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TMDB MCP Server

by simentob

🎬 TMDB MCP Server

Et Model Context Protocol-prosjekt som gir Claude direkte tilgang til filmdatabasen TMDB

Python MCP TMDB uv Lisens


πŸ€” Hva er dette?

Dette prosjektet kobler Claude AI til The Movie Database (TMDB) via Model Context Protocol (MCP).

I stedet for Γ₯ sΓΈke manuelt pΓ₯ nettet kan du spΓΈrre Claude direkte i chatten:

"Hva trender pΓ₯ film denne uken?" "Finn anmeldelser av Oppenheimer" "SΓΈk etter norske thrillere fra 2023"

Claude kaller riktig verktΓΈy, henter data fra TMDB, og svarer deg β€” alt i samme samtale.


Related MCP server: TMDB MCP Server

πŸ—οΈ Arkitektur

β”Œβ”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”
β”‚   Claude Desktop / MCP  β”‚
β”‚         Klient          β”‚
β””β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”¬β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”˜
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             β–Ό
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β”‚        main.py          β”‚  ← Starter MCP-serveren
β””β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”¬β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”˜
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β”‚        server.py        β”‚  ← Definerer MCP-verktΓΈyene (FastMCP)
β””β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”¬β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”˜
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β”‚       services.py       β”‚  ← Kaller TMDB REST API
β””β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”¬β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”˜
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β”‚       TMDB API          β”‚  ← Henter film- og seriedata
β””β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”˜

Fil

Rolle

main.py

Inngangspunkt β€” starter serveren over stdio

server.py

Alle MCP-verktΓΈy definert med FastMCP-dekoratorer

services.py

Rene funksjoner som snakker med TMDB API


πŸ› οΈ Tilgjengelige verktΓΈy

NΓ₯r Claude er koblet til, har den tilgang til disse verktΓΈyene:

VerktΓΈy

Beskrivelse

πŸ” tmdb_search_movies

SΓΈk etter filmer pΓ₯ tittel, Γ₯r, region og sprΓ₯k

🎭 tmdb_multi_search

SΓΈk pΓ₯ tvers av filmer, serier og personer

πŸ“ˆ tmdb_trending_search

Hent det som trender i dag eller denne uken

⭐ tmdb_movie_reviews

Hent brukeranmeldelser for en film

πŸ“Ί tmdb_tv_reviews

Hent brukeranmeldelser for en TV-serie

πŸ“ tmdb_review_details

Hent fullstendige detaljer for Γ©n anmeldelse via ID


πŸš€ Kom i gang

1. Forutsetninger

  • Python 3.12+

  • uv installert

  • En TMDB API-nΓΈkkel (gratis β€” se nedenfor)

2. Skaff en TMDB API-nΓΈkkel

  1. GΓ₯ til themoviedb.org og opprett en konto

  2. GΓ₯ til Innstillinger β†’ API og be om en API-nΓΈkkel

  3. Kopier Bearer-tokenet (den lange nΓΈkkelen kalt "API Read Access Token")

TMDB abonnementsskjermbilde

3. Klon og installer

git clone https://github.com/simentob/movies-mcp-server.git
cd movies-mcp-server
uv sync

4. Konfigurer API-nΓΈkkelen

Opprett en .env-fil i prosjektmappen:

TMDB_API_KEY="din_bearer_token_her"

.env oppsett

5. Start serveren

uv run main.py

Du skal se:

Starting MCP server...

πŸ–₯️ Koble til Claude Desktop

Rediger konfigurasjonsfilen for Claude Desktop:

macOS (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tmdb-server": {
      "command": "/opt/homebrew/bin/uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/ABSOLUTT/STI/TIL/movies-mcp-server",
        "run",
        "main.py"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Windows (%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tmdb-server": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "C:\\ABSOLUTT\\STI\\TIL\\movies-mcp-server",
        "run",
        "main.py"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Start Claude Desktop pΓ₯ nytt etter lagring. VerktΓΈyene skal nΓ₯ dukke opp i verktΓΈyvelgeren.


