tmdb-mcp-server
About
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 vars
TMDB_API_KEY TMDB_LANGUAGE TMDB_DEFAULT_REGION MCP_LOG_LEVELClaude 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
Cursor
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.