diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c918b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+name: CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: ["**"]
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container: ghcr.io/mopidy/ci:7
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install package and test dependencies
+        run: python -m pip install -e ".[test]"
+
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: python -m pytest
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index 32c2174..c673d70 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build sdist and wheel
         run: python -m build
 
+      - name: Build release zip
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          VERSION="${{ gitea.ref_name }}"
+          cd dist
+          zip "Mopidy-Webhooks-${VERSION}.zip" *.tar.gz
+
       - name: Publish to Gitea release
         env:
           GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITEA }}
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 9d9fd9b..d778be6 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 include *.py
-include *.rst
+include *.md
 include .mailmap
 include LICENSE
 include MANIFEST.in
 include pyproject.toml
+include setup.cfg
 include tox.ini
 
+recursive-include .gitea *
 recursive-include .github *
 
 include mopidy_*/ext.conf
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7ff7ebd..3818d48 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ them with a comma. Tokens match the listing of urls::
     enabled = true
     urls = https://example.com/api/receiver/,http://127.0.0.1:8000/webhook/
     tokens = ,2349080989234089
+    media_dirs = /var/lib/mopidy/media
+    podcast_dirs = /var/lib/mopidy/media/podcasts
 
 The following configuration values are available:
 
@@ -31,6 +33,42 @@ The following configuration values are available:
 - ``webhooks/urls``: Comma-separated list of endpoints to send play data to
 - ``webhooks/tokens``: Comma-separated list of tokens to send in the
   Authorization header for each URL
+- ``webhooks/media_dirs``: Comma-separated list of local media roots used to
+  resolve ``local:track:``/``local:podcast:`` URIs to files so their tags can
+  be read. Defaults to ``/var/lib/mopidy/media``.
+- ``webhooks/podcast_dirs``: Comma-separated list of directories that should
+  always be treated as podcasts, even when the URI does not mention it.
+
+
+Podcast metadata
+================
+
+When a track is detected as a podcast episode, the webhook payload is enriched
+with metadata read from the audio file itself, so the receiver no longer has to
+guess the podcast, episode number or publication date from the file name.
+
+Sources, in order of preference:
+
+1. Audio tags (ID3, Vorbis, MP4) read with `mutagen
+   <https://mutagen.readthedocs.io/>`_: title, artist, album, track number,
+   date, genre, comment/description, publisher, language, copyright and
+   website.
+2. A sidecar JSON file written next to the episode (``<episode>.json``) or in
+   a ``metadata/`` directory (``metadata/<episode>.json``), as produced by
+   common podcatchers. This provides ``feed_url``, ``guid``, ``episode_url``,
+   ``duration``, ``image`` and a fallback ``description``.
+
+Podcast episodes are detected when the URI contains ``podcast``, when the file
+lives under one of the ``webhooks/podcast_dirs``, or when the file has a
+sidecar JSON with a feed URL or guid.
+
+In addition to the regular fields, podcast payloads include:
+
+- ``media_type``: ``"podcast"`` or ``"track"``
+- ``podcast_name``, ``podcast_producer``, ``podcast_description``
+- ``podcast_feed_url``, ``podcast_site_link``
+- ``episode_num``, ``pub_date`` (``YYYY-MM-DD``)
+- ``episode_description``, ``episode_url``, ``episode_guid``
 
 
 Project resources
diff --git a/mopidy_webhooks/__init__.py b/mopidy_webhooks/__init__.py
index a7b4aa5..ccbae27 100644
--- a/mopidy_webhooks/__init__.py
+++ b/mopidy_webhooks/__init__.py
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ class Extension(ext.Extension):
         schema = super().get_config_schema()
         schema["urls"] = config.String()
         schema["tokens"] = config.Secret(optional=True)
+        schema["media_dirs"] = config.String(optional=True)
+        schema["podcast_dirs"] = config.String(optional=True)
         return schema
 
     def setup(self, registry):
diff --git a/mopidy_webhooks/ext.conf b/mopidy_webhooks/ext.conf
index f1821ee..f225d3c 100644
--- a/mopidy_webhooks/ext.conf
+++ b/mopidy_webhooks/ext.conf
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@
 enabled = true
 urls = ""
 tokens = ""
+media_dirs = /var/lib/mopidy/media
+podcast_dirs = ""
diff --git a/mopidy_webhooks/frontend.py b/mopidy_webhooks/frontend.py
index 7163550..52b9944 100644
--- a/mopidy_webhooks/frontend.py
+++ b/mopidy_webhooks/frontend.py
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 import logging
+import os
 import time
 import json
-from typing import Optional
+from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
 
 import pykka
 import requests
 from mopidy.core import CoreListener
 
+from . import metadata as metadata_lib
+
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -15,14 +18,84 @@ class WebhooksFrontend(pykka.ThreadingActor, CoreListener):
         super().__init__()
         self.config = config
         self.webhook_urls = []
+        self.webhook_tokens = []
+        self.media_dirs = []
+        self.podcast_dirs = []
+        self._metadata_cache: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]] = {}
         self.last_start_time = None
 
     def on_start(self):
         self.webhook_urls = self.config["webhooks"]["urls"].split(",")
         self.webhook_tokens = self.config["webhooks"]["tokens"].split(",")
+        self.media_dirs = metadata_lib.parse_dirs(
+            self.config["webhooks"].get("media_dirs", "")
+        )
+        self.podcast_dirs = metadata_lib.parse_dirs(
+            self.config["webhooks"].get("podcast_dirs", "")
+        )
         logger.info(f"Parsing webhook URLs and tokens: {self.webhook_urls}")
 
