SceneF — California, Florida and Hawaii Movie Showtimes

Plan a movie night

scenef_plan_movie_night

Read-only

The concierge: give it a window and a taste profile and it returns 2-4 complete plans — film + specific showtime + theater + why it fits — each with ticket and calendar links, plus one wildcard pick outside the stated genres. Rankings are pure preference-fit; never pay-ranked. Every emitted showtime carries confidence, source tier, reporting sources and verified_at. In whats_playing, "concise" gives the total showtime_count and one next screening in showtimes; showtimes_complete identifies a partial array. "detailed" includes the full array.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description
`when`	No	When to look: "tonight" (default), "tomorrow", "weekend" (Fri/Sat/Sun of the current week), or a YYYY-MM-DD date.
`region`	No	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.
`party_size`	No	How many people are going.
`preferences`	No	Bring-your-own taste profile. Everything here tilts the ranking and degrades gracefully EXCEPT time_after/time_before, which are hard bounds.
`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; 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.

Output Schema

TableJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`note`	Yes
`plans`	Yes
`nights`	Yes
`region`	Yes
`window`	Yes
`timezone`	Yes
`warnings`	Yes
`wildcard`	Yes
`data_as_of`	Yes
`party_size`	Yes
`plan_count`	Yes
`attribution`	Yes
`region_name`	Yes
`accuracy_url`	Yes
`discounts_relaxed`	Yes

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

Changed12 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 / plans / items / properties / showtime / properties / calendar_url
```
Added value: +{
+  "type": "string"
+}
```

addedOutput schema / properties / plans / items / properties / showtime / properties / confidence

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

addedOutput schema / properties / plans / items / properties / showtime / 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 / plans / items / properties / showtime / properties / note
```
Added value: +{
+  "type": "string"
+}
```
addedOutput schema / properties / plans / items / properties / showtime / properties / source_tier
```
Added value: +{
+  "type": "string"
+}
```
addedOutput schema / properties / plans / items / properties / showtime / properties / sources
```
Added value: +{
+  "items": {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  "type": "array"
+}
```

addedOutput schema / properties / plans / items / properties / showtime / properties / verified_at

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

changedOutput schema / properties / plans / items / properties / showtime / required

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

addedOutput schema / properties / warnings

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

changedOutput schema / properties / wildcard / anyOf

Previous value: -[
-  {
-    "additionalProperties": {},
-    "properties": {
-      "showtime": {
-        "additionalProperties": {},
-        "properties": {
-          "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"
-        ],
-        "type": "object"
-      },
-      "why": {
-        "items": {
-          "type": "string"
-        },
-        "type": "array"
-      }
-    },
-    "required": [
-      "why",
-      "showtime"
-    ],
-    "type": "object"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]New value: +[
+  {
+    "additionalProperties": {},
+    "properties": {
+      "showtime": {
+        "additionalProperties": {},
+        "properties": {
+          "calendar_url": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "confidence": {
+            "anyOf": [
+              {
+                "enum": [
+                  "venue-published",
+                  "corroborated",
+                  "single-source",
+                  "disputed"
+                ],
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              {
+                "type": "null"
+              }
+            ]
+          },
+          "freshness": {
+            "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"
+          },
+          "local_time": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "night_of": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "note": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "screening_id": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "source_tier": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "sources": {
+            "items": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "type": "array"
+          },
+          "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"
+          },
+          "verified_at": {
+            "anyOf": [
+              {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              {
+                "type": "null"
+              }
+            ]
+          }
+        },
+        "required": [
+          "screening_id",
+          "venue",
+          "starts_at",
+          "night_of",
+          "local_time",
+          "tags",
+          "ticket_url",
+          "calendar_url",
+          "confidence",
+          "source_tier",
+          "sources",
+          "verified_at"
+        ],
+        "type": "object"
+      },
+      "why": {
+        "items": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "type": "array"
+      }
+    },
+    "required": [
+      "why",
+      "showtime"
+    ],
+    "type": "object"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]

changedOutput schema / required

Previous value: -[
-  "data_as_of",
-  "attribution",
-  "accuracy_url",
-  "region",
-  "region_name",
-  "timezone",
-  "window",
-  "nights",
-  "party_size",
-  "note",
-  "discounts_relaxed",
-  "plan_count",
-  "plans",
-  "wildcard"
-]New value: +[
+  "data_as_of",
+  "attribution",
+  "accuracy_url",
+  "region",
+  "region_name",
+  "timezone",
+  "window",
+  "nights",
+  "party_size",
+  "note",
+  "warnings",
+  "discounts_relaxed",
+  "plan_count",
+  "plans",
+  "wildcard"
+]

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."

