SceneF — California, Florida and Hawaii Movie Showtimes

Check what is still on tonight

scenef_now

Read-onlyIdempotent

Use this for a quick check of what is still on tonight on one board: how many screenings tonight, the next 5 showtimes with venue/time/film, when the data was generated and which theaters' listings may be out of date. Called with no region it also lists every board id with its place and timezone. Read-only: the call itself records nothing. SceneF does not sell, hold or book tickets. Ticket links are https://scenef.com/go/{id} redirects to the theater's own site or the ticket seller it uses (a link to a showtime that is gone lands back on SceneF); whoever follows one, a person or a client, is logged once anonymously (time, the screening with its film and theater, client type, browser family, referring site, link source tag, and whether the showtime was gone; no IP address, cookie or account) and forwarded. Every emitted showtime carries confidence, source tier, reporting sources and verified_at.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`region`	No	Which regional board to read: a board id such as "sf", "oahu" or "miami", not a city name ("Honolulu" or "Chicago" is rejected). Omitted means "sf" (San Francisco); it is never inferred from where you are. For a city, ZIP or neighborhood call scenef_resolve_board first; scenef_now with no region lists every id. An unknown region is an error, not a fallback.
`response_format`	No	Output size. "concise" (default) is tight text plus a structured summary. In whats_playing, each film has the total showtime_count, next_showtime, and a showtimes array containing only that next screening; "detailed" adds showtime rows with ids, ticket urls and accuracy metadata, about 200 across the answer. film_details and search_showtimes return the 40 nearest showtimes in "concise" and up to 200 in "detailed". showtime_count is always the total and showtimes_complete says whether the array is all of it; narrow by date or theater for the rest.

Output Schema

TableJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`boards`	No
`region`	Yes
`sources`	Yes
`night_of`	Yes
`timezone`	Yes
`data_as_of`	Yes
`is_tonight`	Yes
`attribution`	Yes
`region_name`	Yes
`accuracy_url`	Yes
`next_curtains`	Yes
`still_to_come`	Yes
`screenings_tonight`	Yes

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

Changed4 schema fields changedOct 2, 2026

changedInput schema / properties / region / description

Previous value: -"Which regional board to read, e.g. \"sf\", \"oahu\", \"sacramento\". Omitted means the default board — it is never inferred from where you are. Call scenef_now for the full list; an unknown region is an error, not a fallback."New value: +"Which regional board to read: a board id such as \"sf\", \"oahu\" or \"miami\", not a city name (\"Honolulu\" or \"Chicago\" is rejected). Omitted means \"sf\" (San Francisco); it is never inferred from where you are. For a city, ZIP or neighborhood call scenef_resolve_board first; scenef_now with no region lists every id. An unknown region is an error, not a fallback."

addedInput schema / properties / region / maxLength
```
Added value: +120
```

changedInput schema / properties / response_format / description

Previous value: -"Output size. \"concise\" (default) is tight text plus a structured summary. In whats_playing, each film has the total showtime_count, next_showtime, and a showtimes array containing only that next screening; showtimes_complete says whether the array is exhaustive. \"detailed\" includes all selected showtime rows with ids, ticket urls, and accuracy metadata. Use scenef_search_showtimes for all times for one film or theatre."New value: +"Output size. \"concise\" (default) is tight text plus a structured summary. In whats_playing, each film has the total showtime_count, next_showtime, and a showtimes array containing only that next screening; \"detailed\" adds showtime rows with ids, ticket urls and accuracy metadata, about 200 across the answer. film_details and search_showtimes return the 40 nearest showtimes in \"concise\" and up to 200 in \"detailed\". showtime_count is always the total and showtimes_complete says whether the array is all of it; narrow by date or theater for the rest."

changedOutput schema / required

Previous value: -[
-  "data_as_of",
-  "attribution",
-  "accuracy_url",
-  "region",
-  "region_name",
-  "timezone",
-  "night_of",
-  "is_tonight",
-  "screenings_tonight",
-  "still_to_come",
-  "next_curtains",
-  "boards",
-  "sources"
-]New value: +[
+  "data_as_of",
+  "attribution",
+  "accuracy_url",
+  "region",
+  "region_name",
+  "timezone",
+  "night_of",
+  "is_tonight",
+  "screenings_tonight",
+  "still_to_come",
+  "next_curtains",
+  "sources"
+]

Changed9 schema fields changedSep 18, 2026

changedInput schema / properties / response_format / description

Previous value: -"Output size. \"concise\" (default) is tight text plus a structured summary — on list-shaped tools each film carries showtime_count and next_showtime, but NOT the full showtimes array. \"detailed\" adds the per-showtime rows with ids, ticket urls, and accuracy metadata. Concise measures ~10KB where detailed measures ~69KB, so ask for detailed when you need the rows and scenef_search_showtimes when you need them for one film or theatre."New value: +"Output size. \"concise\" (default) is tight text plus a structured summary. In whats_playing, each film has the total showtime_count, next_showtime, and a showtimes array containing only that next screening; showtimes_complete says whether the array is exhaustive. \"detailed\" includes all selected showtime rows with ids, ticket urls, and accuracy metadata. Use scenef_search_showtimes for all times for one film or theatre."

