SceneF — California, Florida and Hawaii Movie Showtimes

What's playing in California, Florida and Hawaii

scenef_whats_playing

Read-only

Ranked list of films playing California, Florida and Hawaii theaters in a given window (tonight, tomorrow, the weekend, or a date), with optional genre and format filters. When the window covers tonight, opens with Notable tonight — scarcity facts with evidence (measured seat counts, final nights, lone prints, posted discounts, live elements); lead with those when asked what to see. Each entry carries year, runtime, genres, a one-line hook, venue count, showtime_count, the next showtime, and the film's SceneF url. The full per-showtime rows are in "detailed", or from scenef_search_showtimes scoped to one film or theatre. 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.
`genres`	No	Genre filters, e.g. ["horror", "comedy"].
`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.
`formats`	No	Format/tag filters, e.g. ["35mm", "70mm", "qa", "live-score"].
`max_results`	No	Max films to return (default 12, cap 25).
`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
`films`	Yes
`nights`	Yes
`region`	Yes
`window`	Yes
`notable`	Yes
`timezone`	Yes
`data_as_of`	Yes
`film_count`	Yes
`attribution`	Yes
`region_name`	Yes
`accuracy_url`	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 / films / items / properties / next_showtime

Added value: +{
+  "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"
+}

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

addedOutput schema / properties / films / items / properties / showtimes / items / properties / confidence

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

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

addedOutput schema / properties / films / items / properties / showtimes / items / properties / verified_at

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

changedOutput schema / properties / films / items / properties / showtimes / items / 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 / films / items / properties / showtimes_complete

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Whether showtimes includes all showtime_count screenings. Concise includes only the next screening; detailed includes all.",
+  "type": "boolean"
+}

changedOutput schema / properties / films / items / required

Previous value: -[
-  "key",
-  "slug",
-  "title",
-  "year",
-  "runtime_min",
-  "genres",
-  "directors",
-  "url",
-  "venue_count",
-  "showtime_count"
-]New value: +[
+  "key",
+  "slug",
+  "title",
+  "year",
+  "runtime_min",
+  "genres",
+  "directors",
+  "url",
+  "venue_count",
+  "showtime_count",
+  "next_showtime",
+  "showtimes",
+  "showtimes_complete"
+]

Changed3 schema fields 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."

addedOutput schema / properties / films / items / properties / showtime_count
```
Added value: +{
+  "type": "number"
+}
```

changedOutput schema / properties / films / items / required

Previous value: -[
-  "key",
-  "slug",
-  "title",
-  "year",
-  "runtime_min",
-  "genres",
-  "directors",
-  "url",
-  "venue_count",
-  "showtimes"
-]New value: +[
+  "key",
+  "slug",
+  "title",
+  "year",
+  "runtime_min",
+  "genres",
+  "directors",
+  "url",
+  "venue_count",
+  "showtime_count"
+]

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",
-  "note",
-  "notable",
-  "film_count",
-  "films"
-]New value: +[
+  "data_as_of",
+  "attribution",
+  "accuracy_url",
+  "region",
+  "region_name",
+  "timezone",
+  "window",
+  "nights",
+  "note",
+  "notable",
+  "film_count",
+  "films"
+]

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"
+    },
+    "film_count": {
+      "type": "number"
+    },
+    "films": {
+      "items": {
+        "additionalProperties": {},
+        "properties": {
+          "directors": {
+            "items": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "type": "array"
+          },
+          "genres": {
+            "items": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "type": "array"
+          },
+          "key": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "runtime_min": {
+            "anyOf": [
+              {
+                "type": "number"
+              },
+              {
+                "type": "null"
+              }
+            ]
+          },
+          "showtimes": {
+            "items": {
+              "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"
+            },
+            "type": "array"
+          },
+          "slug": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "title": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "url": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "venue_count": {
+            "type": "number"
+          },
+          "year": {
+            "anyOf": [
+              {
+                "type": "number"
+              },
+              {
+                "type": "null"
+              }
+            ]
+          }
+        },
+        "required": [
+          "key",
+          "slug",
+          "title",
+          "year",
+          "runtime_min",
+          "genres",
+          "directors",
+          "url",
+          "venue_count",
+          "showtimes"
+        ],
+        "type": "object"
+      },
+      "type": "array"
+    },
+    "nights": {
+      "items": {
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "type": "array"
+    },
+    "notable": {
+      "items": {
+        "additionalProperties": {},
+        "properties": {
+          "local_time": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "title": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "venue": {
+            "type": "string"
+          }
+        },
+        "required": [
+          "title",
+          "venue",
+          "local_time"
+        ],
+        "type": "object"
+      },
+      "type": "array"
+    },
+    "note": {
+      "anyOf": [
+        {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "null"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    "window": {
+      "type": "string"
+    }
+  },
+  "required": [
+    "data_as_of",
+    "attribution",
+    "accuracy_url",
+    "window",
+    "nights",
+    "note",
+    "notable",
+    "film_count",
+    "films"
+  ],
+  "type": "object"
+}

First observedAug 11, 2026

TDQS

A4.8/5.0

Behavior5/5

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

Beyond the readOnly/destructive annotations, it discloses that tonight queries open with 'Notable tonight' scarcity facts, that showtimes carry confidence/source-tier/reporting-source metadata, and that showtimes_complete indicates whether an array is partial. None of this contradicts the annotations, and it adds meaningful call-visible behavior.

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

Conciseness4/5

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

The core ranked-list behavior is front-loaded, and the later sentences pack useful output/transparency details without filler. There is slight redundancy ('full per-showtime rows are in detailed' vs 'detailed includes the full array'), but overall it is dense and organized for a fairly complex tool.

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

Completeness5/5

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

With an output schema present, the description doesn't need to restate return fields, and it still covers output shape, notable-tonight behavior, region handling, alternative search routing, and showtime confidence metadata. An agent has enough to decide when and how to invoke this tool correctly.

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

Parameters4/5

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

Schema coverage is 100%, so the schema already documents when/genres/region/formats/max_results/response_format. The description adds value by explaining that a tonight window triggers the Notable-tonight section and by clarifying what 'concise' vs 'detailed' means for the showtimes array, which goes beyond the enum labels.

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?

Description opens with 'Ranked list of films playing California, Florida and Hawaii theaters in a given window...' which states a specific verb, resource, and timeframe. It distinguishes itself from siblings by naming scenef_search_showtimes for per-film/per-theatre showtimes and describes the notable-tonight opener, so an agent knows exactly what this tool returns.

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

Usage Guidelines5/5

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

It gives explicit when-to-use signals ('lead with those when asked what to see') and a clear alternative: 'Use scenef_search_showtimes for all times for one film or theatre.' It also points to scenef_now for region lists and explicitly says an unknown region is an error rather than a fallback, so routing is unambiguous.

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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