustomFormatScoreSyncJob(seekerConfig, cancellationToken);
     }
     
     /// <summary>
@@ -171,6 +178,30 @@ public class BackgroundJobManager : IHostedService
         }
     }
     
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Registers the Seeker job with a trigger based on SearchInterval.
+    /// The Seeker is always running.
+    /// </summary>
+    public async Task RegisterSeekerJob(SeekerConfig config, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        await AddJobWithoutTrigger<SeekerJob>(cancellationToken);
+        await AddTriggersForJob<SeekerJob>(config.ToCronExpression(), cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Registers the CustomFormatScoreSyncer job. Only adds triggers when UseCustomFormatScore is enabled.
+    /// Runs every 30 minutes to sync custom format scores from arr instances.
+    /// </summary>
+    public async Task RegisterCustomFormatScoreSyncJob(SeekerConfig config, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        await AddJobWithoutTrigger<CustomFormatScoreSyncer>(cancellationToken);
+
+        if (config.UseCustomFormatScore)
+        {
+            await AddTriggersForJob<CustomFormatScoreSyncer>(Constants.CustomFormatScoreSyncerCron, cancellationToken);
+        }
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Helper method to add triggers for an existing job.
     /// </summary>
@@ -204,7 +235,11 @@ public class BackgroundJobManager : IHostedService
                 throw new ValidationException($"{cronExpression} should have a fire time of maximum {Constants.TriggerMaxLimit.TotalHours} hours");
             }
             
-            if (typeof(T) != typeof(MalwareBlocker) && triggerValue < Constants.TriggerMinLimit)
+            if (typeof(T) == typeof(SeekerJob) && triggerValue < Constants.SeekerMinLimit)
+            {
+                throw new ValidationException($"{cronExpression} should have a fire time of minimum {Constants.SeekerMinLimit.TotalMinutes} minutes");
+            }
+            else if (typeof(T) != typeof(MalwareBlocker) && triggerValue < Constants.TriggerMinLimit)
             {
                 throw new ValidationException($"{cronExpression} should have a fire time of minimum {Constants.TriggerMinLimit.TotalSeconds} seconds");
             }

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Api/Jobs/GenericJob.cs

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public sealed class GenericJob<T> : IJob
             await BroadcastJobStatus(hubContext, jobManagementService, jobType, false);
 
             var handler = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<T>();
-            await handler.ExecuteAsync();
+            await handler.ExecuteAsync(context.CancellationToken);
 
             status = JobRunStatus.Completed;
             await BroadcastJobStatus(hubContext, jobManagementService, jobType, true);

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Application/Features/BlacklistSync/BlacklistSynchronizer.cs

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public sealed class BlacklistSynchronizer : IHandler
         _dryRunInterceptor = dryRunInterceptor;
     }
 
-    public async Task ExecuteAsync()
+    public async Task ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
     {
         BlacklistSyncConfig config = await _dataContext.BlacklistSyncConfigs
             .AsNoTracking()
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public sealed class BlacklistSynchronizer : IHandler
             .AsNoTracking()
             .Where(c => c.Enabled && c.TypeName == DownloadClientTypeName.qBittorrent)
             .ToListAsync();
-        
+
         if (qBittorrentClients.Count is 0)
         {
             _logger.LogDebug("No enabled qBittorrent clients found for blacklist sync");

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Domain/Entities/Arr/ArrCommandStatus.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+namespace Cleanuparr.Domain.Entities.Arr;
+
+public sealed record ArrCommandStatus(long Id, string Status, string? Message);

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Domain/Entities/Arr/ArrEpisodeFile.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+namespace Cleanuparr.Domain.Entities.Arr;
+
+public sealed record ArrEpisodeFile
+{
+    public long Id { get; init; }
+
+    public bool QualityCutoffNotMet { get; init; }
+
+    public int CustomFormatScore { get; init; }
+}

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Domain/Entities/Arr/ArrQualityProfile.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+namespace Cleanuparr.Domain.Entities.Arr;
+
+public sealed record ArrQualityProfile
+{
+    public int Id { get; init; }
+
+    public string Name { get; init; } = string.Empty;
+
+    public int CutoffFormatScore { get; init; }
+}

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Domain/Entities/Arr/MediaFileScore.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+namespace Cleanuparr.Domain.Entities.Arr;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Represents the custom format score data from a movie/episode file API response
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record MediaFileScore
+{
+    public long Id { get; init; }
+
+    public int CustomFormatScore { get; init; }
+}

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Domain/Entities/Arr/MovieFileInfo.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+namespace Cleanuparr.Domain.Entities.Arr;
+
+public sealed record MovieFileInfo
+{
+    public long Id { get; init; }
+
+    public bool QualityCutoffNotMet { get; init; }
+}

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Domain/Entities/Arr/Queue/QueueRecord.cs

@@ -37,4 +37,5 @@ public sealed record QueueRecord
     public required string DownloadId { get; init; }
     public required string Protocol { get; init; }
     public required long Id { get; init; }
+    public long SizeLeft { get; init; }
 }

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Domain/Entities/Arr/SearchableEpisode.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+namespace Cleanuparr.Domain.Entities.Arr;
+
+public sealed record SearchableEpisode
+{
+    public long Id { get; init; }
+
+    public int SeasonNumber { get; init; }
+
+    public int EpisodeNumber { get; init; }
+
+    public bool Monitored { get; init; }
+
+    public DateTime? AirDateUtc { get; init; }
+
+    public bool HasFile { get; init; }
+
+    public long EpisodeFileId { get; init; }
+}

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Domain/Entities/Arr/SearchableMovie.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+namespace Cleanuparr.Domain.Entities.Arr;
+
+public sealed record SearchableMovie
+{
+    public long Id { get; init; }
+
+    public string Title { get; init; } = string.Empty;
+
+    public bool Monitored { get; init; }
+
+    public bool HasFile { get; init; }
+
+    public MovieFileInfo? MovieFile { get; init; }
+
+    public List<string> Tags { get; init; } = [];
+
+    public int QualityProfileId { get; init; }
+
+    public string Status { get; init; } = string.Empty;
+
+    public DateTime? Added { get; init; }
+
+    public DateTime? DigitalRelease { get; init; }
+
+    public DateTime? PhysicalRelease { get; init; }
+
+    public DateTime? InCinemas { get; init; }
+}

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Domain/Entities/Arr/SearchableSeries.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+namespace Cleanuparr.Domain.Entities.Arr;
+
+public sealed record SearchableSeries
+{
+    public long Id { get; init; }
+
+    public string Title { get; init; } = string.Empty;
+
+    public int QualityProfileId { get; init; }
+
+    public bool Monitored { get; init; }
+
+    public List<string> Tags { get; init; } = [];
+
+    public DateTime? Added { get; init; }
+
+    public string Status { get; init; } = string.Empty;
+
+    public SeriesStatistics? Statistics { get; init; }
+}
+
+public sealed record SeriesStatistics
+{
+    public int EpisodeFileCount { get; init; }
+
+    public int EpisodeCount { get; init; }
+
+    public double PercentOfEpisodes { get; init; }
+}

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Domain/Enums/EventType.cs

@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@ public enum EventType
     QueueItemDeleted,
     DownloadCleaned,
     CategoryChanged,
-    DownloadMarkedForDeletion
+    DownloadMarkedForDeletion,
+    SearchTriggered,
 }

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Domain/Enums/JobType.cs

@@ -6,4 +6,6 @@ public enum JobType
     MalwareBlocker,
     DownloadCleaner,
     BlacklistSynchronizer,
+    Seeker,
+    CustomFormatScoreSyncer,
 }

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Domain/Enums/NotificationEventType.cs

@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@ public enum NotificationEventType
     SlowTimeStrike,
     QueueItemDeleted,
     DownloadCleaned,
-    CategoryChanged
+    CategoryChanged,
+    SearchTriggered
 }

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Domain/Enums/SearchCommandStatus.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+
+namespace Cleanuparr.Domain.Enums;
+
+[JsonConverter(typeof(JsonStringEnumConverter))]
+public enum SearchCommandStatus
+{
+    Pending,
+    Started,
+    Completed,
+    Failed,
+    TimedOut
+}

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Domain/Enums/SeekerSearchType.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+
+namespace Cleanuparr.Domain.Enums;
+
+[JsonConverter(typeof(JsonStringEnumConverter))]
+public enum SeekerSearchType
+{
+    Proactive,
+    Replacement
+}

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Domain/Enums/SelectionStrategy.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+namespace Cleanuparr.Domain.Enums;
+
+public enum SelectionStrategy
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Weighted random selection combining search recency and add date.
+    /// Items that are both recently added and haven't been searched
+    /// get the highest priority. Best all-around strategy for mixed libraries.
+    /// </summary>
+    BalancedWeighted,
+    
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Deterministic selection of items with the oldest (or no) search history first.
+    /// Provides systematic, sequential coverage of your entire library.
+    /// </summary>
+    OldestSearchFirst,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Weighted random selection based on search recency.
+    /// Items that haven't been searched recently are ranked higher and more likely to be selected,
+    /// while recently-searched items still have a chance proportional to their rank.
+    /// </summary>
+    OldestSearchWeighted,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Deterministic selection of the most recently added items first.
+    /// Always picks the newest content in your library.
+    /// </summary>
+    NewestFirst,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Weighted random selection based on when items were added.
+    /// Recently added items are ranked higher and more likely to be selected,
+    /// while older items still have a chance proportional to their rank.
+    /// </summary>
+    NewestWeighted,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Pure random selection with no weighting or bias.
+    /// Every eligible item has an equal chance of being selected.
+    /// </summary>
+    Random,
+}

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Domain/Enums/SeriesSearchType.cs

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-namespace Cleanuparr.Domain.Enums;
+namespace Cleanuparr.Domain.Enums;
 
 public enum SeriesSearchType
 {
     Episode,
     Season,
     Series
-}
+}

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Domain/Exceptions/ValidationException.cs

@@ -9,4 +9,8 @@ public sealed class ValidationException : Exception
     public ValidationException(string message) : base(message)
     {
     }
+
+    public ValidationException(string message, Exception inner) : base(message, inner)
+    {
+    }
 }

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Tests/Events/EventPublisherTests.cs

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using System.Text.Json;
 using Cleanuparr.Domain.Enums;
 using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Events;
 using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.Context;
@@ -578,4 +579,220 @@ public class EventPublisherTests : IDisposable
     }
 
     #endregion
+
+    #region PublishSearchTriggered Tests
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task PublishSearchTriggered_SavesEventWithCorrectType()
+    {
+        // Act
+        await _publisher.PublishSearchTriggered("Radarr-1", 2, ["Movie A", "Movie B"], SeekerSearchType.Proactive);
+
+        // Assert
+        var savedEvent = await _context.Events.FirstOrDefaultAsync();
+        Assert.NotNull(savedEvent);
+        Assert.Equal(EventType.SearchTriggered, savedEvent.EventType);
+        Assert.Equal(EventSeverity.Information, savedEvent.Severity);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task PublishSearchTriggered_SetsSearchStatusToPending()
+    {
+        // Act
+        await _publisher.PublishSearchTriggered("Radarr-1", 1, ["Movie A"], SeekerSearchType.Proactive);
+
+        // Assert
+        var savedEvent = await _context.Events.FirstOrDefaultAsync();
+        Assert.NotNull(savedEvent);
+        Assert.Equal(SearchCommandStatus.Pending, savedEvent.SearchStatus);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task PublishSearchTriggered_SetsCycleId()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var cycleId = Guid.NewGuid();
+
+        // Act
+        await _publisher.PublishSearchTriggered("Radarr-1", 1, ["Movie A"], SeekerSearchType.Proactive, cycleId);
+
+        // Assert
+        var savedEvent = await _context.Events.FirstOrDefaultAsync();
+        Assert.NotNull(savedEvent);
+        Assert.Equal(cycleId, savedEvent.CycleId);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task PublishSearchTriggered_ReturnsEventId()
+    {
+        // Act
+        Guid eventId = await _publisher.PublishSearchTriggered("Radarr-1", 1, ["Movie A"], SeekerSearchType.Proactive);
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.NotEqual(Guid.Empty, eventId);
+        var savedEvent = await _context.Events.FindAsync(eventId);
+        Assert.NotNull(savedEvent);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task PublishSearchTriggered_SerializesItemsAndSearchTypeToData()
+    {
+        // Act
+        await _publisher.PublishSearchTriggered("Sonarr-1", 2, ["Series A", "Series B"], SeekerSearchType.Replacement);
+
+        // Assert
+        var savedEvent = await _context.Events.FirstOrDefaultAsync();
+        Assert.NotNull(savedEvent);
+        Assert.NotNull(savedEvent.Data);
+        Assert.Contains("Series A", savedEvent.Data);
+        Assert.Contains("Series B", savedEvent.Data);
+        Assert.Contains("Replacement", savedEvent.Data);
+        Assert.Contains("Sonarr-1", savedEvent.Data);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task PublishSearchTriggered_NotifiesSignalRClients()
+    {
+        // Act
+        await _publisher.PublishSearchTriggered("Radarr-1", 1, ["Movie A"], SeekerSearchType.Proactive);
+
+        // Assert
+        _clientProxyMock.Verify(c => c.SendCoreAsync(
+            "EventReceived",
+            It.Is<object[]>(args => args.Length == 1 && args[0] is AppEvent),
+            It.IsAny<CancellationToken>()), Times.Once);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task PublishSearchTriggered_SendsNotification()
+    {
+        // Act
+        await _publisher.PublishSearchTriggered("Radarr-1", 2, ["Movie A", "Movie B"], SeekerSearchType.Proactive);
+
+        // Assert
+        _notificationPublisherMock.Verify(
+            n => n.NotifySearchTriggered("Radarr-1", 2, It.IsAny<IEnumerable<string>>()),
+            Times.Once);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task PublishSearchTriggered_TruncatesDisplayForMoreThan5Items()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var items = new[] { "Item 1", "Item 2", "Item 3", "Item 4", "Item 5", "Item 6", "Item 7" };
+
+        // Act
+        await _publisher.PublishSearchTriggered("Radarr-1", 7, items, SeekerSearchType.Proactive);
+
+        // Assert
+        var savedEvent = await _context.Events.FirstOrDefaultAsync();
+        Assert.NotNull(savedEvent);
+        Assert.Contains("+2 more", savedEvent.Message);
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region PublishSearchCompleted Tests
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task PublishSearchCompleted_UpdatesEventStatus()
+    {
+        // Arrange — create a search event first
+        Guid eventId = await _publisher.PublishSearchTriggered("Radarr-1", 1, ["Movie A"], SeekerSearchType.Proactive);
+
+        // Act
+        await _publisher.PublishSearchCompleted(eventId, SearchCommandStatus.Completed);
+
+        // Assert
+        var updatedEvent = await _context.Events.FindAsync(eventId);
+        Assert.NotNull(updatedEvent);
+        Assert.Equal(SearchCommandStatus.Completed, updatedEvent.SearchStatus);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task PublishSearchCompleted_SetsCompletedAt()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        Guid eventId = await _publisher.PublishSearchTriggered("Radarr-1", 1, ["Movie A"], SeekerSearchType.Proactive);
+
+        // Act
+        await _publisher.PublishSearchCompleted(eventId, SearchCommandStatus.Completed);
+
+        // Assert
+        var updatedEvent = await _context.Events.FindAsync(eventId);
+        Assert.NotNull(updatedEvent);
+        Assert.NotNull(updatedEvent.CompletedAt);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task PublishSearchCompleted_MergesResultDataIntoExistingData()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        Guid eventId = await _publisher.PublishSearchTriggered("Radarr-1", 1, ["Movie A"], SeekerSearchType.Proactive);
+
+        var resultData = new { GrabbedItems = new[] { new { Title = "Movie A (2024)", Status = "downloading" } } };
+
+        // Act
+        await _publisher.PublishSearchCompleted(eventId, SearchCommandStatus.Completed, resultData);
+
+        // Assert
+        var updatedEvent = await _context.Events.FindAsync(eventId);
+        Assert.NotNull(updatedEvent);
+        Assert.NotNull(updatedEvent.Data);
+        // Original data should still be present
+        Assert.Contains("Movie A", updatedEvent.Data);
+        // Merged result data should be present
+        Assert.Contains("GrabbedItems", updatedEvent.Data);
+        Assert.Contains("Movie A (2024)", updatedEvent.Data);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task PublishSearchCompleted_WithNullResultData_DoesNotModifyData()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        Guid eventId = await _publisher.PublishSearchTriggered("Radarr-1", 1, ["Movie A"], SeekerSearchType.Proactive);
+        var originalEvent = await _context.Events.FindAsync(eventId);
+        string? originalData = originalEvent!.Data;
+
+        // Act
+        await _publisher.PublishSearchCompleted(eventId, SearchCommandStatus.Completed);
+
+        // Assert
+        var updatedEvent = await _context.Events.FindAsync(eventId);
+        Assert.NotNull(updatedEvent);
+        Assert.Equal(originalData, updatedEvent.Data);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task PublishSearchCompleted_EventNotFound_LogsWarningAndReturns()
+    {
+        // Act — use a non-existent event ID
+        await _publisher.PublishSearchCompleted(Guid.NewGuid(), SearchCommandStatus.Completed);
+
+        // Assert — should not throw, and the log warning is the important behavior
+        // (no exception thrown is the assertion)
+        var eventCount = await _context.Events.CountAsync();
+        Assert.Equal(0, eventCount);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task PublishSearchCompleted_NotifiesSignalRClients()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        Guid eventId = await _publisher.PublishSearchTriggered("Radarr-1", 1, ["Movie A"], SeekerSearchType.Proactive);
+
+        // Reset mock to only capture the completion call
+        _clientProxyMock.Invocations.Clear();
+
+        // Act
+        await _publisher.PublishSearchCompleted(eventId, SearchCommandStatus.Completed);
+
+        // Assert
+        _clientProxyMock.Verify(c => c.SendCoreAsync(
+            "EventReceived",
+            It.Is<object[]>(args => args.Length == 1 && args[0] is AppEvent),
+            It.IsAny<CancellationToken>()), Times.Once);
+    }
+
+    #endregion
 }

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Tests/Features/DownloadHunter/Consumers/DownloadHunterConsumerTests.cs

@@ -1,166 +0,0 @@
-using Cleanuparr.Domain.Entities.Arr.Queue;
-using Cleanuparr.Domain.Enums;
-using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.DownloadHunter.Consumers;
-using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.DownloadHunter.Interfaces;
-using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.DownloadHunter.Models;
-using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.Configuration.Arr;
-using Data.Models.Arr;
-using MassTransit;
-using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
-using Moq;
-using Xunit;
-
-namespace Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Tests.Features.DownloadHunter.Consumers;
-
-public class DownloadHunterConsumerTests
-{
-    private readonly Mock<ILogger<DownloadHunterConsumer<SearchItem>>> _loggerMock;
-    private readonly Mock<IDownloadHunter> _downloadHunterMock;
-    private readonly DownloadHunterConsumer<SearchItem> _consumer;
-
-    public DownloadHunterConsumerTests()
-    {
-        _loggerMock = new Mock<ILogger<DownloadHunterConsumer<SearchItem>>>();
-        _downloadHunterMock = new Mock<IDownloadHunter>();
-        _consumer = new DownloadHunterConsumer<SearchItem>(_loggerMock.Object, _downloadHunterMock.Object);
-    }
-
-    #region Consume Tests
-
-    [Fact]
-    public async Task Consume_CallsHuntDownloadsAsync()
-    {
-        // Arrange
-        var request = CreateHuntRequest();
-        var contextMock = CreateConsumeContextMock(request);
-
-        _downloadHunterMock
-            .Setup(h => h.HuntDownloadsAsync(It.IsAny<DownloadHuntRequest<SearchItem>>()))
-            .Returns(Task.CompletedTask);
-
-        // Act
-        await _consumer.Consume(contextMock.Object);
-
-        // Assert
-        _downloadHunterMock.Verify(h => h.HuntDownloadsAsync(request), Times.Once);
-    }
-
-    [Fact]
-    public async Task Consume_WhenHunterThrows_LogsErrorAndDoesNotRethrow()
-    {
-        // Arrange
-        var request = CreateHuntRequest();
-        var contextMock = CreateConsumeContextMock(request);
-
-        _downloadHunterMock
-            .Setup(h => h.HuntDownloadsAsync(It.IsAny<DownloadHuntRequest<SearchItem>>()))
-            .ThrowsAsync(new Exception("Hunt failed"));
-
-        // Act - Should not throw
-        await _consumer.Consume(contextMock.Object);
-
-        // Assert
-        _loggerMock.Verify(
-            x => x.Log(
-                LogLevel.Error,
-                It.IsAny<EventId>(),
-                It.Is<It.IsAnyType>((v, t) => v.ToString()!.Contains("failed to search for replacement")),
-                It.IsAny<Exception>(),
-                It.IsAny<Func<It.IsAnyType, Exception?, string>>()),
-            Times.Once);
-    }
-
-    [Fact]
-    public async Task Consume_PassesCorrectRequestToHunter()
-    {
-        // Arrange
-        var request = CreateHuntRequest();
-        var contextMock = CreateConsumeContextMock(request);
-        DownloadHuntRequest<SearchItem>? capturedRequest = null;
-
-        _downloadHunterMock
-            .Setup(h => h.HuntDownloadsAsync(It.IsAny<DownloadHuntRequest<SearchItem>>()))
-            .Callback<DownloadHuntRequest<SearchItem>>(r => capturedRequest = r)
-            .Returns(Task.CompletedTask);
-
-        // Act
-        await _consumer.Consume(contextMock.Object);
-
-        // Assert
-        Assert.NotNull(capturedRequest);
-        Assert.Equal(request.InstanceType, capturedRequest.InstanceType);
-        Assert.Equal(request.SearchItem.Id, capturedRequest.SearchItem.Id);
-    }
-
-    [Fact]
-    public async Task Consume_WithDifferentInstanceTypes_HandlesCorrectly()
-    {
-        // Arrange
-        var request = new DownloadHuntRequest<SearchItem>
-        {
-            InstanceType = InstanceType.Lidarr,
-            Instance = CreateArrInstance(),
-            SearchItem = new SearchItem { Id = 999 },
-            Record = CreateQueueRecord(),
-            JobRunId = Guid.NewGuid()
-        };
-        var contextMock = CreateConsumeContextMock(request);
-
-        _downloadHunterMock
-            .Setup(h => h.HuntDownloadsAsync(It.IsAny<DownloadHuntRequest<SearchItem>>()))
-            .Returns(Task.CompletedTask);
-
-        // Act
-        await _consumer.Consume(contextMock.Object);
-
-        // Assert
-        _downloadHunterMock.Verify(h => h.HuntDownloadsAsync(
-            It.Is<DownloadHuntRequest<SearchItem>>(r => r.InstanceType == InstanceType.Lidarr)), Times.Once);
-    }
-
-    #endregion
-
-    #region Helper Methods
-
-    private static DownloadHuntRequest<SearchItem> CreateHuntRequest()
-    {
-        return new DownloadHuntRequest<SearchItem>
-        {
-            InstanceType = InstanceType.Radarr,
-            Instance = CreateArrInstance(),
-            SearchItem = new SearchItem { Id = 123 },
-            Record = CreateQueueRecord(),
-            JobRunId = Guid.NewGuid()
-        };
-    }
-
-    private static ArrInstance CreateArrInstance()
-    {
-        return new ArrInstance
-        {
-            Name = "Test Instance",
-            Url = new Uri("http://radarr.local"),
-            ApiKey = "test-api-key"
-        };
-    }
-
-    private static QueueRecord CreateQueueRecord()
-    {
-        return new QueueRecord
-        {
-            Id = 1,
-            Title = "Test Record",
-            Protocol = "torrent",
-            DownloadId = "ABC123"
-        };
-    }
-
-    private static Mock<ConsumeContext<DownloadHuntRequest<SearchItem>>> CreateConsumeContextMock(DownloadHuntRequest<SearchItem> message)
-    {
-        var mock = new Mock<ConsumeContext<DownloadHuntRequest<SearchItem>>>();
-        mock.Setup(c => c.Message).Returns(message);
-        return mock;
-    }
-
-    #endregion
-}

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Tests/Features/DownloadHunter/DownloadHunterTests.cs