addedOutput schema / properties / next_curtains / items / properties / calendar_url
```
Added value: +{
+  "type": "string"
+}
```

addedOutput schema / properties / next_curtains / items / properties / confidence

Added value: +{
+  "anyOf": [
+    {
+      "enum": [
+        "venue-published",
+        "corroborated",
+        "single-source",
+        "disputed"
+      ],
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "null"
+    }
+  ]
+}

addedOutput schema / properties / next_curtains / items / properties / freshness

Added value: +{
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "properties": {
+    "age_hours": {
+      "anyOf": [
+        {
+          "type": "number"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "null"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    "retained": {
+      "type": "boolean"
+    },
+    "source_status": {
+      "enum": [
+        "ok",
+        "held",
+        "failed",
+        "unknown"
+      ],
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "stale_after_hours": {
+      "type": "number"
+    },
+    "status": {
+      "enum": [
+        "current",
+        "stale",
+        "unknown"
+      ],
+      "type": "string"
+    }
+  },
+  "required": [
+    "status",
+    "age_hours",
+    "stale_after_hours",
+    "retained",
+    "source_status"
+  ],
+  "type": "object"
+}

addedOutput schema / properties / next_curtains / items / properties / note
```
Added value: +{
+  "type": "string"
+}
```
addedOutput schema / properties / next_curtains / items / properties / source_tier
```
Added value: +{
+  "type": "string"
+}
```

addedOutput schema / properties / next_curtains / items / properties / sources

Added value: +{
+  "items": {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  "type": "array"
+}

addedOutput schema / properties / next_curtains / items / properties / verified_at

Added value: +{
+  "anyOf": [
+    {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "null"
+    }
+  ]
+}

changedOutput schema / properties / next_curtains / items / required

Previous value: -[
-  "screening_id",
-  "venue",
-  "starts_at",
-  "night_of",
-  "local_time",
-  "tags",
-  "ticket_url",
-  "film"
-]New value: +[
+  "screening_id",
+  "venue",
+  "starts_at",
+  "night_of",
+  "local_time",
+  "tags",
+  "ticket_url",
+  "calendar_url",
+  "confidence",
+  "source_tier",
+  "sources",
+  "verified_at",
+  "film"
+]

Changed1 schema field changedSep 8, 2026

changedInput schema / properties / response_format / description

Previous value: -"Output size: \"concise\" (default) for tight text lines, \"detailed\" to add ids, per-showtime ticket urls, and extra metadata."New value: +"Output size. \"concise\" (default) is tight text plus a structured summary — on list-shaped tools each film carries showtime_count and next_showtime, but NOT the full showtimes array. \"detailed\" adds the per-showtime rows with ids, ticket urls, and accuracy metadata. Concise measures ~10KB where detailed measures ~69KB, so ask for detailed when you need the rows and scenef_search_showtimes when you need them for one film or theatre."

Changed6 schema fields changedSep 6, 2026

addedInput schema / properties / region

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Which regional board to read, e.g. \"sf\", \"oahu\", \"sacramento\". Omitted means the default board — it is never inferred from where you are. Call scenef_now for the full list; an unknown region is an error, not a fallback.",
+  "type": "string"
+}

addedOutput schema / properties / boards

Added value: +{
+  "items": {
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "properties": {
+      "name": {
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "region": {
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "timezone": {
+        "type": "string"
+      }
+    },
+    "required": [
+      "region",
+      "name",
+      "timezone"
+    ],
+    "type": "object"
+  },
+  "type": "array"
+}

addedOutput schema / properties / region
```
Added value: +{
+  "type": "string"
+}
```
addedOutput schema / properties / region_name
```
Added value: +{
+  "type": "string"
+}
```
addedOutput schema / properties / timezone
```
Added value: +{
+  "type": "string"
+}
```

changedOutput schema / required

Previous value: -[
-  "data_as_of",
-  "attribution",
-  "accuracy_url",
-  "night_of",
-  "is_tonight",
-  "screenings_tonight",
-  "still_to_come",
-  "next_curtains",
-  "sources"
-]New value: +[
+  "data_as_of",
+  "attribution",
+  "accuracy_url",
+  "region",
+  "region_name",
+  "timezone",
+  "night_of",
+  "is_tonight",
+  "screenings_tonight",
+  "still_to_come",
+  "next_curtains",
+  "boards",
+  "sources"
+]

Changed1 schema field changedAug 22, 2026

changedOutput schema / (root)

