movie_help
Search for movies, explore detailed info, and get genre-based recommendations using OMDb and TMDb APIs. Discover popular and trending films to enhance your viewing experience.
Input Schema
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Implementation Reference
- src/index.ts:300-345 (registration)Registration of the 'movie_help' tool with an inline anonymous handler function that returns a comprehensive markdown-formatted help text describing all available MCP tools, required API keys, and usage examples.
server.tool("movie_help", {}, async () => { const help = ` 🎬 **Movie Search MCP Server** 🎬 **Available tools:** 1. **search_movies** - Search movies by title - \`title\`: Movie title (required) - \`year\`: Movie year (optional) 2. **get_movie_details** - Get complete movie information - \`id\`: Movie ID (IMDB ID or TMDb ID) - \`source\`: 'omdb' or 'tmdb' (default: omdb) 3. **recommend_movies** - Get movie recommendations - \`genre\`: Specific genre (optional) - Available genres: action, adventure, animation, comedy, crime, documentary, drama, family, fantasy, history, horror, music, mystery, romance, science fiction, thriller, war, western 4. **popular_movies** - Get the most popular movies of the week 5. **movie_help** - Show this help **APIs used:** - 🎠**OMDb API**: For detailed IMDB information - 🎬 **TMDb API**: For advanced searches and recommendations **Required configuration:** - Environment variable \`OMDB_API_KEY\` (get at: http://www.omdbapi.com/apikey.aspx) - Environment variable \`TMDB_API_KEY\` (get at: https://www.themoviedb.org/settings/api) **Usage examples:** - "Search for Batman movies" - "Get details for movie tt0468569" - "Recommend action movies" - "What are the popular movies?" `; return { content: [ { type: "text", text: help, }, ], }; }); - src/index.ts:300-345 (handler)The inline handler for the movie_help tool, which constructs and returns a structured content response containing help documentation for the Movie MCP server.
server.tool("movie_help", {}, async () => { const help = ` 🎬 **Movie Search MCP Server** 🎬 **Available tools:** 1. **search_movies** - Search movies by title - \`title\`: Movie title (required) - \`year\`: Movie year (optional) 2. **get_movie_details** - Get complete movie information - \`id\`: Movie ID (IMDB ID or TMDb ID) - \`source\`: 'omdb' or 'tmdb' (default: omdb) 3. **recommend_movies** - Get movie recommendations - \`genre\`: Specific genre (optional) - Available genres: action, adventure, animation, comedy, crime, documentary, drama, family, fantasy, history, horror, music, mystery, romance, science fiction, thriller, war, western 4. **popular_movies** - Get the most popular movies of the week 5. **movie_help** - Show this help **APIs used:** - 🎠**OMDb API**: For detailed IMDB information - 🎬 **TMDb API**: For advanced searches and recommendations **Required configuration:** - Environment variable \`OMDB_API_KEY\` (get at: http://www.omdbapi.com/apikey.aspx) - Environment variable \`TMDB_API_KEY\` (get at: https://www.themoviedb.org/settings/api) **Usage examples:** - "Search for Batman movies" - "Get details for movie tt0468569" - "Recommend action movies" - "What are the popular movies?" `; return { content: [ { type: "text", text: help, }, ], }; });