@@ -1,313 +0,0 @@
-using Cleanuparr.Domain.Entities.Arr.Queue;
-using Cleanuparr.Domain.Enums;
-using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.Arr.Interfaces;
-using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.DownloadHunter.Models;
-using Cleanuparr.Persistence;
-using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.Configuration.Arr;
-using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.Configuration.General;
-using Cleanuparr.Shared.Helpers;
-using Data.Models.Arr;
-using Microsoft.Data.Sqlite;
-using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
-using Microsoft.Extensions.Time.Testing;
-using Moq;
-using Xunit;
-
-namespace Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Tests.Features.DownloadHunter;
-
-public class DownloadHunterTests : IDisposable
-{
-    private readonly DataContext _dataContext;
-    private readonly Mock<IArrClientFactory> _arrClientFactoryMock;
-    private readonly Mock<IArrClient> _arrClientMock;
-    private readonly FakeTimeProvider _fakeTimeProvider;
-    private readonly Infrastructure.Features.DownloadHunter.DownloadHunter _downloadHunter;
-    private readonly SqliteConnection _connection;
-
-    public DownloadHunterTests()
-    {
-        // Use SQLite in-memory with shared connection to support complex types
-        _connection = new SqliteConnection("DataSource=:memory:");
-        _connection.Open();
-
-        var options = new DbContextOptionsBuilder<DataContext>()
-            .UseSqlite(_connection)
-            .Options;
-
-        _dataContext = new DataContext(options);
-        _dataContext.Database.EnsureCreated();
-
-        _arrClientFactoryMock = new Mock<IArrClientFactory>();
-        _arrClientMock = new Mock<IArrClient>();
-        _fakeTimeProvider = new FakeTimeProvider();
-
-        _arrClientFactoryMock
-            .Setup(f => f.GetClient(It.IsAny<InstanceType>(), It.IsAny<float>()))
-            .Returns(_arrClientMock.Object);
-
-        _downloadHunter = new Infrastructure.Features.DownloadHunter.DownloadHunter(
-            _dataContext,
-            _arrClientFactoryMock.Object,
-            _fakeTimeProvider
-        );
-    }
-
-    public void Dispose()
-    {
-        _dataContext.Dispose();
-        _connection.Dispose();
-    }
-
-    #region HuntDownloadsAsync - Search Disabled Tests
-
-    [Fact]
-    public async Task HuntDownloadsAsync_WhenSearchDisabled_DoesNotCallArrClient()
-    {
-        // Arrange
-        await SetupGeneralConfig(searchEnabled: false);
-        var request = CreateHuntRequest();
-
-        // Act
-        await _downloadHunter.HuntDownloadsAsync(request);
-
-        // Assert
-        _arrClientFactoryMock.Verify(f => f.GetClient(It.IsAny<InstanceType>(), It.IsAny<float>()), Times.Never);
-        _arrClientMock.Verify(c => c.SearchItemsAsync(It.IsAny<ArrInstance>(), It.IsAny<HashSet<SearchItem>>()), Times.Never);
-    }
-
-    [Fact]
-    public async Task HuntDownloadsAsync_WhenSearchDisabled_ReturnsImmediately()
-    {
-        // Arrange
-        await SetupGeneralConfig(searchEnabled: false);
-        var request = CreateHuntRequest();
-
-        // Act
-        var task = _downloadHunter.HuntDownloadsAsync(request);
-
-        // Assert - Should complete without needing to advance time
-        var completedTask = await Task.WhenAny(task, Task.Delay(100));
-        Assert.Same(task, completedTask);
-    }
-
-    #endregion
-
-    #region HuntDownloadsAsync - Search Enabled Tests
-
-    [Fact]
-    public async Task HuntDownloadsAsync_WhenSearchEnabled_CallsArrClientFactory()
-    {
-        // Arrange
-        await SetupGeneralConfig(searchEnabled: true, searchDelay: Constants.MinSearchDelaySeconds);
-        var request = CreateHuntRequest();
-
-        // Act - Start the task and advance time
-        var task = _downloadHunter.HuntDownloadsAsync(request);
-        _fakeTimeProvider.Advance(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(Constants.MinSearchDelaySeconds));
-        await task;
-
-        // Assert
-        _arrClientFactoryMock.Verify(f => f.GetClient(request.InstanceType, It.IsAny<float>()), Times.Once);
-    }
-
-    [Fact]
-    public async Task HuntDownloadsAsync_WhenSearchEnabled_CallsSearchItemsAsync()
-    {
-        // Arrange
-        await SetupGeneralConfig(searchEnabled: true, searchDelay: Constants.MinSearchDelaySeconds);
-        var request = CreateHuntRequest();
-
-        // Act
-        var task = _downloadHunter.HuntDownloadsAsync(request);
-        _fakeTimeProvider.Advance(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(Constants.MinSearchDelaySeconds));
-        await task;
-
-        // Assert
-        _arrClientMock.Verify(
-            c => c.SearchItemsAsync(
-                request.Instance,
-                It.Is<HashSet<SearchItem>>(s => s.Contains(request.SearchItem))),
-            Times.Once);
-    }
-
-    [Theory]
-    [InlineData(InstanceType.Sonarr)]
-    [InlineData(InstanceType.Radarr)]
-    [InlineData(InstanceType.Lidarr)]
-    [InlineData(InstanceType.Readarr)]
-    [InlineData(InstanceType.Whisparr)]
-    public async Task HuntDownloadsAsync_UsesCorrectInstanceType(InstanceType instanceType)
-    {
-        // Arrange
-        await SetupGeneralConfig(searchEnabled: true, searchDelay: Constants.MinSearchDelaySeconds);
-        var request = CreateHuntRequest(instanceType);
-
-        // Act
-        var task = _downloadHunter.HuntDownloadsAsync(request);
-        _fakeTimeProvider.Advance(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(Constants.MinSearchDelaySeconds));
-        await task;
-
-        // Assert
-        _arrClientFactoryMock.Verify(f => f.GetClient(instanceType, It.IsAny<float>()), Times.Once);
-    }
-
-    #endregion
-
-    #region HuntDownloadsAsync - Delay Tests
-
-    [Fact]
-    public async Task HuntDownloadsAsync_WaitsForConfiguredDelay()
-    {
-        // Arrange
-        const ushort configuredDelay = 120;
-        await SetupGeneralConfig(searchEnabled: true, searchDelay: configuredDelay);
-        var request = CreateHuntRequest();
-
-        // Act
-        var task = _downloadHunter.HuntDownloadsAsync(request);
-
-        // Assert - Task should not complete before advancing time
-        Assert.False(task.IsCompleted);
-
-        // Advance partial time - should still not complete
-        _fakeTimeProvider.Advance(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(configuredDelay - 1));
-        await Task.Delay(10); // Give the task a chance to complete if it would
-        Assert.False(task.IsCompleted);
-
-        // Advance remaining time - should now complete
-        _fakeTimeProvider.Advance(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1));
-        await task;
-        Assert.True(task.IsCompletedSuccessfully);
-    }
-
-    [Fact]
-    public async Task HuntDownloadsAsync_WhenDelayBelowMinimum_UsesDefaultDelay()
-    {
-        // Arrange - Set delay below minimum (simulating manual DB edit)
-        const ushort belowMinDelay = 10; // Below MinSearchDelaySeconds (60)
-        await SetupGeneralConfig(searchEnabled: true, searchDelay: belowMinDelay);
-        var request = CreateHuntRequest();
-
-        // Act
-        var task = _downloadHunter.HuntDownloadsAsync(request);
-
-        // Advance by the below-min value - should NOT complete because it should use default
-        _fakeTimeProvider.Advance(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(belowMinDelay));
-        await Task.Delay(10);
-        Assert.False(task.IsCompleted);
-
-        // Advance to default delay - should now complete
-        _fakeTimeProvider.Advance(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(Constants.DefaultSearchDelaySeconds - belowMinDelay));
-        await task;
-        Assert.True(task.IsCompletedSuccessfully);
-    }
-
-    [Fact]
-    public async Task HuntDownloadsAsync_WhenDelayIsZero_UsesDefaultDelay()
-    {
-        // Arrange
-        await SetupGeneralConfig(searchEnabled: true, searchDelay: 0);
-        var request = CreateHuntRequest();
-
-        // Act
-        var task = _downloadHunter.HuntDownloadsAsync(request);
-
-        // Assert - Should not complete immediately
-        Assert.False(task.IsCompleted);
-
-        // Advance to default delay
-        _fakeTimeProvider.Advance(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(Constants.DefaultSearchDelaySeconds));
-        await task;
-        Assert.True(task.IsCompletedSuccessfully);
-    }
-
-    [Fact]
-    public async Task HuntDownloadsAsync_WhenDelayAtMinimum_UsesConfiguredDelay()
-    {
-        // Arrange - Set delay exactly at minimum
-        await SetupGeneralConfig(searchEnabled: true, searchDelay: Constants.MinSearchDelaySeconds);
-        var request = CreateHuntRequest();
-
-        // Act
-        var task = _downloadHunter.HuntDownloadsAsync(request);
-
-        // Advance by minimum - should complete
-        _fakeTimeProvider.Advance(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(Constants.MinSearchDelaySeconds));
-        await task;
-        Assert.True(task.IsCompletedSuccessfully);
-    }
-
-    [Fact]
-    public async Task HuntDownloadsAsync_WhenDelayAboveMinimum_UsesConfiguredDelay()
-    {
-        // Arrange - Set delay above minimum
-        const ushort aboveMinDelay = 180;
-        await SetupGeneralConfig(searchEnabled: true, searchDelay: aboveMinDelay);
-        var request = CreateHuntRequest();
-
-        // Act
-        var task = _downloadHunter.HuntDownloadsAsync(request);
-
-        // Advance by minimum - should NOT complete yet
-        _fakeTimeProvider.Advance(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(Constants.MinSearchDelaySeconds));
-        await Task.Delay(10);
-        Assert.False(task.IsCompleted);
-
-        // Advance remaining time
-        _fakeTimeProvider.Advance(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(aboveMinDelay - Constants.MinSearchDelaySeconds));
-        await task;
-        Assert.True(task.IsCompletedSuccessfully);
-    }
-
-    #endregion
-
-    #region Helper Methods
-
-    private async Task SetupGeneralConfig(bool searchEnabled, ushort searchDelay = Constants.DefaultSearchDelaySeconds)
-    {
-        var generalConfig = new GeneralConfig
-        {
-            SearchEnabled = searchEnabled,
-            SearchDelay = searchDelay
-        };
-
-        _dataContext.GeneralConfigs.Add(generalConfig);
-        await _dataContext.SaveChangesAsync();
-    }
-
-    private static DownloadHuntRequest<SearchItem> CreateHuntRequest(InstanceType instanceType = InstanceType.Sonarr)
-    {
-        return new DownloadHuntRequest<SearchItem>
-        {
-            InstanceType = instanceType,
-            Instance = CreateArrInstance(),
-            SearchItem = new SearchItem { Id = 123 },
-            Record = CreateQueueRecord(),
-            JobRunId = Guid.NewGuid()
-        };
-    }
-
-    private static ArrInstance CreateArrInstance()
-    {
-        return new ArrInstance
-        {
-            Name = "Test Instance",
-            Url = new Uri("http://arr.local"),
-            ApiKey = "test-api-key",
-            Version = 0
-        };
-    }
-
-    private static QueueRecord CreateQueueRecord()
-    {
-        return new QueueRecord
-        {
-            Id = 1,
-            Title = "Test Record",
-            Protocol = "torrent",
-            DownloadId = "ABC123"
-        };
-    }
-
-    #endregion
-}

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Tests/Features/DownloadRemover/QueueItemRemoverTests.cs

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ using Cleanuparr.Domain.Enums;
 using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Events;
 using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.Arr.Interfaces;
 using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.Context;
-using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.DownloadHunter.Models;
 using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.DownloadRemover;
 using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.DownloadRemover.Models;
 using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.ItemStriker;
@@ -15,8 +14,8 @@ using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Tests.Features.Jobs.TestHelpers;
 using Cleanuparr.Persistence;
 using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.Configuration.Arr;
 using Data.Models.Arr;
-using MassTransit;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
@@ -28,19 +27,18 @@ namespace Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Tests.Features.DownloadRemover;
 public class QueueItemRemoverTests : IDisposable
 {
     private readonly Mock<ILogger<QueueItemRemover>> _loggerMock;
-    private readonly Mock<IBus> _busMock;
     private readonly MemoryCache _memoryCache;
     private readonly Mock<IArrClientFactory> _arrClientFactoryMock;
     private readonly Mock<IArrClient> _arrClientMock;
     private readonly EventPublisher _eventPublisher;
     private readonly EventsContext _eventsContext;
+    private readonly DataContext _dataContext;
     private readonly QueueItemRemover _queueItemRemover;
     private readonly Guid _jobRunId;
 
     public QueueItemRemoverTests()
     {
         _loggerMock = new Mock<ILogger<QueueItemRemover>>();
-        _busMock = new Mock<IBus>();
         _memoryCache = new MemoryCache(Options.Create(new MemoryCacheOptions()));
         _arrClientFactoryMock = new Mock<IArrClientFactory>();
         _arrClientMock = new Mock<IArrClient>();
@@ -77,13 +75,16 @@ public class QueueItemRemoverTests : IDisposable
             Mock.Of<INotificationPublisher>(),
             dryRunInterceptorMock.Object);
 
+        // Create in-memory DataContext with seeded SeekerConfig
+        _dataContext = TestDataContextFactory.Create();
+
         _queueItemRemover = new QueueItemRemover(
             _loggerMock.Object,
-            _busMock.Object,
             _memoryCache,
             _arrClientFactoryMock.Object,
             _eventPublisher,
-            _eventsContext
+            _eventsContext,
+            _dataContext
         );
 
         // Clear static RecurringHashes before each test
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ public class QueueItemRemoverTests : IDisposable
     {
         _memoryCache.Dispose();
         _eventsContext.Dispose();
+        _dataContext.Dispose();
         Striker.RecurringHashes.Clear();
     }
 
@@ -125,11 +127,10 @@ public class QueueItemRemoverTests : IDisposable
     }
 
     [Fact]
-    public async Task RemoveQueueItemAsync_Success_PublishesDownloadHuntRequest()
+    public async Task RemoveQueueItemAsync_Success_AddsSearchQueueItem()
     {
         // Arrange
         var request = CreateRemoveRequest();
-        DownloadHuntRequest<SearchItem>? capturedRequest = null;
 
         _arrClientMock
             .Setup(c => c.DeleteQueueItemAsync(
@@ -139,23 +140,15 @@ public class QueueItemRemoverTests : IDisposable
                 It.IsAny<DeleteReason>()))
             .Returns(Task.CompletedTask);
 
-        _busMock
-            .Setup(b => b.Publish(It.IsAny<DownloadHuntRequest<SearchItem>>(), It.IsAny<CancellationToken>()))
-            .Callback<DownloadHuntRequest<SearchItem>, CancellationToken>((r, _) => capturedRequest = r)
-            .Returns(Task.CompletedTask);
-
         // Act
         await _queueItemRemover.RemoveQueueItemAsync(request);
 
         // Assert
-        _busMock.Verify(b => b.Publish(
-            It.IsAny<DownloadHuntRequest<SearchItem>>(),
-            It.IsAny<CancellationToken>()), Times.Once);
-
-        Assert.NotNull(capturedRequest);
-        Assert.Equal(request.InstanceType, capturedRequest!.InstanceType);
-        Assert.Equal(request.Instance, capturedRequest.Instance);
-        Assert.Equal(request.SearchItem.Id, capturedRequest.SearchItem.Id);
+        var queueItems = await _dataContext.SearchQueue.ToListAsync();
+        Assert.Single(queueItems);
+        Assert.Equal(request.Instance.Id, queueItems[0].ArrInstanceId);
+        Assert.Equal(request.SearchItem.Id, queueItems[0].ItemId);
+        Assert.Equal(request.Record.Title, queueItems[0].Title);
     }
 
     [Fact]
@@ -212,7 +205,7 @@ public class QueueItemRemoverTests : IDisposable
     #region RemoveQueueItemAsync - Recurring Hash Tests
 
     [Fact]
-    public async Task RemoveQueueItemAsync_WhenHashIsRecurring_DoesNotPublishHuntRequest()
+    public async Task RemoveQueueItemAsync_WhenHashIsRecurring_DoesNotAddSearchQueueItem()
     {
         // Arrange
         var request = CreateRemoveRequest();
@@ -231,9 +224,8 @@ public class QueueItemRemoverTests : IDisposable
         await _queueItemRemover.RemoveQueueItemAsync(request);
 
         // Assert
-        _busMock.Verify(b => b.Publish(
-            It.IsAny<DownloadHuntRequest<SearchItem>>(),
-            It.IsAny<CancellationToken>()), Times.Never);
+        var queueItems = await _dataContext.SearchQueue.ToListAsync();
+        Assert.Empty(queueItems);
     }
 
     [Fact]
@@ -260,7 +252,7 @@ public class QueueItemRemoverTests : IDisposable
     }
 
     [Fact]
-    public async Task RemoveQueueItemAsync_WhenHashIsNotRecurring_PublishesHuntRequest()
+    public async Task RemoveQueueItemAsync_WhenHashIsNotRecurring_AddsSearchQueueItem()
     {
         // Arrange
         var request = CreateRemoveRequest();
@@ -277,9 +269,8 @@ public class QueueItemRemoverTests : IDisposable
         await _queueItemRemover.RemoveQueueItemAsync(request);
 
         // Assert
-        _busMock.Verify(b => b.Publish(
-            It.IsAny<DownloadHuntRequest<SearchItem>>(),
-            It.IsAny<CancellationToken>()), Times.Once);
+        var queueItems = await _dataContext.SearchQueue.ToListAsync();
+        Assert.Single(queueItems);
     }
 
     #endregion
@@ -287,7 +278,7 @@ public class QueueItemRemoverTests : IDisposable
     #region RemoveQueueItemAsync - SkipSearch Tests
 
     [Fact]
-    public async Task RemoveQueueItemAsync_WhenSkipSearch_DoesNotPublishHuntRequest()
+    public async Task RemoveQueueItemAsync_WhenSkipSearch_DoesNotAddSearchQueueItem()
     {
         // Arrange
         var request = CreateRemoveRequest(skipSearch: true);
@@ -304,9 +295,8 @@ public class QueueItemRemoverTests : IDisposable
         await _queueItemRemover.RemoveQueueItemAsync(request);
 
         // Assert
-        _busMock.Verify(b => b.Publish(
-            It.IsAny<DownloadHuntRequest<SearchItem>>(),
-            It.IsAny<CancellationToken>()), Times.Never);
+        var queueItems = await _dataContext.SearchQueue.ToListAsync();
+        Assert.Empty(queueItems);
     }
 
     [Fact]
@@ -333,6 +323,36 @@ public class QueueItemRemoverTests : IDisposable
 
     #endregion
 
+    #region RemoveQueueItemAsync - SearchEnabled Tests
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task RemoveQueueItemAsync_WhenSearchDisabled_DoesNotAddSearchQueueItem()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var seekerConfig = await _dataContext.SeekerConfigs.FirstAsync();
+        seekerConfig.SearchEnabled = false;
+        await _dataContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        var request = CreateRemoveRequest();
+
+        _arrClientMock
+            .Setup(c => c.DeleteQueueItemAsync(
+                It.IsAny<ArrInstance>(),
+                It.IsAny<QueueRecord>(),
+                It.IsAny<bool>(),
+                It.IsAny<DeleteReason>()))
+            .Returns(Task.CompletedTask);
+
+        // Act
+        await _queueItemRemover.RemoveQueueItemAsync(request);
+
+        // Assert
+        var queueItems = await _dataContext.SearchQueue.ToListAsync();
+        Assert.Empty(queueItems);
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
     #region RemoveQueueItemAsync - HTTP Error Tests
 
     [Fact]
@@ -496,10 +516,13 @@ public class QueueItemRemoverTests : IDisposable
         DeleteReason deleteReason = DeleteReason.Stalled,
         bool skipSearch = false)
     {
+        // Use an ArrInstance that exists in the DB to satisfy FK constraint on SearchQueueItem
+        var instance = GetOrCreateArrInstance(instanceType);
+
         return new QueueItemRemoveRequest<SearchItem>
         {
             InstanceType = instanceType,
-            Instance = CreateArrInstance(),
+            Instance = instance,
             SearchItem = new SearchItem { Id = 123 },
             Record = CreateQueueRecord(),
             RemoveFromClient = removeFromClient,
@@ -509,13 +532,16 @@ public class QueueItemRemoverTests : IDisposable
         };
     }
 
-    private static ArrInstance CreateArrInstance()
+    private ArrInstance GetOrCreateArrInstance(InstanceType instanceType)
     {
-        return new ArrInstance
+        return instanceType switch
         {
-            Name = "Test Instance",
-            Url = new Uri("http://arr.local"),
-            ApiKey = "test-api-key"
+            InstanceType.Sonarr => TestDataContextFactory.AddSonarrInstance(_dataContext),
+            InstanceType.Radarr => TestDataContextFactory.AddRadarrInstance(_dataContext),
+            InstanceType.Lidarr => TestDataContextFactory.AddLidarrInstance(_dataContext),
+            InstanceType.Readarr => TestDataContextFactory.AddReadarrInstance(_dataContext),
+            InstanceType.Whisparr => TestDataContextFactory.AddWhisparrInstance(_dataContext),
+            _ => TestDataContextFactory.AddSonarrInstance(_dataContext),
         };
     }
 

