How to Use the Fanart.tv MCP in Cursor

Q: Does the Fanart.tv MCP integration in Cursor support HD TV art?

Yes, the agent can call gettvarthd to retrieve high-resolution backgrounds and banners. This is perfect when you are coding dashboard layouts meant for 4K displays.

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Setup Fanart.tv with Cursor

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Inject live media assets into Cursor codebases

Write frontend code that renders actual clear logos and movie thumbs instead of ugly placeholders. When you ask Cursor in Agent mode to build a media grid, it uses `get_movie_art` to fetch real TMDb asset URLs and injects them straight into your React or Vue components. This stops you from guessing how your CSS handles varying image dimensions. Your AI client sees the exact image sizes returned by the tool, letting it write highly accurate styling that fits the assets perfectly.

Write music apps with this Cursor MCP Server

Feed real MusicBrainz data directly into your local development environment. By running this MCP Server inside Cursor, your coding agent can verify the structure of disc art and banner objects before writing parser functions. You can build complex music players with accurate spine images and concert thumbs. The agent tests the API response format live, ensuring your TypeScript interfaces match the actual payload returned by the server.

Automate asset pipelines for TV dashboards

Build background scripts that automatically fetch show banners and HD backgrounds. Cursor can generate and test node scripts using `get_tv_art_hd` and `get_latest_tv` to ensure your media server always has the latest high-res graphics. The agent runs the code, checks the console output, and refines the asset fetching logic on the fly. You get a working script that maps TVDb IDs to high-quality local images without manual debugging.

Setup guide

Set up Fanart.tv MCP in Cursor

Prerequisites

Cursor installed (macOS, Windows, or Linux)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open MCP Settings

Go to Cursor Settings → MCP or open the Command Palette (Cmd+Shift+P / Ctrl+Shift+P) and search for "MCP: Add Server".
2

Add the Fanart.tv MCP

Cursor will create or open .cursor/mcp.json in your project root. Paste the JSON snippet on the right. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Enable Agent mode

Open Composer (Cmd+I / Ctrl+I) and switch to Agent mode using the dropdown at the top. MCP tools are only available in Agent mode.
4

Verify the connection

Ask Cursor something like "List my recent Fanart.tv transactions." If the MCP tools are loaded correctly, Cursor will call the Fanart.tv tools automatically. You can also check Settings → MCP for a green status indicator.

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fanarttv-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Fanart.tv MCP in Cursor

Cursor runs the server in Agent mode to fetch real image paths using tools like `get_movie_art`. This lets the editor write components with actual URLs instead of generic mock strings.

Yes, the server runs locally or via Vinkius, exposing tools like `get_album_art` directly to your Cursor chat. You can use these tools to populate local database seeds with real media links.

Yes, the agent can call `get_tv_art_hd` to retrieve high-resolution backgrounds and banners. This is perfect when you are coding dashboard layouts meant for 4K displays.

Your coding agent can generate caching wrappers around tools like `get_latest_movies`. This prevents your API key from hitting limits during active development loops.

Your API key and queried media IDs are kept completely private. The server runs in a secure, isolated sandbox, ensuring your credentials never leak into public code repositories.

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