-    def _build_post_data(self, track, time_position: Optional[int]=None) -> dict:
+    def _get_track_metadata(self, track) -> tuple:
+        """Return ``(metadata, path)`` for a local track, or empty values."""
+        path = metadata_lib.resolve_media_path(track.uri, self.media_dirs)
+        if not path:
+            return {}, None
+
+        try:
+            cache_key = f"{path}:{int(os.path.getmtime(path))}"
+        except OSError:
+            cache_key = path
+
+        if len(self._metadata_cache) > 512:
+            self._metadata_cache.clear()
+
+        if cache_key not in self._metadata_cache:
+            self._metadata_cache[cache_key] = metadata_lib.read_metadata(path)
+        return self._metadata_cache[cache_key], path
+
+    def _build_podcast_data(
+        self, track, metadata: Dict[str, Any]
+    ) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        artists = ", ".join(sorted([a.name for a in track.artists]))
+        feed_url, guid = metadata_lib.split_podcast_uri(track.uri)
+        feed_url = metadata.get("feed_url") or feed_url
+        guid = metadata.get("guid") or guid
+        album_name = track.album.name if track.album else ""
+
+        episode_num = metadata.get("track_number") or track.track_no or 0
+        try:
+            episode_num = int(str(episode_num).split("/")[0].strip())
+        except (TypeError, ValueError):
+            episode_num = 0
+
+        description = (
+            metadata.get("description") or metadata.get("comment") or ""
+        )
+
+        try:
+            duration_seconds = int(float(metadata.get("duration") or 0))
+        except (TypeError, ValueError):
+            duration_seconds = 0
+        if not duration_seconds:
+            duration_seconds = track.length and track.length // 1000 or 0
+
+        return {
+            "podcast_name": metadata.get("album") or album_name,
+            "podcast_producer": metadata.get("artist") or artists,
+            "podcast_description": description,
+            "podcast_feed_url": feed_url or "",
+            "podcast_site_link": metadata.get("website") or "",
+            "episode_num": episode_num,
+            "pub_date": metadata_lib.normalize_date(metadata.get("date")),
+            "episode_description": metadata.get("comment") or description,
+            "episode_url": metadata.get("episode_url") or "",
+            "episode_guid": guid or "",
+            "duration_seconds": duration_seconds,
+        }
+
+    def _build_post_data(
+        self, track, time_position: Optional[int] = None
+    ) -> dict:
         artists = ", ".join(sorted([a.name for a in track.artists]))
         artists_list = [a for a in track.artists]
         try:
@@ -30,25 +103,47 @@ class WebhooksFrontend(pykka.ThreadingActor, CoreListener):
         except IndexError:
             musicbrainz_artist_id = None
         duration = track.length and track.length // 1000 or 0
-        album_name = ""
-        if track.album:
-            album_name = getattr(track.album, "name")
+        album_name = track.album.name if track.album else ""
 
-        return {
-            "name": track.name,
+        metadata, path = self._get_track_metadata(track)
+        podcast = metadata_lib.is_podcast(
+            track.uri,
+            path=path,
+            metadata=metadata,
+            podcast_dirs=self.podcast_dirs,
+        )
+
+        name = track.name
+        track_number = track.track_no
+        if podcast:
+            name = metadata.get("title") or track.name
+            artists = metadata.get("artist") or artists
+            album_name = metadata.get("album") or album_name
+            track_number = metadata.get("track_number") or track.track_no
+
+        post_data = {
+            "name": name,
             "artist": artists,
             "album": album_name,
-            "track_number": track.track_no,
+            "track_number": track_number,
             "run_time_ticks": track.length,
             "run_time": str(duration),
             "playback_time_ticks": time_position,
             "musicbrainz_track_id": track.musicbrainz_id if track.album else "",
-            "musicbrainz_album_id": track.album.musicbrainz_id if track.album else "",
+            "musicbrainz_album_id": (
+                track.album.musicbrainz_id if track.album else ""
+            ),
             "musicbrainz_artist_id": musicbrainz_artist_id,
             "mopidy_uri": track.uri,
             "primary_artist_mopidy_uri": artists_list[0].uri,
+            "media_type": "podcast" if podcast else "track",
         }
 
+        if podcast:
+            post_data.update(self._build_podcast_data(track, metadata))
+
+        return post_data
+
     def _post_update_to_webhooks(self, post_data: dict, status: str):
         post_data["status"] = status
 
@@ -88,7 +183,9 @@ class WebhooksFrontend(pykka.ThreadingActor, CoreListener):
         duration = track.length and track.length // 1000 or 0
         time_position_sec = time_position // 1000
 
-        post_data = self._build_post_data(tl_track.track, time_position=time_position)
+        post_data = self._build_post_data(
+            tl_track.track, time_position=time_position
+        )
 
         if time_position_sec < duration // 2 and time_position_sec < 240:
             logger.debug(
@@ -108,15 +205,14 @@ class WebhooksFrontend(pykka.ThreadingActor, CoreListener):
         track = tl_track.track
         artists = ", ".join(sorted([a.name for a in track.artists]))
         duration = track.length and track.length // 1000 or 0
-        time_position_sec = time_position // 1000
 
-        post_data = self._build_post_data(tl_track.track, time_position=time_position)
+        post_data = self._build_post_data(
+            tl_track.track, time_position=time_position
+        )
 
         if self.last_start_time is None:
             self.last_start_time = int(time.time()) - duration
-        logger.info(
-            f"Scrobbling paused via webhooks: {artists} - {track.name}"
-        )
+        logger.info(f"Scrobbling paused via webhooks: {artists} - {track.name}")
 
         self._post_update_to_webhooks(post_data, "paused")
 
