TVMaze

live MediaTV

TV show metadata, episode schedules, cast. Complements the movies pack with TV-specific coverage.

5 tools
0ms auth
free tier 50 calls/day

Tools

search_shows required: query

Text search across TV shows.

Parameters
Name Type Description
query req string Show name
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get_show required: show_id

Full show record with optional embeds (episodes / cast / seasons).

Parameters
Name Type Description
show_id req number TVMaze show ID
embed_episodes opt boolean Include episodes
embed_cast opt boolean Include cast
embed_seasons opt boolean Include seasons
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list_episodes required: show_id

All episodes of a show.

Parameters
Name Type Description
show_id req number TVMaze show ID
specials opt boolean Include specials
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get_schedule

What's airing on a country/day.

Parameters
Name Type Description
country opt string 2-letter country code (default US)
date opt string YYYY-MM-DD (default today)
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search_people required: query

Actors / people search.

Parameters
Name Type Description
query req string Person name
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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/tvmaze/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/tvmaze/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_shows","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_shows", {"query":"example"});
ask_pipeworx 
// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("tv show metadata, episode schedules, cast");