Tmdb-mcp-server MCP Server

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What is the Tmdb-mcp-server MCP Server?

Tmdb-mcp-server is an MCP integration. Search, detail, and discovery for movies, TV, and people on The Movie Database (TMDB).

Packages and local setup

The published npm package is @cyanheads/tmdb-mcp-server, version 0.1.4. Its declared MCP transport is stdio.

The package declares TMDB_API_KEY (required): TMDB v4 API Read Access Token (JWT). Sent as 'Authorization: Bearer'. Create one at https://www.themoviedb.org/settings/api.; TMDB_LANGUAGE: Default response language as ISO 639-1, optionally with region (e.g. 'en-US'). Per-call language overrides it.; TMDB_DEFAULT_REGION: Default ISO 3166-1 country hint (e.g. 'US') used in region-aware error messages.; MCP_LOG_LEVEL: Sets the minimum log level for output (e.g., 'debug', 'info', 'warn')..

The published npm package is @cyanheads/tmdb-mcp-server, version 0.1.4. Its declared MCP transport is streamable-http.

The package declares TMDB_API_KEY (required): TMDB v4 API Read Access Token (JWT). Sent as 'Authorization: Bearer'. Create one at https://www.themoviedb.org/settings/api.; TMDB_LANGUAGE: Default response language as ISO 639-1, optionally with region (e.g. 'en-US'). Per-call language overrides it.; TMDB_DEFAULT_REGION: Default ISO 3166-1 country hint (e.g. 'US') used in region-aware error messages.; MCP_HTTP_HOST: The hostname for the HTTP server.; MCP_HTTP_PORT: The port to run the HTTP server on.; MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATH: The endpoint path for the MCP server.; MCP_AUTH_MODE: Authentication mode to use: 'none', 'jwt', or 'oauth'.; MCP_LOG_LEVEL: Sets the minimum log level for output (e.g., 'debug', 'info', 'warn').; MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE: Selects the HTTP transport..

Before connecting

Check the maintainer’s instructions for account access, authentication and the supported client configuration. Once connected, inspect the tools your client receives and try a small task that matches the server’s stated purpose. The registry description does not include a verified, complete tool list.

Project and source

View the publisher’s registry entry · Project repository. This profile uses version 0.1.4 from the registry. Registration identifies the publisher namespace; it does not establish that this is a first-party integration for every service it connects.

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Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
TMDB_API_KEYTMDB v4 API Read Access Token (JWT). Sent as 'Authorization: Bearer'. Create one at https://www.themoviedb.org/settings/api.Yes
TMDB_LANGUAGEDefault response language as ISO 639-1, optionally with region (e.g. 'en-US'). Per-call language overrides it.Optional
TMDB_DEFAULT_REGIONDefault ISO 3166-1 country hint (e.g. 'US') used in region-aware error messages.Optional
MCP_LOG_LEVELSets the minimum log level for output (e.g., 'debug', 'info', 'warn').Optional