@@ -126,7 +222,9 @@ class WebhooksFrontend(pykka.ThreadingActor, CoreListener):
         artists = ", ".join(sorted([a.name for a in track.artists]))
         self.last_start_time = int(time.time())
         logger.debug(f"Now resuming track: {artists} - {track.name}")
-        post_data = self._build_post_data(tl_track.track, time_position=time_position)
+        post_data = self._build_post_data(
+            tl_track.track, time_position=time_position
+        )
 
         # Build post data to send to urls
         if not self.webhook_urls:
diff --git a/mopidy_webhooks/metadata.py b/mopidy_webhooks/metadata.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fde2980
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mopidy_webhooks/metadata.py
@@ -0,0 +1,309 @@
+import json
+import logging
+import os
+import re
+from typing import Any, Dict, Iterable, List, Optional
+from urllib.parse import unquote, urlparse
+from urllib.request import url2pathname
+
+try:
+    import mutagen
+except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover
+    mutagen = None
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+PODCAST_URI_PREFIX = "podcast+"
+
+_LOCAL_URI_TYPES = frozenset(
+    {"album", "artist", "directory", "image", "podcast", "track"}
+)
+
+_SIMPLE_TAG_KEYS = {
+    "title": ("title",),
+    "artist": ("artist", "albumartist"),
+    "album": ("album",),
+    "track_number": ("tracknumber",),
+    "date": ("date", "year"),
+    "genre": ("genre",),
+    "publisher": ("publisher", "organization"),
+    "language": ("language",),
+    "copyright": ("copyright",),
+}
+
+# Fields that are common in podcast files but not exposed by mutagen's
+# "easy" interface (notably the ID3 COMM frame holding the description).
+_RAW_TAG_KEYS = {
+    "comment": (
+        "comment",
+        "COMM::eng",
+        "COMM",
+        "description",
+        "desc",
+        "\xa9cmt",
+    ),
+    "website": ("website", "WXXX", "WOAR", "url", "\xa9url"),
+}
+
+_SIDECAR_KEYS = (
+    "feed_url",
+    "guid",
+    "episode_url",
+    "description",
+    "duration",
+    "image",
+)
+
+_DATE_RE = re.compile(r"(\d{4})(?:-(\d{2})(?:-(\d{2}))?)?")
+
+
+def parse_dirs(value: Any) -> List[str]:
+    """Split a comma-separated config value into a list of directories."""
+    if not value:
+        return []
+    if isinstance(value, (list, tuple)):
+        values = value
+    else:
+        values = str(value).split(",")
+    return [
+        str(directory).strip() for directory in values if str(directory).strip()
+    ]
+
+
+def split_podcast_uri(uri: Optional[str]) -> tuple:
+    """Split a ``podcast+<feed>#<guid>`` URI into its feed and guid parts."""
+    if not uri or not uri.startswith(PODCAST_URI_PREFIX):
+        return None, None
+    feed_url, _, guid = uri[len(PODCAST_URI_PREFIX) :].partition("#")
+    return feed_url or None, guid or None
+
+
+def _local_relative_path(uri: str) -> Optional[str]:
+    rest = uri.split(":", 1)[1] if ":" in uri else uri
+    if ":" in rest:
+        kind, relative = rest.split(":", 1)
+        if kind in _LOCAL_URI_TYPES:
+            return relative
+    return rest
+
+
+def resolve_media_path(
+    uri: Optional[str], media_dirs: Optional[Iterable[str]] = None
+) -> Optional[str]:
+    """Resolve a Mopidy track URI to a local filesystem path if possible."""
+    if not uri:
+        return None
+
+    parsed = urlparse(uri)
+    if parsed.scheme == "file":
+        path = url2pathname(parsed.path)
+        return path or None
+
+    if parsed.scheme != "local":
+        return None
+
+    relative = _local_relative_path(uri)
+    if not relative:
+        return None
+
+    relative = unquote(relative)
+    if os.path.isabs(relative):
+        return relative
+
+    directories = list(media_dirs or [])
+    for media_dir in directories:
+        candidate = os.path.join(media_dir, relative)
+        if os.path.exists(candidate):
+            return candidate
+
+    if directories:
+        return os.path.join(directories[0], relative)
+    return None
+
+
+def is_under(path: Optional[str], directories: Iterable[str]) -> bool:
+    """Return True when ``path`` lives under one of ``directories``."""
+    if not path:
+        return False
+    real_path = os.path.realpath(path)
+    for directory in directories:
+        real_dir = os.path.realpath(directory)
+        if real_path == real_dir or real_path.startswith(real_dir + os.sep):
+            return True
+    return False
+
+
+def _frame_text(frame: Any) -> Optional[str]:
+    text = getattr(frame, "text", None)
+    if text:
+        value = text[0] if isinstance(text, (list, tuple)) else text
+        return str(value).strip() or None
+    if isinstance(frame, (list, tuple)):
+        return str(frame[0]).strip() or None
+    return str(frame).strip() or None
+
+
+def _first_raw_tag_value(path: str, keys: Iterable[str]) -> Optional[str]:
+    if mutagen is None:
+        return None
+    try:
+        audio = mutagen.File(path)
+    except Exception:  # pragma: no cover - defensive against bad files
+        return None
+    tags = getattr(audio, "tags", None)
+    if not tags:
+        return None
+    for key in keys:
+        frame = None
+        try:
+            frame = tags.get(key)
+        except Exception:
+            frame = None
+        if frame is None and hasattr(tags, "getall"):
+            try:
+                frames = tags.getall(key)
+            except Exception:
+                frames = []
+            frame = frames[0] if frames else None
+        if frame is None:
+            continue
+        value = _frame_text(frame)
+        if value:
+            return value
+    return None
+
+
+def _first_tag_value(audio: Any, keys: Iterable[str]) -> Optional[str]:
