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TMDB MCP Server

An MCP server that provides tools to search for movies, TV shows, and people on The Movie Database (TMDB). It supports retrieving detailed metadata, credits, ratings, trailers, images, recommendations, and region-aware streaming availability. The server operates via STDIO or Streamable HTTP and includes resources for injecting context directly into agent workflows.

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TMDB MCP Server logo, by cyanheadsCommunity listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by cyanheads
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What you can do with it

  • Search movies, TV, and people by name
  • Retrieve full movie or TV show details including synopsis and cast
  • Discover titles using filtered criteria like genre or vote count
  • Check region-aware streaming availability for content

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.2.0
mcp-registry: io.github.cyanheads/tmdb-mcp-server@0.2.0Source repository
Maintenance checked

Packages and installation

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@cyanheads/tmdb-mcp-server 0.2.0

npmnpx
@cyanheads/tmdb-mcp-server package definition
{
  "version": "0.2.0",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "@cyanheads/tmdb-mcp-server",
  "runtimeHint": "npx",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "registryBaseUrl": "https://registry.npmjs.org",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "TMDB_API_KEY",
      "format": "string",
      "isRequired": true,
      "description": "TMDB v4 API Read Access Token (JWT). Sent as 'Authorization: Bearer'. Create one at https://www.themoviedb.org/settings/api."
    },
    {
      "name": "TMDB_LANGUAGE",
      "format": "string",
      "default": "en-US",
      "description": "Default response language as ISO 639-1, optionally with region (e.g. 'en-US'). Per-call language overrides it."
    },
    {
      "name": "TMDB_DEFAULT_REGION",
      "format": "string",
      "default": "US",
      "description": "ISO 3166-1 country example in discovery missing-watch_region errors; never a query default."
    },
    {
      "name": "MCP_LOG_LEVEL",
      "format": "string",
      "default": "info",
      "description": "Sets the minimum log level for output (e.g., 'debug', 'info', 'warn')."
    }
  ]
}

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tmdb-mcp-server-cyanheads-tmdb-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/tmdb-mcp-server@0.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TMDB_API_KEY": "<YOUR_TMDB_API_KEY>",
        "TMDB_LANGUAGE": "<YOUR_TMDB_LANGUAGE>",
        "TMDB_DEFAULT_REGION": "<YOUR_TMDB_DEFAULT_REGION>",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tmdb-mcp-server-cyanheads-tmdb-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/tmdb-mcp-server@0.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TMDB_API_KEY": "<YOUR_TMDB_API_KEY>",
        "TMDB_LANGUAGE": "<YOUR_TMDB_LANGUAGE>",
        "TMDB_DEFAULT_REGION": "<YOUR_TMDB_DEFAULT_REGION>",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration
{
  "servers": {
    "tmdb-mcp-server-cyanheads-tmdb-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/tmdb-mcp-server@0.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TMDB_API_KEY": "<YOUR_TMDB_API_KEY>",
        "TMDB_LANGUAGE": "<YOUR_TMDB_LANGUAGE>",
        "TMDB_DEFAULT_REGION": "<YOUR_TMDB_DEFAULT_REGION>",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tmdb-mcp-server-cyanheads-tmdb-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/tmdb-mcp-server@0.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TMDB_API_KEY": "<YOUR_TMDB_API_KEY>",
        "TMDB_LANGUAGE": "<YOUR_TMDB_LANGUAGE>",
        "TMDB_DEFAULT_REGION": "<YOUR_TMDB_DEFAULT_REGION>",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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