TMDB MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| TMDB_ACCESS_TOKEN | Yes | Your TMDB API access token (get one free at https://www.themoviedb.org/settings/api) |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| search_moviesB | Search for movies by title. Returns a list of movies matching the search query with basic information like title, release date, overview, and rating. |
| get_movie_detailsB | Get detailed information about a specific movie using its TMDB ID. Returns comprehensive details including budget, revenue, runtime, genres, production companies, and more. |
| discover_moviesA | Discover movies with advanced filters including genre, language, year range, rating, and sorting. Perfect for finding movies that match specific criteria like 'Japanese sci-fi movies from 2020 onwards with rating above 7' or 'Korean dramas with high ratings'. |
| get_recommendationsA | Get movie recommendations based on a specific movie. Returns similar movies that users who liked the given movie also enjoyed. Great for 'If you liked X, try Y' suggestions. |
| get_trendingC | Get daily or weekly trending movies, TV shows, or people. Returns what's currently popular on TMDB based on user activity. |
| get_movie_creditsA | Get cast and crew information for a specific movie. Returns actors with their characters and crew members with their roles/departments. |
| search_tv_showsC | Search for TV shows by name. Returns a list of TV shows matching the search query with basic information like name, first air date, overview, and rating. |
| get_tv_detailsA | Get detailed information about a specific TV show using its TMDB ID. Returns comprehensive details including number of seasons, episodes, networks, creators, and more. |
| discover_tv_showsB | Discover TV shows with advanced filters including genre, language, year, rating, and sorting. Perfect for finding shows that match specific criteria like 'Korean dramas from 2023 with rating above 7' or 'Japanese anime shows'. |
| get_tv_recommendationsB | Get TV show recommendations based on a specific show. Returns similar shows that users who liked the given show also enjoyed. |
| get_tv_creditsA | Get cast and crew information for a specific TV show. Returns actors with their characters and crew members with their roles/departments. |
| search_peopleA | Search for people (actors, directors, producers, crew) by name. Returns basic info including profile photo, known for department, and movies/TV shows they're known for. |
| get_person_detailsB | Get detailed biographical information about a person (actor, director, crew member). Returns full biography, birth info, death date (if applicable), IMDb ID, homepage, and more. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
TDQS
Scored across 13 tools
Most tools have distinct purposes targeting specific resources (movies, TV shows, people) with clear action differentiation. However, discover_movies and search_movies have potential overlap in movie-finding functionality, though their descriptions clarify discover uses advanced filters while search uses title matching.
All tools follow a consistent verb_noun pattern with clear action prefixes (discover_, get_, search_) and specific resource suffixes (_movies, _tv_shows, _person, _people). The naming is perfectly predictable and systematic throughout the set.
13 tools is well-scoped for a movie/TV database server, providing comprehensive coverage without bloat. The count aligns with the domain's natural divisions between movies, TV shows, and people, with appropriate operations for each.
The toolset provides complete coverage for a TMDB-like domain with discovery, search, detailed retrieval, credits, recommendations, and trending operations for both movies and TV shows, plus person/people functionality. No obvious gaps exist for typical agent workflows.