+    for key in keys:
+        try:
+            value = audio.get(key)
+        except Exception:  # pragma: no cover - defensive against bad tags
+            continue
+        if not value:
+            continue
+        if isinstance(value, (list, tuple)):
+            value = value[0]
+        value = str(value).strip()
+        if value:
+            return value
+    return None
+
+
+def read_tags(path: Optional[str]) -> Dict[str, str]:
+    """Read normalized tags from an audio file with mutagen."""
+    if mutagen is None or not path or not os.path.isfile(path):
+        return {}
+
+    try:
+        audio = mutagen.File(path, easy=True)
+    except Exception:
+        logger.warning("Could not read audio tags from %s", path, exc_info=True)
+        return {}
+
+    if audio is None:
+        return {}
+
+    metadata: Dict[str, str] = {}
+    for field, keys in _SIMPLE_TAG_KEYS.items():
+        value = _first_tag_value(audio, keys)
+        if value:
+            metadata[field] = value
+
+    for field, keys in _RAW_TAG_KEYS.items():
+        if metadata.get(field):
+            continue
+        value = _first_raw_tag_value(path, keys)
+        if value:
+            metadata[field] = value
+
+    track_number = metadata.get("track_number")
+    if track_number:
+        metadata["track_number"] = track_number.split("/")[0].strip()
+
+    return metadata
+
+
+def sidecar_paths(path: str) -> List[str]:
+    """Return the candidate sidecar JSON paths for an audio file."""
+    stem, _ = os.path.splitext(path)
+    return [
+        stem + ".json",
+        os.path.join(
+            os.path.dirname(path), "metadata", os.path.basename(stem) + ".json"
+        ),
+    ]
+
+
+def read_sidecar_json(path: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    """Read a podcatcher/yt-dlp style sidecar JSON file if present."""
+    for candidate in sidecar_paths(path):
+        if not os.path.isfile(candidate):
+            continue
+        try:
+            with open(candidate, encoding="utf-8") as sidecar:
+                data = json.load(sidecar)
+        except (OSError, ValueError):
+            logger.warning("Could not read sidecar metadata from %s", candidate)
+            continue
+        if isinstance(data, dict):
+            return data
+    return {}
+
+
+def normalize_date(value: Any) -> str:
+    """Normalize a tag/sidecar date to a ``YYYY-MM-DD`` string when possible."""
+    if not value:
+        return ""
+    if hasattr(value, "strftime"):
+        return value.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+    match = _DATE_RE.search(str(value))
+    if not match or not match.group(2):
+        return ""
+    year, month, day = match.groups()
+    return "-".join((year, month, day or "01"))
+
+
+def read_metadata(path: Optional[str]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    """Read tags and sidecar metadata for a local media file.
+
+    Audio tags win for title/artist/album/genre, while the sidecar JSON is the
+    source for podcast specific fields such as the feed URL and episode guid.
+    """
+    if not path:
+        return {}
+
+    metadata: Dict[str, Any] = {}
+    sidecar = read_sidecar_json(path)
+    for key in _SIDECAR_KEYS:
+        value = sidecar.get(key)
+        if value:
+            metadata[key] = value
+    for field in ("title", "artist", "album", "date"):
+        value = sidecar.get(field)
+        if value:
+            metadata.setdefault(field, str(value))
+
+    metadata.update(
+        {key: value for key, value in read_tags(path).items() if value}
+    )
+
+    if sidecar.get("date"):
+        metadata["date"] = str(sidecar["date"])
+
+    return metadata
+
+
+def is_podcast(
+    uri: Optional[str],
+    path: Optional[str] = None,
+    metadata: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
+    podcast_dirs: Optional[Iterable[str]] = None,
+) -> bool:
+    """Best effort detection of podcast episodes."""
+    uri = uri or ""
+    if PODCAST_URI_PREFIX in uri or "podcast" in uri.lower():
+        return True
+    if path and is_under(path, podcast_dirs or []):
+        return True
+    metadata = metadata or {}
+    return bool(metadata.get("feed_url") or metadata.get("guid"))
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 6a82554..0812eea 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ author_email = colin@unbl.ink
 license = Apache License, Version 2.0
 license_file = LICENSE
 description = Mopidy extension for sending playback data to webhook urls
-long_description = file: README.rst
+long_description = file: README.md
+long_description_content_type = text/markdown
 classifiers =
     Environment :: No Input/Output (Daemon)
     Intended Audience :: End Users/Desktop
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ python_requires = >= 3.7
 install_requires =
     Mopidy >= 3.0.0
     Pykka >= 2.0.1
+    mutagen >= 1.45
     setuptools
 
 
diff --git a/tests/data/silence.mp3 b/tests/data/silence.mp3
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a90485e
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diff --git a/tests/test_extension.py b/tests/test_extension.py
index 24bb5ff..9e88f67 100644
--- a/tests/test_extension.py
+++ b/tests/test_extension.py
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ def test_get_default_config():
 
     assert "[webhooks]" in config
     assert "enabled = true" in config
-    assert "username =" in config
-    assert "password =" in config
+    assert "urls =" in config
+    assert "media_dirs =" in config
+    assert "podcast_dirs =" in config
 
 
 def test_get_config_schema():
@@ -20,8 +21,10 @@ def test_get_config_schema():
 
     schema = ext.get_config_schema()
 
