• CONTENT
  • EPISODES
  • LISTS
  • HUMAN

How to retrieve TV metadata with your AI

Connect TMDB to your AI client once. After that, you can ask for deep details on any show, season, or episode without leaving your chat.

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Short answer

How can I get TV show and episode info using my AI?

Your AI uses TMDB tools to fetch granular metadata like season overviews and individual episode descriptions. You'll get specific details for any series you name. This breakdown shows how the data flows from the database to your chat.

The results.

Where the data lands.

The AI processes your request and organizes the metadata into these specific outputs.

CONTENT

Detailed show summaries

The AI pulls high-level series info and season overviews. You get clean text for scripts or guides.

EPISODES

Granular episode data

Your agent fetches specific episode summaries and air dates. This is perfect for building detailed watch histories.

LISTS

Organized watchlists

The AI turns raw metadata into structured lists. You can ask it to group shows by genre or season.

HUMAN

Manual content edits

The AI provides the raw facts, but you decide how to style the final descriptions or creative writing.

The workflow

What your AI does when a request arrives.

The AI follows a logical path to drill down from a broad show title to a specific episode.

  1. Identify the show

    The AI looks up the specific TV series you mentioned to get its unique ID and general info.

    get_tv_details

  2. Access season data

    Once the show is identified, the AI pulls the list of seasons and their specific summaries.

    get_tv_season_details

  3. Pinpoint episodes

    The AI drills into a specific season to grab the individual plot summaries for every episode.

    get_tv_episode_details

  4. Format the response

    The AI takes the raw metadata and presents it in the format you requested, like a table or a list.

    get_tv_details

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to trigger the TMDB tools immediately.

Starting points

Swap the bracketed text for the actual shows or seasons you want to look up.

TMDB (The Movie Database) Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_0C6ugaOyy1juWrhQvmxGhYRbtZlwBy2ZJ6bt7IVF/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — TMDB (The Movie Database) capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tmdb-the-movie-database-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_0C6ugaOyy1juWrhQvmxGhYRbtZlwBy2ZJ6bt7IVF/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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  • Get the full details and season list for [The Bear].

  • Summarize the plot for every episode in [Season 2] of [Succession].

  • Give me a breakdown of the seasons for [Stranger Things].

  • What happened in [Season 1, Episode 5] of [The Last of Us]?

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Start here

Connect TMDB once, then ask.

Click the link to connect. Your credentials stay encrypted, and you can start querying TMDB through your preferred AI client right away.

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FAQ

How this task behaves.

  • 01

    Can the AI add new shows to TMDB?

    No. The AI can only read existing metadata from the database.

  • 02

    Can I use this to update my own watch history?

    No. This tool is for retrieving information, not for writing data back to TMDB or other services.

  • 03

    Does it work for movies too?

    No. This specific set of tools is designed for TV show metadata and episode details.

  • 04

    Will the AI remember which show I asked about?

    Yes, as long as you stay within the same chat session with your AI client.

  • 05

    Can the AI change the episode summaries?

    No. The AI can only report the summaries exactly as they exist in TMDB.

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