TVmaze shows, people, next episodes in your timezone, episode guides, schedules, and credits.
To add tvmaze-mcp-server to Claude, run the install command below or copy the ready-made config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code further down. Restart your client after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It declares 8 environment variables, listed below.
Install
npx -y @cyanheads/tvmaze-mcp-server@0.3.0Environment variables
TVMAZE_BASE_URLSet in your MCP configTVMAZE_USER_AGENTSet in your MCP configTVMAZE_DEFAULT_TIMEZONESet in your MCP configTVMAZE_DEFAULT_COUNTRYSet in your MCP configTVMAZE_CACHE_TTL_SSet in your MCP configTVMAZE_MAX_CONCURRENCYSet in your MCP configTVMAZE_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MSSet in your MCP configMCP_LOG_LEVELSet in your MCP configSet only if the maker requires them; this listing does not flag any of them as required.
Install with your client
claude mcp add tvmaze --env TVMAZE_BASE_URL=<YOUR_TVMAZE_BASE_URL> --env TVMAZE_USER_AGENT=<YOUR_TVMAZE_USER_AGENT> --env TVMAZE_DEFAULT_TIMEZONE=<YOUR_TVMAZE_DEFAULT_TIMEZONE> --env TVMAZE_DEFAULT_COUNTRY=<YOUR_TVMAZE_DEFAULT_COUNTRY> --env TVMAZE_CACHE_TTL_S=<YOUR_TVMAZE_CACHE_TTL_S> --env TVMAZE_MAX_CONCURRENCY=<YOUR_TVMAZE_MAX_CONCURRENCY> --env TVMAZE_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS=<YOUR_TVMAZE_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS> --env MCP_LOG_LEVEL=<YOUR_MCP_LOG_LEVEL> -- npx -y @cyanheads/tvmaze-mcp-server@0.3.0
Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.
What this does
tvmaze-mcp-server exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.
Requirements
This server declares the following environment variables. Set only the ones the maker requires for your setup; this listing does not flag any of them as required:
TVMAZE_BASE_URL TVMAZE_USER_AGENT TVMAZE_DEFAULT_TIMEZONE TVMAZE_DEFAULT_COUNTRY TVMAZE_CACHE_TTL_S TVMAZE_MAX_CONCURRENCY TVMAZE_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS MCP_LOG_LEVEL
Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).
Frequently asked questions
How do I install tvmaze-mcp-server?
Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add tvmaze-mcp-server to Claude Code, or copy the ready-made config for your client from the install section on this page. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.
Which clients work with tvmaze-mcp-server?
This page carries setup and config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to tvmaze-mcp-server as well.
Does tvmaze-mcp-server need an API key?
This listing does not flag an API key as required. The server can use these environment variables: TVMAZE_BASE_URL, TVMAZE_USER_AGENT, TVMAZE_DEFAULT_TIMEZONE, TVMAZE_DEFAULT_COUNTRY, TVMAZE_CACHE_TTL_S, TVMAZE_MAX_CONCURRENCY, TVMAZE_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS, MCP_LOG_LEVEL; the maker's docs say which of them your setup needs. They go in the env block of your MCP config.
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