`search_shows`

Pack: tvmaze · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/tvmaze/mcp

Search TV shows by name. Returns shows with id, name, premiere date, network, genres, rating, status, and TVMaze URL.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Show name (full or partial)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "Breaking Bad"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/tvmaze/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_shows","arguments":{"query":"Breaking Bad"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_shows', {
  "query": "Breaking Bad"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "The Office"
}

Response shape

Always returns: query, count, results

Field	Type	Description
`query`	string	Search query string
`count`	number	Number of results returned
`results`	array	Array of matching shows

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Search query string"
    },
    "count": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Number of results returned"
    },
    "results": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Array of matching shows",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "score": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Match score from search"
          },
          "id": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "TVMaze show ID"
          },
          "name": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Show name"
          },
          "type": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Show type (e.g., Scripted, Reality)"
          },
          "language": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Primary language"
          },
          "genres": {
            "type": "array",
            "description": "Genre tags",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "status": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Show status (Running, Ended)"
          },
          "runtime_min": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Episode runtime in minutes"
          },
          "premiered": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Premiere date (YYYY-MM-DD)"
          },
          "ended": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "End date (YYYY-MM-DD) or null"
          },
          "official_site": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Official website URL"
          },
          "rating": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Average rating (0-10)"
          },
          "network": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Network or web channel name"
          },
          "network_country": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "2-letter country code"
          },
          "imdb_id": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "IMDb ID"
          },
          "tvdb_id": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "TheTVDB ID"
          },
          "image": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Show poster image URL"
          },
          "summary": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "HTML-stripped show summary"
          },
          "tvmaze_url": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "TVMaze show page URL"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "query",
    "count",
    "results"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tvmaze": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/tvmaze/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

search_shows