TMDB Server connects to The Movie Database (TMDB) API to provide comprehensive movie and TV show data access for AI assistants. The server offers several capabilities: - **Movie search** by title or keywords, returning results with release years, ratings, and overviews - **Trending content** retrieval for daily or weekly popular movies - **Personalized recommendations** based on specific movie IDs - **Detailed movie information** including genres, cast details, posters, and full plot summaries Access structured entertainment data from TMDB's extensive catalog of films and series.

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TMDB MCP Server

[](https://smithery.ai/server/@Laksh-star/mcp-server-tmdb) This MCP server integrates with The Movie Database (TMDB) API to provide movie information, search capabilities, and recommendations.

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Prerequisites

Before installing and running the TMDB MCP server, ensure you have the following prerequisites installed and configured:

Required software

Required accounts & API keys

System requirements

Development environment

For the best development experience, we recommend:

Features

Tools

Resources

The server provides access to TMDB movie information:

Getting started

1. Get a TMDB API key: - Sign up at TMDB - Go to your account settings - Navigate to the API section - Request an API key for developer use

2. Clone and set up the project:

   git clone [repository-url]
   cd mcp-server-tmdb
   npm install
   

3. Build the server:

   npm run build
   

4. Set up your environment variable:

   export TMDB_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
   

Usage with Claude Desktop

To integrate this server with Claude Desktop, add the following to your app's server configuration file (located at ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tmdb": {
      "command": "/full/path/to/dist/index.js",
      "env": {
        "TMDB_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace /full/path/to with the actual path to your project directory.

Installing via Smithery

To install TMDB Server for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @Laksh-star/mcp-server-tmdb --client claude

Example usage

Once the server is running with Claude Desktop, you can use commands like:

1. Search for movies:

   "Search for movies about artificial intelligence"
   

2. Get trending movies:

   "What are the trending movies today?"
   "Show me this week's trending movies"
   

3. Get movie recommendations:

   "Get movie recommendations based on movie ID 550"
   

4. Get movie details:

   "Tell me about the movie with ID 550"
   

Error handling

The server includes comprehensive error handling for:

Error messages will be returned in a user-friendly format through Claude Desktop.

Development

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