-    assert "username" in schema
-    assert "password" in schema
+    assert "urls" in schema
+    assert "tokens" in schema
+    assert "media_dirs" in schema
+    assert "podcast_dirs" in schema
 
 
 def test_setup():
diff --git a/tests/test_frontend.py b/tests/test_frontend.py
index 156e71b..43c5615 100644
--- a/tests/test_frontend.py
+++ b/tests/test_frontend.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import pytest
 
 from mopidy import models
 from mopidy_webhooks import frontend as frontend_lib
+from mopidy_webhooks import metadata as metadata_lib
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
@@ -12,13 +13,41 @@ def frontend():
         "webhooks": {
             "urls": "http://127.0.0.1/receiver/,http://127.0.0.1/receiver/two/",
             "tokens": "secrettoken,anotherone",
+            "media_dirs": "",
+            "podcast_dirs": "",
         }
     }
     core = mock.sentinel.core
     return frontend_lib.WebhooksFrontend(config, core)
 
 
-def test_on_start_creates_lastfm_network(pylast_mock, frontend):
+@pytest.fixture
+def track():
+    return models.Track(
+        uri="local:track:Sublime%20-%20Sublime/Disc%201%20-%2004%20-%20Same%20in%20the%20End.mp3",
+        name="Same in the End",
+        artists=[models.Artist(name="Sublime", uri="local:artist:md5:abc")],
+        album=models.Album(name="Sublime"),
+        track_no=4,
+        length=156604,
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def podcast_track():
+    return models.Track(
+        uri="local:podcast:TED%20Talks/2026-09-22_Do%20the%20hard%20thing.mp3",
+        name="2026-09-22_Do the hard thing",
+        artists=[models.Artist(name="TED Talks Daily")],
+        album=models.Album(name="TED Talks Daily"),
+        length=1800000,
+    )
+
+
+def test_on_start_parses_urls_tokens_and_dirs(frontend):
+    frontend.config["webhooks"]["media_dirs"] = "/media,/srv/media"
+    frontend.config["webhooks"]["podcast_dirs"] = "/media/podcasts"
+
     frontend.on_start()
 
     assert frontend.webhook_urls == [
@@ -26,144 +55,176 @@ def test_on_start_creates_lastfm_network(pylast_mock, frontend):
         "http://127.0.0.1/receiver/two/",
     ]
     assert frontend.webhook_tokens == ["secrettoken", "anotherone"]
+    assert frontend.media_dirs == ["/media", "/srv/media"]
+    assert frontend.podcast_dirs == ["/media/podcasts"]
 
 
-def test_on_start_stops_actor_on_error(pylast_mock, frontend):
-    pylast_mock.NetworkError = pylast.NetworkError
-    pylast_mock.LastFMNetwork.side_effect = pylast.NetworkError(None, "foo")
-    frontend.stop = mock.Mock()
+def test_build_post_data_for_track(frontend, track):
+    post_data = frontend._build_post_data(track, time_position=0)
 
+    assert post_data["name"] == "Same in the End"
+    assert post_data["artist"] == "Sublime"
+    assert post_data["album"] == "Sublime"
+    assert post_data["track_number"] == 4
+    assert post_data["run_time"] == "156"
+    assert post_data["media_type"] == "track"
+    assert "podcast_name" not in post_data
+
+
+def test_build_post_data_for_podcast_prefers_tags(
+    frontend, podcast_track, monkeypatch
+):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        metadata_lib,
+        "resolve_media_path",
+        lambda uri, dirs: "/media/podcasts/ep.mp3",
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        metadata_lib,
+        "read_metadata",
+        lambda path: {
+            "title": "#564: EVE Online Departs for Python 3",
+            "artist": "Michael Kennedy",
+            "album": "Talk Python To Me",
+            "track_number": "564",
+            "date": "2026-09-11T15:46:15",
+            "comment": "A great episode",
+            "feed_url": "https://talkpython.fm/episodes/rss",
+            "guid": "talk-python-564",
+            "episode_url": "https://talkpython.fm/564",
+            "duration": 4071,
+        },
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        metadata_lib, "is_podcast", lambda uri, **kwargs: "podcast" in uri
+    )
+
+    post_data = frontend._build_post_data(podcast_track, time_position=0)
+
+    assert post_data["media_type"] == "podcast"
+    assert post_data["name"] == "#564: EVE Online Departs for Python 3"
+    assert post_data["artist"] == "Michael Kennedy"
+    assert post_data["album"] == "Talk Python To Me"
+    assert post_data["track_number"] == "564"
+    assert post_data["podcast_name"] == "Talk Python To Me"
+    assert post_data["podcast_producer"] == "Michael Kennedy"
+    assert post_data["podcast_feed_url"] == "https://talkpython.fm/episodes/rss"
+    assert post_data["podcast_description"] == "A great episode"
+    assert post_data["episode_num"] == 564
+    assert post_data["pub_date"] == "2026-09-11"
+    assert post_data["episode_url"] == "https://talkpython.fm/564"
+    assert post_data["episode_guid"] == "talk-python-564"
+    assert post_data["duration_seconds"] == 4071
+
+
+def test_build_post_data_for_podcast_falls_back_to_track(
+    frontend, podcast_track
+):
+    post_data = frontend._build_post_data(podcast_track, time_position=0)
+
+    assert post_data["media_type"] == "podcast"
+    assert post_data["name"] == podcast_track.name
+    assert post_data["podcast_name"] == "TED Talks Daily"
+    assert post_data["podcast_producer"] == "TED Talks Daily"
+    assert post_data["podcast_feed_url"] == ""
+
+
+def test_build_post_data_for_remote_podcast_uri(frontend):
+    track = models.Track(
+        uri="podcast+https://feeds.npr.org/510318/podcast.xml#85b9c4c4-guid",
+        name="UN General Assembly Week",
+        artists=[models.Artist(name="NPR")],
+        album=models.Album(name="Up First"),
+        length=900000,
+    )
+
+    post_data = frontend._build_post_data(track, time_position=0)
+
+    assert post_data["media_type"] == "podcast"
+    assert post_data["podcast_name"] == "Up First"
+    assert (
+        post_data["podcast_feed_url"]
+        == "https://feeds.npr.org/510318/podcast.xml"
+    )
+    assert post_data["episode_guid"] == "85b9c4c4-guid"
+
+
+@mock.patch("mopidy_webhooks.frontend.requests.post")
+def test_track_playback_started_posts_started(mock_post, frontend, track):
     frontend.on_start()
 