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Tests/Features/Jobs/CustomFormatScoreSyncerTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,868 @@
+using Cleanuparr.Domain.Entities.Arr;
+using Cleanuparr.Domain.Enums;
+using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.Arr.Interfaces;
+using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Hubs;
+using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Tests.Features.Jobs.TestHelpers;
+using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.Configuration.Arr;
+using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.Configuration.Seeker;
+using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.State;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Moq;
+using Xunit;
+using CustomFormatScoreSyncer = Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.Jobs.CustomFormatScoreSyncer;
+
+namespace Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Tests.Features.Jobs;
+
+[Collection(JobHandlerCollection.Name)]
+public class CustomFormatScoreSyncerTests : IDisposable
+{
+    private readonly JobHandlerFixture _fixture;
+    private readonly Mock<ILogger<CustomFormatScoreSyncer>> _logger;
+    private readonly Mock<IRadarrClient> _radarrClient;
+    private readonly Mock<ISonarrClient> _sonarrClient;
+    private readonly Mock<IHubContext<AppHub>> _hubContext;
+
+    public CustomFormatScoreSyncerTests(JobHandlerFixture fixture)
+    {
+        _fixture = fixture;
+        _fixture.RecreateDataContext();
+        _fixture.ResetMocks();
+        _logger = new Mock<ILogger<CustomFormatScoreSyncer>>();
+        _radarrClient = new Mock<IRadarrClient>();
+        _sonarrClient = new Mock<ISonarrClient>();
+        _hubContext = new Mock<IHubContext<AppHub>>();
+
+        var mockClients = new Mock<IHubClients>();
+        var mockClientProxy = new Mock<IClientProxy>();
+        mockClients.Setup(c => c.All).Returns(mockClientProxy.Object);
+        _hubContext.Setup(h => h.Clients).Returns(mockClients.Object);
+    }
+
+    public void Dispose()
+    {
+        GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
+    }
+
+    private CustomFormatScoreSyncer CreateSut()
+    {
+        return new CustomFormatScoreSyncer(
+            _logger.Object,
+            _fixture.DataContext,
+            _radarrClient.Object,
+            _sonarrClient.Object,
+            _fixture.TimeProvider,
+            _hubContext.Object
+        );
+    }
+
+    #region ExecuteAsync Tests
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ExecuteAsync_WhenCustomFormatScoreDisabled_ReturnsEarly()
+    {
+        // Arrange — UseCustomFormatScore is false by default in seed data
+        var config = await _fixture.DataContext.SeekerConfigs.FirstAsync();
+        config.UseCustomFormatScore = false;
+        await _fixture.DataContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        var sut = CreateSut();
+
+        // Act
+        await sut.ExecuteAsync();
+
+        // Assert — no API calls made
+        _radarrClient.Verify(
+            x => x.GetAllMoviesAsync(It.IsAny<ArrInstance>()),
+            Times.Never);
+        _sonarrClient.Verify(
+            x => x.GetAllSeriesAsync(It.IsAny<ArrInstance>()),
+            Times.Never);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ExecuteAsync_WhenNoEnabledInstances_ReturnsEarly()
+    {
+        // Arrange — enable CF scoring but add no SeekerInstanceConfigs
+        var config = await _fixture.DataContext.SeekerConfigs.FirstAsync();
+        config.UseCustomFormatScore = true;
+        await _fixture.DataContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        var sut = CreateSut();
+
+        // Act
+        await sut.ExecuteAsync();
+
+        // Assert — no API calls
+        _radarrClient.Verify(
+            x => x.GetAllMoviesAsync(It.IsAny<ArrInstance>()),
+            Times.Never);
+        _sonarrClient.Verify(
+            x => x.GetAllSeriesAsync(It.IsAny<ArrInstance>()),
+            Times.Never);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ExecuteAsync_SyncsRadarrMovieScores()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var config = await _fixture.DataContext.SeekerConfigs.FirstAsync();
+        config.UseCustomFormatScore = true;
+        await _fixture.DataContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        var radarrInstance = TestDataContextFactory.AddRadarrInstance(_fixture.DataContext);
+
+        _fixture.DataContext.SeekerInstanceConfigs.Add(new SeekerInstanceConfig
+        {
+            ArrInstanceId = radarrInstance.Id,
+            ArrInstance = radarrInstance,
+            Enabled = true
+        });
+        await _fixture.DataContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        // Mock quality profiles
+        _radarrClient
+            .Setup(x => x.GetQualityProfilesAsync(radarrInstance))
+            .ReturnsAsync([new ArrQualityProfile { Id = 1, Name = "HD", CutoffFormatScore = 500 }]);
+
+        // Mock movies with files
+        _radarrClient
+            .Setup(x => x.GetAllMoviesAsync(radarrInstance))
+            .ReturnsAsync([
+                new SearchableMovie
+                {
+                    Id = 10,
+                    Title = "Test Movie",
+                    HasFile = true,
+                    MovieFile = new MovieFileInfo { Id = 100, QualityCutoffNotMet = false },
+                    QualityProfileId = 1,
+                    Status = "released",
+                    Monitored = true
+                }
+            ]);
+
+        // Mock file scores
+        _radarrClient
+            .Setup(x => x.GetMovieFileScoresAsync(radarrInstance, It.Is<List<long>>(ids => ids.Contains(100))))
+            .ReturnsAsync(new Dictionary<long, int> { { 100, 250 } });
+
+        var sut = CreateSut();
+
+        // Act
+        await sut.ExecuteAsync();
+
+        // Assert — CF score entry was saved
+        var entries = await _fixture.DataContext.CustomFormatScoreEntries.ToListAsync();
+        Assert.Single(entries);
+
+        var entry = entries[0];
+        Assert.Equal(radarrInstance.Id, entry.ArrInstanceId);
+        Assert.Equal(10, entry.ExternalItemId);
+        Assert.Equal(250, entry.CurrentScore);
+        Assert.Equal(500, entry.CutoffScore);
+        Assert.Equal("HD", entry.QualityProfileName);
+        Assert.Equal(InstanceType.Radarr, entry.ItemType);
+        Assert.True(entry.IsMonitored);
+
+        // Initial history entry should also be created
+        var history = await _fixture.DataContext.CustomFormatScoreHistory.ToListAsync();
+        Assert.Single(history);
+        Assert.Equal(250, history[0].Score);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ExecuteAsync_RecordsHistoryOnScoreChange()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var config = await _fixture.DataContext.SeekerConfigs.FirstAsync();
+        config.UseCustomFormatScore = true;
+        await _fixture.DataContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        var radarrInstance = TestDataContextFactory.AddRadarrInstance(_fixture.DataContext);
+
+        _fixture.DataContext.SeekerInstanceConfigs.Add(new SeekerInstanceConfig
+        {
+            ArrInstanceId = radarrInstance.Id,
+            ArrInstance = radarrInstance,
+            Enabled = true
+        });
+
+        // Pre-existing CF score entry with a different score
+        _fixture.DataContext.CustomFormatScoreEntries.Add(new CustomFormatScoreEntry
+        {
+            ArrInstanceId = radarrInstance.Id,
+            ExternalItemId = 10,
+            EpisodeId = 0,
+            ItemType = InstanceType.Radarr,
+            Title = "Test Movie",
+            FileId = 100,
+            CurrentScore = 200,
+            CutoffScore = 500,
+            QualityProfileName = "HD",
+            LastSyncedAt = DateTime.UtcNow.AddHours(-1)
+        });
+        await _fixture.DataContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        // Mock quality profiles
+        _radarrClient
+            .Setup(x => x.GetQualityProfilesAsync(radarrInstance))
+            .ReturnsAsync([new ArrQualityProfile { Id = 1, Name = "HD", CutoffFormatScore = 500 }]);
+
+        // Mock movies — same movie but score changed from 200 to 350
+        _radarrClient
+            .Setup(x => x.GetAllMoviesAsync(radarrInstance))
+            .ReturnsAsync([
+                new SearchableMovie
+                {
+                    Id = 10,
+                    Title = "Test Movie",
+                    HasFile = true,
+                    MovieFile = new MovieFileInfo { Id = 100, QualityCutoffNotMet = false },
+                    QualityProfileId = 1,
+                    Status = "released",
+                    Monitored = true
+                }
+            ]);
+
+        _radarrClient
+            .Setup(x => x.GetMovieFileScoresAsync(radarrInstance, It.Is<List<long>>(ids => ids.Contains(100))))
+            .ReturnsAsync(new Dictionary<long, int> { { 100, 350 } });
+
+        var sut = CreateSut();
+
+        // Act
+        await sut.ExecuteAsync();
+
+        // Assert — existing entry should be updated
+        var entries = await _fixture.DataContext.CustomFormatScoreEntries.ToListAsync();
+        Assert.Single(entries);
+        Assert.Equal(350, entries[0].CurrentScore);
+
+        // History entry should be created because score changed (200 -> 350)
+        var history = await _fixture.DataContext.CustomFormatScoreHistory.ToListAsync();
+        Assert.Single(history);
+        Assert.Equal(350, history[0].Score);
+        Assert.Equal(InstanceType.Radarr, history[0].ItemType);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ExecuteAsync_TracksUnmonitoredMovie()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var config = await _fixture.DataContext.SeekerConfigs.FirstAsync();
+        config.UseCustomFormatScore = true;
+        await _fixture.DataContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        var radarrInstance = TestDataContextFactory.AddRadarrInstance(_fixture.DataContext);
+
+        _fixture.DataContext.SeekerInstanceConfigs.Add(new SeekerInstanceConfig
+        {
+            ArrInstanceId = radarrInstance.Id,
+            ArrInstance = radarrInstance,
+            Enabled = true
+        });
+        await _fixture.DataContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        _radarrClient
+            .Setup(x => x.GetQualityProfilesAsync(radarrInstance))
+            .ReturnsAsync([new ArrQualityProfile { Id = 1, Name = "HD", CutoffFormatScore = 500 }]);
+
+        _radarrClient
+            .Setup(x => x.GetAllMoviesAsync(radarrInstance))
+            .ReturnsAsync([
+                new SearchableMovie
+                {
+                    Id = 10,
+                    Title = "Unmonitored Movie",
+                    HasFile = true,
+                    MovieFile = new MovieFileInfo { Id = 100, QualityCutoffNotMet = false },
+                    QualityProfileId = 1,
+                    Status = "released",
+                    Monitored = false
+                }
+            ]);
+
+        _radarrClient
+            .Setup(x => x.GetMovieFileScoresAsync(radarrInstance, It.Is<List<long>>(ids => ids.Contains(100))))
+            .ReturnsAsync(new Dictionary<long, int> { { 100, 250 } });
+
+        var sut = CreateSut();
+
+        // Act
+        await sut.ExecuteAsync();
+
+        // Assert — entry should be saved with IsMonitored = false
+        var entries = await _fixture.DataContext.CustomFormatScoreEntries.ToListAsync();
+        Assert.Single(entries);
+        Assert.False(entries[0].IsMonitored);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ExecuteAsync_UpdatesMonitoredStatusOnSync()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var config = await _fixture.DataContext.SeekerConfigs.FirstAsync();
+        config.UseCustomFormatScore = true;
+        await _fixture.DataContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        var radarrInstance = TestDataContextFactory.AddRadarrInstance(_fixture.DataContext);
+
+        _fixture.DataContext.SeekerInstanceConfigs.Add(new SeekerInstanceConfig
+        {
+            ArrInstanceId = radarrInstance.Id,
+            ArrInstance = radarrInstance,
+            Enabled = true
+        });
+
+        // Pre-existing entry that was monitored
+        _fixture.DataContext.CustomFormatScoreEntries.Add(new CustomFormatScoreEntry
+        {
+            ArrInstanceId = radarrInstance.Id,
+            ExternalItemId = 10,
+            EpisodeId = 0,
+            ItemType = InstanceType.Radarr,
+            Title = "Test Movie",
+            FileId = 100,
+            CurrentScore = 250,
+            CutoffScore = 500,
+            QualityProfileName = "HD",
+            IsMonitored = true,
+            LastSyncedAt = DateTime.UtcNow.AddHours(-1)
+        });
+        await _fixture.DataContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        _radarrClient
+            .Setup(x => x.GetQualityProfilesAsync(radarrInstance))
+            .ReturnsAsync([new ArrQualityProfile { Id = 1, Name = "HD", CutoffFormatScore = 500 }]);
+
+        // Movie is now unmonitored
+        _radarrClient
+            .Setup(x => x.GetAllMoviesAsync(radarrInstance))
+            .ReturnsAsync([
+                new SearchableMovie
+                {
+                    Id = 10, Title = "Test Movie", HasFile = true,
+                    MovieFile = new MovieFileInfo { Id = 100, QualityCutoffNotMet = false },
+                    QualityProfileId = 1, Status = "released", Monitored = false
+                }
+            ]);
+
+        _radarrClient
+            .Setup(x => x.GetMovieFileScoresAsync(radarrInstance, It.IsAny<List<long>>()))
+            .ReturnsAsync(new Dictionary<long, int> { { 100, 250 } });
+
+        var sut = CreateSut();
+
+        // Act
+        await sut.ExecuteAsync();
+
+        // Assert — IsMonitored should be updated to false
+        var entries = await _fixture.DataContext.CustomFormatScoreEntries.ToListAsync();
+        Assert.Single(entries);
+        Assert.False(entries[0].IsMonitored);
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Sonarr Sync Tests
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ExecuteAsync_SyncsSonarrEpisodeScores()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var config = await _fixture.DataContext.SeekerConfigs.FirstAsync();
+        config.UseCustomFormatScore = true;
+        await _fixture.DataContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        var sonarrInstance = TestDataContextFactory.AddSonarrInstance(_fixture.DataContext);
+
+        _fixture.DataContext.SeekerInstanceConfigs.Add(new SeekerInstanceConfig
+        {
+            ArrInstanceId = sonarrInstance.Id,
+            ArrInstance = sonarrInstance,
+            Enabled = true
+        });
+        await _fixture.DataContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        // Mock quality profiles
+        _sonarrClient
+            .Setup(x => x.GetQualityProfilesAsync(sonarrInstance))
+            .ReturnsAsync([new ArrQualityProfile { Id = 1, Name = "HD", CutoffFormatScore = 500 }]);
+
+        // Mock series
+        _sonarrClient
+            .Setup(x => x.GetAllSeriesAsync(sonarrInstance))
+            .ReturnsAsync([
+                new SearchableSeries { Id = 10, Title = "Test Series", QualityProfileId = 1, Monitored = true }
+            ]);
+
+        // Mock episodes — one with a file, one without
+        _sonarrClient
+            .Setup(x => x.GetEpisodesAsync(sonarrInstance, 10))
+            .ReturnsAsync([
+                new SearchableEpisode { Id = 100, SeasonNumber = 1, EpisodeNumber = 1, EpisodeFileId = 500, HasFile = true, Monitored = true },
+                new SearchableEpisode { Id = 101, SeasonNumber = 1, EpisodeNumber = 2, EpisodeFileId = 0, HasFile = false }
+            ]);
+
+        // Mock episode files with CF scores
+        _sonarrClient
+            .Setup(x => x.GetEpisodeFilesAsync(sonarrInstance, 10))
+            .ReturnsAsync([
+                new ArrEpisodeFile { Id = 500, CustomFormatScore = 300, QualityCutoffNotMet = false }
+            ]);
+
+        var sut = CreateSut();
+
+        // Act
+        await sut.ExecuteAsync();
+
+        // Assert — only the episode with a file should have an entry
+        var entries = await _fixture.DataContext.CustomFormatScoreEntries.ToListAsync();
+        Assert.Single(entries);
+
+        var entry = entries[0];
+        Assert.Equal(sonarrInstance.Id, entry.ArrInstanceId);
+        Assert.Equal(10, entry.ExternalItemId);
+        Assert.Equal(100, entry.EpisodeId);
+        Assert.Equal(300, entry.CurrentScore);
+        Assert.Equal(500, entry.CutoffScore);
+        Assert.Equal(InstanceType.Sonarr, entry.ItemType);
+        Assert.True(entry.IsMonitored);
+        Assert.Contains("S01E01", entry.Title);
+
+        // Initial history should be created
+        var history = await _fixture.DataContext.CustomFormatScoreHistory.ToListAsync();
+        Assert.Single(history);
+        Assert.Equal(300, history[0].Score);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ExecuteAsync_SonarrSync_SkipsEpisodesWithoutFiles()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var config = await _fixture.DataContext.SeekerConfigs.FirstAsync();
+        config.UseCustomFormatScore = true;
+        await _fixture.DataContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        var sonarrInstance = TestDataContextFactory.AddSonarrInstance(_fixture.DataContext);
+
+        _fixture.DataContext.SeekerInstanceConfigs.Add(new SeekerInstanceConfig
+        {
+            ArrInstanceId = sonarrInstance.Id,
+            ArrInstance = sonarrInstance,
+            Enabled = true
+        });
+        await _fixture.DataContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        _sonarrClient
+            .Setup(x => x.GetQualityProfilesAsync(sonarrInstance))
+            .ReturnsAsync([new ArrQualityProfile { Id = 1, Name = "HD", CutoffFormatScore = 500 }]);
+
+        _sonarrClient
+            .Setup(x => x.GetAllSeriesAsync(sonarrInstance))
+            .ReturnsAsync([
+                new SearchableSeries { Id = 10, Title = "Test Series", QualityProfileId = 1, Monitored = true }
+            ]);
+
+        // All episodes have EpisodeFileId = 0 (no file)
+        _sonarrClient
+            .Setup(x => x.GetEpisodesAsync(sonarrInstance, 10))
+            .ReturnsAsync([
+                new SearchableEpisode { Id = 100, SeasonNumber = 1, EpisodeNumber = 1, EpisodeFileId = 0, HasFile = false }
+            ]);
+
+        _sonarrClient
+            .Setup(x => x.GetEpisodeFilesAsync(sonarrInstance, 10))
+            .ReturnsAsync([]);
+
+        var sut = CreateSut();
+
+        // Act
+        await sut.ExecuteAsync();
+
+        // Assert — no entries created
+        var entries = await _fixture.DataContext.CustomFormatScoreEntries.ToListAsync();
+        Assert.Empty(entries);
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Score Unchanged Tests
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ExecuteAsync_ScoreUnchanged_DoesNotRecordHistory()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var config = await _fixture.DataContext.SeekerConfigs.FirstAsync();
+        config.UseCustomFormatScore = true;
+        await _fixture.DataContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        var radarrInstance = TestDataContextFactory.AddRadarrInstance(_fixture.DataContext);
+
+        _fixture.DataContext.SeekerInstanceConfigs.Add(new SeekerInstanceConfig
+        {
+            ArrInstanceId = radarrInstance.Id,
+            ArrInstance = radarrInstance,
+            Enabled = true
+        });
+
+        // Pre-existing entry with score = 250 (same as what will be returned)
+        _fixture.DataContext.CustomFormatScoreEntries.Add(new CustomFormatScoreEntry
+        {
+            ArrInstanceId = radarrInstance.Id,
+            ExternalItemId = 10,
+            EpisodeId = 0,
+            ItemType = InstanceType.Radarr,
+            Title = "Test Movie",
+            FileId = 100,
+            CurrentScore = 250,
+            CutoffScore = 500,
+            QualityProfileName = "HD",
+            LastSyncedAt = DateTime.UtcNow.AddHours(-1)
+        });
+        await _fixture.DataContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        _radarrClient
+            .Setup(x => x.GetQualityProfilesAsync(radarrInstance))
+            .ReturnsAsync([new ArrQualityProfile { Id = 1, Name = "HD", CutoffFormatScore = 500 }]);
+
+        _radarrClient
+            .Setup(x => x.GetAllMoviesAsync(radarrInstance))
+            .ReturnsAsync([
+                new SearchableMovie
+                {
+                    Id = 10, Title = "Test Movie", HasFile = true,
+                    MovieFile = new MovieFileInfo { Id = 100, QualityCutoffNotMet = false },
+                    QualityProfileId = 1, Status = "released", Monitored = true
+                }
+            ]);
+
+        // Score unchanged: still 250
+        _radarrClient
+            .Setup(x => x.GetMovieFileScoresAsync(radarrInstance, It.Is<List<long>>(ids => ids.Contains(100))))
+            .ReturnsAsync(new Dictionary<long, int> { { 100, 250 } });
+
+        var sut = CreateSut();
+
+        // Act
+        await sut.ExecuteAsync();
+
+        // Assert — no history entries (score didn't change)
+        var history = await _fixture.DataContext.CustomFormatScoreHistory.ToListAsync();
+        Assert.Empty(history);
+
+        // Entry should still be updated (LastSyncedAt changes)
+        var entries = await _fixture.DataContext.CustomFormatScoreEntries.ToListAsync();
+        Assert.Single(entries);
+        Assert.Equal(250, entries[0].CurrentScore);
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Stale Entry Cleanup Tests
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ExecuteAsync_CleansUpEntriesForRemovedMovies()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var config = await _fixture.DataContext.SeekerConfigs.FirstAsync();
+        config.UseCustomFormatScore = true;
+        await _fixture.DataContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        var radarrInstance = TestDataContextFactory.AddRadarrInstance(_fixture.DataContext);
+
+        _fixture.DataContext.SeekerInstanceConfigs.Add(new SeekerInstanceConfig
+        {
+            ArrInstanceId = radarrInstance.Id,
+            ArrInstance = radarrInstance,
+            Enabled = true
+        });
+
+        // Pre-existing entry for a movie that no longer exists in library
+        _fixture.DataContext.CustomFormatScoreEntries.Add(new CustomFormatScoreEntry
+        {
+            ArrInstanceId = radarrInstance.Id,
+            ExternalItemId = 999,
+            EpisodeId = 0,
+            ItemType = InstanceType.Radarr,
+            Title = "Deleted Movie",
+            FileId = 999,
+            CurrentScore = 100,
+            CutoffScore = 500,
+            QualityProfileName = "HD",
+            LastSyncedAt = new DateTime(1999, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, DateTimeKind.Utc)
+        });
+        await _fixture.DataContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        _radarrClient
+            .Setup(x => x.GetQualityProfilesAsync(radarrInstance))
+            .ReturnsAsync([new ArrQualityProfile { Id = 1, Name = "HD", CutoffFormatScore = 500 }]);
+
+        // Library now only has movie 10 (not 999)
+        _radarrClient
+            .Setup(x => x.GetAllMoviesAsync(radarrInstance))
+            .ReturnsAsync([
+                new SearchableMovie
+                {
+                    Id = 10, Title = "Current Movie", HasFile = true,
+                    MovieFile = new MovieFileInfo { Id = 100, QualityCutoffNotMet = false },
+                    QualityProfileId = 1, Status = "released", Monitored = true
+                }
+            ]);
+
+        _radarrClient
+            .Setup(x => x.GetMovieFileScoresAsync(radarrInstance, It.IsAny<List<long>>()))
+            .ReturnsAsync(new Dictionary<long, int> { { 100, 250 } });
+
+        var sut = CreateSut();
+
+        // Act
+        await sut.ExecuteAsync();
+
+        // Assert — entry for removed movie 999 should be deleted
+        var entries = await _fixture.DataContext.CustomFormatScoreEntries.ToListAsync();
+        Assert.Single(entries);
+        Assert.Equal(10, entries[0].ExternalItemId);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ExecuteAsync_PreservesEntryWhenMovieExistsButHasNoFile()
+    {
+        // Arrange — simulates an RSS upgrade where the old file was removed
+        // but the new file hasn't been imported yet
+        var config = await _fixture.DataContext.SeekerConfigs.FirstAsync();
+        config.UseCustomFormatScore = true;
+        await _fixture.DataContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        var radarrInstance = TestDataContextFactory.AddRadarrInstance(_fixture.DataContext);
+
+        _fixture.DataContext.SeekerInstanceConfigs.Add(new SeekerInstanceConfig
+        {
+            ArrInstanceId = radarrInstance.Id,
+            ArrInstance = radarrInstance,
+            Enabled = true
+        });
+
+        // Pre-existing entry with score history
+        _fixture.DataContext.CustomFormatScoreEntries.Add(new CustomFormatScoreEntry
+        {
+            ArrInstanceId = radarrInstance.Id,
+            ExternalItemId = 10,
+            EpisodeId = 0,
+            ItemType = InstanceType.Radarr,
+            Title = "Mario Bros",
+            FileId = 100,
+            CurrentScore = 250,
+            CutoffScore = 500,
+            QualityProfileName = "HD",
+            LastSyncedAt = DateTime.UtcNow.AddHours(-1)
+        });
+        _fixture.DataContext.CustomFormatScoreHistory.Add(new CustomFormatScoreHistory
+        {
+            ArrInstanceId = radarrInstance.Id,
+            ExternalItemId = 10,
+            EpisodeId = 0,
+            ItemType = InstanceType.Radarr,
+            Title = "Mario Bros",
+            Score = 250,
+            CutoffScore = 500,
+            RecordedAt = DateTime.UtcNow.AddHours(-1)
+        });
+        await _fixture.DataContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        _radarrClient
+            .Setup(x => x.GetQualityProfilesAsync(radarrInstance))
+            .ReturnsAsync([new ArrQualityProfile { Id = 1, Name = "HD", CutoffFormatScore = 500 }]);
+
+        // Movie still exists in Radarr but HasFile is false (RSS upgrade in progress)
+        _radarrClient
+            .Setup(x => x.GetAllMoviesAsync(radarrInstance))
+            .ReturnsAsync([
+                new SearchableMovie
+                {
+                    Id = 10, Title = "Mario Bros", HasFile = false,
+                    MovieFile = null,
+                    QualityProfileId = 1, Status = "released", Monitored = true
+                }
+            ]);
+
+        var sut = CreateSut();
+
+        // Act
+        await sut.ExecuteAsync();
+
+        // Assert — entry and history should be preserved since the movie still exists
+        var entries = await _fixture.DataContext.CustomFormatScoreEntries.ToListAsync();
+        Assert.Single(entries);
+        Assert.Equal(10, entries[0].ExternalItemId);
+        Assert.Equal(250, entries[0].CurrentScore);
+
+        var history = await _fixture.DataContext.CustomFormatScoreHistory.ToListAsync();
+        Assert.Single(history);
+        Assert.Equal(250, history[0].Score);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ExecuteAsync_PreservesEntryWhenMovieFileScoreNotReturned()
+    {
+        // Arrange — simulates a newly imported file that doesn't have CF scores calculated yet
+        var config = await _fixture.DataContext.SeekerConfigs.FirstAsync();
+        config.UseCustomFormatScore = true;
+        await _fixture.DataContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        var radarrInstance = TestDataContextFactory.AddRadarrInstance(_fixture.DataContext);
+
+        _fixture.DataContext.SeekerInstanceConfigs.Add(new SeekerInstanceConfig
+        {
+            ArrInstanceId = radarrInstance.Id,
+            ArrInstance = radarrInstance,
+            Enabled = true
+        });
+
+        // Pre-existing entry with history
+        _fixture.DataContext.CustomFormatScoreEntries.Add(new CustomFormatScoreEntry
+        {
+            ArrInstanceId = radarrInstance.Id,
+            ExternalItemId = 10,
+            EpisodeId = 0,
+            ItemType = InstanceType.Radarr,
+            Title = "Mario Bros",
+            FileId = 100,
+            CurrentScore = 250,
+            CutoffScore = 500,
+            QualityProfileName = "HD",
+            LastSyncedAt = DateTime.UtcNow.AddHours(-1)
+        });
+        _fixture.DataContext.CustomFormatScoreHistory.Add(new CustomFormatScoreHistory
+        {
+            ArrInstanceId = radarrInstance.Id,
+            ExternalItemId = 10,
+            EpisodeId = 0,
+            ItemType = InstanceType.Radarr,
+            Title = "Mario Bros",
+            Score = 250,
+            CutoffScore = 500,
+            RecordedAt = DateTime.UtcNow.AddHours(-1)
+        });
+        await _fixture.DataContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        _radarrClient
+            .Setup(x => x.GetQualityProfilesAsync(radarrInstance))
+            .ReturnsAsync([new ArrQualityProfile { Id = 1, Name = "HD", CutoffFormatScore = 500 }]);
+
+        // Movie has a new file (different FileId) after RSS upgrade
+        _radarrClient
+            .Setup(x => x.GetAllMoviesAsync(radarrInstance))
+            .ReturnsAsync([
+                new SearchableMovie
+                {
+                    Id = 10, Title = "Mario Bros", HasFile = true,
+                    MovieFile = new MovieFileInfo { Id = 200, QualityCutoffNotMet = false },
+                    QualityProfileId = 1, Status = "released", Monitored = true
+                }
+            ]);
+
+        // New file returns no score (not yet calculated by Radarr)
+        _radarrClient
+            .Setup(x => x.GetMovieFileScoresAsync(radarrInstance, It.IsAny<List<long>>()))
+            .ReturnsAsync(new Dictionary<long, int>());
+
+        var sut = CreateSut();
+
+        // Act
+        await sut.ExecuteAsync();
+
+        // Assert — entry and history should be preserved since the movie still exists
+        var entries = await _fixture.DataContext.CustomFormatScoreEntries.ToListAsync();
+        Assert.Single(entries);
+        Assert.Equal(10, entries[0].ExternalItemId);
+        Assert.Equal(250, entries[0].CurrentScore);
+
+        var history = await _fixture.DataContext.CustomFormatScoreHistory.ToListAsync();
+        Assert.Single(history);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ExecuteAsync_Sonarr_PreservesEntryWhenEpisodeTemporarilyWithoutFile()
+    {
+        // Arrange — simulates a Sonarr episode whose file was replaced via RSS
+        var config = await _fixture.DataContext.SeekerConfigs.FirstAsync();
+        config.UseCustomFormatScore = true;
+        await _fixture.DataContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        var sonarrInstance = TestDataContextFactory.AddSonarrInstance(_fixture.DataContext);
+
+        _fixture.DataContext.SeekerInstanceConfigs.Add(new SeekerInstanceConfig
+        {
+            ArrInstanceId = sonarrInstance.Id,
+            ArrInstance = sonarrInstance,
+            Enabled = true
+        });
+
+        // Pre-existing CF score entry for an episode
+        _fixture.DataContext.CustomFormatScoreEntries.Add(new CustomFormatScoreEntry
+        {
+            ArrInstanceId = sonarrInstance.Id,
+            ExternalItemId = 10,
+            EpisodeId = 100,
+            ItemType = InstanceType.Sonarr,
+            Title = "Test Series S01E01",
+            FileId = 500,
+            CurrentScore = 300,
+            CutoffScore = 500,
+            QualityProfileName = "HD",
+            LastSyncedAt = DateTime.UtcNow.AddHours(-1)
+        });
+        _fixture.DataContext.CustomFormatScoreHistory.Add(new CustomFormatScoreHistory
+        {
+            ArrInstanceId = sonarrInstance.Id,
+            ExternalItemId = 10,
+            EpisodeId = 100,
+            ItemType = InstanceType.Sonarr,
+            Title = "Test Series S01E01",
+            Score = 300,
+            CutoffScore = 500,
+            RecordedAt = DateTime.UtcNow.AddHours(-1)
+        });
+        await _fixture.DataContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        _sonarrClient
+            .Setup(x => x.GetQualityProfilesAsync(sonarrInstance))
+            .ReturnsAsync([new ArrQualityProfile { Id = 1, Name = "HD", CutoffFormatScore = 500 }]);
+
+        _sonarrClient
+            .Setup(x => x.GetAllSeriesAsync(sonarrInstance))
+            .ReturnsAsync([
+                new SearchableSeries { Id = 10, Title = "Test Series", QualityProfileId = 1, Monitored = true }
+            ]);
+
+        // Episode exists but has no file currently (RSS upgrade in progress)
+        _sonarrClient
+            .Setup(x => x.GetEpisodesAsync(sonarrInstance, 10))
+            .ReturnsAsync([
+                new SearchableEpisode { Id = 100, SeasonNumber = 1, EpisodeNumber = 1, EpisodeFileId = 0, HasFile = false, Monitored = true }
+            ]);
+
+        _sonarrClient
+            .Setup(x => x.GetEpisodeFilesAsync(sonarrInstance, 10))
+            .ReturnsAsync([]);
+
+        var sut = CreateSut();
+
+        // Act
+        await sut.ExecuteAsync();
+
+        // Assert — entry and history should be preserved
+        var entries = await _fixture.DataContext.CustomFormatScoreEntries.ToListAsync();
+        Assert.Single(entries);
+        Assert.Equal(10, entries[0].ExternalItemId);
+        Assert.Equal(100, entries[0].EpisodeId);
+        Assert.Equal(300, entries[0].CurrentScore);
+
+        var history = await _fixture.DataContext.CustomFormatScoreHistory.ToListAsync();
+        Assert.Single(history);
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+}

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Tests/Features/Jobs/TestHelpers/TestDataContextFactory.cs

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.Configuration.DownloadCleaner;
 using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.Configuration.General;
 using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.Configuration.MalwareBlocker;
 using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.Configuration.QueueCleaner;
+using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.Configuration.Seeker;
 using Microsoft.Data.Sqlite;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 
@@ -94,6 +95,14 @@ public static class TestDataContextFactory
             UnlinkedCategories = []
         });
 
+        // Seeker config
+        context.SeekerConfigs.Add(new SeekerConfig
+        {
+            Id = Guid.NewGuid(),
+            SearchEnabled = true,
+            ProactiveSearchEnabled = false
+        });
+
         context.SaveChanges();
     }
 

