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TMDB MCP — Movie and TV Metadata, Queryable by AI

Improvado's MCP server connects The Movie Database to your AI agent. Query film metadata, ratings, cast data, genres, trending titles, and release schedules in plain English. Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible tool.

46K+ metrics · Read & Write access · 500+ platforms · <60s setup
📈 Read

Read: Query Any Movie or TV Metadata Instantly

Ask your AI agent about genre trends, top-rated titles, cast connections, or upcoming releases — without writing API calls or browsing the TMDB interface. The MCP server handles all data retrieval.

Your AI agent reads harmonized data across 500+ platforms. "Cost" in Google Ads and "spend" in Meta Ads resolve to the same field automatically.

Example prompts
"Show anomalies across all accounts" 2h → 40s
"CPL in New York vs. California?" 1h → 30s
"ROAS by campaign type, last 30 days" 45m → 15s
Works with Claude ChatGPT Cursor +5
Write actions
"Launch A/B test, $5K budget" 5 days → 20m
"Shift 20% of Display to PMax" 2h → 1m
"Pause all ad groups with CPA > $50" 30m → 10s
🛡 Every action logged · Fully reversible · SOC 2 certified
🚀 Write

Write: Build and Curate Content Lists Programmatically

Create curated lists, add titles, update metadata tags, and manage watchlists programmatically through your AI agent. The MCP server translates natural language into TMDB API write operations.

250+ governance rules enforce naming conventions, budget limits, and KPI thresholds. SOC 2 Type II certified.

⚠️ Monitor

Monitor: Track Trending Titles and Rating Shifts

Set up your AI agent to watch TMDB data continuously. Get alerts when titles in your catalog enter trending lists, when ratings shift significantly, or when new releases match your content criteria.

Automated weekly reports, anomaly flagging, and budget alerts — all from a single conversation. No more morning check-ins across 5 dashboards.

Monitor prompts
"Flag ad groups over 120% budget" 3h → 1m
"Weekly report: spend, CPA, anomalies" 3h → auto
"Which creatives are fatiguing?" 2h → 30s
Alerts sent to Slack, email, or your AI agent
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Ideate
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Launch
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Measure
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Analyze
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Report
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Iterate
One conversation. All six phases. Every platform.
🔄 Full Cycle

The Closed Loop: Read → Decide → Write → Monitor

Create curated lists, add titles, update metadata tags, and manage watchlists programmatically through your AI agent. The MCP server translates natural language into TMDB API write operations.

Every phase runs through the same MCP connection. One protocol, all platforms, full governance. No switching between tools.

Challenge 1

Content Catalog Enrichment Is Manual and Slow

THE PROBLEM

Teams building content platforms or recommendation engines need rich metadata — genres, ratings, cast, keywords, similar titles — for every item in their catalog. Fetching this from TMDB, formatting it consistently, and loading it into the catalog is a multi-step manual pipeline that breaks whenever the catalog grows.

HOW MCP SOLVES IT

Ask the MCP server to enrich catalog entries on demand. The AI agent pulls metadata for any title or batch of titles, formats it consistently, and returns structured data ready for ingestion — without custom API scripts or manual enrichment steps.

Try asking
"Show ROAS across all 120 accounts"
Answer in seconds
All data sources, one query
Try asking
"What's my CPL in New York vs. California?"
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Full detail preserved
No data loss on export
Challenge 2

Genre and Trend Analysis Requires API Scripting

THE PROBLEM

Understanding what content is trending, which genres are growing in ratings, or which directors are gaining popularity requires querying TMDB's API with custom code, transforming the results, and building visualizations. Most teams don't have bandwidth for this, so strategic content decisions are made without data.

HOW MCP SOLVES IT

Ask the MCP server analytical questions directly. The AI agent queries TMDB data, aggregates across date ranges and categories, and returns trend analysis in seconds — no code, no data pipelines, no waiting.

Challenge 3

Recommendation Engine Needs Fresh Data Constantly

THE PROBLEM

Content recommendation systems rely on up-to-date metadata — new ratings, new releases, updated cast data. Keeping a local metadata store synchronized with TMDB requires a scheduled pipeline that someone has to maintain. When it breaks, recommendations degrade silently.

