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AIOMetadata is a separate Stremio addon that handles the discovery side of your setup. Your Core Builds template controls which streams you see and how they’re sorted — AIOMetadata controls what you browse, how titles look, and what catalog rows appear on your home screen.
AIOMetadata and AIOStreams are completely independent. AIOMetadata never touches stream quality, debrid, or playback. Installing it won’t change how your Core Builds template works.

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What You Get

Without AIOMetadata, Stremio’s home screen shows Cinemeta’s default rows — a single TMDB-backed source with no customisation and a known filter that hides most theatrical releases. With the Core Builds config imported:
  • Home rows for every major service — Netflix, Amazon Prime, HBO Max, Disney+, Apple TV+, Paramount+, Hulu — sorted by latest release
  • Genre rows — Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Animated, Documentaries, Trending Kids, and more
  • Discovery lists — Trakt Trending, Latest Digital Release, Seasonal picks, Must-See Modern Horror, Must-See Mindfuck
  • Browse by year, language, TVDB collections — in the Discover section, not the home screen
  • Full anime catalog (Full config only) — MAL Airing Now, AniList Trending, AniDB Latest Ended, Crunchyroll Latest, MAL decade catalogs (1980s–2020s)
  • TMDB metadata for movies, TVDB for series — richer episode data, better artwork, more languages

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Pick a Config

Two Core Builds configs are available in the AIOMetadata/ folder: Both configs have the same movie and TV catalog set. The Full version adds 20 anime-specific catalogs and enables Crunchyroll.

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Pick an Instance

Use any public AIOMetadata instance — they all run the same addon, the config is stored per-user.
ElfHosted also sells a private hosted instance (~$9/month) with pre-warmed caches for faster poster loading. Worth it if you self-host or use AIOMetadata heavily.

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Setup

1

Get your API keys

You need three free API keys before saving your config. Get them now so you have them ready.Optional but recommended:
  • RPDB Key — use t0-free-rpdb for free rating badges on posters (no signup needed)
  • Fanart.tv API Key — fanart.tv/get-an-api-key — higher-quality artwork
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Download the config file

Pick the config that matches your setup:Right-click the link and choose Save Link As (Chrome/Edge) or Download Linked File (Safari/Firefox). Save it somewhere easy to find — you’ll upload it in the next step.
Some browsers save the file as ...json.txt instead of ...json. If that happens, rename the file — remove the .txt at the end so it ends in .json. AIOMetadata will reject any file that isn’t named with a .json extension.
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Import the config

  1. Go to your chosen instance’s configure page (e.g. aiometadata.elfhosted.com)
  2. Open the Configuration tab
  3. Click Import Configuration and select the JSON file you downloaded
  4. The catalog list will populate automatically
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Add your API keys

Open the Integrations tab and paste in:
  • TMDB API Key
  • TheTVDB API Key
  • MDBList API Key
  • RPDB Key (use t0-free-rpdb for the free tier)
  • Fanart.tv key (optional)
Click Test next to each key to confirm it’s working before saving.
5

Save and install

  1. Go back to the Configuration tab and click Save Configuration
  2. Set a password — write it down along with the UUID shown after saving
  3. Click Install → Open in Stremio (or copy the manifest URL for Stremio Web)
  4. Stremio will prompt you to install — confirm
Every time you change your catalog selection, you need to re-install the addon URL in Stremio. Use StremThru SideKick to update in one click without losing your addon order.

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Catalog Reference

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Always on home screen

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Anime (Full config only)

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In Discover only (not on home screen)

TMDB By Year, TMDB By Language, TVDB Genres, TVDB Collections, History & War, Top Nature, Top Reality TV, Top 2025, Top 2020s–1980s movie decade lists.

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Pre-wired but disabled

TMDB Trending, TMDB Top Rated, TVDB Trending, TMDB Favorites, TMDB Watchlist, TVmaze Daily Schedule. Enable any of these in the Catalogs tab.

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Notes

Disable Cinemeta after installing. Running both causes duplicate metadata and slower load times. Use Cinebye to deactivate Cinemeta without removing it — this lets Stremio fall back to it if AIOMetadata is unreachable. Anime and the Jikan API. The public Jikan API (used for MyAnimeList data) is scheduled to shut down on October 1, 2026. After that date, MAL catalogs will stop working on hosted instances unless the instance operator self-hosts Jikan. AniList catalogs are unaffected. Backup your UUID and password. There’s no account recovery — if you lose them you’ll need to create a fresh config from scratch. AI-powered search is off by default. If you have a Google Gemini API key, enable it in the Search tab for natural-language catalog queries. Free tier is available via Google AI Studio.