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Tests/Features/Seeker/ItemSelectorTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,420 @@
+using Cleanuparr.Domain.Enums;
+using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.Seeker;
+using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.Seeker.Selectors;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Tests.Features.Seeker;
+
+public sealed class ItemSelectorTests
+{
+    private static readonly List<(long Id, DateTime? Added, DateTime? LastSearched)> SampleCandidates =
+    [
+        (1, new DateTime(2024, 1, 1), new DateTime(2024, 6, 1)),
+        (2, new DateTime(2024, 3, 1), new DateTime(2024, 5, 1)),
+        (3, new DateTime(2024, 5, 1), null),
+        (4, new DateTime(2024, 2, 1), new DateTime(2024, 7, 1)),
+        (5, null, new DateTime(2024, 4, 1)),
+    ];
+
+    #region ItemSelectorFactory Tests
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData(SelectionStrategy.OldestSearchFirst, typeof(OldestSearchFirstSelector))]
+    [InlineData(SelectionStrategy.OldestSearchWeighted, typeof(OldestSearchWeightedSelector))]
+    [InlineData(SelectionStrategy.NewestFirst, typeof(NewestFirstSelector))]
+    [InlineData(SelectionStrategy.NewestWeighted, typeof(NewestWeightedSelector))]
+    [InlineData(SelectionStrategy.BalancedWeighted, typeof(BalancedWeightedSelector))]
+    [InlineData(SelectionStrategy.Random, typeof(RandomSelector))]
+    public void Factory_Create_ReturnsCorrectSelectorType(SelectionStrategy strategy, Type expectedType)
+    {
+        var selector = ItemSelectorFactory.Create(strategy);
+
+        Assert.IsType(expectedType, selector);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Factory_Create_InvalidStrategy_ThrowsArgumentOutOfRangeException()
+    {
+        Assert.Throws<ArgumentOutOfRangeException>(() => ItemSelectorFactory.Create((SelectionStrategy)999));
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region NewestFirstSelector Tests
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void NewestFirst_Select_OrdersByAddedDescending()
+    {
+        var selector = new NewestFirstSelector();
+
+        var result = selector.Select(SampleCandidates, 3);
+
+        // Newest added: 3 (May), 2 (Mar), 4 (Feb)
+        Assert.Equal([3, 2, 4], result);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void NewestFirst_Select_NullAddedDates_TreatedAsOldest()
+    {
+        var selector = new NewestFirstSelector();
+
+        // Select all — item 5 (null Added) should be last
+        var result = selector.Select(SampleCandidates, 5);
+
+        Assert.Equal(5, result.Last());
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void NewestFirst_Select_ReturnsRequestedCount()
+    {
+        var selector = new NewestFirstSelector();
+
+        var result = selector.Select(SampleCandidates, 2);
+
+        Assert.Equal(2, result.Count);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void NewestFirst_Select_EmptyInput_ReturnsEmptyList()
+    {
+        var selector = new NewestFirstSelector();
+
+        var result = selector.Select([], 5);
+
+        Assert.Empty(result);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void NewestFirst_Select_CountExceedsCandidates_ReturnsAll()
+    {
+        var selector = new NewestFirstSelector();
+
+        var result = selector.Select(SampleCandidates, 100);
+
+        Assert.Equal(5, result.Count);
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region OldestSearchFirstSelector Tests
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void OldestSearchFirst_Select_OrdersByLastSearchedAscending()
+    {
+        var selector = new OldestSearchFirstSelector();
+
+        var result = selector.Select(SampleCandidates, 3);
+
+        // Never searched first (null → MinValue), then oldest: 3 (null), 5 (Apr), 2 (May)
+        Assert.Equal([3, 5, 2], result);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void OldestSearchFirst_Select_NullLastSearched_PrioritizedFirst()
+    {
+        var selector = new OldestSearchFirstSelector();
+
+        var result = selector.Select(SampleCandidates, 1);
+
+        // Item 3 has LastSearched = null, should be first
+        Assert.Equal(3, result[0]);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void OldestSearchFirst_Select_ReturnsRequestedCount()
+    {
+        var selector = new OldestSearchFirstSelector();
+
+        var result = selector.Select(SampleCandidates, 2);
+
+        Assert.Equal(2, result.Count);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void OldestSearchFirst_Select_EmptyInput_ReturnsEmptyList()
+    {
+        var selector = new OldestSearchFirstSelector();
+
+        var result = selector.Select([], 5);
+
+        Assert.Empty(result);
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region RandomSelector Tests
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Random_Select_ReturnsRequestedCount()
+    {
+        var selector = new RandomSelector();
+
+        var result = selector.Select(SampleCandidates, 3);
+
+        Assert.Equal(3, result.Count);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Random_Select_CountExceedsCandidates_ReturnsAll()
+    {
+        var selector = new RandomSelector();
+
+        var result = selector.Select(SampleCandidates, 100);
+
+        Assert.Equal(5, result.Count);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Random_Select_EmptyInput_ReturnsEmptyList()
+    {
+        var selector = new RandomSelector();
+
+        var result = selector.Select([], 5);
+
+        Assert.Empty(result);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Random_Select_NoDuplicateIds()
+    {
+        var selector = new RandomSelector();
+
+        var result = selector.Select(SampleCandidates, 5);
+
+        Assert.Equal(result.Count, result.Distinct().Count());
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Random_Select_ResultsAreSubsetOfInput()
+    {
+        var selector = new RandomSelector();
+        var inputIds = SampleCandidates.Select(c => c.Id).ToHashSet();
+
+        var result = selector.Select(SampleCandidates, 3);
+
+        Assert.All(result, id => Assert.Contains(id, inputIds));
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region NewestWeightedSelector Tests
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void NewestWeighted_Select_ReturnsRequestedCount()
+    {
+        var selector = new NewestWeightedSelector();
+
+        var result = selector.Select(SampleCandidates, 3);
+
+        Assert.Equal(3, result.Count);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void NewestWeighted_Select_EmptyInput_ReturnsEmptyList()
+    {
+        var selector = new NewestWeightedSelector();
+
+        var result = selector.Select([], 5);
+
+        Assert.Empty(result);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void NewestWeighted_Select_CountExceedsCandidates_ReturnsAll()
+    {
+        var selector = new NewestWeightedSelector();
+
+        var result = selector.Select(SampleCandidates, 100);
+
+        Assert.Equal(5, result.Count);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void NewestWeighted_Select_NoDuplicateIds()
+    {
+        var selector = new NewestWeightedSelector();
+
+        var result = selector.Select(SampleCandidates, 5);
+
+        Assert.Equal(result.Count, result.Distinct().Count());
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void NewestWeighted_Select_SingleCandidate_ReturnsThatCandidate()
+    {
+        var selector = new NewestWeightedSelector();
+        List<(long Id, DateTime? Added, DateTime? LastSearched)> single = [(42, DateTime.UtcNow, null)];
+
+        var result = selector.Select(single, 1);
+
+        Assert.Single(result);
+        Assert.Equal(42, result[0]);
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region OldestSearchWeightedSelector Tests
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void OldestSearchWeighted_Select_ReturnsRequestedCount()
+    {
+        var selector = new OldestSearchWeightedSelector();
+
+        var result = selector.Select(SampleCandidates, 3);
+
+        Assert.Equal(3, result.Count);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void OldestSearchWeighted_Select_EmptyInput_ReturnsEmptyList()
+    {
+        var selector = new OldestSearchWeightedSelector();
+
+        var result = selector.Select([], 5);
+
+        Assert.Empty(result);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void OldestSearchWeighted_Select_CountExceedsCandidates_ReturnsAll()
+    {
+        var selector = new OldestSearchWeightedSelector();
+
+        var result = selector.Select(SampleCandidates, 100);
+
+        Assert.Equal(5, result.Count);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void OldestSearchWeighted_Select_NoDuplicateIds()
+    {
+        var selector = new OldestSearchWeightedSelector();
+
+        var result = selector.Select(SampleCandidates, 5);
+
+        Assert.Equal(result.Count, result.Distinct().Count());
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void OldestSearchWeighted_Select_SingleCandidate_ReturnsThatCandidate()
+    {
+        var selector = new OldestSearchWeightedSelector();
+        List<(long Id, DateTime? Added, DateTime? LastSearched)> single = [(42, DateTime.UtcNow, null)];
+
+        var result = selector.Select(single, 1);
+
+        Assert.Single(result);
+        Assert.Equal(42, result[0]);
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region BalancedWeightedSelector Tests
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void BalancedWeighted_Select_ReturnsRequestedCount()
+    {
+        var selector = new BalancedWeightedSelector();
+
+        var result = selector.Select(SampleCandidates, 3);
+
+        Assert.Equal(3, result.Count);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void BalancedWeighted_Select_EmptyInput_ReturnsEmptyList()
+    {
+        var selector = new BalancedWeightedSelector();
+
+        var result = selector.Select([], 5);
+
+        Assert.Empty(result);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void BalancedWeighted_Select_CountExceedsCandidates_ReturnsAll()
+    {
+        var selector = new BalancedWeightedSelector();
+
+        var result = selector.Select(SampleCandidates, 100);
+
+        Assert.Equal(5, result.Count);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void BalancedWeighted_Select_NoDuplicateIds()
+    {
+        var selector = new BalancedWeightedSelector();
+
+        var result = selector.Select(SampleCandidates, 5);
+
+        Assert.Equal(result.Count, result.Distinct().Count());
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void BalancedWeighted_Select_SingleCandidate_ReturnsThatCandidate()
+    {
+        var selector = new BalancedWeightedSelector();
+        List<(long Id, DateTime? Added, DateTime? LastSearched)> single = [(42, DateTime.UtcNow, null)];
+
+        var result = selector.Select(single, 1);
+
+        Assert.Single(result);
+        Assert.Equal(42, result[0]);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void BalancedWeighted_Select_ResultsAreSubsetOfInput()
+    {
+        var selector = new BalancedWeightedSelector();
+        var inputIds = SampleCandidates.Select(c => c.Id).ToHashSet();
+
+        var result = selector.Select(SampleCandidates, 3);
+
+        Assert.All(result, id => Assert.Contains(id, inputIds));
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region WeightedRandomByRank Tests
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void WeightedRandomByRank_ReturnsRequestedCount()
+    {
+        var ranked = SampleCandidates.OrderBy(c => c.LastSearched ?? DateTime.MinValue).ToList();
+
+        var result = OldestSearchWeightedSelector.WeightedRandomByRank(ranked, 3);
+
+        Assert.Equal(3, result.Count);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void WeightedRandomByRank_CountExceedsCandidates_ReturnsAll()
+    {
+        var ranked = SampleCandidates.OrderBy(c => c.LastSearched ?? DateTime.MinValue).ToList();
+
+        var result = OldestSearchWeightedSelector.WeightedRandomByRank(ranked, 100);
+
+        Assert.Equal(5, result.Count);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void WeightedRandomByRank_NoDuplicateIds()
+    {
+        var ranked = SampleCandidates.OrderBy(c => c.LastSearched ?? DateTime.MinValue).ToList();
+
+        var result = OldestSearchWeightedSelector.WeightedRandomByRank(ranked, 5);
+
+        Assert.Equal(result.Count, result.Distinct().Count());
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void WeightedRandomByRank_EmptyInput_ReturnsEmptyList()
+    {
+        var result = OldestSearchWeightedSelector.WeightedRandomByRank([], 5);
+
+        Assert.Empty(result);
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+}

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Events/EventPublisher.cs

@@ -227,6 +227,86 @@ public class EventPublisher : IEventPublisher
         );
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Publishes a search triggered event with context data and notifications.
+    /// Returns the event ID so the SeekerCommandMonitor can update it on completion.
+    /// </summary>
+    public async Task<Guid> PublishSearchTriggered(string instanceName, int itemCount, IEnumerable<string> items, SeekerSearchType searchType, Guid? cycleId = null)
+    {
+        var itemList = items as string[] ?? items.ToArray();
+        var itemsDisplay = string.Join(", ", itemList.Take(5)) + (itemList.Length > 5 ? $" (+{itemList.Length - 5} more)" : "");
+
+        AppEvent eventEntity = new()
+        {
+            EventType = EventType.SearchTriggered,
+            Message = $"Searched {itemCount} items on {instanceName}: {itemsDisplay}",
+            Severity = EventSeverity.Information,
+            Data = JsonSerializer.Serialize(
+                new { InstanceName = instanceName, ItemCount = itemCount, Items = itemList, SearchType = searchType.ToString(), CycleId = cycleId },
+                new JsonSerializerOptions { Converters = { new JsonStringEnumConverter() } }),
+            SearchStatus = SearchCommandStatus.Pending,
+            JobRunId = ContextProvider.TryGetJobRunId(),
+            InstanceType = ContextProvider.Get(nameof(InstanceType)) is InstanceType it ? it : null,
+            InstanceUrl = (ContextProvider.Get(ContextProvider.Keys.ArrInstanceUrl) as Uri)?.ToString(),
+            DownloadClientType = ContextProvider.Get(ContextProvider.Keys.DownloadClientType) is DownloadClientTypeName dct ? dct : null,
+            DownloadClientName = ContextProvider.Get(ContextProvider.Keys.DownloadClientName) as string,
+            CycleId = cycleId,
+        };
+
+        eventEntity.IsDryRun = await _dryRunInterceptor.IsDryRunEnabled();
+        await SaveEventToDatabase(eventEntity);
+        await NotifyClientsAsync(eventEntity);
+        await _notificationPublisher.NotifySearchTriggered(instanceName, itemCount, itemList);
+
+        return eventEntity.Id;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Updates an existing search event with completion status and optional result data
+    /// </summary>
+    public async Task PublishSearchCompleted(Guid eventId, SearchCommandStatus status, object? resultData = null)
+    {
+        var existingEvent = await _context.Events.FindAsync(eventId);
+        if (existingEvent is null)
+        {
+            _logger.LogWarning("Could not find search event {EventId} to update completion status", eventId);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        existingEvent.SearchStatus = status;
+        existingEvent.CompletedAt = DateTime.UtcNow;
+
+        if (resultData is not null)
+        {
+            // Merge result data into existing Data JSON
+            var existingData = existingEvent.Data is not null
+                ? JsonSerializer.Deserialize<Dictionary<string, object>>(existingEvent.Data)
+                : new Dictionary<string, object>();
+
+            var resultJson = JsonSerializer.Serialize(resultData, new JsonSerializerOptions
+            {
+                Converters = { new JsonStringEnumConverter() }
+            });
+            var resultDict = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<Dictionary<string, object>>(resultJson);
+
+            if (existingData is not null && resultDict is not null)
+            {
+                foreach (var kvp in resultDict)
+                {
+                    existingData[kvp.Key] = kvp.Value;
+                }
+
+                existingEvent.Data = JsonSerializer.Serialize(existingData, new JsonSerializerOptions
+                {
+                    Converters = { new JsonStringEnumConverter() }
+                });
+            }
+        }
+
+        await _context.SaveChangesAsync();
+        await NotifyClientsAsync(existingEvent);
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Publishes an event alerting that search was not triggered for an item
     /// </summary>

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Events/Interfaces/IEventPublisher.cs

@@ -19,4 +19,8 @@ public interface IEventPublisher
     Task PublishRecurringItem(string hash, string itemName, int strikeCount);
 
     Task PublishSearchNotTriggered(string hash, string itemName);
+
+    Task<Guid> PublishSearchTriggered(string instanceName, int itemCount, IEnumerable<string> items, SeekerSearchType searchType, Guid? cycleId = null);
+
+    Task PublishSearchCompleted(Guid eventId, SearchCommandStatus status, object? resultData = null);
 }

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/Arr/ArrClient.cs

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using Cleanuparr.Domain.Entities.Arr;
 using Cleanuparr.Domain.Entities.Arr.Queue;
 using Cleanuparr.Domain.Enums;
 using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.Arr.Interfaces;
@@ -41,8 +42,8 @@ public abstract class ArrClient : IArrClient
 
         using HttpRequestMessage request = new(HttpMethod.Get, uriBuilder.Uri);
         SetApiKey(request, arrInstance.ApiKey);
-        
-        using HttpResponseMessage response = await _httpClient.SendAsync(request);
+
+        using HttpResponseMessage response = await _httpClient.SendAsync(request, HttpCompletionOption.ResponseHeadersRead);
 
         try
         {
@@ -53,18 +54,46 @@ public abstract class ArrClient : IArrClient
             _logger.LogError("queue list failed | {uri}", uriBuilder.Uri);
             throw;
         }
-        
-        string responseBody = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
-        QueueListResponse? queueResponse = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<QueueListResponse>(responseBody);
+
+        QueueListResponse? queueResponse = await DeserializeStreamAsync<QueueListResponse>(response);
 
         if (queueResponse is null)
         {
-            throw new Exception($"unrecognized queue list response | {uriBuilder.Uri} | {responseBody}");
+            throw new Exception($"unrecognized queue list response | {uriBuilder.Uri}");
         }
 
         return queueResponse;
     }
 
+    public async Task<int> GetActiveDownloadCountAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance)
+    {
+        int count = 0;
+        int page = 1;
+        int processed = 0;
+
+        while (true)
+        {
+            QueueListResponse response = await GetQueueItemsAsync(arrInstance, page);
+
+            if (response.Records.Count == 0)
+            {
+                break;
+            }
+
+            count += response.Records.Count(r => r.SizeLeft > 0);
+            processed += response.Records.Count;
+
+            if (processed >= response.TotalRecords)
+            {
+                break;
+            }
+
+            page++;
+        }
+
+        return count;
+    }
+
     public virtual async Task<bool> ShouldRemoveFromQueue(InstanceType instanceType, QueueRecord record, bool isPrivateDownload, short arrMaxStrikes)
     {
         var queueCleanerConfig = ContextProvider.Get<QueueCleanerConfig>();
@@ -166,7 +195,7 @@ public abstract class ArrClient : IArrClient
         }
     }
 
-    public abstract Task SearchItemsAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance, HashSet<SearchItem>? items);
+    public abstract Task<List<long>> SearchItemsAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance, HashSet<SearchItem>? items);
 
     public bool IsRecordValid(QueueRecord record)
     {
@@ -197,6 +226,23 @@ public abstract class ArrClient : IArrClient
         _logger.LogDebug("Connection test successful for {url}", arrInstance.Url);
     }
 
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public async Task<ArrCommandStatus> GetCommandStatusAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance, long commandId)
+    {
+        UriBuilder uriBuilder = new(arrInstance.Url);
+        uriBuilder.Path = $"{uriBuilder.Path.TrimEnd('/')}/api/v3/command/{commandId}";
+
+        using HttpRequestMessage request = new(HttpMethod.Get, uriBuilder.Uri);
+        SetApiKey(request, arrInstance.ApiKey);
+
+        using HttpResponseMessage response = await _httpClient.SendAsync(request, HttpCompletionOption.ResponseHeadersRead);
+        response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
+
+        var result = await DeserializeStreamAsync<ArrCommandStatus>(response);
+
+        return result ?? new ArrCommandStatus(commandId, "unknown", null);
+    }
+
     protected abstract string GetSystemStatusUrlPath();
     
     protected abstract string GetQueueUrlPath();
@@ -221,6 +267,26 @@ public abstract class ArrClient : IArrClient
         return response;
     }
     
+    protected static async Task<T?> DeserializeStreamAsync<T>(HttpResponseMessage response)
+    {
+        using Stream stream = await response.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync();
+        using StreamReader sr = new(stream);
+        using JsonTextReader reader = new(sr);
+        return JsonSerializer.CreateDefault().Deserialize<T>(reader);
+    }
+
+    protected static async Task<long?> ReadCommandIdAsync(HttpResponseMessage response)
+    {
+        CommandIdResponse? result = await DeserializeStreamAsync<CommandIdResponse>(response);
+        return result?.Id;
+    }
+
+    private sealed class CommandIdResponse
+    {
+        [JsonProperty("id")]
+        public long? Id { get; init; }
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Determines whether the failed import record should be skipped
     /// </summary>

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/Arr/Interfaces/IArrClient.cs

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using Cleanuparr.Domain.Entities.Arr;
 using Cleanuparr.Domain.Entities.Arr.Queue;
 using Cleanuparr.Domain.Enums;
 using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.Configuration.Arr;
@@ -12,9 +13,17 @@ public interface IArrClient
     Task<bool> ShouldRemoveFromQueue(InstanceType instanceType, QueueRecord record, bool isPrivateDownload, short arrMaxStrikes);
 
     Task DeleteQueueItemAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance, QueueRecord record, bool removeFromClient, DeleteReason deleteReason);
-    
-    Task SearchItemsAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance, HashSet<SearchItem>? items);
-    
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Triggers a search for the specified items and returns the arr command IDs
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<List<long>> SearchItemsAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance, HashSet<SearchItem>? items);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the status of an arr command by its ID
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<ArrCommandStatus> GetCommandStatusAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance, long commandId);
+
     bool IsRecordValid(QueueRecord record);
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -30,4 +39,10 @@ public interface IArrClient
     /// <param name="arrInstance">The instance to test connection to</param>
     /// <returns>Task that completes when the connection test is done</returns>
     Task HealthCheckAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Returns the number of items actively downloading (SizeLeft > 0) across all queue pages.
+    /// Items that are completed, import-blocked, or otherwise finished are not counted.
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<int> GetActiveDownloadCountAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance);
 }

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/Arr/Interfaces/IRadarrClient.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
-namespace Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.Arr.Interfaces;
+using Cleanuparr.Domain.Entities.Arr;
+using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.Configuration.Arr;
+
+namespace Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.Arr.Interfaces;
 
 public interface IRadarrClient : IArrClient
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Fetches all movies from a Radarr instance
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<List<SearchableMovie>> GetAllMoviesAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Fetches quality profiles from a Radarr instance
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<List<ArrQualityProfile>> GetQualityProfilesAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Fetches custom format scores for movie files in batches
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<Dictionary<long, int>> GetMovieFileScoresAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance, List<long> movieFileIds);
 }

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/Arr/Interfaces/ISonarrClient.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,32 @@
-namespace Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.Arr.Interfaces;
+using Cleanuparr.Domain.Entities.Arr;
+using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.Configuration.Arr;
+
+namespace Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.Arr.Interfaces;
 
 public interface ISonarrClient : IArrClient
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Fetches all series from a Sonarr instance
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<List<SearchableSeries>> GetAllSeriesAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Fetches all episodes for a specific series from a Sonarr instance
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<List<SearchableEpisode>> GetEpisodesAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance, long seriesId);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Fetches quality profiles from a Sonarr instance
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<List<ArrQualityProfile>> GetQualityProfilesAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Fetches episode file metadata for a specific series, including quality cutoff status
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<List<ArrEpisodeFile>> GetEpisodeFilesAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance, long seriesId);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Fetches custom format scores for episode files in batches
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<Dictionary<long, int>> GetEpisodeFileScoresAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance, List<long> episodeFileIds);
 }

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/Arr/LidarrClient.cs

@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ public class LidarrClient : ArrClient, ILidarrClient
         return query;
     }
 
-    public override async Task SearchItemsAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance, HashSet<SearchItem>? items)
+    public override async Task<List<long>> SearchItemsAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance, HashSet<SearchItem>? items)
     {
         if (items?.Count is null or 0)
         {
-            return;
+            return [];
         }
 
         UriBuilder uriBuilder = new(arrInstance.Url);
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ public class LidarrClient : ArrClient, ILidarrClient
                 throw;
             }
         }
+
+        return [];
     }
 
     public override bool HasContentId(QueueRecord record) => record.ArtistId is not 0 && record.AlbumId is not 0;
@@ -137,15 +139,14 @@ public class LidarrClient : ArrClient, ILidarrClient
         UriBuilder uriBuilder = new(arrInstance.Url);
         uriBuilder.Path = $"{uriBuilder.Path.TrimEnd('/')}/api/v1/album";
         uriBuilder.Query = string.Join('&', albumIds.Select(x => $"albumIds={x}"));
-        
+
         using HttpRequestMessage request = new(HttpMethod.Get, uriBuilder.Uri);
         SetApiKey(request, arrInstance.ApiKey);
 
-        using var response = await _httpClient.SendAsync(request);
+        using HttpResponseMessage response = await _httpClient.SendAsync(request, HttpCompletionOption.ResponseHeadersRead);
         response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
 
-        string responseBody = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
-        return JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<List<Album>>(responseBody);
+        return await DeserializeStreamAsync<List<Album>>(response);
     }
 
     private List<LidarrCommand> GetSearchCommands(HashSet<SearchItem> items)

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/Arr/RadarrClient.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System.Text;
+using Cleanuparr.Domain.Entities.Arr;
 using Cleanuparr.Domain.Entities.Arr.Queue;
 using Cleanuparr.Domain.Entities.Radarr;
 using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.Arr.Interfaces;
@@ -50,24 +51,24 @@ public class RadarrClient : ArrClient, IRadarrClient
         return query;
     }
 
-    public override async Task SearchItemsAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance, HashSet<SearchItem>? items)
+    public override async Task<List<long>> SearchItemsAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance, HashSet<SearchItem>? items)
     {
         if (items?.Count is null or 0)
         {
-            return;
+            return [];
         }
 
         List<long> ids = items.Select(item => item.Id).ToList();
-        
+
         UriBuilder uriBuilder = new(arrInstance.Url);
         uriBuilder.Path = $"{uriBuilder.Path.TrimEnd('/')}/api/v3/command";
-        
+
         RadarrCommand command = new()
         {
             Name = "MoviesSearch",
             MovieIds = ids,
         };
-        
+
         using HttpRequestMessage request = new(HttpMethod.Post, uriBuilder.Uri);
         request.Content = new StringContent(
             JsonConvert.SerializeObject(command),
@@ -81,9 +82,18 @@ public class RadarrClient : ArrClient, IRadarrClient
         try
         {
             HttpResponseMessage? response = await _dryRunInterceptor.InterceptAsync<HttpResponseMessage>(SendRequestAsync, request);
-            response?.Dispose();
-            
+
+            if (response is null)
+            {
+                return [];
+            }
+
+            long? commandId = await ReadCommandIdAsync(response);
+            response.Dispose();
+
             _logger.LogInformation("{log}", GetSearchLog(arrInstance.Url, command, true, logContext));
+
+            return commandId.HasValue ? [commandId.Value] : [];
         }
         catch
         {
@@ -130,18 +140,77 @@ public class RadarrClient : ArrClient, IRadarrClient
         return null;
     }
 
+    public async Task<List<SearchableMovie>> GetAllMoviesAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance)
+    {
+        UriBuilder uriBuilder = new(arrInstance.Url);
+        uriBuilder.Path = $"{uriBuilder.Path.TrimEnd('/')}/api/v3/movie";
+
+        using HttpRequestMessage request = new(HttpMethod.Get, uriBuilder.Uri);
+        SetApiKey(request, arrInstance.ApiKey);
+
+        using HttpResponseMessage response = await _httpClient.SendAsync(request, HttpCompletionOption.ResponseHeadersRead);
+        response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
+
+        using Stream stream = await response.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync();
+        using StreamReader sr = new(stream);
+        using JsonTextReader reader = new(sr);
+        JsonSerializer serializer = JsonSerializer.CreateDefault();
+        return serializer.Deserialize<List<SearchableMovie>>(reader) ?? [];
+    }
+
+    public async Task<List<ArrQualityProfile>> GetQualityProfilesAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance)
+    {
+        UriBuilder uriBuilder = new(arrInstance.Url);
+        uriBuilder.Path = $"{uriBuilder.Path.TrimEnd('/')}/api/v3/qualityprofile";
+
+        using HttpRequestMessage request = new(HttpMethod.Get, uriBuilder.Uri);
+        SetApiKey(request, arrInstance.ApiKey);
+
+        using HttpResponseMessage response = await _httpClient.SendAsync(request, HttpCompletionOption.ResponseHeadersRead);
+        response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
+
+        return await DeserializeStreamAsync<List<ArrQualityProfile>>(response) ?? [];
+    }
+
+    public async Task<Dictionary<long, int>> GetMovieFileScoresAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance, List<long> movieFileIds)
+    {
+        Dictionary<long, int> scores = new();
+
+        // Batch in chunks of 100 to avoid 414 URI Too Long
+        foreach (long[] batch in movieFileIds.Chunk(100))
+        {
+            UriBuilder uriBuilder = new(arrInstance.Url);
+            uriBuilder.Path = $"{uriBuilder.Path.TrimEnd('/')}/api/v3/moviefile";
+            uriBuilder.Query = string.Join('&', batch.Select(id => $"movieFileIds={id}"));
+
+            using HttpRequestMessage request = new(HttpMethod.Get, uriBuilder.Uri);
+            SetApiKey(request, arrInstance.ApiKey);
+
+            using HttpResponseMessage response = await _httpClient.SendAsync(request, HttpCompletionOption.ResponseHeadersRead);
+            response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
+
+            List<MediaFileScore> files = await DeserializeStreamAsync<List<MediaFileScore>>(response) ?? [];
+
+            foreach (MediaFileScore file in files)
+            {
+                scores[file.Id] = file.CustomFormatScore;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return scores;
+    }
+
     private async Task<Movie?> GetMovie(ArrInstance arrInstance, long movieId)
     {
         UriBuilder uriBuilder = new(arrInstance.Url);
         uriBuilder.Path = $"{uriBuilder.Path.TrimEnd('/')}/api/v3/movie/{movieId}";
-        
+
         using HttpRequestMessage request = new(HttpMethod.Get, uriBuilder.Uri);
         SetApiKey(request, arrInstance.ApiKey);
 
-        using HttpResponseMessage response = await _httpClient.SendAsync(request);
+        using HttpResponseMessage response = await _httpClient.SendAsync(request, HttpCompletionOption.ResponseHeadersRead);
         response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
-                
-        string responseBody = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
-        return JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Movie>(responseBody);
+
+        return await DeserializeStreamAsync<Movie>(response);
     }
 }

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/Arr/ReadarrClient.cs

@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ public class ReadarrClient : ArrClient, IReadarrClient
         return query;
     }
 
-    public override async Task SearchItemsAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance, HashSet<SearchItem>? items)
+    public override async Task<List<long>> SearchItemsAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance, HashSet<SearchItem>? items)
     {
         if (items?.Count is null or 0)
         {
-            return;
+            return [];
         }
 
