diff --git a/app/worker.py b/app/worker.py
index 4af503e..b68ccee 100644
--- a/app/worker.py
+++ b/app/worker.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import math
 import difflib
 from faster_whisper import WhisperModel
 
+from xml.sax.saxutils import escape as xml_escape
+
 MEILI_URL = os.getenv("MEILI_URL", "http://meili:7700")
 MEILI_KEY = os.getenv("MEILI_KEY", "")
 LIB = Path(os.getenv("LIBRARY_ROOT", "/library"))
@@ -197,6 +199,25 @@ def use_rss_transcript(media_path: Path, ep: dict) -> Path | None:
         "transcript_kind": sidecar.suffix.lower().lstrip("."),
         "transcript_url": _choose_transcript_url(ep)[0] or "",
     }))
+    # Write Kodi/Plex-compatible NFO
+    try:
+        # Gather metadata for NFO from RSS entry
+        meta = {
+            "title": ep.get("title"),
+            "episode_title": ep.get("title"),
+            "show": ep.get("podcast_title") or ep.get("feed_title") or ep.get("show"),
+            "description": ep.get("description") or ep.get("content"),
+            "pubdate": ep.get("pubdate"),
+            "pubdate_iso": ep.get("date_iso"),
+            "duration_sec": ep.get("duration_sec") or ep.get("duration"),
+            "image": ep.get("image") or ep.get("image_url"),
+            "guid": ep.get("guid"),
+        }
+        txt_path = base.with_suffix(".txt")
+        transcript_text = txt_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8") if txt_path.exists() else None
+        write_episode_nfo(media_path, meta, transcript_text)
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"[post] NFO write failed: {e}", flush=True)
     return base
 
 def find_sidecar_transcript(media_path: Path) -> Path | None:
@@ -315,6 +336,24 @@ def reuse_repo_transcript(media_path: Path, repo_json: Path) -> Path | None:
         except Exception:
             pass
 
+        # Write Kodi/Plex-compatible NFO
+        try:
+            meta = {
+                "title": data.get("title") or media_path.stem,
+                "episode_title": data.get("title") or media_path.stem,
+                "show": data.get("show") or media_path.parent.name,
+                "description": data.get("description") or "",
+                "pubdate": data.get("pubdate") or data.get("date"),
+                "duration_sec": media_duration_seconds(media_path),
+                "image": data.get("image"),
+                "guid": data.get("guid") or data.get("id"),
+            }
+            txtp = new_base.with_suffix(".txt")
+            ttxt = txtp.read_text(encoding="utf-8") if txtp.exists() else None
+            write_episode_nfo(media_path, meta, ttxt)
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"[post] NFO write failed: {e}", flush=True)
+
         return new_base
     except Exception as e:
         print(f"[resolver] failed to reuse repo transcript: {e}", flush=True)
@@ -364,6 +403,84 @@ def ensure_sidecar_next_to_media(sidecar: Path, media_path: Path, lang: str = "e
         print(f"[post] sidecar copy/convert failed: {e}", flush=True)
 
 
+
+# ---------- Kodi/Plex NFO writer ----------
+from datetime import datetime
+
+def _first_nonempty(*vals):
+    for v in vals:
+        if v is None:
+            continue
+        if isinstance(v, str) and v.strip():
+            return v.strip()
+        if v:
+            return v
+    return None
+
+def _coerce_aired(pubdate: str | None) -> str:
+    """Convert RSS-style pubdate to YYYY-MM-DD if possible."""
+    if not pubdate:
+        return ""
+    # already ISO-like
+    m = re.match(r"^(\d{4})[-/](\d{2})[-/](\d{2})", pubdate)
+    if m:
+        return f"{m.group(1)}-{m.group(2)}-{m.group(3)}"
+    # RFC 2822 example: Tue, 21 Feb 2023 06:00:00 +0000
+    try:
+        dt = datetime.strptime(pubdate[:31], "%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S %z")
+        return dt.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+    except Exception:
+        # try without tz
+        try:
+            dt = datetime.strptime(pubdate[:25], "%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S")
+            return dt.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+        except Exception:
+            return ""
+
+def write_episode_nfo(media_path: Path, meta: dict, transcript_text: str | None = None) -> Path:
+    """Write a minimal Kodi/Plex-compatible NFO next to the media file.
+    `meta` may include: title, show, plot, pubdate, duration_sec, thumb, guid.
+    """
+    try:
+        title = _first_nonempty(meta.get("episode_title"), meta.get("title"), media_path.stem) or media_path.stem
+        show  = _first_nonempty(meta.get("show"), meta.get("podcast_title"), meta.get("feed_title"), media_path.parent.name) or media_path.parent.name
+        plot  = _first_nonempty(meta.get("description"), meta.get("content"), meta.get("summary"), "") or ""
+        # Optionally append transcript preview to plot
+        if transcript_text:
+            preview = transcript_text.strip()
+            if preview:
+                preview = (preview[:1800] + "…") if len(preview) > 1800 else preview
+                plot = (plot + "\n\n" if plot else "") + preview
+        aired = _coerce_aired(_first_nonempty(meta.get("pubdate_iso"), meta.get("pubdate")))
+        guid  = _first_nonempty(meta.get("guid"), meta.get("id"), "") or ""
+        thumb = _first_nonempty(meta.get("image"), meta.get("image_url"), meta.get("thumbnail"), "") or ""
+        dur_s = meta.get("duration_sec") or meta.get("duration") or 0
+        try:
+            dur_min = int(round(float(dur_s) / 60.0)) if dur_s else 0
+        except Exception:
+            dur_min = 0
+
+        # Build XML
+        xml = ["<episodedetails>"]
+        xml.append(f"  <title>{xml_escape(title)}</title>")
+        xml.append(f"  <showtitle>{xml_escape(show)}</showtitle>")
+        if plot:
+            xml.append(f"  <plot>{xml_escape(plot)}</plot>")
+        if aired:
+            xml.append(f"  <aired>{xml_escape(aired)}</aired>")
+        if guid:
+            xml.append(f"  <uniqueid type=\"guid\" default=\"true\">{xml_escape(guid)}</uniqueid>")
+        if dur_min:
+            xml.append(f"  <runtime>{dur_min}</runtime>")
+        if thumb:
+            xml.append(f"  <thumb>{xml_escape(thumb)}</thumb>")
+        xml.append("</episodedetails>\n")
+        nfo_path = media_path.with_suffix(".nfo")
+        nfo_path.write_text("\n".join(xml), encoding="utf-8")
+        return nfo_path
+    except Exception:
+        return media_path.with_suffix(".nfo")
+
 def write_plain_transcript(media_path: Path, text: str, language: str = "en") -> Path:
     """Write minimal transcript artifacts (.txt + .json) from plain text (no timestamps)."""
     title = media_path.stem
@@ -513,6 +630,22 @@ def transcribe(media_path: Path):
         shutil.copy2(srt_src, srt_dst)
     except Exception as e:
         print(f"[post] could not copy srt -> {srt_dst}: {e}", flush=True)
+    # Write Kodi/Plex-compatible NFO using basic metadata
+    try:
+        meta = {
+            "title": title,
+            "episode_title": title,
+            "show": media_path.parent.name,
+            "description": "",
+            "pubdate": _extract_date_from_stem(title),
+            "duration_sec": media_duration_seconds(media_path),
+            "image": "",
+            "guid": "",
+        }
+        ttxt = (TRN / title).with_suffix(".txt").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+        write_episode_nfo(media_path, meta, ttxt)
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"[post] NFO write failed: {e}", flush=True)
 
