Search movies and TV shows through TMDB and retrieve rich metadata.
This MCP tool appears narrowly scoped to searching movie and TV metadata via TMDB, with no stated secret requirements or obvious excessive data access. The main concerns are that it runs code locally as an MCP server and has sparse documentation and low community adoption, so source review is advisable.
The material explicitly states there are no required keys or environment variables. No API key, token, or local sensitive credential requirement is shown, so credential exposure appears limited.
The description says it searches movies and TV shows via the TMDB API, which implies outbound network access. Although no specific host is listed in the metadata, the egress is consistent with the stated purpose; verify that actual requests go only to TMDB endpoints before use.
The system flags that this tool executes code. As an MCP server, it would normally run a local process to handle requests. This is standard capability for this class of tool, and the provided material does not show requests for system privileges beyond its stated function.
The available material does not claim access to local files, databases, clipboard, or other sensitive resources. Based on the stated function, it mainly performs media search requests, with no clear sign of excessive data access.
Positive factors include being open-source under the MIT License, which makes the code auditable. However, it comes from a third-party registry, has 0 stars, unknown maintenance status, and no README, so supply-chain confidence is only moderate; review the source and dependencies before use.
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Use TMDB to find basic details for the movie Inception, including release date, plot summary, rating, and main cast.
A concise summary of the movie’s key details for quick reference.
Using TMDB, find currently popular sci-fi TV shows, list the top 5, and include a summary, rating, and first air year.
A ranked list of popular shows suitable for recommendations or content planning.
Use TMDB to search for movies and TV shows with 'time travel' in the title or overview, and organize the results by relevance.
A relevance-sorted list of titles for further filtering and research.
Search movies, TV shows, and people with consolidated cross-platform ratings.
Search TMDB for movies, TV shows, people, and discovery data.
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Search the web with natural language and quickly gather external information.
Search official library docs and return clean text ready for LLM use.
Retrieve the latest documentation and references for a queried library.