-    frontend.stop.assert_called_with()
+    frontend.track_playback_started(models.TlTrack(track=track, tlid=1))
+
+    assert mock_post.call_count == 2
+    first_call = mock_post.call_args_list[0]
+    assert first_call.args[0] == "http://127.0.0.1/receiver/"
+    assert first_call.kwargs["headers"] == {
+        "Authorization": "Token secrettoken"
+    }
+    assert '"status": "started"' in first_call.kwargs["json"]
 
 
-def test_track_playback_started_updates_now_playing(pylast_mock, frontend):
-    frontend.lastfm = mock.Mock(spec=pylast.LastFMNetwork)
-    artists = [models.Artist(name="ABC"), models.Artist(name="XYZ")]
-    album = models.Album(name="The Collection")
+@mock.patch("mopidy_webhooks.frontend.requests.post")
+def test_track_playback_ended_scrobbles_played_track(
+    mock_post, frontend, track
+):
+    frontend.on_start()
+
+    frontend.track_playback_ended(models.TlTrack(track=track, tlid=1), 150000)
+
+    assert mock_post.call_count == 2
+    assert '"status": "stopped"' in mock_post.call_args.kwargs["json"]
+
+
+@mock.patch("mopidy_webhooks.frontend.requests.post")
+def test_does_not_scrobble_if_played_less_than_half(mock_post, frontend, track):
+    frontend.on_start()
+
+    frontend.track_playback_ended(models.TlTrack(track=track, tlid=1), 60432)
+
+    assert mock_post.call_count == 0
+
+
+@mock.patch("mopidy_webhooks.frontend.requests.post")
+def test_track_playback_paused_and_resumed_post(mock_post, frontend, track):
+    frontend.on_start()
+
+    frontend.track_playback_paused(models.TlTrack(track=track, tlid=1), 15000)
+    frontend.track_playback_resumed(models.TlTrack(track=track, tlid=1), 15000)
+
+    statuses = [call.kwargs["json"] for call in mock_post.call_args_list]
+    assert any('"status": "paused"' in payload for payload in statuses)
+    assert any('"status": "resumed"' in payload for payload in statuses)
+
+
+@mock.patch("mopidy_webhooks.frontend.requests.post")
+def test_no_urls_configured_posts_nothing(mock_post, frontend, track):
+    frontend.on_start()
+    frontend.webhook_urls = []
+
+    frontend.track_playback_started(models.TlTrack(track=track, tlid=1))
+
+    assert mock_post.call_count == 0
+
+
+def test_metadata_cache_avoids_repeated_reads(frontend, monkeypatch, tmp_path):
+    media_file = tmp_path / "song.mp3"
+    media_file.write_bytes(b"data")
+    frontend.media_dirs = [str(tmp_path)]
     track = models.Track(
-        name="One Two Three",
-        artists=artists,
-        album=album,
-        track_no=3,
-        length=180432,
-        musicbrainz_id="123-456",
+        uri=f"local:track:{media_file.name}",
+        name="Song",
+        artists=[models.Artist(name="Someone", uri="local:artist:someone")],
+        length=180000,
     )
-    tl_track = models.TlTrack(track=track, tlid=17)
-
-    frontend.track_playback_started(tl_track)
-
-    frontend.lastfm.update_now_playing.assert_called_with(
-        "ABC, XYZ",
-        "One Two Three",
-        duration="180",
-        album="The Collection",
-        track_number="3",
-        mbid="123-456",
+    reads = []
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        metadata_lib,
+        "read_metadata",
+        lambda path: reads.append(path) or {"title": "Tagged"},
     )
 
+    frontend._build_post_data(track, time_position=0)
+    frontend._build_post_data(track, time_position=1000)
 
