How to Use the Fanart.tv MCP in Google ADK

Q: Can my Google ADK agent filter which Fanart.tv tools it has access to?

Yes, you can use the toolnames filter on the McpToolset class. This restricts the agent to specific tools like getmovieart while ignoring music or television endpoints.

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Map TVDb assets directly to your Google ADK pipelines

The `get_tv_art` tool maps TVDb IDs to high-quality banners, clear logos, and season posters. Your Google ADK agent parses these image structures and matches them against existing media catalog tables in BigQuery. Using the Gemini long-context window, your agent analyzes thousands of TV show listings simultaneously. It calls the TV artwork tools to fill missing assets in your database in a single run.

Feed high-resolution movie art to Vertex AI agents

This Fanart.tv MCP Server exposes `get_movie_art` and `get_latest_movies` to track and fetch the newest community-uploaded movie posters and backgrounds. Your enterprise agents use these assets to build customized recommendation interfaces for end-users. You register the tools by passing McpToolset to your LlmAgent constructor. If you only need film assets, apply the tool_names filter to restrict access to movie-specific endpoints.

Retrieve music artist imagery using MusicBrainz IDs

Music catalog matching relies on `get_music_artist_art` and `get_album_art` to pull verified disc art, spine covers, and artist backgrounds. Your Google ADK agent matches these assets against your structured audio library. Stdio and HTTP transports allow you to run this server inside your Google Cloud VPC. The agent executes these lookups securely, letting you populate your media dashboards without exposing internal network ports.

Setup guide

Set up Fanart.tv MCP in Google ADK

Prerequisites

Python 3.10+ installed
google-adk package (pip install google-adk)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Install Google ADK

Run pip install google-adk to install the Agent Development Kit. MCP support is included via the McpToolset class.
2

Connect via SSE transport

Use McpToolset.from_server() with SseServerParams pointing to your Vinkius endpoint. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Create an LlmAgent

Pass the returned mcp_tools list directly to LlmAgent(tools=mcp_tools). The ADK maps each MCP tool to a native Gemini function call — no manual schema definitions required.
4

Run with any Gemini model

The agent works with any Gemini model (gemini-2.0-flash, gemini-2.5-pro, etc.). Copy the full example on the right to get started with Fanart.tv tools in your ADK agent.

agent.py

from google.adk.agents import LlmAgent
from google.adk.tools.mcp_tool.mcp_toolset import McpToolset
from google.adk.tools.mcp_tool.mcp_session_manager import SseServerParams

# Connect to the MCP via SSE
mcp_tools, exit_stack = await McpToolset.from_server(
    connection_params=SseServerParams(
        url="https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    )
)

# Create your agent with auto-discovered tools
agent = LlmAgent(
    name="Fanart.tv_agent",
    model="gemini-2.0-flash",
    instruction="You have access to Fanart.tv tools via MCP.",
    tools=mcp_tools,
)

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Common questions about Fanart.tv MCP in Google ADK

Install the SDK with pip install google-adk and set up your McpToolset with the Vinkius HTTP URL. Pass this toolset into the tools parameter when initializing your LlmAgent.

Yes, you can use the tool_names filter on the McpToolset class. This restricts the agent to specific tools like get_movie_art while ignoring music or television endpoints.

You should manage request volumes by batching your agent's execution loops. Since the agent can process huge contexts, feeding it pre-filtered lists of TMDb IDs prevents excessive tool calls.

Absolutely. The ADK connects the server's tools to any Gemini model running on Vertex AI, allowing the model to decide when to fetch music or movie art.

This MCP server only sends public metadata IDs like TVDb, TMDb, and MusicBrainz IDs to Fanart.tv. No Google Cloud configuration details, BigQuery schemas, or user credentials are transmitted during these lookups.

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