Previous value: -nullNew value: +{
+  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "properties": {
+    "accuracy_url": {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "attribution": {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "data_as_of": {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "is_tonight": {
+      "type": "boolean"
+    },
+    "next_curtains": {
+      "items": {
+        "additionalProperties": {},
+        "properties": {
+          "film": {
+            "anyOf": [
+              {
+                "additionalProperties": {},
+                "properties": {
+                  "directors": {
+                    "items": {
+                      "type": "string"
+                    },
+                    "type": "array"
+                  },
+                  "genres": {
+                    "items": {
+                      "type": "string"
+                    },
+                    "type": "array"
+                  },
+                  "key": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                  },
+                  "runtime_min": {
+                    "anyOf": [
+                      {
+                        "type": "number"
+                      },
+                      {
+                        "type": "null"
+                      }
+                    ]
+                  },
+                  "slug": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                  },
+                  "title": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                  },
+                  "url": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                  },
+                  "year": {
+                    "anyOf": [
+                      {
+                        "type": "number"
+                      },
+                      {
+                        "type": "null"
+                      }
+                    ]
+                  }
+                },
+                "required": [
+                  "key",
+                  "slug",
+                  "title",
+                  "year",
+                  "runtime_min",
+                  "genres",
+                  "directors",
+                  "url"
+                ],
+                "type": "object"
+              },
+              {
+                "type": "null"
+              }
+            ]
+          },
+          "local_time": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "night_of": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "screening_id": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "starts_at": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "tags": {
+            "items": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "type": "array"
+          },
+          "ticket_url": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "venue": {
+            "additionalProperties": {},
+            "properties": {
+              "name": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "neighborhood": {
+                "anyOf": [
+                  {
+                    "type": "string"
+                  },
+                  {
+                    "type": "null"
+                  }
+                ]
+              },
+              "short": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "venue_id": {
+                "type": "string"
+              }
+            },
+            "required": [
+              "venue_id",
+              "name",
+              "short",
+              "neighborhood"
+            ],
+            "type": "object"
+          }
+        },
+        "required": [
+          "screening_id",
+          "venue",
+          "starts_at",
+          "night_of",
+          "local_time",
+          "tags",
+          "ticket_url",
+          "film"
+        ],
+        "type": "object"
+      },
+      "type": "array"
+    },
+    "night_of": {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "screenings_tonight": {
+      "type": "number"
+    },
+    "sources": {
+      "additionalProperties": {},
+      "properties": {
+        "healthy": {
+          "type": "number"
+        },
+        "total": {
+          "type": "number"
+        }
+      },
+      "required": [
+        "healthy",
+        "total"
+      ],
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    "still_to_come": {
+      "type": "number"
+    }
+  },
+  "required": [
+    "data_as_of",
+    "attribution",
+    "accuracy_url",
+    "night_of",
+    "is_tonight",
+    "screenings_tonight",
+    "still_to_come",
+    "next_curtains",
+    "sources"
+  ],
+  "type": "object"
+}

First observedAug 11, 2026

TDQS

A4/5.0

Behavior4/5

Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?

Annotations already cover read-only/idempotent/no-destructive, but the description adds real value: that the call itself records nothing, that emitted showtimes carry confidence, source tier, reporting sources and verified_at, and that stale theaters may be listed. The long ticket-link logging passage describes what happens when a link is followed, which is adjacent to this call rather than about it, and pagination/limits are not addressed.

Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.

Conciseness3/5

Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?

The opening sentence is well front-loaded, but the middle section on ticket link redirects, anonymous link click logging (time, film, theater, client type, browser family, referring site, tag, gone-showtime flag, no IP/cookie/account) is disproportionate to a read tool and dilutes the core message.

Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.

Completeness4/5

Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?

With an output schema present, return structure needn't be explained, and the description still front-loads the shaped responses and staleness caveats. The gaps are minor: no guidance on result limits or how often the underlying data refreshes.

Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.

Parameters3/5

Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?

Schema description coverage is 100%, so the schema already documents region (board id, not city, default 'sf', error on unknown) and response_format (concise vs detailed). The description's only additional parameter fact is that a region-less call lists every board id with place and timezone, which is a marginal increment over the schema baseline.

Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.

Purpose5/5

Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?

States a specific verb and resource ('quick check of what is still on tonight on one board') and enumerates exactly what comes back: screening count, next 5 showtimes with venue/time/film, data generation time, and stale listings. The 'one board' framing plus the no-region board-listing behavior separates it from broad search siblings.

Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.

Usage Guidelines4/5

Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?

'Use this for a quick check of what is still on tonight' gives a clear selection context, and the region parameter doc routes city/ZIP/neighborhood lookups to scenef_resolve_board first. It stops short of naming when to prefer scenef_search_showtimes or scenef_whats_playing instead, so no explicit exclusions.

Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.

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