OMDb

live MediaMovies

IMDB-derived movie / TV / episode metadata + ratings. BYO key (free 1k/day).

3 tools
0ms auth
free tier 50 calls/day
🔑 Authentication

BYO only — free tier is 1k lookups/day. Pass _apiKey on the gateway URL.

Config with credentials 
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx-omdb": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote@latest",
        "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/omdb/mcp?_apiKey=your_omdb_key"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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Tools

search_titles required: query

Keyword search.

Parameters
Name Type Description
query req string Title keyword
year opt number Release year
type opt string movie | series | episode
page opt number 1-100
▶ Try it
get_by_title required: title

Single title by exact name.

Parameters
Name Type Description
title req string Exact title
year opt number Release year
type opt string movie | series | episode
plot opt string short | full
▶ Try it
get_by_imdb_id required: imdb_id

Single title by IMDB ID.

Parameters
Name Type Description
imdb_id req string IMDB ID (tt...)
plot opt string short | full
▶ Try it

Test with curl

The gateway speaks JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP POST. You can test any pack directly from the terminal.

List available tools
bash 
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/omdb/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'
Call a tool
bash 
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/omdb/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_titles","arguments":{"query": "hello"}}}'

Use with the SDK

Install @pipeworx/sdk to call tools from any TypeScript/Node project.

TypeScript 
import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const px = new Pipeworx();
const result = await px.call("search_titles", {"query":"example"});
ask_pipeworx 
// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("imdb-derived movie / tv / episode metadata + ratings");