         List<long> ids = items.Select(item => item.Id).ToList();
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ public class ReadarrClient : ArrClient, IReadarrClient
             _logger.LogError("{log}", GetSearchLog(arrInstance.Url, command, false, logContext));
             throw;
         }
+
+        return [];
     }
 
     public override bool HasContentId(QueueRecord record) => record.AuthorId is not 0 && record.BookId is not 0;
@@ -134,14 +136,13 @@ public class ReadarrClient : ArrClient, IReadarrClient
     {
         UriBuilder uriBuilder = new(arrInstance.Url);
         uriBuilder.Path = $"{uriBuilder.Path.TrimEnd('/')}/api/v1/book/{bookId}";
-        
+
         using HttpRequestMessage request = new(HttpMethod.Get, uriBuilder.Uri);
         SetApiKey(request, arrInstance.ApiKey);
 
-        using HttpResponseMessage response = await _httpClient.SendAsync(request);
+        using HttpResponseMessage response = await _httpClient.SendAsync(request, HttpCompletionOption.ResponseHeadersRead);
         response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
-                
-        string responseBody = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
-        return JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Book>(responseBody);
+
+        return await DeserializeStreamAsync<Book>(response);
     }
 } 

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/Arr/SonarrClient.cs

@@ -53,16 +53,18 @@ public class SonarrClient : ArrClient, ISonarrClient
         return query;
     }
 
-    public override async Task SearchItemsAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance, HashSet<SearchItem>? items)
+    public override async Task<List<long>> SearchItemsAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance, HashSet<SearchItem>? items)
     {
         if (items?.Count is null or 0)
         {
-            return;
+            return [];
         }
 
+        List<long> commandIds = [];
+
         UriBuilder uriBuilder = new(arrInstance.Url);
         uriBuilder.Path = $"{uriBuilder.Path.TrimEnd('/')}/api/v3/command";
-        
+
         foreach (SonarrCommand command in GetSearchCommands(items.Cast<SeriesSearchItem>().ToHashSet()))
         {
             using HttpRequestMessage request = new(HttpMethod.Post, uriBuilder.Uri);
@@ -78,8 +80,18 @@ public class SonarrClient : ArrClient, ISonarrClient
             try
             {
                 HttpResponseMessage? response = await _dryRunInterceptor.InterceptAsync<HttpResponseMessage>(SendRequestAsync, request);
-                response?.Dispose();
-                
+
+                if (response is not null)
+                {
+                    long? commandId = await ReadCommandIdAsync(response);
+                    response.Dispose();
+
+                    if (commandId.HasValue)
+                    {
+                        commandIds.Add(commandId.Value);
+                    }
+                }
+
                 _logger.LogInformation("{log}", GetSearchLog(command.SearchType, arrInstance.Url, command, true, logContext));
             }
             catch
@@ -88,6 +100,8 @@ public class SonarrClient : ArrClient, ISonarrClient
                 throw;
             }
         }
+
+        return commandIds;
     }
 
     public override bool HasContentId(QueueRecord record) => record.EpisodeId is not 0 && record.SeriesId is not 0;
@@ -195,35 +209,123 @@ public class SonarrClient : ArrClient, ISonarrClient
         return null;
     }
 
+    public async Task<List<SearchableSeries>> GetAllSeriesAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance)
+    {
+        UriBuilder uriBuilder = new(arrInstance.Url);
+        uriBuilder.Path = $"{uriBuilder.Path.TrimEnd('/')}/api/v3/series";
+
+        using HttpRequestMessage request = new(HttpMethod.Get, uriBuilder.Uri);
+        SetApiKey(request, arrInstance.ApiKey);
+
+        using HttpResponseMessage response = await _httpClient.SendAsync(request, HttpCompletionOption.ResponseHeadersRead);
+        response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
+
+        using Stream stream = await response.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync();
+        using StreamReader sr = new(stream);
+        using JsonTextReader reader = new(sr);
+        JsonSerializer serializer = JsonSerializer.CreateDefault();
+        return serializer.Deserialize<List<SearchableSeries>>(reader) ?? [];
+    }
+
+    public async Task<List<SearchableEpisode>> GetEpisodesAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance, long seriesId)
+    {
+        UriBuilder uriBuilder = new(arrInstance.Url);
+        uriBuilder.Path = $"{uriBuilder.Path.TrimEnd('/')}/api/v3/episode";
+        uriBuilder.Query = $"seriesId={seriesId}";
+
+        using HttpRequestMessage request = new(HttpMethod.Get, uriBuilder.Uri);
+        SetApiKey(request, arrInstance.ApiKey);
+
+        using HttpResponseMessage response = await _httpClient.SendAsync(request, HttpCompletionOption.ResponseHeadersRead);
+        response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
+
+        return await DeserializeStreamAsync<List<SearchableEpisode>>(response) ?? [];
+    }
+
+    public async Task<List<ArrEpisodeFile>> GetEpisodeFilesAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance, long seriesId)
+    {
+        UriBuilder uriBuilder = new(arrInstance.Url);
+        uriBuilder.Path = $"{uriBuilder.Path.TrimEnd('/')}/api/v3/episodefile";
+        uriBuilder.Query = $"seriesId={seriesId}";
+
+        using HttpRequestMessage request = new(HttpMethod.Get, uriBuilder.Uri);
+        SetApiKey(request, arrInstance.ApiKey);
+
+        using HttpResponseMessage response = await _httpClient.SendAsync(request, HttpCompletionOption.ResponseHeadersRead);
+        response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
+
+        return await DeserializeStreamAsync<List<ArrEpisodeFile>>(response) ?? [];
+    }
+
+    public async Task<List<ArrQualityProfile>> GetQualityProfilesAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance)
+    {
+        UriBuilder uriBuilder = new(arrInstance.Url);
+        uriBuilder.Path = $"{uriBuilder.Path.TrimEnd('/')}/api/v3/qualityprofile";
+
+        using HttpRequestMessage request = new(HttpMethod.Get, uriBuilder.Uri);
+        SetApiKey(request, arrInstance.ApiKey);
+
+        using HttpResponseMessage response = await _httpClient.SendAsync(request, HttpCompletionOption.ResponseHeadersRead);
+        response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
+
+        return await DeserializeStreamAsync<List<ArrQualityProfile>>(response) ?? [];
+    }
+
+    public async Task<Dictionary<long, int>> GetEpisodeFileScoresAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance, List<long> episodeFileIds)
+    {
+        Dictionary<long, int> scores = new();
+
+        // Batch in chunks of 100 to avoid 414 URI Too Long
+        foreach (long[] batch in episodeFileIds.Chunk(100))
+        {
+            UriBuilder uriBuilder = new(arrInstance.Url);
+            uriBuilder.Path = $"{uriBuilder.Path.TrimEnd('/')}/api/v3/episodefile";
+            uriBuilder.Query = string.Join('&', batch.Select(id => $"episodeFileIds={id}"));
+
+            using HttpRequestMessage request = new(HttpMethod.Get, uriBuilder.Uri);
+            SetApiKey(request, arrInstance.ApiKey);
+
+            using HttpResponseMessage response = await _httpClient.SendAsync(request, HttpCompletionOption.ResponseHeadersRead);
+            response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
+
+            List<MediaFileScore> files = await DeserializeStreamAsync<List<MediaFileScore>>(response) ?? [];
+
+            foreach (MediaFileScore file in files)
+            {
+                scores[file.Id] = file.CustomFormatScore;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return scores;
+    }
+
     private async Task<List<Episode>?> GetEpisodesAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance, List<long> episodeIds)
     {
         UriBuilder uriBuilder = new(arrInstance.Url);
         uriBuilder.Path = $"{uriBuilder.Path.TrimEnd('/')}/api/v3/episode";
         uriBuilder.Query = string.Join('&', episodeIds.Select(x => $"episodeIds={x}"));
-        
+
         using HttpRequestMessage request = new(HttpMethod.Get, uriBuilder.Uri);
         SetApiKey(request, arrInstance.ApiKey);
 
-        using HttpResponseMessage response = await _httpClient.SendAsync(request);
+        using HttpResponseMessage response = await _httpClient.SendAsync(request, HttpCompletionOption.ResponseHeadersRead);
         response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
-                
-        string responseBody = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
-        return JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<List<Episode>>(responseBody);
+
+        return await DeserializeStreamAsync<List<Episode>>(response);
     }
 
     private async Task<Series?> GetSeriesAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance, long seriesId)
     {
         UriBuilder uriBuilder = new(arrInstance.Url);
         uriBuilder.Path = $"{uriBuilder.Path.TrimEnd('/')}/api/v3/series/{seriesId}";
-        
+
         using HttpRequestMessage request = new(HttpMethod.Get, uriBuilder.Uri);
         SetApiKey(request, arrInstance.ApiKey);
 
-        using HttpResponseMessage response = await _httpClient.SendAsync(request);
+        using HttpResponseMessage response = await _httpClient.SendAsync(request, HttpCompletionOption.ResponseHeadersRead);
         response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
-                
-        string responseBody = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
-        return JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Series>(responseBody);
+
+        return await DeserializeStreamAsync<Series>(response);
     }
 
     private List<SonarrCommand> GetSearchCommands(HashSet<SeriesSearchItem> items)

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/Arr/WhisparrV2Client.cs

@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ public class WhisparrV2Client : ArrClient, IWhisparrV2Client
         return query;
     }
 
-    public override async Task SearchItemsAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance, HashSet<SearchItem>? items)
+    public override async Task<List<long>> SearchItemsAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance, HashSet<SearchItem>? items)
     {
         if (items?.Count is null or 0)
         {
-            return;
+            return [];
         }
 
         UriBuilder uriBuilder = new(arrInstance.Url);
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ public class WhisparrV2Client : ArrClient, IWhisparrV2Client
                 throw;
             }
         }
+
+        return [];
     }
 
     public override bool HasContentId(QueueRecord record) => record.EpisodeId is not 0 && record.SeriesId is not 0;
@@ -204,10 +206,10 @@ public class WhisparrV2Client : ArrClient, IWhisparrV2Client
         using HttpRequestMessage request = new(HttpMethod.Get, uriBuilder.Uri);
         SetApiKey(request, arrInstance.ApiKey);
 
-        HttpResponseMessage response = await SendRequestAsync(request);
-        string responseContent = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
+        using HttpResponseMessage response = await _httpClient.SendAsync(request, HttpCompletionOption.ResponseHeadersRead);
+        response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
 
-        return JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<List<Episode>>(responseContent);
+        return await DeserializeStreamAsync<List<Episode>>(response);
     }
 
     private async Task<Series?> GetSeriesAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance, long seriesId)
@@ -218,10 +220,10 @@ public class WhisparrV2Client : ArrClient, IWhisparrV2Client
         using HttpRequestMessage request = new(HttpMethod.Get, uriBuilder.Uri);
         SetApiKey(request, arrInstance.ApiKey);
 
-        HttpResponseMessage response = await SendRequestAsync(request);
-        string responseContent = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
+        using HttpResponseMessage response = await _httpClient.SendAsync(request, HttpCompletionOption.ResponseHeadersRead);
+        response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
 
-        return JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Series>(responseContent);
+        return await DeserializeStreamAsync<Series>(response);
     }
 
     private List<WhisparrV2Command> GetSearchCommands(HashSet<SeriesSearchItem> items)

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/Arr/WhisparrV3Client.cs

@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ public class WhisparrV3Client : ArrClient, IWhisparrV3Client
         return query;
     }
 
-    public override async Task SearchItemsAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance, HashSet<SearchItem>? items)
+    public override async Task<List<long>> SearchItemsAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance, HashSet<SearchItem>? items)
     {
         if (items?.Count is null or 0)
         {
-            return;
+            return [];
         }
 
         List<long> ids = items.Select(item => item.Id).ToList();
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ public class WhisparrV3Client : ArrClient, IWhisparrV3Client
             _logger.LogError("{log}", GetSearchLog(arrInstance.Url, command, false, logContext));
             throw;
         }
+
+        return [];
     }
 
     public override bool HasContentId(QueueRecord record) => record.MovieId is not 0;
@@ -135,14 +137,13 @@ public class WhisparrV3Client : ArrClient, IWhisparrV3Client
     {
         UriBuilder uriBuilder = new(arrInstance.Url);
         uriBuilder.Path = $"{uriBuilder.Path.TrimEnd('/')}/api/v3/movie/{movieId}";
-        
+
         using HttpRequestMessage request = new(HttpMethod.Get, uriBuilder.Uri);
         SetApiKey(request, arrInstance.ApiKey);
 
-        using HttpResponseMessage response = await _httpClient.SendAsync(request);
+        using HttpResponseMessage response = await _httpClient.SendAsync(request, HttpCompletionOption.ResponseHeadersRead);
         response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
-                
-        string responseBody = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
-        return JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Movie>(responseBody);
+
+        return await DeserializeStreamAsync<Movie>(response);
     }
 } 

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/BlacklistSync/BlacklistSynchronizer.cs

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public sealed class BlacklistSynchronizer : IHandler
         _dryRunInterceptor = dryRunInterceptor;
     }
 
-    public async Task ExecuteAsync()
+    public async Task ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
     {
         BlacklistSyncConfig config = await _dataContext.BlacklistSyncConfigs
             .AsNoTracking()

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/DownloadHunter/Consumers/DownloadHunterConsumer.cs

@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.DownloadHunter.Interfaces;
-using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.DownloadHunter.Models;
-using Data.Models.Arr;
-using MassTransit;
-using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
-
-namespace Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.DownloadHunter.Consumers;
-
-public class DownloadHunterConsumer<T> : IConsumer<DownloadHuntRequest<T>>
-    where T : SearchItem
-{
-    private readonly ILogger<DownloadHunterConsumer<T>> _logger;
-    private readonly IDownloadHunter _downloadHunter;
-
-    public DownloadHunterConsumer(ILogger<DownloadHunterConsumer<T>> logger, IDownloadHunter downloadHunter)
-    {
-        _logger = logger;
-        _downloadHunter = downloadHunter;
-    }
-    
-    public async Task Consume(ConsumeContext<DownloadHuntRequest<T>> context)
-    {
-        try
-        {
-            await _downloadHunter.HuntDownloadsAsync(context.Message);
-        }
-        catch (Exception exception)
-        {
-            _logger.LogError(exception,
-                "failed to search for replacement | {title} | {url}",
-                context.Message.Record.Title,
-                context.Message.Instance.Url
-            );
-        }
-    }
-}

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/DownloadHunter/DownloadHunter.cs

@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.Arr;
-using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.Arr.Interfaces;
-using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.DownloadHunter.Interfaces;
-using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.DownloadHunter.Models;
-using Cleanuparr.Persistence;
-using Cleanuparr.Shared.Helpers;
-using Data.Models.Arr;
-using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
-
-namespace Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.DownloadHunter;
-
-public sealed class DownloadHunter : IDownloadHunter
-{
-    private readonly DataContext _dataContext;
-    private readonly IArrClientFactory _arrClientFactory;
-    private readonly TimeProvider _timeProvider;
-
-    public DownloadHunter(
-        DataContext dataContext,
-        IArrClientFactory arrClientFactory,
-        TimeProvider timeProvider
-    )
-    {
-        _dataContext = dataContext;
-        _arrClientFactory = arrClientFactory;
-        _timeProvider = timeProvider;
-    }
-    
-    public async Task HuntDownloadsAsync<T>(DownloadHuntRequest<T> request)
-        where T : SearchItem
-    {
-        var generalConfig = await _dataContext.GeneralConfigs
-            .AsNoTracking()
-            .FirstAsync();
-
-        if (!generalConfig.SearchEnabled)
-        {
-            return;
-        }
-        
-        var arrClient = _arrClientFactory.GetClient(request.InstanceType, request.Instance.Version);
-        await arrClient.SearchItemsAsync(request.Instance, [request.SearchItem]);
-        
-        // Prevent manual db edits
-        if (generalConfig.SearchDelay < Constants.MinSearchDelaySeconds)
-        {
-            generalConfig.SearchDelay = Constants.DefaultSearchDelaySeconds;
-        }
-        
-        // Prevent tracker spamming
-        await Task.Delay(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(generalConfig.SearchDelay), _timeProvider);
-    }
-}

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/DownloadHunter/Interfaces/IDownloadHunter.cs

@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.DownloadHunter.Models;
-using Data.Models.Arr;
-
-namespace Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.DownloadHunter.Interfaces;
-
-public interface IDownloadHunter
-{
-    Task HuntDownloadsAsync<T>(DownloadHuntRequest<T> request) where T : SearchItem;
-}

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/DownloadHunter/Models/DownloadHuntRequest.cs

@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-using Cleanuparr.Domain.Entities.Arr.Queue;
-using Cleanuparr.Domain.Enums;
-using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.Configuration.Arr;
-using Data.Models.Arr;
-
-namespace Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.DownloadHunter.Models;
-
-public sealed record DownloadHuntRequest<T>
-    where T : SearchItem
-{
-    public required InstanceType InstanceType { get; init; }
-    
-    public required ArrInstance Instance { get; init; }
-    
-    public required T SearchItem { get; init; }
-    
-    public required QueueRecord Record { get; init; }
-
-    public required Guid JobRunId { get; init; }
-}

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/DownloadRemover/QueueItemRemover.cs

@@ -1,20 +1,18 @@
 using System.Net;
+using Cleanuparr.Domain.Entities.Arr;
 using Cleanuparr.Domain.Entities.Arr.Queue;
 using Cleanuparr.Domain.Enums;
-using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Events;
 using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Events.Interfaces;
-using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.Arr;
 using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.Arr.Interfaces;
 using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.Context;
-using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.DownloadHunter.Models;
 using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.DownloadRemover.Interfaces;
 using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.DownloadRemover.Models;
 using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.ItemStriker;
 using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Helpers;
 using Cleanuparr.Persistence;
-using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.Configuration.Arr;
+using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.Configuration.Seeker;
+using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.State;
 using Data.Models.Arr;
-using MassTransit;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
@@ -24,27 +22,27 @@ namespace Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.DownloadRemover;
 public sealed class QueueItemRemover : IQueueItemRemover
 {
     private readonly ILogger<QueueItemRemover> _logger;
-    private readonly IBus _messageBus;
     private readonly IMemoryCache _cache;
     private readonly IArrClientFactory _arrClientFactory;
     private readonly IEventPublisher _eventPublisher;
     private readonly EventsContext _eventsContext;
+    private readonly DataContext _dataContext;
 
     public QueueItemRemover(
         ILogger<QueueItemRemover> logger,
-        IBus messageBus,
         IMemoryCache cache,
         IArrClientFactory arrClientFactory,
         IEventPublisher eventPublisher,
-        EventsContext eventsContext
+        EventsContext eventsContext,
+        DataContext dataContext
     )
     {
         _logger = logger;
-        _messageBus = messageBus;
         _cache = cache;
         _arrClientFactory = arrClientFactory;
         _eventPublisher = eventPublisher;
         _eventsContext = eventsContext;
+        _dataContext = dataContext;
     }
 
     public async Task RemoveQueueItemAsync<T>(QueueItemRemoveRequest<T> request)
@@ -90,14 +88,26 @@ public sealed class QueueItemRemover : IQueueItemRemover
                 return;
             }
 
-            await _messageBus.Publish(new DownloadHuntRequest<T>
+            SeekerConfig seekerConfig = await _dataContext.SeekerConfigs
+                .AsNoTracking()
+                .FirstAsync();
+
+            if (!seekerConfig.SearchEnabled)
             {
-                InstanceType = request.InstanceType,
-                Instance = request.Instance,
-                SearchItem = request.SearchItem,
-                Record = request.Record,
-                JobRunId = request.JobRunId
+                _logger.LogDebug("Search not triggered | {name}", request.Record.Title);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            _dataContext.SearchQueue.Add(new SearchQueueItem
+            {
+                ArrInstanceId = request.Instance.Id,
+                ItemId = request.SearchItem.Id,
+                SeriesId = (request.SearchItem as SeriesSearchItem)?.SeriesId,
+                SearchType = (request.SearchItem as SeriesSearchItem)?.SearchType.ToString(),
+                Title = request.Record.Title,
             });
+            
+            await _dataContext.SaveChangesAsync();
         }
         catch (HttpRequestException exception)
         {

