How to Use the TVMaze MCP in Google ADK

Q: How do I find the full future schedule using TVMaze and Google ADK?

Call getfullschedule to pull all known upcoming episodes across every network. Since this response is massive, make sure your agent can handle multiple MB of data efficiently.

Q: Does TVMaze provide enough detail for a single show using Google ADK?

Yeah. The getshow tool gives you the name, genres, network, rating, summary, and status (running or ended) right off the bat. It's perfect for initial vetting of a title.

Q: If I use TVMaze and Google ADK, how do I find all episodes?

You can first get the seasons using getshowseasons and then loop through them, calling getshowepisodes for each season to gather summaries and dates.

Q: Can Google ADK find cast members by name with TVMaze?

Yes. You use the searchpeople tool. It handles fuzzy matching, so misspelling a person's name won't break your agent's ability to find them.

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Discover all seasons and episode guides for a show.

To get the full scope of a series, use `get_show_seasons`. It returns every season number, name, premiere date, and image URL. This helps your agent understand the timeline of a show. Once you know the season, check out `get_show_episodes`. You get summaries, runtimes, and air dates for all episodes in that season. You can even tell it to include special episodes with `specials=true`.

Get a person's full career credits.

Building out an actor's profile? The `get_person_cast_credits` tool lists every show they were in. For each credit, it specifies the character name, episode count, and whether the role was main or recurring. Need more bio data on a person? Use `get_person`. This pulls their name, birthplace, gender, photo, and external IDs like IMDb and Wikipedia.

Search for shows by title with high accuracy.

The `single_search` tool gives you the best match when you know a show's name. It returns exactly one result or nothing, embedding all major details like cast and episode guides in that single response. If you just need to browse titles quickly, run `get_shows`. This simple call only returns show IDs, letting your agent decide which ones need further detail using `get_show`.

Setup guide

Set up TVMaze 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 TVMaze 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="TVMaze_agent",
    model="gemini-2.0-flash",
    instruction="You have access to TVMaze tools via MCP.",
    tools=mcp_tools,
)

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Common questions about TVMaze MCP in Google ADK

Call `get_full_schedule` to pull all known upcoming episodes across every network. Since this response is massive, make sure your agent can handle multiple MB of data efficiently.

Yeah. The `get_show` tool gives you the name, genres, network, rating, summary, and status (running or ended) right off the bat. It's perfect for initial vetting of a title.

You can first get the seasons using `get_show_seasons` and then loop through them, calling `get_show_episodes` for each season to gather summaries and dates.

Yes. You use the `search_people` tool. It handles fuzzy matching, so misspelling a person's name won't break your agent's ability to find them.

The server touches show and episode metadata: titles, summaries, air dates, runtimes, network names, and genre classifications. No sensitive user data is involved.

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