--- title: "Search Intelligence Reference" description: "" type: skill canonical_url: https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com/skills/search-intelligence source: "Claudary" difficulty: intermediate author: "Claude Code Knowledge Pack" date: 2026-07-10T11:46:28.503Z license: CC-BY-4.0 attribution: "Search Intelligence Reference — Claudary (https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com/skills/search-intelligence)" --- # Search Intelligence Reference ## Overview # Search Intelligence Reference **Video Source Quality** (best → worst): | Source | Quality | Typical Size (1080p movie) | Notes | |--------|---------|---------------------------|-------| | REMUX | Perfect — bit-for-bit disc copy | 30-80 GiB | Huge. Only for archivists or home theater. | | BluRay | Excellent — encoded from disc | 5-15 GiB | Best balance for most users. | | WEB-DL | Great — untouched streaming rip | 2-6 GiB | Netflix/Amazon quality. No re-encoding artifacts. | | WEB / WEBRip | Good — captured from stream | 1-4 GiB | Slight quality loss vs WEB-DL. | | HDTV | Decent — TV broadcast capture | 1-3 GiB | Broadcast artifacts, possible logos. | | HDRip | Okay — ripped from streaming | 1-2 GiB | Variable quality. | | DVDRip | Legacy — DVD source | 700 MiB - 1.5 GiB | Acceptable for old content only. | | TS / Telesync | Bad — theater audio sync | 1-2 GiB | Audio from theater, video from cam or other source. | | CAM | Terrible — filmed in theater | 1-2 GiB | Never recommend unless explicitly asked. | **Resolution Quality** (best → worst): - `2160p` / 4K / UHD — 4x 1080p detail. Needs 4K display + fast connection. - `1080p` — The sweet spot for most users. Sharp, widely compatible. - `720p` — Good for slower connections or smaller screens. - `480p` / SD — Only acceptable for very old content or bandwidth constraints. **Codec Efficiency** (best → worst): - `AV1` — Most efficient, newest. Requires modern hardware/software to decode. - `x265` / HEVC — 50% more efficient than x264. Same quality at half the size. - `x264` / AVC — Universal compatibility. Larger files but plays everywhere. - `XviD` — Ancient. Only found on old uploads. The tool assigns two scores (0-100 each): **Quality Score** — based on parsed torrent name: - Resolution: 2160p=40, 1080p=30, 720p=15, 480p=5 - Source: remux=30, bluray=25, web-dl=20, web=18, webrip=15, hdtv=10, cam=1 - Codec: x265=15, av1=15, x264=10, xvid=3 - HDR bonus: +10 - REMUX bonus: +5 - Max possible: 100 **Trust Score** — based on uploader status + seeder count: - Status: admin/mod=50, vip=40, trusted=30, helper=20, member=0 - Seeders: ≥100=40, ≥50=30, ≥20=20, ≥5=10, ≥1=5 - Max possible: ~90 (VIP + 100 seeders) **Combined ranking**: `quality × 0.4 + trust × 0.6` Trust is weighted higher because a well-seeded VIP upload of a 720p is better than a dead 4K upload from an unknown user. **TV Shows:** - Search by show name only (e.g. "1670"), let the `season` command filter episodes - If show name is common, add year: "invincible 2021" - If no results, try without year, or with alternative name - The API returns max 100 results, so very popular shows may not have all seasons in one search **Movies:** - Search by movie title: "dark knight rises" - Add year to disambiguate: "dark knight rises 2012" - Use `--cat video` to avoid matching ebooks/soundtracks - Use `smart` command — it auto-filters CAM/TS **Software/Apps:** - Search by exact name + version: "photoshop 2024" - Always check file list (`files` command) — `.exe` files should be expected - Prefer VIP uploaders heavily for software (malware risk is real) **General:** - If first search fails, try alternate terms - Use category filters to reduce noise - The `--prefer` flag applies hard filters — if too restrictive, results may be empty The `smart` command detects content type by analyzing results: - **TV Show**: >30% of results contain `S##E##` patterns → show season summary - **Movie**: Most results are single-file video → rank by quality + trust - **Ambiguous**: Falls through to general ranked list Known edge cases: - Shows with numbers in the title (e.g. "1670") may match unrelated content — the season/episode filter handles this - Anime may use different numbering (e.g. just episode numbers, no season) — `season` command may miss these - Specials tagged as `S00E##` are grouped under season 0 The `--prefer` flag accepts comma-separated filters. All must match (AND logic). | Filter | What it matches | |--------|----------------| | `2160p`, `1080p`, `720p`, `480p` | Exact resolution | | `x265`, `x264`, `hevc`, `av1` | Exact codec | | `bluray`, `web-dl`, `webrip`, `web`, `remux` | Exact source | | `hdr` | HDR content only | | `vip` | VIP uploaders only | | `trusted` | VIP or trusted uploaders | Examples: - `--prefer "1080p,x265,vip"` — 1080p HEVC from VIP only - `--prefer "2160p,hdr"` — 4K HDR content - `--prefer "vip"` — Any quality, but only from VIP uploaders If the filter returns zero results, the tool falls back to unfiltered results with a warning. When the agent is picking torrents for the user: 1. **Always prefer VIP/trusted** unless the user explicitly says otherwise 2. **For movies**: recommend the highest-scoring result, but note the size tradeoff (REMUX = huge, BluRay x265 = sweet spot) 3. **For TV seasons**: pick consistent quality across episodes (same release group if possible) 4. **Flag anomalies**: if one episode is 500 MiB and others are 2 GiB, something's off 5. **Check seeder count**: anything under 5 seeders may be slow or stall 6. **Use `--json` mode** to get structured data for programmatic reasoning 7. **Minimize API calls**: use `grab` (1 call) or `season` (1 call) over `search` + `detail` + `magnet` (3 calls) to avoid rate limits --- Source: [Claudary](https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com/skills/search-intelligence) · https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com