HOW MCP SOLVES IT

The MCP server gives the AI agent direct access to live TMDB data. Set up monitoring queries to detect new high-rated releases or significant metadata changes, and refresh catalog entries automatically when conditions are met.

Try asking
"PMax vs. Search ROAS for Q1?"
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Unified data model
Compare anything side by side
Agency CEO
Portfolio health. Client risk. Revenue signals.
Media Strategist
70% strategy, not 70% ops. Auto campaign QA.
Marketing Analyst
Zero wrangling. Cross-platform. AI narratives.
Account Manager
QBR decks auto-generated. Call prep in 30s.
Creative Director
Performance-to-brief. Predict winners before spend.
👥 Teams

One Framework. Five Roles. Zero Setup.

Same MCP connection, different workflows for every team member. Agency CEOs get portfolio health. Media Strategists get campaign QA. Analysts get cross-platform reports. Account Managers get auto-generated QBR decks. Creative Directors get performance-based briefs.

Each role asks in natural language. The MCP server handles the complexity — rate limits, auth, schema normalization, governance — behind the scenes.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does TMDB have an official MCP server?
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TMDB does not publish an official MCP server. Improvado provides a hosted MCP server that connects TMDB to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and other MCP-compatible AI tools — with pre-authenticated access, normalized metadata, and no local setup required.

What TMDB data is available through the MCP server?
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Movie and TV show metadata, ratings, vote counts, genres, cast and crew, keywords, release dates, trending lists, similar titles, collections, and production company data. Improvado normalizes the full TMDB API v3 and v4 surface.

Which AI tools work with the TMDB MCP server?
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Any tool supporting the Model Context Protocol: Claude Desktop, ChatGPT, Cursor, Windsurf, Gemini, and custom applications using the MCP HTTP transport. Claude is the most widely used due to its native MCP support.

Can the TMDB MCP server be combined with streaming platform data?
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Yes. Improvado connects data from multiple sources in one normalized model. Teams can combine TMDB metadata with streaming analytics, viewership data, or content platform metrics — queryable through the same MCP connection.

Is TMDB data secure through the MCP server?
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Yes. TMDB API keys are stored in Improvado's encrypted vault (SOC 2 Type II certified). All queries run through Improvado's secure proxy — your API credentials are never passed to the AI tool.

How quickly can teams start querying TMDB with AI?
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TMDB integration in Improvado typically completes in minutes. For Claude Desktop or Cursor, add one configuration line. Once connected, the AI agent can start answering questions about movie and TV data immediately.

Does TMDB have an official MCP server?
TMDB does not publish an official MCP server. Improvado provides a hosted MCP server that connects TMDB to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and other MCP-compatible AI tools — with pre-authenticated access, normalized metadata, and no local setup required.
What TMDB data is available through the MCP server?
Movie and TV show metadata, ratings, vote counts, genres, cast and crew, keywords, release dates, trending lists, similar titles, collections, and production company data. Improvado normalizes the full TMDB API v3 and v4 surface.
Which AI tools work with the TMDB MCP server?
Any tool supporting the Model Context Protocol: Claude Desktop, ChatGPT, Cursor, Windsurf, Gemini, and custom applications using the MCP HTTP transport. Claude is the most widely used due to its native MCP support.
Can the TMDB MCP server be combined with streaming platform data?
Yes. Improvado connects data from multiple sources in one normalized model. Teams can combine TMDB metadata with streaming analytics, viewership data, or content platform metrics — queryable through the same MCP connection.
Is TMDB data secure through the MCP server?
Yes. TMDB API keys are stored in Improvado's encrypted vault (SOC 2 Type II certified). All queries run through Improvado's secure proxy — your API credentials are never passed to the AI tool.
How quickly can teams start querying TMDB with AI?
TMDB integration in Improvado typically completes in minutes. For Claude Desktop or Cursor, add one configuration line. Once connected, the AI agent can start answering questions about movie and TV data immediately.

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