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/Jobs/CustomFormatScoreSyncer.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,456 @@
+using Cleanuparr.Domain.Entities.Arr;
+using Cleanuparr.Domain.Enums;
+using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.Arr.Interfaces;
+using Cleanuparr.Persistence;
+using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.Configuration.Arr;
+using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.Configuration.Seeker;
+using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.State;
+using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Hubs;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+
+namespace Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.Jobs;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Periodically syncs custom format scores from Radarr/Sonarr instances.
+/// Tracks score changes over time for dashboard display and Seeker filtering.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class CustomFormatScoreSyncer : IHandler
+{
+    private const int ChunkSize = 200;
+    private static readonly TimeSpan HistoryRetention = TimeSpan.FromDays(120);
+
+    private readonly ILogger<CustomFormatScoreSyncer> _logger;
+    private readonly DataContext _dataContext;
+    private readonly IRadarrClient _radarrClient;
+    private readonly ISonarrClient _sonarrClient;
+    private readonly TimeProvider _timeProvider;
+    private readonly IHubContext<AppHub> _hubContext;
+
+    public CustomFormatScoreSyncer(
+        ILogger<CustomFormatScoreSyncer> logger,
+        DataContext dataContext,
+        IRadarrClient radarrClient,
+        ISonarrClient sonarrClient,
+        TimeProvider timeProvider,
+        IHubContext<AppHub> hubContext)
+    {
+        _logger = logger;
+        _dataContext = dataContext;
+        _radarrClient = radarrClient;
+        _sonarrClient = sonarrClient;
+        _timeProvider = timeProvider;
+        _hubContext = hubContext;
+    }
+
+    public async Task ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        SeekerConfig config = await _dataContext.SeekerConfigs
+            .AsNoTracking()
+            .FirstAsync();
+
+        if (!config.UseCustomFormatScore)
+        {
+            _logger.LogTrace("Custom format score tracking is disabled");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        List<SeekerInstanceConfig> instanceConfigs = await _dataContext.SeekerInstanceConfigs
+            .Include(s => s.ArrInstance)
+                .ThenInclude(a => a.ArrConfig)
+            .Where(s => s.Enabled && s.ArrInstance.Enabled)
+            .ToListAsync();
+
+        instanceConfigs = instanceConfigs
+            .Where(s => s.ArrInstance.ArrConfig.Type is InstanceType.Sonarr or InstanceType.Radarr)
+            .ToList();
+
+        _logger.LogDebug("CF score sync found {Count} enabled instance(s): {Instances}",
+            instanceConfigs.Count,
+            string.Join(", ", instanceConfigs.Select(c => $"{c.ArrInstance.Name} ({c.ArrInstance.ArrConfig.Type})")));
+
+        if (instanceConfigs.Count == 0)
+        {
+            _logger.LogDebug("No enabled instances for CF score sync");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        foreach (SeekerInstanceConfig instanceConfig in instanceConfigs)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                await SyncInstanceAsync(instanceConfig.ArrInstance, cancellationToken);
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                _logger.LogError(ex, "Failed to sync CF scores for {InstanceName}",
+                    instanceConfig.ArrInstance.Name);
+            }
+        }
+
+        await CleanupOldHistoryAsync();
+
+        await _hubContext.Clients.All.SendAsync("CfScoresUpdated");
+    }
+
+    private async Task SyncInstanceAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        InstanceType instanceType = arrInstance.ArrConfig.Type;
+
+        _logger.LogDebug("Syncing CF scores for {InstanceType} instance: {InstanceName}",
+            instanceType, arrInstance.Name);
+
+        if (instanceType == InstanceType.Radarr)
+        {
+            await SyncRadarrAsync(arrInstance);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            await SyncSonarrAsync(arrInstance, cancellationToken);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private async Task SyncRadarrAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance)
+    {
+        List<ArrQualityProfile> profiles = await _radarrClient.GetQualityProfilesAsync(arrInstance);
+        Dictionary<int, ArrQualityProfile> profileMap = profiles.ToDictionary(p => p.Id);
+
+        _logger.LogTrace("[Radarr] {InstanceName}: fetched {ProfileCount} quality profile(s)",
+            arrInstance.Name, profiles.Count);
+
+        List<SearchableMovie> allMovies = await _radarrClient.GetAllMoviesAsync(arrInstance);
+
+        List<(SearchableMovie Movie, long FileId)> moviesWithFiles = allMovies
+            .Where(m => m.HasFile && m.MovieFile is not null)
+            .Select(m => (Movie: m, FileId: m.MovieFile!.Id))
+            .Where(x => x.FileId > 0)
+            .ToList();
+
+        _logger.LogTrace("[Radarr] {InstanceName}: found {TotalMovies} total movies, {WithFiles} with files",
+            arrInstance.Name, allMovies.Count, moviesWithFiles.Count);
+
+        DateTime now = _timeProvider.GetUtcNow().UtcDateTime;
+
+        // Touch entries for movies that still exist but have no file (e.g., RSS upgrade in progress)
+        HashSet<long> movieIdsWithFiles = moviesWithFiles.Select(x => x.Movie.Id).ToHashSet();
+        List<long> movieIdsWithoutFiles = allMovies
+            .Where(m => !movieIdsWithFiles.Contains(m.Id))
+            .Select(m => m.Id)
+            .ToList();
+
+        foreach (long[] touchChunk in movieIdsWithoutFiles.Chunk(ChunkSize))
+        {
+            List<long> chunkList = touchChunk.ToList();
+            await _dataContext.CustomFormatScoreEntries
+                .Where(e => e.ArrInstanceId == arrInstance.Id
+                    && e.ItemType == InstanceType.Radarr
+                    && chunkList.Contains(e.ExternalItemId))
+                .ExecuteUpdateAsync(s => s.SetProperty(e => e.LastSyncedAt, now));
+        }
+
+        int totalSynced = 0;
+        int totalSkipped = 0;
+
+        foreach ((SearchableMovie Movie, long FileId)[] chunk in moviesWithFiles.Chunk(ChunkSize))
+        {
+            List<long> fileIds = chunk.Select(x => x.FileId).ToList();
+            Dictionary<long, int> scores = await _radarrClient.GetMovieFileScoresAsync(arrInstance, fileIds);
+
+            _logger.LogTrace("[Radarr] {InstanceName}: chunk of {FileCount} file IDs returned {ScoreCount} score(s)",
+                arrInstance.Name, fileIds.Count, scores.Count);
+
+            List<long> movieIds = chunk.Select(x => x.Movie.Id).ToList();
+            Dictionary<long, CustomFormatScoreEntry> existingEntries = await _dataContext.CustomFormatScoreEntries
+                .Where(e => e.ArrInstanceId == arrInstance.Id
+                    && e.ItemType == InstanceType.Radarr
+                    && movieIds.Contains(e.ExternalItemId))
+                .ToDictionaryAsync(e => e.ExternalItemId);
+
+            foreach ((SearchableMovie movie, long fileId) in chunk)
+            {
+                if (!scores.TryGetValue(fileId, out int cfScore))
+                {
+                    totalSkipped++;
+                    // Touch existing entry to prevent stale cleanup — movie still exists
+                    if (existingEntries.TryGetValue(movie.Id, out CustomFormatScoreEntry? skippedEntry))
+                    {
+                        skippedEntry.LastSyncedAt = now;
+                    }
+                    _logger.LogTrace("[Radarr] {InstanceName}: skipping movie '{Title}' (fileId={FileId}) — no score returned",
+                        arrInstance.Name, movie.Title, fileId);
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                profileMap.TryGetValue(movie.QualityProfileId, out ArrQualityProfile? profile);
+                int cutoffScore = profile?.CutoffFormatScore ?? 0;
+                string profileName = profile?.Name ?? "Unknown";
+
+                existingEntries.TryGetValue(movie.Id, out CustomFormatScoreEntry? existing);
+                UpsertCustomFormatScore(existing, arrInstance.Id, movie.Id, 0, InstanceType.Radarr, movie.Title, fileId, cfScore, cutoffScore, profileName, movie.Monitored, now);
+
+                totalSynced++;
+            }
+
+            await _dataContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+        }
+
+        await CleanupStaleEntriesAsync(arrInstance.Id, InstanceType.Radarr, now);
+
+        _logger.LogInformation("[Radarr] Synced CF scores for {Count} movies on {InstanceName} ({Skipped} skipped)",
+            totalSynced, arrInstance.Name, totalSkipped);
+    }
+
+    private async Task SyncSonarrAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        List<ArrQualityProfile> profiles = await _sonarrClient.GetQualityProfilesAsync(arrInstance);
+        Dictionary<int, ArrQualityProfile> profileMap = profiles.ToDictionary(p => p.Id);
+
+        _logger.LogTrace("[Sonarr] {InstanceName}: fetched {ProfileCount} quality profile(s)",
+            arrInstance.Name, profiles.Count);
+
+        List<SearchableSeries> allSeries = await _sonarrClient.GetAllSeriesAsync(arrInstance);
+
+        _logger.LogTrace("[Sonarr] {InstanceName}: found {SeriesCount} total series",
+            arrInstance.Name, allSeries.Count);
+
+        DateTime now = _timeProvider.GetUtcNow().UtcDateTime;
+
+        int totalSynced = 0;
+        int totalSkipped = 0;
+
+        foreach (SearchableSeries[] chunk in allSeries.Chunk(ChunkSize))
+        {
+            // Collect all episodes with files for this chunk of series
+            List<(SearchableSeries Series, SearchableEpisode Episode, long FileId, int CfScore, bool IsMonitored)> itemsInChunk = [];
+            List<(long SeriesId, long EpisodeId)> episodesToTouch = [];
+
+            foreach (SearchableSeries series in chunk)
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    List<SearchableEpisode> episodes = await _sonarrClient.GetEpisodesAsync(arrInstance, series.Id);
+                    List<ArrEpisodeFile> episodeFiles = await _sonarrClient.GetEpisodeFilesAsync(arrInstance, series.Id);
+
+                    // Build a map of fileId -> episode file
+                    Dictionary<long, ArrEpisodeFile> fileMap = episodeFiles.ToDictionary(f => f.Id);
+
+                    // Match episodes to their files via EpisodeFileId
+                    int matched = 0;
+                    foreach (SearchableEpisode episode in episodes)
+                    {
+                        if (episode.EpisodeFileId > 0 && fileMap.TryGetValue(episode.EpisodeFileId, out ArrEpisodeFile? file))
+                        {
+                            itemsInChunk.Add((series, episode, file.Id, file.CustomFormatScore, series.Monitored && episode.Monitored));
+                            matched++;
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            // Episode exists but has no file — touch its entry to prevent stale cleanup
+                            episodesToTouch.Add((series.Id, episode.Id));
+                            if (episode.EpisodeFileId > 0)
+                            {
+                                totalSkipped++;
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    _logger.LogTrace("[Sonarr] {InstanceName}: series '{SeriesTitle}' (id={SeriesId}) has {TotalEpisodes} episodes, {FileCount} files, {Matched} matched",
+                        arrInstance.Name, series.Title, series.Id, episodes.Count, episodeFiles.Count, matched);
+                }
+                catch (Exception ex)
+                {
+                    _logger.LogWarning(ex, "[Sonarr] Failed to fetch episodes for series '{SeriesTitle}' (id={SeriesId}) on {InstanceName}",
+                        series.Title, series.Id, arrInstance.Name);
+                }
+
+                // Rate limit to avoid overloading the Sonarr API
+                await Task.Delay(Random.Shared.Next(100, 500), cancellationToken);
+            }
+
+            if (itemsInChunk.Count > 0)
+            {
+                List<long> seriesIds = itemsInChunk.Select(x => x.Series.Id).Distinct().ToList();
+                Dictionary<(long, long), CustomFormatScoreEntry> existingEntries = await _dataContext.CustomFormatScoreEntries
+                    .Where(e => e.ArrInstanceId == arrInstance.Id
+                        && e.ItemType == InstanceType.Sonarr
+                        && seriesIds.Contains(e.ExternalItemId))
+                    .ToDictionaryAsync(e => (e.ExternalItemId, e.EpisodeId));
+
+                foreach ((SearchableSeries series, SearchableEpisode episode, long fileId, int cfScore, bool isMonitored) in itemsInChunk)
+                {
+                    profileMap.TryGetValue(series.QualityProfileId, out ArrQualityProfile? profile);
+                    int cutoffScore = profile?.CutoffFormatScore ?? 0;
+                    string profileName = profile?.Name ?? "Unknown";
+
+                    string title = $"{series.Title} S{episode.SeasonNumber:D2}E{episode.EpisodeNumber:D2}";
+
+                    existingEntries.TryGetValue((series.Id, episode.Id), out CustomFormatScoreEntry? existing);
+                    UpsertCustomFormatScore(existing, arrInstance.Id, series.Id, episode.Id, InstanceType.Sonarr, title, fileId, cfScore, cutoffScore, profileName, isMonitored, now);
+
+                    totalSynced++;
+                }
+
+                await _dataContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                _logger.LogTrace("[Sonarr] {InstanceName}: chunk of {ChunkSize} series yielded 0 episodes with files",
+                    arrInstance.Name, chunk.Length);
+            }
+
+            // Touch entries for episodes that exist but have no file (e.g., RSS upgrade in progress)
+            foreach (var group in episodesToTouch.GroupBy(x => x.SeriesId))
+            {
+                List<long> episodeIds = group.Select(x => x.EpisodeId).ToList();
+                foreach (long[] epChunk in episodeIds.Chunk(ChunkSize))
+                {
+                    List<long> epChunkList = epChunk.ToList();
+                    await _dataContext.CustomFormatScoreEntries
+                        .Where(e => e.ArrInstanceId == arrInstance.Id
+                            && e.ItemType == InstanceType.Sonarr
+                            && e.ExternalItemId == group.Key
+                            && epChunkList.Contains(e.EpisodeId))
+                        .ExecuteUpdateAsync(s => s.SetProperty(e => e.LastSyncedAt, now));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        await CleanupStaleEntriesAsync(arrInstance.Id, InstanceType.Sonarr, now);
+
+        _logger.LogInformation("[Sonarr] Synced CF scores for {Count} episodes on {InstanceName} ({Skipped} skipped)",
+            totalSynced, arrInstance.Name, totalSkipped);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Creates or updates a CF score entry and records history when the score changes.
+    /// </summary>
+    private void UpsertCustomFormatScore(
+        CustomFormatScoreEntry? existing,
+        Guid arrInstanceId,
+        long externalItemId,
+        long episodeId,
+        InstanceType itemType,
+        string title,
+        long fileId,
+        int cfScore,
+        int cutoffScore,
+        string profileName,
+        bool isMonitored,
+        DateTime now)
+    {
+        if (existing is not null)
+        {
+            if (existing.CurrentScore != cfScore)
+            {
+                _dataContext.CustomFormatScoreHistory.Add(new CustomFormatScoreHistory
+                {
+                    ArrInstanceId = arrInstanceId,
+                    ExternalItemId = externalItemId,
+                    EpisodeId = episodeId,
+                    ItemType = itemType,
+                    Title = title,
+                    Score = cfScore,
+                    CutoffScore = cutoffScore,
+                    RecordedAt = now,
+                });
+            }
+
+            existing.CurrentScore = cfScore;
+            existing.CutoffScore = cutoffScore;
+            existing.FileId = fileId;
+            existing.QualityProfileName = profileName;
+            existing.Title = title;
+            existing.IsMonitored = isMonitored;
+            existing.LastSyncedAt = now;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            _dataContext.CustomFormatScoreEntries.Add(new CustomFormatScoreEntry
+            {
+                ArrInstanceId = arrInstanceId,
+                ExternalItemId = externalItemId,
+                EpisodeId = episodeId,
+                ItemType = itemType,
+                Title = title,
+                FileId = fileId,
+                CurrentScore = cfScore,
+                CutoffScore = cutoffScore,
+                QualityProfileName = profileName,
+                IsMonitored = isMonitored,
+                LastSyncedAt = now,
+            });
+
+            // Record initial score in history
+            _dataContext.CustomFormatScoreHistory.Add(new CustomFormatScoreHistory
+            {
+                ArrInstanceId = arrInstanceId,
+                ExternalItemId = externalItemId,
+                EpisodeId = episodeId,
+                ItemType = itemType,
+                Title = title,
+                Score = cfScore,
+                CutoffScore = cutoffScore,
+                RecordedAt = now,
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Removes CF score entries and history for items not seen during the current sync.
+    /// Items that still exist in the *arr app (even without files) have their LastSyncedAt
+    /// updated during sync, so any entry with LastSyncedAt &lt; syncStartTime is truly removed.
+    /// </summary>
+    private async Task CleanupStaleEntriesAsync(
+        Guid arrInstanceId, InstanceType instanceType, DateTime syncStartTime)
+    {
+        List<long> staleItemIds = await _dataContext.CustomFormatScoreEntries
+            .Where(e => e.ArrInstanceId == arrInstanceId
+                && e.ItemType == instanceType
+                && e.LastSyncedAt < syncStartTime)
+            .Select(e => e.ExternalItemId)
+            .Distinct()
+            .ToListAsync();
+
+        if (staleItemIds.Count == 0)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        await _dataContext.CustomFormatScoreEntries
+            .Where(e => e.ArrInstanceId == arrInstanceId
+                && e.ItemType == instanceType
+                && e.LastSyncedAt < syncStartTime)
+            .ExecuteDeleteAsync();
+
+        foreach (long[] chunk in staleItemIds.Chunk(ChunkSize))
+        {
+            List<long> chunkList = chunk.ToList();
+            await _dataContext.CustomFormatScoreHistory
+                .Where(h => h.ArrInstanceId == arrInstanceId
+                    && h.ItemType == instanceType
+                    && chunkList.Contains(h.ExternalItemId))
+                .ExecuteDeleteAsync();
+        }
+
+        _logger.LogTrace("Cleaned up {Count} stale CF score item(s) for instance {InstanceId}",
+            staleItemIds.Count, arrInstanceId);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Removes CF score history entries older than the retention period
+    /// </summary>
+    private async Task CleanupOldHistoryAsync()
+    {
+        DateTime threshold = _timeProvider.GetUtcNow().UtcDateTime - HistoryRetention;
+        int deleted = await _dataContext.CustomFormatScoreHistory
+            .Where(h => h.RecordedAt < threshold)
+            .ExecuteDeleteAsync();
+
+        if (deleted > 0)
+        {
+            _logger.LogDebug("Cleaned up {Count} CF score history entries older than {Days} days",
+                deleted, HistoryRetention.Days);
+        }
+    }
+}

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/Jobs/DownloadCleaner.cs

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public sealed class DownloadCleaner : GenericHandler
         _hardLinkFileService = hardLinkFileService;
     }
     
-    protected override async Task ExecuteInternalAsync()
+    protected override async Task ExecuteInternalAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
     {
         var downloadServices = await GetInitializedDownloadServicesAsync();
 
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public sealed class DownloadCleaner : GenericHandler
         _logger.LogTrace("Found {count} seeding downloads across {clientCount} clients", totalDownloads, downloadServiceToDownloadsMap.Count);
 
         // wait for the downloads to appear in the arr queue
-        await Task.Delay(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10), _timeProvider);
+        await Task.Delay(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10), _timeProvider, cancellationToken);
 
         await ProcessArrConfigAsync(ContextProvider.Get<ArrConfig>(nameof(InstanceType.Sonarr)), true);
         await ProcessArrConfigAsync(ContextProvider.Get<ArrConfig>(nameof(InstanceType.Radarr)), true);

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/Jobs/GenericHandler.cs

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public abstract class GenericHandler : IHandler
         _dataContext = dataContext;
     }
 
-    public async Task ExecuteAsync()
+    public async Task ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
     {
         await DataContext.Lock.WaitAsync();
 
@@ -86,11 +86,11 @@ public abstract class GenericHandler : IHandler
         {
             DataContext.Lock.Release();
         }
-        
-        await ExecuteInternalAsync();
+
+        await ExecuteInternalAsync(cancellationToken);
     }
 
-    protected abstract Task ExecuteInternalAsync();
+    protected abstract Task ExecuteInternalAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
     
     protected abstract Task ProcessInstanceAsync(ArrInstance instance);
     

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/Jobs/IHandler.cs

@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 
 public interface IHandler
 {
-    Task ExecuteAsync();
+    Task ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
 }

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/Jobs/MalwareBlocker.cs

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public sealed class MalwareBlocker : GenericHandler
         _blocklistProvider = blocklistProvider;
     }
 
-    protected override async Task ExecuteInternalAsync()
+    protected override async Task ExecuteInternalAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
     {
         if (ContextProvider.Get<List<DownloadClientConfig>>(nameof(DownloadClientConfig)).Count is 0)
         {

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/Jobs/QueueCleaner.cs

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public sealed class QueueCleaner : GenericHandler
     {
     }
     
-    protected override async Task ExecuteInternalAsync()
+    protected override async Task ExecuteInternalAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
     {
         List<StallRule> stallRules = await _dataContext.StallRules
             .Where(r => r.Enabled)

