Scythe Labs

Scythe Labs is an independent software publisher that distributes its work openly through GitHub, focusing on automation utilities for home media server environments. The publisher's catalog centers on a single flagship product, Reaper, a maintenance tool designed for users of Plex, the popular media streaming platform. Reaper addresses a common problem faced by media server administrators: libraries that grow steadily over time as new content is added, while older movies and television episodes sit unwatched and consume valuable disk space. The tool scans a Plex library to identify media that has not been viewed, then coordinates the safe removal of that content by integrating with Sonarr and Radarr, the widely used automation applications for managing television and film collections respectively. By working through these established services rather than deleting files directly, Reaper fits naturally into existing media management workflows and respects the tracking and organizational structures that users have already configured. This approach is particularly useful for households with limited storage capacity, administrators running automated download pipelines, and anyone who wants to keep a large library lean without manually auditing watch history. The product reflects a broader category of home lab and self-hosting software, where enthusiasts build customized server environments and rely on specialized utilities to automate routine housekeeping tasks. As an open-source project hosted on GitHub, Reaper also allows technically inclined users to inspect the source code, report issues, and contribute improvements. Scythe Labs thus occupies a niche segment of the software ecosystem, delivering focused, practical tooling for media automation rather than broad consumer applications.