πŸ’¬ Eksempelsamtaler

NΓ₯r Claude er koblet til kan du ha samtaler som dette:

Du: Hva trender pΓ₯ film i dag?

Claude: (kaller tmdb_trending_search) Her er dagens trendende filmer: ...

Du: Finn anmeldelser av "Interstellar"

Claude: (kaller tmdb_search_movies og deretter tmdb_movie_reviews) Her er anmeldelsene for Interstellar: ...

Du: SΓΈk etter koreanske thrillere

Claude: (kaller tmdb_multi_search) Fant flere koreanske thrillere: ...


πŸ“ Prosjektstruktur

movies-mcp-server/
β”œβ”€β”€ main.py           # Starter MCP-serveren
β”œβ”€β”€ server.py         # MCP-verktΓΈy (FastMCP)
β”œβ”€β”€ services.py       # TMDB API-funksjoner
β”œβ”€β”€ pyproject.toml    # Prosjektavhengigheter
β”œβ”€β”€ .env              # API-nΓΈkkel (ikke committet)
β”œβ”€β”€ public/
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ subscribe_screenshot.png
β”‚   └── env_key.png
└── README.md

πŸ“Œ Merknader

  • Dette prosjektet er ikke tilknyttet TMDB. Du mΓ₯ bruke din egen API-nΓΈkkel.

  • Serveren bruker stdio-transport, som er standarden for lokale MCP-servere.

  • API-nΓΈkler lastes fra .env og skrives aldri rett inn i koden β€” commit aldri .env-filen din.

  • Les mer om MCP pΓ₯ modelcontextprotocol.io og i MCP servers-repoet.


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Available Tools

6 tools
tmdb_movie_reviewsA
Get the user reviews for a movie from TMDB.
Args:
    movie_id: The TMDB movie ID (required).
    language: Language code (default: en-US).
    page: Page of results (default: 1).
Returns:
    Formatted string with movie reviews.

Inputs: movie_id (required), page, language. Returns: result

tmdb_review_detailsB
Retrieve the details of a movie or TV show review from TMDB.
Args:
    review_id: The TMDB review ID (required).
Returns:
    Formatted string with review details.

Inputs: review_id (required). Returns: result

tmdb_search_moviesB
Search for movies using the TMDB API.
Args:
    query: The text query to search for (required).
    include_adult: Whether to include adult content (default: False).
    language: Language code (default: en-US).
    page: Page of results (default: 1).
    primary_release_year: Filter by release year (optional).
    region: Filter by region (optional).
    year: Filter by year (optional).
Returns:
    Formatted string with movie search results.

Inputs: query (required), page, year, region, +3 more. Returns: result

tmdb_tv_reviewsA
Get the reviews that have been added to a TV show from TMDB.
Args:
    series_id: The TMDB series ID (required).
    language: Language code (default: en-US).
    page: Page of results (default: 1).
Returns:
    Formatted string with TV show reviews.

Inputs: series_id (required), page, language. Returns: result

Tool Schema Changelog

Recent tool additions, removals, and schema changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

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    TDQS

    A3.8/5.0

    Scored across 6 tools

    Disambiguation4/5

    Most tools have clear boundaries (movie vs TV reviews, search vs trending), but tmdb_search_movies and tmdb_multi_search overlap in purpose since multi-search includes movies. This creates minor ambiguity when an agent needs a movie-only search.

    Naming Consistency4/5

    All tools use the consistent tmdb_ prefix and lowercase_with_underscores, but the structure varies: some are noun phrases (movie_reviews) while others are verb phrases (search_movies) or compound nouns (multi_search, trending_search). This mixed pattern is mostly readable but not perfectly uniform.

    Tool Count5/5

    Six tools is a well-scoped set for a TMDB server focused on search, trending, and reviews. The count is neither too thin nor too heavy.

    Completeness4/5

    The server covers the search/review niche well: movie and TV reviews, review details, and search/trending. However, comprehensive TMDB operations like movie details, credits, or recommendations are missing, though these fall outside the apparent niche.

    Maintenance

    ActivityInactive
    ResponsivenessNo recent community issues

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