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/Jobs/Seeker.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,928 @@
+using Cleanuparr.Domain.Entities.Arr;
+using Cleanuparr.Domain.Entities.Arr.Queue;
+using Cleanuparr.Domain.Enums;
+using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Events.Interfaces;
+using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.Arr.Interfaces;
+using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.Context;
+using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.Seeker;
+using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Interceptors;
+using Cleanuparr.Persistence;
+using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.Configuration.Arr;
+using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.Configuration.Seeker;
+using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.State;
+using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Hubs;
+using Data.Models.Arr;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+
+namespace Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.Jobs;
+
+public sealed class Seeker : IHandler
+{
+    private const double JitterFactor = 0.2;
+    private const int MinJitterSeconds = 30;
+    private const int MaxJitterSeconds = 120;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Queue states that indicate an item is actively being processed.
+    /// Items in these states are excluded from proactive searches.
+    /// "importFailed" is intentionally excluded — failed imports should be re-searched.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static readonly HashSet<string> ActiveQueueStates = new(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+    {
+        "downloading",
+        "importing",
+        "importPending",
+        "importBlocked"
+    };
+
+    private readonly ILogger<Seeker> _logger;
+    private readonly DataContext _dataContext;
+    private readonly IRadarrClient _radarrClient;
+    private readonly ISonarrClient _sonarrClient;
+    private readonly IArrClientFactory _arrClientFactory;
+    private readonly IArrQueueIterator _arrQueueIterator;
+    private readonly IEventPublisher _eventPublisher;
+    private readonly IDryRunInterceptor _dryRunInterceptor;
+    private readonly IHostingEnvironment _environment;
+    private readonly TimeProvider _timeProvider;
+    private readonly IHubContext<AppHub> _hubContext;
+
+    public Seeker(
+        ILogger<Seeker> logger,
+        DataContext dataContext,
+        IRadarrClient radarrClient,
+        ISonarrClient sonarrClient,
+        IArrClientFactory arrClientFactory,
+        IArrQueueIterator arrQueueIterator,
+        IEventPublisher eventPublisher,
+        IDryRunInterceptor dryRunInterceptor,
+        IHostingEnvironment environment,
+        TimeProvider timeProvider,
+        IHubContext<AppHub> hubContext)
+    {
+        _logger = logger;
+        _dataContext = dataContext;
+        _radarrClient = radarrClient;
+        _sonarrClient = sonarrClient;
+        _arrClientFactory = arrClientFactory;
+        _arrQueueIterator = arrQueueIterator;
+        _eventPublisher = eventPublisher;
+        _dryRunInterceptor = dryRunInterceptor;
+        _environment = environment;
+        _timeProvider = timeProvider;
+        _hubContext = hubContext;
+    }
+
+    public async Task ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        SeekerConfig config = await _dataContext.SeekerConfigs
+            .AsNoTracking()
+            .FirstAsync();
+
+        if (!config.SearchEnabled)
+        {
+            _logger.LogDebug("Search is disabled");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        await ApplyJitter(config, cancellationToken);
+
+        bool isDryRun = await _dryRunInterceptor.IsDryRunEnabled();
+
+        // Replacement searches queued after download removal
+        SearchQueueItem? replacementItem = await _dataContext.SearchQueue
+            .OrderBy(q => q.CreatedAt)
+            .FirstOrDefaultAsync();
+
+        if (replacementItem is not null)
+        {
+            await ProcessReplacementItemAsync(replacementItem, isDryRun);
+            await _hubContext.Clients.All.SendAsync("SearchStatsUpdated");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Missing items and quality upgrades
+        if (!config.ProactiveSearchEnabled)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        await ProcessProactiveSearchAsync(config, isDryRun);
+
+        await _hubContext.Clients.All.SendAsync("SearchStatsUpdated");
+    }
+
+    private async Task ApplyJitter(SeekerConfig config, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        if (_environment.IsDevelopment())
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        int proportionalJitter = (int)(config.SearchInterval * 60 * JitterFactor);
+        int maxJitterSeconds = Math.Clamp(proportionalJitter, MinJitterSeconds, MaxJitterSeconds);
+        int jitterSeconds = Random.Shared.Next(0, maxJitterSeconds + 1);
+
+        if (jitterSeconds > 0)
+        {
+            _logger.LogDebug("Waiting {Jitter}s before searching", jitterSeconds);
+            await Task.Delay(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(jitterSeconds), _timeProvider, cancellationToken);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private async Task ProcessReplacementItemAsync(SearchQueueItem item, bool isDryRun)
+    {
+        ArrInstance? arrInstance = await _dataContext.ArrInstances
+            .Include(a => a.ArrConfig)
+            .FirstOrDefaultAsync(a => a.Id == item.ArrInstanceId);
+
+        if (arrInstance is null)
+        {
+            _logger.LogWarning(
+                "Skipping replacement search for '{Title}' — arr instance {InstanceId} no longer exists",
+                item.Title, item.ArrInstanceId);
+            _dataContext.SearchQueue.Remove(item);
+            await _dataContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+            return;
+        }
+
+        ContextProvider.Set(nameof(InstanceType), item.ArrInstance.ArrConfig.Type);
+        ContextProvider.Set(ContextProvider.Keys.ArrInstanceUrl, arrInstance.ExternalUrl ?? arrInstance.Url);
+
+        try
+        {
+            IArrClient arrClient = _arrClientFactory.GetClient(item.ArrInstance.ArrConfig.Type, arrInstance.Version);
+            HashSet<SearchItem> searchItems = BuildSearchItems(item);
+
+            List<long> commandIds = await arrClient.SearchItemsAsync(arrInstance, searchItems);
+
+            Guid eventId = await _eventPublisher.PublishSearchTriggered(arrInstance.Name, 1, [item.Title], SeekerSearchType.Replacement);
+
+            if (!isDryRun)
+            {
+                await SaveCommandTrackersAsync(commandIds, eventId, arrInstance.Id, item.ArrInstance.ArrConfig.Type, item.ItemId, item.Title);
+            }
+
+            _logger.LogInformation("Replacement search triggered for '{Title}' on {InstanceName}",
+                item.Title, arrInstance.Name);
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            _logger.LogError(ex, "Failed to process replacement search for '{Title}' on {InstanceName}",
+                item.Title, arrInstance.Name);
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            if (!isDryRun)
+            {
+                _dataContext.SearchQueue.Remove(item);
+                await _dataContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static HashSet<SearchItem> BuildSearchItems(SearchQueueItem item)
+    {
+        if (item.SeriesId.HasValue && Enum.TryParse<SeriesSearchType>(item.SearchType, out var searchType))
+        {
+            return
+            [
+                new SeriesSearchItem
+                {
+                    Id = item.ItemId,
+                    SeriesId = item.SeriesId.Value,
+                    SearchType = searchType
+                }
+            ];
+        }
+
+        return [new SearchItem { Id = item.ItemId }];
+    }
+
+    private async Task ProcessProactiveSearchAsync(SeekerConfig config, bool isDryRun)
+    {
+        List<SeekerInstanceConfig> instanceConfigs = await _dataContext.SeekerInstanceConfigs
+            .Include(s => s.ArrInstance)
+                .ThenInclude(a => a.ArrConfig)
+            .Where(s => s.Enabled && s.ArrInstance.Enabled)
+            .ToListAsync();
+
+        instanceConfigs = instanceConfigs
+            .Where(s => s.ArrInstance.ArrConfig.Type is InstanceType.Sonarr or InstanceType.Radarr)
+            .ToList();
+
+        if (instanceConfigs.Count == 0)
+        {
+            _logger.LogDebug("No enabled Seeker instances found for proactive search");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (config.UseRoundRobin)
+        {
+            // Round-robin: try instances in order of oldest LastProcessedAt,
+            // stop after the first one that triggers a search.
+            // This prevents cycle-complete-waiting instances from wasting a run.
+            var ordered = instanceConfigs
+                .OrderBy(s => s.LastProcessedAt ?? DateTime.MinValue)
+                .ToList();
+
+            foreach (SeekerInstanceConfig instance in ordered)
+            {
+                bool searched = await ProcessSingleInstanceAsync(config, instance, isDryRun);
+                
+                if (searched)
+                {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // Process all enabled instances sequentially
+            foreach (SeekerInstanceConfig instanceConfig in instanceConfigs)
+            {
+                await ProcessSingleInstanceAsync(config, instanceConfig, isDryRun);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private async Task<bool> ProcessSingleInstanceAsync(SeekerConfig config, SeekerInstanceConfig instanceConfig, bool isDryRun)
+    {
+        ArrInstance arrInstance = instanceConfig.ArrInstance;
+        InstanceType instanceType = arrInstance.ArrConfig.Type;
+
+        _logger.LogDebug("Processing {InstanceType} instance: {InstanceName}",
+            instanceType, arrInstance.Name);
+
+        // Set context for event publishing
+        ContextProvider.Set(nameof(InstanceType), instanceType);
+        ContextProvider.Set(ContextProvider.Keys.ArrInstanceUrl, arrInstance.ExternalUrl ?? arrInstance.Url);
+
+        // Fetch queue once for both active download limit check and queue cross-referencing
+        IArrClient arrClient = _arrClientFactory.GetClient(instanceType, arrInstance.Version);
+        List<QueueRecord> queueRecords = [];
+
+        try
+        {
+            await _arrQueueIterator.Iterate(arrClient, arrInstance, records =>
+            {
+                queueRecords.AddRange(records);
+                return Task.CompletedTask;
+            });
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            _logger.LogWarning(ex, "Failed to fetch queue for {InstanceName}, proceeding without queue cross-referencing",
+                arrInstance.Name);
+        }
+
+        // Check active download limit using the fetched queue data
+        if (instanceConfig.ActiveDownloadLimit > 0)
+        {
+            int activeDownloads = queueRecords.Count(r => r.SizeLeft > 0);
+            if (activeDownloads >= instanceConfig.ActiveDownloadLimit)
+            {
+                _logger.LogInformation(
+                    "Skipping proactive search for {InstanceName} — {Count} items actively downloading (limit: {Limit})",
+                    arrInstance.Name, activeDownloads, instanceConfig.ActiveDownloadLimit);
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        bool searched = false;
+        try
+        {
+            searched = await ProcessInstanceAsync(config, instanceConfig, arrInstance, instanceType, isDryRun, queueRecords);
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            _logger.LogError(ex, "Failed to process {InstanceType} instance: {InstanceName}",
+                instanceType, arrInstance.Name);
+        }
+
+        // Update LastProcessedAt so round-robin moves on
+        instanceConfig.LastProcessedAt = _timeProvider.GetUtcNow().UtcDateTime;
+        _dataContext.SeekerInstanceConfigs.Update(instanceConfig);
+        await _dataContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        return searched;
+    }
+
+    private async Task<bool> ProcessInstanceAsync(
+        SeekerConfig config,
+        SeekerInstanceConfig instanceConfig,
+        ArrInstance arrInstance,
+        InstanceType instanceType,
+        bool isDryRun,
+        List<QueueRecord> queueRecords)
+    {
+        // Load search history for the current cycle
+        List<SeekerHistory> currentCycleHistory = await _dataContext.SeekerHistory
+            .AsNoTracking()
+            .Where(h => h.ArrInstanceId == arrInstance.Id && h.CycleId == instanceConfig.CurrentCycleId)
+            .ToListAsync();
+
+        // Load all history for stale cleanup
+        List<long> allHistoryExternalIds = await _dataContext.SeekerHistory
+            .AsNoTracking()
+            .Where(h => h.ArrInstanceId == arrInstance.Id)
+            .Select(x => x.ExternalItemId)
+            .ToListAsync();
+
+        // Derive item-level history for selection strategies
+        Dictionary<long, DateTime> itemSearchHistory = currentCycleHistory
+            .GroupBy(h => h.ExternalItemId)
+            .ToDictionary(g => g.Key, g => g.Max(h => h.LastSearchedAt));
+
+        // Build queued-item lookups from active queue records
+        var activeQueueRecords = queueRecords
+            .Where(r => ActiveQueueStates.Contains(r.TrackedDownloadState))
+            .ToList();
+
+        HashSet<SearchItem> searchItems;
+        List<string> selectedNames;
+        List<long> allLibraryIds;
+        List<long> historyIds;
+        int seasonNumber = 0;
+
+        if (instanceType == InstanceType.Radarr)
+        {
+            HashSet<long> queuedMovieIds = activeQueueRecords
+                .Where(r => r.MovieId > 0)
+                .Select(r => r.MovieId)
+                .ToHashSet();
+
+            List<long> selectedIds;
+            (selectedIds, selectedNames, allLibraryIds) = await ProcessRadarrAsync(config, arrInstance, instanceConfig, itemSearchHistory, isDryRun, queuedMovieIds);
+            searchItems = selectedIds.Select(id => new SearchItem { Id = id }).ToHashSet();
+            historyIds = selectedIds;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            HashSet<(long SeriesId, long SeasonNumber)> queuedSeasons = activeQueueRecords
+                .Where(r => r.SeriesId > 0)
+                .Select(r => (r.SeriesId, r.SeasonNumber))
+                .ToHashSet();
+
+            (searchItems, selectedNames, allLibraryIds, historyIds, seasonNumber) =
+                await ProcessSonarrAsync(config, arrInstance, instanceConfig, itemSearchHistory, currentCycleHistory, isDryRun, queuedSeasons: queuedSeasons);
+        }
+
+        if (searchItems.Count == 0)
+        {
+            _logger.LogDebug("No items selected for search on {InstanceName}", arrInstance.Name);
+            if (!isDryRun)
+            {
+                await CleanupStaleHistoryAsync(arrInstance.Id, instanceType, allLibraryIds, allHistoryExternalIds);
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // Trigger search (arr client guards the HTTP request via dry run interceptor)
+        IArrClient arrClient = _arrClientFactory.GetClient(instanceType, arrInstance.Version);
+        List<long> commandIds = await arrClient.SearchItemsAsync(arrInstance, searchItems);
+
+        // Publish event (always saved, flagged with IsDryRun in EventPublisher)
+        Guid eventId = await _eventPublisher.PublishSearchTriggered(arrInstance.Name, searchItems.Count, selectedNames, SeekerSearchType.Proactive, instanceConfig.CurrentCycleId);
+
+        _logger.LogInformation("Searched {Count} items on {InstanceName}: {Items}",
+            searchItems.Count, arrInstance.Name, string.Join(", ", selectedNames));
+
+        // Update search history (always, so stats are accurate during dry run)
+        await UpdateSearchHistoryAsync(arrInstance.Id, instanceType, instanceConfig.CurrentCycleId, historyIds, selectedNames, seasonNumber, isDryRun);
+
+        if (!isDryRun)
+        {
+            // Track commands
+            long externalItemId = historyIds.FirstOrDefault();
+            string itemTitle = selectedNames.FirstOrDefault() ?? string.Empty;
+            await SaveCommandTrackersAsync(commandIds, eventId, arrInstance.Id, instanceType, externalItemId, itemTitle, seasonNumber);
+
+            // Cleanup stale history entries and old cycle history
+            await CleanupStaleHistoryAsync(arrInstance.Id, instanceType, allLibraryIds, allHistoryExternalIds);
+            await CleanupOldCycleHistoryAsync(arrInstance, instanceConfig.CurrentCycleId);
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    private async Task<(List<long> SelectedIds, List<string> SelectedNames, List<long> AllLibraryIds)> ProcessRadarrAsync(
+        SeekerConfig config,
+        ArrInstance arrInstance,
+        SeekerInstanceConfig instanceConfig,
+        Dictionary<long, DateTime> searchHistory,
+        bool isDryRun,
+        HashSet<long> queuedMovieIds)
+    {
+        List<SearchableMovie> movies = await _radarrClient.GetAllMoviesAsync(arrInstance);
+        List<long> allLibraryIds = movies.Select(m => m.Id).ToList();
+
+        // Load cached CF scores when custom format score filtering is enabled
+        Dictionary<long, CustomFormatScoreEntry>? cfScores = null;
+        if (config.UseCustomFormatScore)
+        {
+            cfScores = await _dataContext.CustomFormatScoreEntries
+                .AsNoTracking()
+                .Where(e => e.ArrInstanceId == arrInstance.Id && e.ItemType == InstanceType.Radarr)
+                .ToDictionaryAsync(e => e.ExternalItemId);
+        }
+
+        // Apply filters — UseCutoff and UseCustomFormatScore are OR-ed: an item qualifies if it fails the quality cutoff OR the CF score cutoff.
+        // Items without cutoff data or a cached CF score are excluded from the respective filter.
+        DateTime graceCutoff = _timeProvider.GetUtcNow().UtcDateTime.AddHours(-config.PostReleaseGraceHours);
+        var candidates = movies
+            .Where(m => m.Status is "released")
+            .Where(m => IsMoviePastGracePeriod(m, graceCutoff))
+            .Where(m => !config.MonitoredOnly || m.Monitored)
+            .Where(m => instanceConfig.SkipTags.Count == 0 || !m.Tags.Any(instanceConfig.SkipTags.Contains))
+            .Where(m => !m.HasFile
+                || (!config.UseCutoff && !config.UseCustomFormatScore)
+                || (config.UseCutoff && (m.MovieFile?.QualityCutoffNotMet ?? false))
+                || (config.UseCustomFormatScore && cfScores != null && cfScores.TryGetValue(m.Id, out var entry) && entry.CurrentScore < entry.CutoffScore))
+            .ToList();
+
+        instanceConfig.TotalEligibleItems = candidates.Count;
+
+        if (candidates.Count == 0)
+        {
+            return ([], [], allLibraryIds);
+        }
+
+        // Exclude movies already in the download queue
+        if (queuedMovieIds.Count > 0)
+        {
+            int beforeCount = candidates.Count;
+            candidates = candidates
+                .Where(m => !queuedMovieIds.Contains(m.Id))
+                .ToList();
+
+            int skipped = beforeCount - candidates.Count;
+            if (skipped > 0)
+            {
+                _logger.LogDebug("Excluded {Count} movies already in queue on {InstanceName}",
+                    skipped, arrInstance.Name);
+            }
+
+            if (candidates.Count == 0)
+            {
+                return ([], [], allLibraryIds);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Check for cycle completion: all candidates already searched in current cycle
+        bool cycleComplete = candidates.All(m => searchHistory.ContainsKey(m.Id));
+        if (cycleComplete)
+        {
+            // Respect MinCycleTimeDays even when cycle completes due to queue filtering
+            DateTime? cycleStartedAt = searchHistory.Count > 0 ? searchHistory.Values.Min() : null;
+            if (ShouldWaitForMinCycleTime(instanceConfig, cycleStartedAt))
+            {
+                _logger.LogDebug(
+                    "skip | cycle complete but min time ({Days}) not elapsed (started {StartedAt}) | {InstanceName}",
+                    instanceConfig.MinCycleTimeDays, cycleStartedAt, arrInstance.Name);
+                return ([], [], allLibraryIds);
+            }
+
+            _logger.LogInformation("All {Count} items on {InstanceName} searched in current cycle, starting new cycle",
+                candidates.Count, arrInstance.Name);
+
+            if (!isDryRun)
+            {
+                instanceConfig.CurrentCycleId = Guid.NewGuid();
+                _dataContext.SeekerInstanceConfigs.Update(instanceConfig);
+                await _dataContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+            }
+
+            searchHistory = new Dictionary<long, DateTime>();
+        }
+
+        // Only pass unsearched items to the selector — already-searched items in this cycle are skipped
+        var selectionCandidates = candidates
+            .Where(m => !searchHistory.ContainsKey(m.Id))
+            .Select(m => (m.Id, m.Added, LastSearched: (DateTime?)null))
+            .ToList();
+
+        IItemSelector selector = ItemSelectorFactory.Create(config.SelectionStrategy);
+        List<long> selectedIds = selector.Select(selectionCandidates, 1);
+
+        List<string> selectedNames = candidates
+            .Where(m => selectedIds.Contains(m.Id))
+            .Select(m => m.Title)
+            .ToList();
+
+        foreach (long movieId in selectedIds)
+        {
+            SearchableMovie movie = candidates.First(m => m.Id == movieId);
+            string reason = !movie.HasFile
+                ? "missing file"
+                : config.UseCutoff && (movie.MovieFile?.QualityCutoffNotMet ?? false)
+                    ? "does not meet quality cutoff"
+                    : "custom format score below cutoff";
+            _logger.LogDebug("Selected '{Title}' for search on {InstanceName}: {Reason}",
+                movie.Title, arrInstance.Name, reason);
+        }
+
+        return (selectedIds, selectedNames, allLibraryIds);
+    }
+
+    private async Task<(HashSet<SearchItem> SearchItems, List<string> SelectedNames, List<long> AllLibraryIds, List<long> HistoryIds, int SeasonNumber)> ProcessSonarrAsync(
+        SeekerConfig config,
+        ArrInstance arrInstance,
+        SeekerInstanceConfig instanceConfig,
+        Dictionary<long, DateTime> seriesSearchHistory,
+        List<SeekerHistory> currentCycleHistory,
+        bool isDryRun,
+        bool isRetry = false,
+        HashSet<(long SeriesId, long SeasonNumber)>? queuedSeasons = null)
+    {
+        List<SearchableSeries> series = await _sonarrClient.GetAllSeriesAsync(arrInstance);
+        List<long> allLibraryIds = series.Select(s => s.Id).ToList();
+        DateTime graceCutoff = _timeProvider.GetUtcNow().UtcDateTime.AddHours(-config.PostReleaseGraceHours);
+
+        // Apply filters
+        var candidates = series
+            .Where(s => s.Status is "continuing" or "ended" or "released")
+            .Where(s => !config.MonitoredOnly || s.Monitored)
+            .Where(s => instanceConfig.SkipTags.Count == 0 || !s.Tags.Any(instanceConfig.SkipTags.Contains))
+            // Skip fully-downloaded series (unless quality upgrade filters active)
+            .Where(s => config.UseCutoff || config.UseCustomFormatScore
+                || s.Statistics == null || s.Statistics.EpisodeCount == 0
+                || s.Statistics.EpisodeFileCount < s.Statistics.EpisodeCount)
+            .ToList();
+
+        instanceConfig.TotalEligibleItems = candidates.Count;
+
+        if (candidates.Count == 0)
+        {
+            return ([], [], allLibraryIds, [], 0);
+        }
+
+        // Pass all candidates — BuildSonarrSearchItemAsync handles season-level exclusion
+        // LastSearched info helps the selector deprioritize recently-searched series
+        var selectionCandidates = candidates
+            .Select(s => (s.Id, s.Added, LastSearched: seriesSearchHistory.TryGetValue(s.Id, out var dt) ? (DateTime?)dt : null))
+            .ToList();
+
+        // Select all candidates in priority order so the loop can find one with unsearched seasons
+        IItemSelector selector = ItemSelectorFactory.Create(config.SelectionStrategy);
+        List<long> candidateIds = selector.Select(selectionCandidates, selectionCandidates.Count);
+
+        // Drill down to find the first series with qualifying unsearched seasons
+        foreach (long seriesId in candidateIds)
+        {
+            string seriesTitle = string.Empty;
+            
+            try
+            {
+                List<SeekerHistory> seriesHistory = currentCycleHistory
+                    .Where(h => h.ExternalItemId == seriesId)
+                    .ToList();
+
+                seriesTitle = candidates.First(s => s.Id == seriesId).Title;
+
+                (SeriesSearchItem? searchItem, SearchableEpisode? selectedEpisode) =
+                    await BuildSonarrSearchItemAsync(config, arrInstance, seriesId, seriesHistory, seriesTitle, graceCutoff, queuedSeasons);
+
+                if (searchItem is not null)
+                {
+                    string displayName = $"{seriesTitle} S{searchItem.Id:D2}";
+                    int seasonNumber = (int)searchItem.Id;
+
+                    return ([searchItem], [displayName], allLibraryIds, [seriesId], seasonNumber);
+                }
+
+                _logger.LogDebug("Skipping '{SeriesTitle}' — no qualifying seasons found", seriesTitle);
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                _logger.LogWarning(ex, "Failed to check episodes for '{SeriesTitle}', skipping", seriesTitle);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // All candidates were tried and none had qualifying unsearched seasons — cycle complete
+        if (candidates.Count > 0 && !isRetry)
+        {
+            // Respect MinCycleTimeDays even when cycle completes due to queue filtering
+            DateTime? cycleStartedAt = seriesSearchHistory.Count > 0 ? seriesSearchHistory.Values.Min() : null;
+            if (ShouldWaitForMinCycleTime(instanceConfig, cycleStartedAt))
+            {
+                _logger.LogDebug(
+                    "skip | cycle complete but min time ({Days}) not elapsed (started {StartedAt}) | {InstanceName}",
+                    instanceConfig.MinCycleTimeDays, cycleStartedAt, arrInstance.Name);
+                return ([], [], allLibraryIds, [], 0);
+            }
+
+            _logger.LogInformation("All {Count} series on {InstanceName} searched in current cycle, starting new cycle",
+                candidates.Count, arrInstance.Name);
+            if (!isDryRun)
+            {
+                instanceConfig.CurrentCycleId = Guid.NewGuid();
+                _dataContext.SeekerInstanceConfigs.Update(instanceConfig);
+                await _dataContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+            }
+
+            // Retry with fresh cycle (only once to prevent infinite recursion)
+            return await ProcessSonarrAsync(config, arrInstance, instanceConfig,
+                new Dictionary<long, DateTime>(), [], isDryRun, isRetry: true, queuedSeasons: queuedSeasons);
+        }
+
+        return ([], [], allLibraryIds, [], 0);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Fetches episodes for a series and builds a season-level search item.
+    /// Uses search history to prefer least-recently-searched seasons.
+    /// </summary>
+    private async Task<(SeriesSearchItem? SearchItem, SearchableEpisode? SelectedEpisode)> BuildSonarrSearchItemAsync(
+        SeekerConfig config,
+        ArrInstance arrInstance,
+        long seriesId,
+        List<SeekerHistory> seriesHistory,
+        string seriesTitle,
+        DateTime graceCutoff,
+        HashSet<(long SeriesId, long SeasonNumber)>? queuedSeasons = null)
+    {
+        List<SearchableEpisode> episodes = await _sonarrClient.GetEpisodesAsync(arrInstance, seriesId);
+
+        // Fetch episode file metadata to determine cutoff status from the dedicated episodefile endpoint
+        HashSet<long> cutoffNotMetFileIds = [];
+        if (config.UseCutoff)
+        {
+            List<ArrEpisodeFile> episodeFiles = await _sonarrClient.GetEpisodeFilesAsync(arrInstance, seriesId);
+            cutoffNotMetFileIds = episodeFiles
+                .Where(f => f.QualityCutoffNotMet)
+                .Select(f => f.Id)
+                .ToHashSet();
+        }
+
+        // Load cached CF scores for this series when custom format score filtering is enabled
+        Dictionary<long, CustomFormatScoreEntry>? cfScores = null;
+        if (config.UseCustomFormatScore)
+        {
+            cfScores = await _dataContext.CustomFormatScoreEntries
+                .AsNoTracking()
+                .Where(e => e.ArrInstanceId == arrInstance.Id
+                    && e.ItemType == InstanceType.Sonarr
+                    && e.ExternalItemId == seriesId)
+                .ToDictionaryAsync(e => e.EpisodeId);
+        }
+
+        // Filter to qualifying episodes — UseCutoff and UseCustomFormatScore are OR-ed.
+        // Cutoff status comes from the episodefile endpoint; items without a cached CF score are excluded.
+        var qualifying = episodes
+            .Where(e => e.AirDateUtc.HasValue && e.AirDateUtc.Value <= graceCutoff)
+            .Where(e => !config.MonitoredOnly || e.Monitored)
+            .Where(e => !e.HasFile
+                || (!config.UseCutoff && !config.UseCustomFormatScore)
+                || (config.UseCutoff && cutoffNotMetFileIds.Contains(e.EpisodeFileId))
+                || (config.UseCustomFormatScore && cfScores != null && cfScores.TryGetValue(e.Id, out var entry) && entry.CurrentScore < entry.CutoffScore))
+            .OrderBy(e => e.SeasonNumber)
+            .ThenBy(e => e.EpisodeNumber)
+            .ToList();
+
+        if (qualifying.Count == 0)
+        {
+            return (null, null);
+        }
+
+        // Select least-recently-searched season using history
+        var seasonGroups = qualifying
+            .GroupBy(e => e.SeasonNumber)
+            .Select(g =>
+            {
+                DateTime? lastSearched = seriesHistory
+                    .FirstOrDefault(h => h.SeasonNumber == g.Key)
+                    ?.LastSearchedAt;
+                return (SeasonNumber: g.Key, LastSearched: lastSearched, FirstEpisode: g.First());
+            })
+            .ToList();
+
+        // Find unsearched seasons first
+        var unsearched = seasonGroups.Where(s => s.LastSearched is null).ToList();
+
+        // Exclude seasons already in the download queue
+        if (queuedSeasons is { Count: > 0 })
+        {
+            int beforeCount = unsearched.Count;
+            unsearched = unsearched
+                .Where(s => !queuedSeasons.Contains((seriesId, (long)s.SeasonNumber)))
+                .ToList();
+
+            int skipped = beforeCount - unsearched.Count;
+            if (skipped > 0)
+            {
+                _logger.LogDebug("Excluded {Count} seasons already in queue for '{SeriesTitle}' on {InstanceName}",
+                    skipped, seriesTitle, arrInstance.Name);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (unsearched.Count == 0)
+        {
+            // All unsearched seasons are either searched or in the queue
+            return (null, null);
+        }
+
+        // Pick from unsearched seasons with some randomization
+        var selected = unsearched
+            .OrderBy(_ => Random.Shared.Next())
+            .First();
+
+        // Log why this season was selected
+        var seasonEpisodes = qualifying.Where(e => e.SeasonNumber == selected.SeasonNumber).ToList();
+        int missingCount = seasonEpisodes.Count(e => !e.HasFile);
+        int cutoffCount = seasonEpisodes.Count(e => e.HasFile && cutoffNotMetFileIds.Contains(e.EpisodeFileId));
+        int cfCount = seasonEpisodes.Count(e => e.HasFile && cfScores != null
+            && cfScores.TryGetValue(e.Id, out var cfEntry) && cfEntry.CurrentScore < cfEntry.CutoffScore);
+
+        List<string> reasons = [];
+        if (missingCount > 0)
+        {
+            reasons.Add($"{missingCount} missing");
+        }
+
+        if (cutoffCount > 0)
+        {
+            reasons.Add($"{cutoffCount} cutoff unmet");
+        }
+
+        if (cfCount > 0)
+        {
+            reasons.Add($"{cfCount} below CF score cutoff");
+        }
+
+        _logger.LogDebug("Selected '{SeriesTitle}' S{Season:D2} for search on {InstanceName}: {Reasons}",
+            seriesTitle, selected.SeasonNumber, arrInstance.Name, string.Join(", ", reasons));
+
+        SeriesSearchItem searchItem = new()
+        {
+            Id = selected.SeasonNumber,
+            SeriesId = seriesId,
+            SearchType = SeriesSearchType.Season
+        };
+
+        return (searchItem, selected.FirstEpisode);
+    }
+
+    private async Task UpdateSearchHistoryAsync(
+        Guid arrInstanceId,
+        InstanceType instanceType,
+        Guid cycleId,
+        List<long> searchedIds,
+        List<string>? itemTitles = null,
+        int seasonNumber = 0,
+        bool isDryRun = false)
+    {
+        var now = _timeProvider.GetUtcNow().UtcDateTime;
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < searchedIds.Count; i++)
+        {
+            long id = searchedIds[i];
+            string title = itemTitles != null && i < itemTitles.Count ? itemTitles[i] : string.Empty;
+
+            SeekerHistory? existing = await _dataContext.SeekerHistory
+                .FirstOrDefaultAsync(h =>
+                    h.ArrInstanceId == arrInstanceId
+                    && h.ExternalItemId == id
+                    && h.ItemType == instanceType
+                    && h.SeasonNumber == seasonNumber
+                    && h.CycleId == cycleId);
+
+            if (existing is not null)
+            {
+                existing.LastSearchedAt = now;
+                existing.SearchCount++;
+                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(title))
+                {
+                    existing.ItemTitle = title;
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                _dataContext.SeekerHistory.Add(new SeekerHistory
+                {
+                    ArrInstanceId = arrInstanceId,
+                    ExternalItemId = id,
+                    ItemType = instanceType,
+                    SeasonNumber = seasonNumber,
+                    CycleId = cycleId,
+                    LastSearchedAt = now,
+                    ItemTitle = title,
+                    IsDryRun = isDryRun,
+                });
+            }
+        }
+
+        await _dataContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+    }
+
+    private async Task SaveCommandTrackersAsync(
+        List<long> commandIds,
+        Guid eventId,
+        Guid arrInstanceId,
+        InstanceType instanceType,
+        long externalItemId,
+        string itemTitle,
+        int seasonNumber = 0)
+    {
+        if (commandIds.Count == 0)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        foreach (long commandId in commandIds)
+        {
+            _dataContext.SeekerCommandTrackers.Add(new SeekerCommandTracker
+            {
+                ArrInstanceId = arrInstanceId,
+                CommandId = commandId,
+                EventId = eventId,
+                ExternalItemId = externalItemId,
+                ItemTitle = itemTitle,
+                ItemType = instanceType,
+                SeasonNumber = seasonNumber,
+            });
+        }
+
+        await _dataContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+    }
+
+    private async Task CleanupStaleHistoryAsync(
+        Guid arrInstanceId,
+        InstanceType instanceType,
+        List<long> currentLibraryIds,
+        IEnumerable<long> historyExternalIds)
+    {
+        // Find history entries for items no longer in the library
+        var staleIds = historyExternalIds
+            .Except(currentLibraryIds)
+            .Distinct()
+            .ToList();
+
+        if (staleIds.Count == 0)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        await _dataContext.SeekerHistory
+            .Where(h => h.ArrInstanceId == arrInstanceId
+                && h.ItemType == instanceType
+                && staleIds.Contains(h.ExternalItemId))
+            .ExecuteDeleteAsync();
+
+        _logger.LogDebug(
+            "Cleaned up {Count} stale Seeker history entries for instance {InstanceId}",
+            staleIds.Count,
+            arrInstanceId
+        );
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Removes history entries from previous cycles that are older than 30 days.
+    /// Recent cycle history is retained for statistics and history viewing.
+    /// </summary>
+    private async Task CleanupOldCycleHistoryAsync(ArrInstance arrInstance, Guid currentCycleId)
+    {
+        DateTime cutoff = _timeProvider.GetUtcNow().UtcDateTime.AddDays(-30);
+
+        int deleted = await _dataContext.SeekerHistory
+            .Where(h => h.ArrInstanceId == arrInstance.Id
+                && h.CycleId != currentCycleId
+                && h.LastSearchedAt < cutoff)
+            .ExecuteDeleteAsync();
+
+        if (deleted > 0)
+        {
+            _logger.LogDebug("Cleaned up {Count} old cycle history entries (>30 days) for instance {InstanceName}",
+                deleted, arrInstance.Name);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Checks whether the minimum cycle time constraint prevents starting a new cycle.
+    /// Returns true if the cycle started recently and MinCycleTimeDays has not yet elapsed.
+    /// </summary>
+    private bool ShouldWaitForMinCycleTime(SeekerInstanceConfig instanceConfig, DateTime? cycleStartedAt)
+    {
+        if (cycleStartedAt is null)
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        var elapsed = _timeProvider.GetUtcNow().UtcDateTime - cycleStartedAt.Value;
+        return elapsed.TotalDays < instanceConfig.MinCycleTimeDays;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Returns true when the movie's release date is past the grace period cutoff.
+    /// Movies without any release date info are treated as released.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static bool IsMoviePastGracePeriod(SearchableMovie movie, DateTime graceCutoff)
+    {
+        DateTime? releaseDate = movie.DigitalRelease ?? movie.PhysicalRelease ?? movie.InCinemas;
+        return releaseDate is null || releaseDate.Value <= graceCutoff;
+    }
+
+}

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/Jobs/SeekerCommandMonitor.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,231 @@
+using Cleanuparr.Domain.Entities.Arr;
+using Cleanuparr.Domain.Entities.Arr.Queue;
+using Cleanuparr.Domain.Enums;
+using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Events.Interfaces;
+using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.Arr.Interfaces;
+using Cleanuparr.Persistence;
+using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.Configuration.Arr;
+using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.State;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+
+namespace Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.Jobs;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Background service that polls arr command status for pending search commands
+/// and inspects the download queue for grabbed items after completion.
+/// </summary>
+public class SeekerCommandMonitor : BackgroundService
+{
+    private static readonly TimeSpan PollInterval = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(15);
+    private static readonly TimeSpan IdleInterval = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(60);
+    private static readonly TimeSpan CommandTimeout = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(10);
+
+    private readonly ILogger<SeekerCommandMonitor> _logger;
+    private readonly IServiceScopeFactory _scopeFactory;
+    private readonly TimeProvider _timeProvider;
+
+    public SeekerCommandMonitor(
+        ILogger<SeekerCommandMonitor> logger,
+        IServiceScopeFactory scopeFactory,
+        TimeProvider timeProvider)
+    {
+        _logger = logger;
+        _scopeFactory = scopeFactory;
+        _timeProvider = timeProvider;
+    }
+
+    protected override async Task ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken stoppingToken)
+    {
+        // Wait for app startup
+        await Task.Delay(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10), stoppingToken);
+
+        while (!stoppingToken.IsCancellationRequested)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                bool hadWork = await ProcessPendingCommandsAsync(stoppingToken);
+                await Task.Delay(hadWork ? PollInterval : IdleInterval, stoppingToken);
+            }
+            catch (OperationCanceledException) when (stoppingToken.IsCancellationRequested)
+            {
+                break;
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                _logger.LogError(ex, "Error in SeekerCommandMonitor");
+                await Task.Delay(IdleInterval, stoppingToken);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private async Task<bool> ProcessPendingCommandsAsync(CancellationToken stoppingToken)
+    {
+        using IServiceScope scope = _scopeFactory.CreateScope();
+        var dataContext = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<DataContext>();
+        var arrClientFactory = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<IArrClientFactory>();
+        var eventPublisher = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<IEventPublisher>();
+
+        List<SeekerCommandTracker> pendingTrackers = await dataContext.SeekerCommandTrackers
+            .Include(t => t.ArrInstance)
+                .ThenInclude(a => a.ArrConfig)
+            .Where(t => t.Status != SearchCommandStatus.Completed
+                && t.Status != SearchCommandStatus.Failed
+                && t.Status != SearchCommandStatus.TimedOut)
+            .ToListAsync(stoppingToken);
+
+        if (pendingTrackers.Count == 0)
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // Handle timed-out commands
+        var timedOut = pendingTrackers
+            .Where(t => _timeProvider.GetUtcNow().UtcDateTime - t.CreatedAt > CommandTimeout)
+            .ToList();
+
+        foreach (var tracker in timedOut)
+        {
+            _logger.LogWarning("Search command {CommandId} timed out for '{Title}' on {Instance}",
+                tracker.CommandId, tracker.ItemTitle, tracker.ArrInstance.Name);
+            tracker.Status = SearchCommandStatus.TimedOut;
+        }
+
+        // Group remaining by event ID for batch processing
+        var activeTrackers = pendingTrackers.Except(timedOut).ToList();
+        var trackersByInstance = activeTrackers.GroupBy(t => t.ArrInstanceId);
+
+        foreach (var instanceGroup in trackersByInstance)
+        {
+            var arrInstance = instanceGroup.First().ArrInstance;
+            IArrClient arrClient = arrClientFactory.GetClient(arrInstance.ArrConfig.Type, arrInstance.Version);
+
+            foreach (var tracker in instanceGroup)
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    ArrCommandStatus status = await arrClient.GetCommandStatusAsync(arrInstance, tracker.CommandId);
+                    UpdateTrackerStatus(tracker, status);
+                }
+                catch (Exception ex)
+                {
+                    _logger.LogWarning(ex, "Failed to check command {CommandId} status on {Instance}",
+                        tracker.CommandId, arrInstance.Name);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        await dataContext.SaveChangesAsync(stoppingToken);
+
+        // Process completed/failed events
+        var allTrackers = await dataContext.SeekerCommandTrackers
+            .Include(t => t.ArrInstance)
+                .ThenInclude(a => a.ArrConfig)
+            .ToListAsync(stoppingToken);
+
+        var trackersByEvent = allTrackers.GroupBy(t => t.EventId);
+
+        foreach (var eventGroup in trackersByEvent)
+        {
+            Guid eventId = eventGroup.Key;
+            var trackers = eventGroup.ToList();
+
+            bool allTerminal = trackers.All(t =>
+                t.Status is SearchCommandStatus.Completed
+                    or SearchCommandStatus.Failed
+                    or SearchCommandStatus.TimedOut);
+
+            if (!allTerminal)
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            bool anyFailed = trackers.Any(t => t.Status is SearchCommandStatus.Failed or SearchCommandStatus.TimedOut);
+
+            if (anyFailed)
+            {
+                await eventPublisher.PublishSearchCompleted(eventId, SearchCommandStatus.Failed);
+                _logger.LogWarning("Search command(s) failed for event {EventId}", eventId);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                // All completed — inspect download queue for grabbed items
+                object? resultData = await InspectDownloadQueueAsync(trackers, arrClientFactory);
+                await eventPublisher.PublishSearchCompleted(eventId, SearchCommandStatus.Completed, resultData);
+                _logger.LogDebug("Search command(s) completed for event {EventId}", eventId);
+            }
+
+            // Remove processed trackers
+            dataContext.SeekerCommandTrackers.RemoveRange(trackers);
+        }
+
+        await dataContext.SaveChangesAsync(stoppingToken);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    private static void UpdateTrackerStatus(SeekerCommandTracker tracker, ArrCommandStatus commandStatus)
+    {
+        tracker.Status = commandStatus.Status.ToLowerInvariant() switch
+        {
+            "completed" => SearchCommandStatus.Completed,
+            "failed" => SearchCommandStatus.Failed,
+            "started" => SearchCommandStatus.Started,
+            _ => tracker.Status // Keep current status for queued/other states
+        };
+    }
+
+    private async Task<object?> InspectDownloadQueueAsync(
+        List<SeekerCommandTracker> trackers,
+        IArrClientFactory arrClientFactory)
+    {
+        var allGrabbedItems = new List<object>();
+
+        // Group by instance to inspect each instance's queue separately
+        foreach (var instanceGroup in trackers.GroupBy(t => t.ArrInstanceId))
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                var tracker = instanceGroup.First();
+                var arrInstance = tracker.ArrInstance;
+                IArrClient arrClient = arrClientFactory.GetClient(arrInstance.ArrConfig.Type, arrInstance.Version);
+
+                // Fetch the first page of the queue
+                QueueListResponse queue = await arrClient.GetQueueItemsAsync(arrInstance, 1);
+
+                // Find records matching any tracker in this instance group
+                foreach (var t in instanceGroup)
+                {
+                    var grabbedItems = queue.Records
+                        .Where(r => t.ItemType == InstanceType.Radarr
+                            ? r.MovieId == t.ExternalItemId
+                            : r.SeriesId == t.ExternalItemId
+                                && (t.SeasonNumber == 0 || r.SeasonNumber == t.SeasonNumber))
+                        .Select(r => new
+                        {
+                            r.Title,
+                            r.Status,
+                            r.Protocol,
+                        })
+                        .ToList();
+
+                    if (grabbedItems.Count > 0)
+                    {
+                        _logger.LogInformation("Search for '{Title}' on {Instance} grabbed {Count} items: {Items}",
+                            t.ItemTitle, arrInstance.Name, grabbedItems.Count,
+                            string.Join(", ", grabbedItems.Select(g => g.Title)));
+
+                        allGrabbedItems.AddRange(grabbedItems);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                _logger.LogWarning(ex, "Failed to inspect download queue after search completion");
+            }
+        }
+
+        return allGrabbedItems.Count > 0 ? new { GrabbedItems = allGrabbedItems } : null;
+    }
+}