     # Optional: cleanup temporary WAV
     try:
@@ -695,6 +828,21 @@ def handle_local_file(path_str: str):
             ensure_sidecar_next_to_media(sidecar, p, lang=lang)
             index_meili(base.with_suffix(".json"))
             publish_to_openwebui([base.with_suffix(".txt")])
+            try:
+                meta = {
+                    "title": title,
+                    "episode_title": title,
+                    "show": p.parent.name,
+                    "description": "",
+                    "pubdate": _extract_date_from_stem(title),
+                    "duration_sec": media_duration_seconds(p),
+                    "image": "",
+                    "guid": "",
+                }
+                ttxt = base.with_suffix(".txt").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+                write_episode_nfo(p, meta, ttxt)
+            except Exception as e:
+                print(f"[post] NFO write failed: {e}", flush=True)
             log({**info, **{"status": "done", "note": "used_existing_transcript"}})
             return
 
@@ -705,6 +853,22 @@ def handle_local_file(path_str: str):
             if base:
                 index_meili(base.with_suffix(".json"))
                 publish_to_openwebui([base.with_suffix(".txt")])
+                try:
+                    data = json.loads((base.with_suffix(".json")).read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+                    meta = {
+                        "title": data.get("title") or title,
+                        "episode_title": data.get("title") or title,
+                        "show": data.get("show") or p.parent.name,
+                        "description": data.get("description") or "",
+                        "pubdate": data.get("pubdate") or _extract_date_from_stem(title),
+                        "duration_sec": media_duration_seconds(p),
+                        "image": data.get("image"),
+                        "guid": data.get("guid") or data.get("id"),
+                    }
+                    ttxt = base.with_suffix(".txt").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+                    write_episode_nfo(p, meta, ttxt)
+                except Exception as e:
+                    print(f"[post] NFO write failed: {e}", flush=True)
                 log({**info, **{"status": "done", "note": "reused_repo_transcript"}})
                 return
 
@@ -772,6 +936,34 @@ def handle_url(url: str):
                 base = transcribe(dest)
             index_meili(base.with_suffix(".json"))
             publish_to_openwebui([base.with_suffix(".txt")])
+            try:
+                if 'ep' in locals() and ep:
+                    meta = {
+                        "title": ep.get("title"),
+                        "episode_title": ep.get("title"),
+                        "show": ep.get("podcast_title") or ep.get("feed_title") or ep.get("show") or uploader,
+                        "description": ep.get("description") or ep.get("content"),
+                        "pubdate": ep.get("pubdate"),
+                        "pubdate_iso": ep.get("date_iso"),
+                        "duration_sec": ep.get("duration_sec") or ep.get("duration") or media_duration_seconds(dest),
+                        "image": ep.get("image") or ep.get("image_url"),
+                        "guid": ep.get("guid"),
+                    }
+                else:
+                    meta = {
+                        "title": dest.stem,
+                        "episode_title": dest.stem,
+                        "show": uploader,
+                        "description": "",
+                        "pubdate": _extract_date_from_stem(dest.stem),
+                        "duration_sec": media_duration_seconds(dest),
+                        "image": "",
+                        "guid": "",
+                    }
+                ttxt = base.with_suffix(".txt").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+                write_episode_nfo(dest, meta, ttxt)
+            except Exception as e:
+                print(f"[post] NFO write failed: {e}", flush=True)
             log({**info, **{"status":"done"}})
     except Exception as e:
         log({"url": url, "status":"error", "error": str(e)})