-def test_track_playback_started_has_default_values(pylast_mock, frontend):
-    frontend.lastfm = mock.Mock(spec=pylast.LastFMNetwork)
-    track = models.Track()
-    tl_track = models.TlTrack(track=track, tlid=17)
-
-    frontend.track_playback_started(tl_track)
-
-    frontend.lastfm.update_now_playing.assert_called_with(
-        "", "", duration="0", album="", track_number="0", mbid=""
-    )
-
-
-def test_track_playback_started_catches_pylast_error(pylast_mock, frontend):
-    frontend.lastfm = mock.Mock(spec=pylast.LastFMNetwork)
-    pylast_mock.NetworkError = pylast.NetworkError
-    frontend.lastfm.update_now_playing.side_effect = pylast.NetworkError(
-        None, "foo"
-    )
-    track = models.Track()
-    tl_track = models.TlTrack(track=track, tlid=17)
-
-    frontend.track_playback_started(tl_track)
-
-
-def test_track_playback_ended_scrobbles_played_track(pylast_mock, frontend):
-    frontend.last_start_time = 123
-    frontend.lastfm = mock.Mock(spec=pylast.LastFMNetwork)
-    artists = [models.Artist(name="ABC"), models.Artist(name="XYZ")]
-    album = models.Album(name="The Collection")
-    track = models.Track(
-        name="One Two Three",
-        artists=artists,
-        album=album,
-        track_no=3,
-        length=180432,
-        musicbrainz_id="123-456",
-    )
-    tl_track = models.TlTrack(track=track, tlid=17)
-
-    frontend.track_playback_ended(tl_track, 150000)
-
-    frontend.lastfm.scrobble.assert_called_with(
-        "ABC, XYZ",
-        "One Two Three",
-        "123",
-        duration="180",
-        album="The Collection",
-        track_number="3",
-        mbid="123-456",
-    )
-
-
-def test_track_playback_ended_has_default_values(pylast_mock, frontend):
-    frontend.last_start_time = 123
-    frontend.lastfm = mock.Mock(spec=pylast.LastFMNetwork)
-    track = models.Track(length=180432)
-    tl_track = models.TlTrack(track=track, tlid=17)
-
-    frontend.track_playback_ended(tl_track, 150000)
-
-    frontend.lastfm.scrobble.assert_called_with(
-        "", "", "123", duration="180", album="", track_number="0", mbid=""
-    )
-
-
-def test_does_not_scrobble_tracks_shorter_than_30_sec(pylast_mock, frontend):
-    frontend.lastfm = mock.Mock(spec=pylast.LastFMNetwork)
-    track = models.Track(length=20432)
-    tl_track = models.TlTrack(track=track, tlid=17)
-
-    frontend.track_playback_ended(tl_track, 20432)
-
-    assert frontend.lastfm.scrobble.call_count == 0
-
-
-def test_does_not_scrobble_if_played_less_than_half(pylast_mock, frontend):
-    frontend.lastfm = mock.Mock(spec=pylast.LastFMNetwork)
-    track = models.Track(length=180432)
-    tl_track = models.TlTrack(track=track, tlid=17)
-
-    frontend.track_playback_ended(tl_track, 60432)
-
-    assert frontend.lastfm.scrobble.call_count == 0
-
-
-def test_does_scrobble_if_played_not_half_but_240_sec(pylast_mock, frontend):
-    frontend.lastfm = mock.Mock(spec=pylast.LastFMNetwork)
-    track = models.Track(length=880432)
-    tl_track = models.TlTrack(track=track, tlid=17)
-
-    frontend.track_playback_ended(tl_track, 241432)
-
-    assert frontend.lastfm.scrobble.call_count == 1
-
-
-def test_track_playback_ended_catches_pylast_error(pylast_mock, frontend):
-    frontend.lastfm = mock.Mock(spec=pylast.LastFMNetwork)
-    pylast_mock.NetworkError = pylast.NetworkError
-    frontend.lastfm.scrobble.side_effect = pylast.NetworkError(None, "foo")
-    track = models.Track(length=180432)
-    tl_track = models.TlTrack(track=track, tlid=17)
-
-    frontend.track_playback_ended(tl_track, 150000)
+    assert len(reads) == 1
diff --git a/tests/test_metadata.py b/tests/test_metadata.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b98917
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_metadata.py
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+import json
+import shutil
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+from mutagen import File as MutagenFile
+from mutagen.id3 import COMM, WXXX
+
+from mopidy_webhooks import metadata
+
+DATA_DIR = Path(__file__).parent / "data"
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def tagged_episode(tmp_path):
+    episode = tmp_path / "2026-09-22 Episode One.mp3"
+    shutil.copy(DATA_DIR / "silence.mp3", episode)
+    audio = MutagenFile(episode, easy=True)
+    audio["title"] = ["Episode One"]
+    audio["artist"] = ["Jane Host"]
+    audio["album"] = ["The Test Podcast"]
+    audio["tracknumber"] = ["42"]
+    audio["date"] = ["2026-09-22"]
+    audio["genre"] = ["Technology"]
+    audio.save()
+
+    raw = MutagenFile(episode)
+    raw.tags.add(
+        COMM(encoding=3, lang="eng", desc="", text="A tag description")
+    )
+    raw.tags.add(WXXX(encoding=3, desc="", url="https://example.com/episode"))
+    raw.save()
+    return episode
+
+
+def test_resolve_media_path_for_file_uri(tagged_episode):
+    path = metadata.resolve_media_path(tagged_episode.as_uri(), [])
+
+    assert path == str(tagged_episode)
+
+
+def test_resolve_media_path_for_local_uri(tagged_episode, tmp_path):
+    uri = f"local:podcast:{tagged_episode.name}"
+
+    path = metadata.resolve_media_path(uri, [str(tmp_path)])
+
+    assert path == str(tagged_episode)