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/Notifications/INotificationPublisher.cs

@@ -11,4 +11,6 @@ public interface INotificationPublisher
     Task NotifyDownloadCleaned(double ratio, TimeSpan seedingTime, string categoryName, CleanReason reason);
 
     Task NotifyCategoryChanged(string oldCategory, string newCategory, bool isTag = false);
+
+    Task NotifySearchTriggered(string instanceName, int itemCount, IEnumerable<string> items);
 }

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/Notifications/Models/NotificationEventFlags.cs

@@ -13,4 +13,6 @@ public sealed record NotificationEventFlags
     public bool OnDownloadCleaned { get; init; }
     
     public bool OnCategoryChanged { get; init; }
+
+    public bool OnSearchTriggered { get; init; }
 }

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/Notifications/NotificationConfigurationService.cs

@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@ public sealed class NotificationConfigurationService : INotificationConfiguratio
             OnSlowStrike = config.OnSlowStrike,
             OnQueueItemDeleted = config.OnQueueItemDeleted,
             OnDownloadCleaned = config.OnDownloadCleaned,
-            OnCategoryChanged = config.OnCategoryChanged
+            OnCategoryChanged = config.OnCategoryChanged,
+            OnSearchTriggered = config.OnSearchTriggered
         };
 
         var configuration = config.Type switch
@@ -167,6 +168,7 @@ public sealed class NotificationConfigurationService : INotificationConfiguratio
             NotificationEventType.QueueItemDeleted => events.OnQueueItemDeleted,
             NotificationEventType.DownloadCleaned => events.OnDownloadCleaned,
             NotificationEventType.CategoryChanged => events.OnCategoryChanged,
+            NotificationEventType.SearchTriggered => events.OnSearchTriggered,
             NotificationEventType.Test => true,
             _ => throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(eventType), $"Provider type {eventType} is not yet registered")
         };

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/Notifications/NotificationPublisher.cs

@@ -82,6 +82,19 @@ public class NotificationPublisher : INotificationPublisher
         }
     }
 
+    public virtual async Task NotifySearchTriggered(string instanceName, int itemCount, IEnumerable<string> items)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            var context = BuildSearchTriggeredContext(instanceName, itemCount, items);
+            await SendNotificationAsync(NotificationEventType.SearchTriggered, context);
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            _logger.LogError(ex, "Failed to notify search triggered");
+        }
+    }
+
     private async Task SendNotificationAsync(NotificationEventType eventType, NotificationContext context)
     {
         await _dryRunInterceptor.InterceptAsync(SendNotificationInternalAsync, (eventType, context));
@@ -229,6 +242,29 @@ public class NotificationPublisher : INotificationPublisher
         return context;
     }
 
+    private static NotificationContext BuildSearchTriggeredContext(string instanceName, int itemCount, IEnumerable<string> items)
+    {
+        var instanceType = (InstanceType)ContextProvider.Get<object>(nameof(InstanceType));
+        var instanceUrl = ContextProvider.Get<Uri>(ContextProvider.Keys.ArrInstanceUrl);
+        var itemList = items as string[] ?? items.ToArray();
+        var itemsDisplay = string.Join(", ", itemList.Take(5)) + (itemList.Length > 5 ? $" (+{itemList.Length - 5} more)" : "");
+
+        return new NotificationContext
+        {
+            EventType = NotificationEventType.SearchTriggered,
+            Title = "Search triggered",
+            Description = $"Searched {itemCount} items on {instanceName}",
+            Severity = EventSeverity.Information,
+            Data = new Dictionary<string, string>
+            {
+                ["Instance type"] = instanceType.ToString(),
+                ["Url"] = instanceUrl.ToString(),
+                ["Item count"] = itemCount.ToString(),
+                ["Items"] = itemsDisplay,
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
     private static NotificationEventType MapStrikeTypeToEventType(StrikeType strikeType)
     {
         return strikeType switch

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/Seeker/IItemSelector.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+namespace Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.Seeker;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Interface for selecting items to search based on a strategy
+/// </summary>
+public interface IItemSelector
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Selects up to <paramref name="count"/> item IDs from the candidates
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="candidates">List of (id, dateAdded, lastSearched) tuples</param>
+    /// <param name="count">Maximum number of items to select</param>
+    /// <returns>Selected item IDs</returns>
+    List<long> Select(List<(long Id, DateTime? Added, DateTime? LastSearched)> candidates, int count);
+}

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/Seeker/ItemSelectorFactory.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+using Cleanuparr.Domain.Enums;
+using Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.Seeker.Selectors;
+
+namespace Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.Seeker;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Factory that returns the appropriate item selector based on the configured strategy
+/// </summary>
+public static class ItemSelectorFactory
+{
+    public static IItemSelector Create(SelectionStrategy strategy)
+    {
+        return strategy switch
+        {
+            SelectionStrategy.OldestSearchFirst => new OldestSearchFirstSelector(),
+            SelectionStrategy.OldestSearchWeighted => new OldestSearchWeightedSelector(),
+            SelectionStrategy.NewestFirst => new NewestFirstSelector(),
+            SelectionStrategy.NewestWeighted => new NewestWeightedSelector(),
+            SelectionStrategy.BalancedWeighted => new BalancedWeightedSelector(),
+            SelectionStrategy.Random => new RandomSelector(),
+            _ => throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(strategy), strategy, "Unknown selection strategy")
+        };
+    }
+}

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/Seeker/Selectors/BalancedWeightedSelector.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+namespace Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.Seeker.Selectors;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Selects items using weighted random sampling that combines search recency and add date.
+/// Each item is ranked on both dimensions, and the average rank determines its weight.
+/// Items that are both recently added and haven't been searched get the highest combined weight.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class BalancedWeightedSelector : IItemSelector
+{
+    public List<long> Select(List<(long Id, DateTime? Added, DateTime? LastSearched)> candidates, int count)
+    {
+        if (candidates.Count == 0)
+        {
+            return [];
+        }
+
+        count = Math.Min(count, candidates.Count);
+        int n = candidates.Count;
+
+        // Rank by search recency: never-searched / oldest-searched first (ascending)
+        var searchRanks = candidates
+            .OrderBy(c => c.LastSearched ?? DateTime.MinValue)
+            .Select((c, index) => (c.Id, Rank: n - index))
+            .ToDictionary(x => x.Id, x => x.Rank);
+
+        // Rank by add date: newest first (descending)
+        var ageRanks = candidates
+            .OrderByDescending(c => c.Added ?? DateTime.MinValue)
+            .Select((c, index) => (c.Id, Rank: n - index))
+            .ToDictionary(x => x.Id, x => x.Rank);
+
+        // Composite weight = average of both ranks (higher = more likely to be selected)
+        var selected = new List<long>(count);
+        var pool = candidates
+            .Select(c => (c.Id, Weight: (searchRanks[c.Id] + ageRanks[c.Id]) / 2.0))
+            .ToList();
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < count && pool.Count > 0; i++)
+        {
+            double totalWeight = 0;
+            for (int j = 0; j < pool.Count; j++)
+            {
+                totalWeight += pool[j].Weight;
+            }
+
+            double target = Random.Shared.NextDouble() * totalWeight;
+            double cumulative = 0;
+            int selectedIndex = pool.Count - 1;
+
+            for (int j = 0; j < pool.Count; j++)
+            {
+                cumulative += pool[j].Weight;
+                if (cumulative >= target)
+                {
+                    selectedIndex = j;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            selected.Add(pool[selectedIndex].Id);
+            pool.RemoveAt(selectedIndex);
+        }
+
+        return selected;
+    }
+}

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/Seeker/Selectors/NewestFirstSelector.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+namespace Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.Seeker.Selectors;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Selects items by date added, newest first.
+/// Good for quickly finding newly added content.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class NewestFirstSelector : IItemSelector
+{
+    public List<long> Select(List<(long Id, DateTime? Added, DateTime? LastSearched)> candidates, int count)
+    {
+        return candidates
+            .OrderByDescending(c => c.Added ?? DateTime.MinValue)
+            .Take(count)
+            .Select(c => c.Id)
+            .ToList();
+    }
+}

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/Seeker/Selectors/NewestWeightedSelector.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+namespace Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.Seeker.Selectors;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Selects items using rank-based weighted random sampling on add date.
+/// Recently added items are ranked higher and more likely to be selected.
+/// Good for users who regularly add new content and want it searched quickly.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class NewestWeightedSelector : IItemSelector
+{
+    public List<long> Select(List<(long Id, DateTime? Added, DateTime? LastSearched)> candidates, int count)
+    {
+        if (candidates.Count == 0)
+        {
+            return [];
+        }
+
+        count = Math.Min(count, candidates.Count);
+
+        // Sort by Added descending
+        var ranked = candidates
+            .OrderByDescending(c => c.Added ?? DateTime.MinValue)
+            .ToList();
+
+        return OldestSearchWeightedSelector.WeightedRandomByRank(ranked, count);
+    }
+}

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/Seeker/Selectors/OldestSearchFirstSelector.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+namespace Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.Seeker.Selectors;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Selects items that haven't been searched the longest.
+/// Items never searched are prioritized first.
+/// Provides systematic coverage of the entire library.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class OldestSearchFirstSelector : IItemSelector
+{
+    public List<long> Select(List<(long Id, DateTime? Added, DateTime? LastSearched)> candidates, int count)
+    {
+        return candidates
+            .OrderBy(c => c.LastSearched ?? DateTime.MinValue)
+            .Take(count)
+            .Select(c => c.Id)
+            .ToList();
+    }
+}

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/Seeker/Selectors/OldestSearchWeightedSelector.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+namespace Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.Seeker.Selectors;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Selects items using rank-based weighted random sampling on search recency.
+/// Items that haven't been searched recently are ranked higher and more likely to be selected.
+/// Never-searched items receive the highest rank.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class OldestSearchWeightedSelector : IItemSelector
+{
+    public List<long> Select(List<(long Id, DateTime? Added, DateTime? LastSearched)> candidates, int count)
+    {
+        if (candidates.Count == 0)
+        {
+            return [];
+        }
+
+        count = Math.Min(count, candidates.Count);
+
+        // Sort by LastSearched ascending, then oldest searches, so rank 0 = highest priority
+        var ranked = candidates
+            .OrderBy(c => c.LastSearched ?? DateTime.MinValue)
+            .ToList();
+
+        return WeightedRandomByRank(ranked, count);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Performs weighted random selection without replacement using rank-based weights.
+    /// The item at rank 0 gets the highest weight (N), rank 1 gets (N-1), etc.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal static List<long> WeightedRandomByRank(
+        List<(long Id, DateTime? Added, DateTime? LastSearched)> ranked,
+        int count)
+    {
+        int n = ranked.Count;
+        var selected = new List<long>(count);
+
+        // Build initial weights from rank: highest rank (index 0) gets weight N, lowest gets 1
+        var pool = new List<(long Id, double Weight)>(n);
+        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
+        {
+            pool.Add((ranked[i].Id, n - i));
+        }
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < count && pool.Count > 0; i++)
+        {
+            double totalWeight = 0;
+            for (int j = 0; j < pool.Count; j++)
+            {
+                totalWeight += pool[j].Weight;
+            }
+
+            double target = Random.Shared.NextDouble() * totalWeight;
+            double cumulative = 0;
+            int selectedIndex = pool.Count - 1;
+
+            for (int j = 0; j < pool.Count; j++)
+            {
+                cumulative += pool[j].Weight;
+                if (cumulative >= target)
+                {
+                    selectedIndex = j;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            selected.Add(pool[selectedIndex].Id);
+            pool.RemoveAt(selectedIndex);
+        }
+
+        return selected;
+    }
+}

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Features/Seeker/Selectors/RandomSelector.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+namespace Cleanuparr.Infrastructure.Features.Seeker.Selectors;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Selects items randomly using Fisher-Yates shuffle.
+/// Simplest strategy with no bias.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class RandomSelector : IItemSelector
+{
+    public List<long> Select(List<(long Id, DateTime? Added, DateTime? LastSearched)> candidates, int count)
+    {
+        count = Math.Min(count, candidates.Count);
+        var shuffled = new List<(long Id, DateTime? Added, DateTime? LastSearched)>(candidates);
+
+        // Fisher-Yates shuffle
+        for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
+        {
+            int j = Random.Shared.Next(i, shuffled.Count);
+            (shuffled[i], shuffled[j]) = (shuffled[j], shuffled[i]);
+        }
+
+        return shuffled
+            .Take(count)
+            .Select(c => c.Id)
+            .ToList();
+    }
+}

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Infrastructure/Utilities/CronValidationHelper.cs

@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ public static class CronValidationHelper
                 throw new ValidationException($"{cronExpression} should have a fire time of maximum {Constants.TriggerMaxLimit.TotalHours} hours");
             }
             
+            if (jobType is JobType.Seeker && triggerValue < Constants.SeekerMinLimit)
+            {
+                throw new ValidationException($"{cronExpression} should have a fire time of minimum {Constants.SeekerMinLimit.TotalMinutes} minutes");
+            }
+
             if (jobType is not JobType.MalwareBlocker && triggerValue < Constants.TriggerMinLimit)
             {
                 throw new ValidationException($"{cronExpression} should have a fire time of minimum {Constants.TriggerMinLimit.TotalSeconds} seconds");
@@ -65,7 +70,7 @@ public static class CronValidationHelper
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            throw new ValidationException($"Error validating cron expression '{cronExpression}': {ex.Message}");
+            throw new ValidationException($"Error validating cron expression '{cronExpression}'", ex);
         }
     }
 } 

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Persistence.Tests/Models/Configuration/General/GeneralConfigTests.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.Configuration.General;
-using Cleanuparr.Shared.Helpers;
 using Shouldly;
 using Xunit;
 using ValidationException = Cleanuparr.Domain.Exceptions.ValidationException;
@@ -18,30 +17,6 @@ public sealed class GeneralConfigTests
         Should.NotThrow(() => config.Validate());
     }
 
-    [Fact]
-    public void Validate_WithMinimumSearchDelay_DoesNotThrow()
-    {
-        var config = new GeneralConfig
-        {
-            HttpTimeout = 100,
-            SearchDelay = (ushort)Constants.MinSearchDelaySeconds
-        };
-
-        Should.NotThrow(() => config.Validate());
-    }
-
-    [Fact]
-    public void Validate_WithAboveMinimumSearchDelay_DoesNotThrow()
-    {
-        var config = new GeneralConfig
-        {
-            HttpTimeout = 100,
-            SearchDelay = 300
-        };
-
-        Should.NotThrow(() => config.Validate());
-    }
-
     #endregion
 
     #region Validate - HttpTimeout Validation
@@ -52,7 +27,6 @@ public sealed class GeneralConfigTests
         var config = new GeneralConfig
         {
             HttpTimeout = 0,
-            SearchDelay = (ushort)Constants.MinSearchDelaySeconds
         };
 
         var exception = Should.Throw<ValidationException>(() => config.Validate());
@@ -69,7 +43,6 @@ public sealed class GeneralConfigTests
         var config = new GeneralConfig
         {
             HttpTimeout = httpTimeout,
-            SearchDelay = (ushort)Constants.MinSearchDelaySeconds
         };
 
         Should.NotThrow(() => config.Validate());
@@ -77,52 +50,6 @@ public sealed class GeneralConfigTests
 
     #endregion
 
-    #region Validate - SearchDelay Validation
-
-    [Fact]
-    public void Validate_WithBelowMinimumSearchDelay_ThrowsValidationException()
-    {
-        var config = new GeneralConfig
-        {
-            HttpTimeout = 100,
-            SearchDelay = (ushort)(Constants.MinSearchDelaySeconds - 1)
-        };
-
-        var exception = Should.Throw<ValidationException>(() => config.Validate());
-        exception.Message.ShouldBe($"SearchDelay must be at least {Constants.MinSearchDelaySeconds} seconds");
-    }
-
-    [Fact]
-    public void Validate_WithZeroSearchDelay_ThrowsValidationException()
-    {
-        var config = new GeneralConfig
-        {
-            HttpTimeout = 100,
-            SearchDelay = 0
-        };
-
-        var exception = Should.Throw<ValidationException>(() => config.Validate());
-        exception.Message.ShouldBe($"SearchDelay must be at least {Constants.MinSearchDelaySeconds} seconds");
-    }
-
-    [Theory]
-    [InlineData((ushort)1)]
-    [InlineData((ushort)30)]
-    [InlineData((ushort)59)]
-    public void Validate_WithVariousBelowMinimumSearchDelay_ThrowsValidationException(ushort searchDelay)
-    {
-        var config = new GeneralConfig
-        {
-            HttpTimeout = 100,
-            SearchDelay = searchDelay
-        };
-
-        var exception = Should.Throw<ValidationException>(() => config.Validate());
-        exception.Message.ShouldBe($"SearchDelay must be at least {Constants.MinSearchDelaySeconds} seconds");
-    }
-
-    #endregion
-
     #region Validate - Calls LoggingConfig.Validate
 
     [Fact]
@@ -131,7 +58,6 @@ public sealed class GeneralConfigTests
         var config = new GeneralConfig
         {
             HttpTimeout = 100,
-            SearchDelay = (ushort)Constants.MinSearchDelaySeconds,
             Log = new LoggingConfig
             {
                 RollingSizeMB = 101 // Exceeds max of 100

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Persistence.Tests/Models/Configuration/Seeker/SeekerConfigTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.Configuration.Seeker;
+using Shouldly;
+using Xunit;
+using ValidationException = Cleanuparr.Domain.Exceptions.ValidationException;
+
+namespace Cleanuparr.Persistence.Tests.Models.Configuration.Seeker;
+
+public sealed class SeekerConfigTests
+{
+    #region Validate - Valid Configurations
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Validate_WithDefaultConfig_DoesNotThrow()
+    {
+        var config = new SeekerConfig();
+
+        Should.NotThrow(() => config.Validate());
+    }
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData((ushort)2)]
+    [InlineData((ushort)3)]
+    [InlineData((ushort)4)]
+    [InlineData((ushort)5)]
+    [InlineData((ushort)6)]
+    [InlineData((ushort)10)]
+    [InlineData((ushort)12)]
+    [InlineData((ushort)15)]
+    [InlineData((ushort)20)]
+    [InlineData((ushort)30)]
+    public void Validate_WithValidIntervals_DoesNotThrow(ushort interval)
+    {
+        var config = new SeekerConfig { SearchInterval = interval };
+
+        Should.NotThrow(() => config.Validate());
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Validate - Invalid Configurations
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Validate_WithIntervalBelowMinimum_ThrowsValidationException()
+    {
+        var config = new SeekerConfig { SearchInterval = 1 };
+
+        var exception = Should.Throw<ValidationException>(() => config.Validate());
+        exception.Message.ShouldContain("at least");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Validate_WithIntervalAboveMaximum_ThrowsValidationException()
+    {
+        var config = new SeekerConfig { SearchInterval = 31 };
+
+        var exception = Should.Throw<ValidationException>(() => config.Validate());
+        exception.Message.ShouldContain("at most");
+    }
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData((ushort)7)]
+    [InlineData((ushort)8)]
+    [InlineData((ushort)9)]
+    [InlineData((ushort)11)]
+    [InlineData((ushort)13)]
+    [InlineData((ushort)14)]
+    public void Validate_WithNonDivisorInterval_ThrowsValidationException(ushort interval)
+    {
+        var config = new SeekerConfig { SearchInterval = interval };
+
+        var exception = Should.Throw<ValidationException>(() => config.Validate());
+        exception.Message.ShouldContain("Invalid search interval");
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region ToCronExpression
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData((ushort)2, "0 */2 * * * ?")]
+    [InlineData((ushort)5, "0 */5 * * * ?")]
+    [InlineData((ushort)10, "0 */10 * * * ?")]
+    [InlineData((ushort)30, "0 */30 * * * ?")]
+    public void ToCronExpression_ReturnsCorrectCron(ushort interval, string expectedCron)
+    {
+        var config = new SeekerConfig { SearchInterval = interval };
+
+        config.ToCronExpression().ShouldBe(expectedCron);
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+}

code/backend/Cleanuparr.Persistence/DataContext.cs

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.Configuration.MalwareBlocker;
 using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.Configuration.Notification;
 using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.Configuration.QueueCleaner;
 using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.Configuration.BlacklistSync;
+using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.Configuration.Seeker;
 using Cleanuparr.Persistence.Models.State;
 using Cleanuparr.Shared.Helpers;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
@@ -65,6 +66,20 @@ public class DataContext : DbContext
 
     public DbSet<BlacklistSyncConfig> BlacklistSyncConfigs { get; set; }
 
+    public DbSet<SeekerConfig> SeekerConfigs { get; set; }
+
+    public DbSet<SeekerInstanceConfig> SeekerInstanceConfigs { get; set; }
+
+    public DbSet<SeekerHistory> SeekerHistory { get; set; }
+
+    public DbSet<SearchQueueItem> SearchQueue { get; set; }
+
+    public DbSet<CustomFormatScoreEntry> CustomFormatScoreEntries { get; set; }
+
+    public DbSet<CustomFormatScoreHistory> CustomFormatScoreHistory { get; set; }
+
+    public DbSet<SeekerCommandTracker> SeekerCommandTrackers { get; set; }
+
     public DataContext()
     {
     }
@@ -181,6 +196,9 @@ public class DataContext : DbContext
                 .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade);
 
             entity.HasIndex(p => p.Name).IsUnique();
+
+            entity.Property(e => e.CreatedAt).HasConversion(new UtcDateTimeConverter());
+            entity.Property(e => e.UpdatedAt).HasConversion(new UtcDateTimeConverter());
         });
 
         // Configure PushoverConfig List<string> conversions
@@ -197,6 +215,75 @@ public class DataContext : DbContext
                       v => v.Split(',', StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries).ToList());
         });
 
+        modelBuilder.Entity<SeekerInstanceConfig>(entity =>
+        {
+            entity.HasOne(s => s.ArrInstance)
+                  .WithMany()
+                  .HasForeignKey(s => s.ArrInstanceId)
+                  .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade);
+
+            entity.HasIndex(s => s.ArrInstanceId).IsUnique();
+
+            entity.Property(s => s.LastProcessedAt).HasConversion(new UtcDateTimeConverter());
+        });
+
+        modelBuilder.Entity<SeekerHistory>(entity =>
+        {
+            entity.HasOne(s => s.ArrInstance)
+                  .WithMany()
+                  .HasForeignKey(s => s.ArrInstanceId)
+                  .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade);
+
+            entity.HasIndex(s => new { s.ArrInstanceId, s.ExternalItemId, s.ItemType, s.SeasonNumber, s.CycleId }).IsUnique();
+
+            entity.Property(s => s.LastSearchedAt).HasConversion(new UtcDateTimeConverter());
+        });
+
+        modelBuilder.Entity<SeekerCommandTracker>(entity =>
+        {
+            entity.HasOne(s => s.ArrInstance)
+                  .WithMany()
+                  .HasForeignKey(s => s.ArrInstanceId)
+                  .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade);
+
+            entity.Property(s => s.CreatedAt).HasConversion(new UtcDateTimeConverter());
+        });
+
+        modelBuilder.Entity<SearchQueueItem>(entity =>
+        {
+            entity.HasOne(s => s.ArrInstance)
+                  .WithMany()
+                  .HasForeignKey(s => s.ArrInstanceId)
+                  .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade);
+
+            entity.Property(s => s.CreatedAt).HasConversion(new UtcDateTimeConverter());
+        });
+
+        modelBuilder.Entity<CustomFormatScoreEntry>(entity =>
+        {
+            entity.HasOne(s => s.ArrInstance)
+                  .WithMany()
+                  .HasForeignKey(s => s.ArrInstanceId)
+                  .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade);
+
+            entity.HasIndex(s => new { s.ArrInstanceId, s.ExternalItemId, s.EpisodeId }).IsUnique();
+
+            entity.Property(s => s.LastSyncedAt).HasConversion(new UtcDateTimeConverter());
+        });
+
+        modelBuilder.Entity<CustomFormatScoreHistory>(entity =>
+        {
+            entity.HasOne(s => s.ArrInstance)
+                  .WithMany()
+                  .HasForeignKey(s => s.ArrInstanceId)
+                  .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade);
+
+            entity.HasIndex(s => new { s.ArrInstanceId, s.ExternalItemId, s.EpisodeId });
+            entity.HasIndex(s => s.RecordedAt);
+
+            entity.Property(s => s.RecordedAt).HasConversion(new UtcDateTimeConverter());
+        });
+
         // Configure BlacklistSyncState relationships and indexes
         modelBuilder.Entity<BlacklistSyncHistory>(entity =>
         {