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tmdb-mcp-server

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Search, detail, and discovery for movies, TV, and people on The Movie Database (TMDB).

Use this server

Add it to your MCP client. The catalogue lists this config verbatim from its source — it does not run, download, or vouch for the server. Review the command before you run it.

Transportstdio (runs a local command)
Env varsTMDB_API_KEY TMDB_LANGUAGE TMDB_DEFAULT_REGION MCP_LOG_LEVEL
Claude Code
claude mcp add --env TMDB_API_KEY= --env TMDB_LANGUAGE= --env TMDB_DEFAULT_REGION= --env MCP_LOG_LEVEL= tmdb-mcp-server -- npx @cyanheads/tmdb-mcp-server
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If the button doesn't open Cursor, use the JSON below — Cursor accepts the same mcpServers config.

VS Code
code --add-mcp '{"name":"tmdb-mcp-server","command":"npx","args":["@cyanheads/tmdb-mcp-server"],"env":{"TMDB_API_KEY":"","TMDB_LANGUAGE":"","TMDB_DEFAULT_REGION":"","MCP_LOG_LEVEL":""}}'
JSON
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tmdb-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "@cyanheads/tmdb-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TMDB_API_KEY": "",
        "TMDB_LANGUAGE": "",
        "TMDB_DEFAULT_REGION": "",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": ""
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment variables are listed by name only — fill in your own values. Entries never carry secrets.