+
+
+def test_resolve_media_path_for_local_track_uri(tagged_episode, tmp_path):
+    uri = f"local:track:{tagged_episode.name}"
+
+    path = metadata.resolve_media_path(uri, [str(tmp_path)])
+
+    assert path == str(tagged_episode)
+
+
+def test_resolve_media_path_percent_decodes_uri(tagged_episode, tmp_path):
+    uri = "local:podcast:2026-09-22%20Episode%20One.mp3"
+
+    path = metadata.resolve_media_path(uri, [str(tmp_path)])
+
+    assert path == str(tagged_episode)
+
+
+def test_resolve_media_path_returns_none_for_remote_uri():
+    assert metadata.resolve_media_path("spotify:track:123", []) is None
+    assert (
+        metadata.resolve_media_path("podcast+https://example.com/feed#1", [])
+        is None
+    )
+    assert metadata.resolve_media_path("", []) is None
+
+
+def test_read_tags_returns_normalized_metadata(tagged_episode):
+    tags = metadata.read_tags(str(tagged_episode))
+
+    assert tags["title"] == "Episode One"
+    assert tags["artist"] == "Jane Host"
+    assert tags["album"] == "The Test Podcast"
+    assert tags["track_number"] == "42"
+    assert tags["date"] == "2026-09-22"
+    assert tags["genre"] == "Technology"
+    assert tags["comment"] == "A tag description"
+    assert tags["website"] == "https://example.com/episode"
+
+
+def test_read_tags_handles_missing_file():
+    assert metadata.read_tags("/does/not/exist.mp3") == {}
+    assert metadata.read_tags(None) == {}
+
+
+def test_read_sidecar_json_prefers_same_directory(tagged_episode):
+    sidecar = tagged_episode.with_suffix(".json")
+    sidecar.write_text(json.dumps({"feed_url": "https://example.com/feed"}))
+
+    data = metadata.read_sidecar_json(str(tagged_episode))
+
+    assert data["feed_url"] == "https://example.com/feed"
+
+
+def test_read_metadata_merges_sidecar_and_tags(tagged_episode, tmp_path):
+    metadata_dir = tmp_path / "metadata"
+    metadata_dir.mkdir()
+    sidecar = metadata_dir / f"{tagged_episode.stem}.json"
+    sidecar.write_text(
+        json.dumps(
+            {
+                "title": "Sidecar Title",
+                "date": "2026-09-21T10:00:00",
+                "feed_url": "https://example.com/feed",
+                "guid": "episode-guid",
+                "episode_url": "https://example.com/episode.mp3",
+                "description": "A sidecar description",
+                "duration": 1234,
+            }
+        )
+    )
+
+    data = metadata.read_metadata(str(tagged_episode))
+
+    assert data["title"] == "Episode One"
+    assert data["artist"] == "Jane Host"
+    assert data["album"] == "The Test Podcast"
+    assert data["feed_url"] == "https://example.com/feed"
+    assert data["guid"] == "episode-guid"
+    assert data["episode_url"] == "https://example.com/episode.mp3"
+    assert data["description"] == "A sidecar description"
+    assert data["duration"] == 1234
+    assert data["date"] == "2026-09-21T10:00:00"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "value,expected",
+    [
+        ("2026-09-22", "2026-09-22"),
+        ("2026-09-22T10:00:00", "2026-09-22"),
+        ("2026-09", "2026-09-01"),
+        ("2026", ""),
+        ("", ""),
+        ("not a date", ""),
+    ],
+)
+def test_normalize_date(value, expected):
+    assert metadata.normalize_date(value) == expected
+
+
+def test_normalize_date_handles_date_objects():
+    import datetime
+
+    assert metadata.normalize_date(datetime.date(2026, 9, 22)) == "2026-09-22"
+
+
+def test_split_podcast_uri():
+    feed, guid = metadata.split_podcast_uri(
+        "podcast+https://feed.example/rss#abc"
+    )
+
+    assert feed == "https://feed.example/rss"
+    assert guid == "abc"
+    assert metadata.split_podcast_uri("local:track:foo.mp3") == (None, None)
+
+
+def test_parse_dirs():
+    assert metadata.parse_dirs("/a, /b ,, ") == ["/a", "/b"]
+    assert metadata.parse_dirs("") == []
+    assert metadata.parse_dirs(None) == []
+    assert metadata.parse_dirs(["/a", "/b"]) == ["/a", "/b"]
+
+
+def test_is_podcast_detection(tagged_episode, tmp_path):
+    assert metadata.is_podcast("local:podcast:foo.mp3")
+    assert metadata.is_podcast("podcast+https://feed.example/rss#abc")
+    assert metadata.is_podcast("file:///media/podcasts/foo.mp3")
+    assert metadata.is_podcast(
+        "file:///tmp/foo.mp3",
+        path=str(tagged_episode),
+        podcast_dirs=[str(tmp_path)],
+    )
+    assert metadata.is_podcast(
+        "file:///tmp/foo.mp3", path="/tmp/foo.mp3", metadata={"feed_url": "x"}
+    )
+    assert not metadata.is_podcast(
+        "local:track:Artist/Album/01%20Song.mp3",
+        path="/tmp/song.mp3",
+    )
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 565e27a..69b6a3e 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [tox]
-envlist = py37, py38, py39, check-manifest, flake8
+envlist = py310, py311, py312, py313, check-manifest, flake8
 
 [testenv]
 sitepackages = true
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ deps = .[test]
 commands =
     python -m pytest \
         --basetemp={envtmpdir} \
-        --cov=mopidy_webhooks--cov-report=term-missing \
+        --cov=mopidy_webhooks --cov-report=term-missing \
         {posargs}
 
 [testenv:check-manifest]