get-movie-details
Retrieve comprehensive movie information including cast, crew, plot, ratings, and release details from The Movie Database using a movie ID.
Instructions
Get detailed information about a specific movie
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| movieId | Yes | ID of the movie to get details for |
Implementation Reference
- src/tools.ts:116-126 (handler)The MCP tool handler for 'get-movie-details', which invokes the TMDB API wrapper function getMovieDetails.
"get-movie-details": async ({ movieId }: { movieId: string }) => { try { const result = await getMovieDetails(movieId); return result; } catch (error: unknown) { if (error instanceof Error) { return { text: `Failed to get movie details: ${error.message}` }; } return { text: "Failed to get movie details: Unknown error" }; } }, - src/tools.ts:56-69 (schema)The input schema definition for the 'get-movie-details' tool.
"get-movie-details": { name: "get-movie-details", description: "Get detailed information about a specific movie", inputSchema: { type: "object", properties: { movieId: { type: "string", description: "ID of the movie to get details for", }, }, required: ["movieId"], }, }, - src/handlers.ts:57-59 (registration)Registration of the list tools endpoint, exposing the tool schemas including 'get-movie-details'.
server.setRequestHandler(ListToolsRequestSchema, async () => ({ tools: Object.values(tools), })); - src/handlers.ts:62-98 (registration)Registration of the call tool endpoint, which dispatches calls to the appropriate tool handler including 'get-movie-details'.
server.setRequestHandler(CallToolRequestSchema, async (request) => { try { const { name, arguments: args } = request.params; // Using type assertion to tell TypeScript this is a valid key const handler = toolHandlers[name as keyof typeof toolHandlers]; if (!handler) throw new Error(`Tool not found: ${name}`); // Execute the handler but wrap the response in the expected format const result = await handler(args as any); // Return in the format expected by the SDK return { tools: [{ name, inputSchema: { type: "object", properties: {} // This would ideally be populated with actual schema }, description: `Tool: ${name}`, result }] }; } catch (error) { // Properly handle errors if (error instanceof Error) { return { tools: [], error: error.message }; } return { tools: [], error: "An unknown error occurred" }; } }); - src/tmdb-api.ts:115-129 (helper)The underlying helper function that fetches movie details from TMDB API using axios, called by the tool handler.
export async function getMovieDetails(movieId: number | string): Promise<MovieDetailsResponse> { try { const response = await axiosWithRetry<MovieDetailsResponse>({ url: `/movie/${movieId}`, params: { append_to_response: 'credits,videos,images' } }); return response.data; } catch (error) { const err = error as Error; console.error('Error getting movie details:', err.message); throw new Error(`Failed to get movie details: ${err.message}`); } }