Changed5 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 / 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",
-  "window",
-  "nights",
-  "party_size",
-  "note",
-  "discounts_relaxed",
-  "plan_count",
-  "plans",
-  "wildcard"
-]New value: +[
+  "data_as_of",
+  "attribution",
+  "accuracy_url",
+  "region",
+  "region_name",
+  "timezone",
+  "window",
+  "nights",
+  "party_size",
+  "note",
+  "discounts_relaxed",
+  "plan_count",
+  "plans",
+  "wildcard"
+]

Changed4 schema fields changedAug 26, 2026

changedInput schema / properties / preferences / description

Previous value: -"Bring-your-own taste profile."New value: +"Bring-your-own taste profile. Everything here tilts the ranking and degrades gracefully EXCEPT time_after/time_before, which are hard bounds."

addedInput schema / properties / preferences / properties / time_after

Added value: +{
+  "description": "HARD earliest start, \"HH:MM\" local 24h, e.g. \"20:00\" for \"nothing before 8\". Unlike the other preferences this does NOT degrade: if nothing starts that late the tool says so rather than ranking a show you cannot get to.",
+  "type": "string"
+}

addedInput schema / properties / preferences / properties / time_before

Added value: +{
+  "description": "HARD latest start, \"HH:MM\" local 24h. Same no-fallback rule.",
+  "type": "string"
+}

changedInput schema / properties / preferences / properties / window / description

Previous value: -"Preferred start-time window."New value: +"Preferred start-time window — a soft tilt. For a time you genuinely cannot make, use time_after/time_before instead."

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"
+    },
+    "discounts_relaxed": {
+      "type": "boolean"
+    },
+    "nights": {
+      "items": {
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "type": "array"
+    },
+    "note": {
+      "anyOf": [
+        {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "null"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    "party_size": {
+      "anyOf": [
+        {
+          "type": "number"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "null"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    "plan_count": {
+      "type": "number"
+    },
+    "plans": {
+      "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"
+              }
+            ]
+          },
+          "is_wildcard": {
+            "type": "boolean"
+          },
+          "score": {
+            "type": "number"
+          },
+          "showtime": {
+            "additionalProperties": {},
+            "properties": {
+              "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"
+            ],
+            "type": "object"
+          },
+          "why": {
+            "items": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "type": "array"
+          }
+        },
+        "required": [
+          "is_wildcard",
+          "score",
+          "why",
+          "film",
+          "showtime"
+        ],
+        "type": "object"
+      },
+      "type": "array"
+    },
+    "wildcard": {
+      "anyOf": [
+        {
+          "additionalProperties": {},
+          "properties": {
+            "showtime": {
+              "additionalProperties": {},
+              "properties": {
+                "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"
+              ],
+              "type": "object"
+            },
+            "why": {
+              "items": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "type": "array"
+            }
+          },
+          "required": [
+            "why",
+            "showtime"
+          ],
+          "type": "object"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "null"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    "window": {
+      "type": "string"
+    }
+  },
+  "required": [
+    "data_as_of",
+    "attribution",
+    "accuracy_url",
+    "window",
+    "nights",
+    "party_size",
+    "note",
+    "discounts_relaxed",
+    "plan_count",
+    "plans",
+    "wildcard"
+  ],
+  "type": "object"
+}

First observedAug 11, 2026

TDQS

A3.6/5.0

Behavior4/5

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

The description discloses important behavior beyond the readOnly/destructive annotations: rankings are 'pure preference-fit; never pay-ranked', a wildcard pick is always included, every showtime carries confidence/source tier/verified_at metadata, and concise vs detailed response shapes differ. The 'In whats_playing...' phrasing introduces some ambiguity about which tool's output is being described, but it does not contradict the annotations.

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 early sentences are dense and information-rich, and the ranking/metadata disclosures are valuable. However, the closing 'In whats_playing...' sentence is awkward and appears mislabeled for this tool, making the description feel less cohesive than it could be.

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?

Given the output schema exists and the parameter schema is fully documented, the description covers the planning behavior, ranking philosophy, output metadata, and response format. The main gaps are explicit sibling routing and the minor naming confusion around 'whats_playing', but an agent still has enough information to call the tool correctly.

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 baseline is 3. The main description only broadly refers to a 'window and taste profile' and adds no parameter-specific meaning beyond the schema. The rich hard/soft preference semantics live inside the input-schema descriptions, not in the tool description itself.

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

Purpose4/5

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

The description clearly states what the tool produces: 2-4 complete movie-night plans with film, showtime, theater, rationale, ticket links, calendar links, and a wildcard pick outside stated genres. It positions the tool as a 'concierge' planner, which separates it from the sibling list/search tools, though it doesn't explicitly name the sibling it competes with.

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

Usage Guidelines3/5

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

The tool's purpose implies when to use it—when the user wants curated plans rather than raw listings. The response_format parameter adds one useful alternative: 'Use scenef_search_showtimes for all times for one film or theatre.' However, there is no explicit statement of when to choose plan_movie_night over scenef_whats_playing or the other siblings.

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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