Tmdb MCP server
Search, detail, and discovery for movies, TV, and people on The Movie Database (TMDB).
2 stars412 downloads/wk
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Tmdb tools
No tool declarations could be read from the package source. They show once the server is installed.
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-10-30 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
- Code scan38 source files scanned; 38 source files scanned25/25
- –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
- Auth qualitystatic API keys via environment variables6/15
- Maintenancelast push 0 days ago15/15
- Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10
How Tmdb compares
Against every graded Databases MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 83/100
- higher than 60% of 802 Databases servers
- GitHub stars
- 2
- more than 60% of 602 Databases servers
- Downloads a week
- 412
- more than 80% of 328 Databases servers with a package
Release history: 5 versions in the registry since 2026-08-21, latest 2026-10-30, typically one every 17 days.
Install Tmdb in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
Runs npx -y @cyanheads/tmdb-mcp-server on your machine. Read the scan report first; the gateway never runs local packages.
claude mcp add tmdb-mcp-server -- npx -y @cyanheads/tmdb-mcp-server
What the publisher says
From the Tmdb repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub
@cyanheads/tmdb-mcp-server Search movies, TV, and people on The Movie Database (TMDB) — credits, ratings, trailers, images, recommendations, and region-aware streaming availability via MCP. STDIO or Streamable HTTP. 8 Tools • 3 Resources
Overview
Movie and TV metadata powered by The Movie Database (TMDB). Search titles and people by name, pull full credits and filmographies, discover titles by filtered criteria, track trending content, and check region-aware streaming availability from any MCP client. Runs as a stdio process or a local Streamable HTTP server.
Tools
Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.
Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.
Tmdb: common questions
- Is Tmdb MCP server safe?
- Mostly: it is graded B (83/100). Read the Tmdb safety report
- How do I install Tmdb?
- It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
- Does Tmdb need an API key?
- Yes. The registry entry asks for
TMDB_API_KEY. - Is Tmdb maintained?
- The last commit was 5 days ago (2026-10-30). The latest release is v0.2.0.
- What can I use instead of Tmdb?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: ČSFD MCP server, CogniCore MCP server and DBHub MCP server.
- How does Tmdb compare with other Databases MCP servers?
- safety score 83/100 (higher than 60% of 802 Databases servers); github stars 2 (more than 60% of 602 Databases servers); downloads a week 412 (more than 80% of 328 Databases servers with a package). Full comparison.
Alternatives to Tmdb
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- DBHubToken-efficient database MCP server for PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQL Server, Oracle, SQLitenot reviewedWidely usedA
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