TVmaze MCP Server

An MCP server that provides access to TVmaze data, allowing agents to search for TV shows and people, retrieve episode guides, check daily schedules, view cast credits, and determine next episode air times in specific timezones. It supports both STDIO and Streamable HTTP transports and requires no API key.

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Community listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by cyanheads

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What you can do with it

Search for TV shows by title or ID
Retrieve episode guides and air times
Check daily broadcast schedules
Get cast and crew credits for shows

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.3.0

mcp-registry: io.github.cyanheads/tvmaze-mcp-server@0.3.0 Source repository

Maintenance checked: Oct 31, 2026, 10:59 PM UTC

Packages and installation

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@cyanheads/tvmaze-mcp-server 0.3.0

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@cyanheads/tvmaze-mcp-server package definition

{
  "version": "0.3.0",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "@cyanheads/tvmaze-mcp-server",
  "runtimeHint": "npx",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "registryBaseUrl": "https://registry.npmjs.org",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "TVMAZE_BASE_URL",
      "format": "string",
      "default": "https://api.tvmaze.com",
      "description": "TVmaze API base URL. Override to point at an enterprise endpoint."
    },
    {
      "name": "TVMAZE_USER_AGENT",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "User-Agent sent on every upstream request. TVmaze asks that clients identify themselves. Defaults to the server name, version, and repository URL."
    },
    {
      "name": "TVMAZE_DEFAULT_TIMEZONE",
      "format": "string",
      "default": "UTC",
      "description": "IANA timezone used when a tool call omits 'timezone' (e.g. 'America/Los_Angeles')."
    },
    {
      "name": "TVMAZE_DEFAULT_COUNTRY",
      "format": "string",
      "default": "US",
      "description": "ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country used for tvmaze_get_schedule scopes 'linear' and 'all' when 'country' is omitted."
    },
    {
      "name": "TVMAZE_CACHE_TTL_S",
      "format": "string",
      "default": "300",
      "description": "Seconds to hold an upstream response in the in-process cache. 0 disables caching."
    },
    {
      "name": "TVMAZE_MAX_CONCURRENCY",
      "format": "string",
      "default": "4",
      "description": "Concurrent upstream requests."
    },
    {
      "name": "TVMAZE_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS",
      "format": "string",
      "default": "10000",
      "description": "Per-request timeout in milliseconds."
    },
    {
      "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": {
    "tvmaze-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/tvmaze-mcp-server@0.3.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TVMAZE_BASE_URL": "<YOUR_TVMAZE_BASE_URL>",
        "TVMAZE_USER_AGENT": "<YOUR_TVMAZE_USER_AGENT>",
        "TVMAZE_DEFAULT_TIMEZONE": "<YOUR_TVMAZE_DEFAULT_TIMEZONE>",
        "TVMAZE_DEFAULT_COUNTRY": "<YOUR_TVMAZE_DEFAULT_COUNTRY>",
        "TVMAZE_CACHE_TTL_S": "<YOUR_TVMAZE_CACHE_TTL_S>",
        "TVMAZE_MAX_CONCURRENCY": "<YOUR_TVMAZE_MAX_CONCURRENCY>",
        "TVMAZE_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS": "<YOUR_TVMAZE_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS>",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tvmaze-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/tvmaze-mcp-server@0.3.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TVMAZE_BASE_URL": "<YOUR_TVMAZE_BASE_URL>",
        "TVMAZE_USER_AGENT": "<YOUR_TVMAZE_USER_AGENT>",
        "TVMAZE_DEFAULT_TIMEZONE": "<YOUR_TVMAZE_DEFAULT_TIMEZONE>",
        "TVMAZE_DEFAULT_COUNTRY": "<YOUR_TVMAZE_DEFAULT_COUNTRY>",
        "TVMAZE_CACHE_TTL_S": "<YOUR_TVMAZE_CACHE_TTL_S>",
        "TVMAZE_MAX_CONCURRENCY": "<YOUR_TVMAZE_MAX_CONCURRENCY>",
        "TVMAZE_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS": "<YOUR_TVMAZE_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS>",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "tvmaze-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/tvmaze-mcp-server@0.3.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TVMAZE_BASE_URL": "<YOUR_TVMAZE_BASE_URL>",
        "TVMAZE_USER_AGENT": "<YOUR_TVMAZE_USER_AGENT>",
        "TVMAZE_DEFAULT_TIMEZONE": "<YOUR_TVMAZE_DEFAULT_TIMEZONE>",
        "TVMAZE_DEFAULT_COUNTRY": "<YOUR_TVMAZE_DEFAULT_COUNTRY>",
        "TVMAZE_CACHE_TTL_S": "<YOUR_TVMAZE_CACHE_TTL_S>",
        "TVMAZE_MAX_CONCURRENCY": "<YOUR_TVMAZE_MAX_CONCURRENCY>",
        "TVMAZE_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS": "<YOUR_TVMAZE_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS>",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tvmaze-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/tvmaze-mcp-server@0.3.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TVMAZE_BASE_URL": "<YOUR_TVMAZE_BASE_URL>",
        "TVMAZE_USER_AGENT": "<YOUR_TVMAZE_USER_AGENT>",
        "TVMAZE_DEFAULT_TIMEZONE": "<YOUR_TVMAZE_DEFAULT_TIMEZONE>",
        "TVMAZE_DEFAULT_COUNTRY": "<YOUR_TVMAZE_DEFAULT_COUNTRY>",
        "TVMAZE_CACHE_TTL_S": "<YOUR_TVMAZE_CACHE_TTL_S>",
        "TVMAZE_MAX_CONCURRENCY": "<YOUR_TVMAZE_MAX_CONCURRENCY>",
        "TVMAZE_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS": "<YOUR_TVMAZE_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS>",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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