SceneF MCP server

Which MCP servers are SceneF's own, from the official registry and from asking its own domain, whether they answer, and what they offer. A program checked each of these, nobody copied them from a product page.

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Whose server it is

Registry namecom.scenef/showtimesverified in the MCP registry

The registry name sits under scenef.com. The registry only lets a publisher use that namespace after proving control of the domain through DNS or HTTP.

When we asked itchecked 2026-10-21

Stateanswerschecked 2026-10-21
Tools10
Server calls itselfscenef
Server version1.2.0
Protocol version2025-06-18

On 2026-10-21 the server answered initialize and tools/list without a sign-in. First answer in 118 ms.

Should an agent connect itConnect it, with care

Its tools do Compare theaters and start times for a film, but not Shortlist showtimes and vote on them with a group.

Once connected

For "Compare theaters and start times for a film", the likely first call is scenef_search_showtimes.

Said by rules from the measurements above. The likely first call is a model's pick from the tool list; read its description before relying on it.

Measured dailydaily checks: 14, the first on 2026-10-21

INITE MCP score84 of 100answers 100 · does the job 50 · definitions 100 · context 81 · connects 100
What an agent can do with it1 of 2 use cases
Answered100% of days14 of 14 daily checks
Median first answer160 ms
Space in an agent's context≈ 6,159 tokensthe definitions of all its tools (10), which an agent carries on every turn
Tool definitionsA · 100 of 100
Typed results10 of 10 toolsdeclared outputSchema: results come typed, read once

Every tool passes all six checks.

What an agent can do with it

not sure · Find tonight's movie showtimes near you
can do · Compare theaters and start times for a film
cannot · Shortlist showtimes and vote on them with a group

Each of the product's use cases, put to Jev against this server's tool list: can an agent do it with these tools?

Worth a look

None of the five warning signs in these definitions.

A program checks the server once a day: initialize and tools/list, no model. Tokens are the definitions' length at about four characters a token. The grade averages six checks of every tool's name, description, schema and annotations; it says how well the tools are described, not whether they work. The score weighs what was measured and nothing else: answering (25%), doing the product's job (25%), definitions (20%), context (10%), use (10%) and how readily a client connects (10%). A part that was not measured is left out, and a hidden instruction caps the score at 40. The state of vendors' MCP servers: method and numbers →

Tools it offers10 tools · read 2026-10-21

scenef_whats_playing
Use this when someone asks what is showing in one area tonight, tomorrow, this weekend or on a date. Reads ONE regional board per call; SceneF publishes 56 boards, in California, Florida and Hawaii only. Pass region; it defaults to "sf"…
scenef_search_showtimes
Showtimes scoped by FILM or by THEATER on one board — pass at least one. With `film`: where that film is playing (title or slug; fuzzy-matched, ambiguous queries return candidates). With `venues` and no film: everything on at those…
scenef_theater_info
One theater's card: address, neighborhood, website, ticketing note, structured discounts (label/detail/day; membership and discount-card pricing reads "Member pricing; see the theater"), amenities, its next 5 showtimes with ticket links…
scenef_film_details
The card for one film on one board: title, year, runtime, genres, directors, cast, overview, rating, a trailer url and a TMDB poster url when present, its upcoming showtimes nearest first with venue/time/ticket link, and a last-night flag…
scenef_plan_movie_night
Suggests 2-4 movie-night options on one board from a window and a taste profile — film + specific showtime + theater + why it fits — plus one wildcard: the highest-ranked film outside the stated genres, or the next film down when no genre…
scenef_discounts
Every structured discount across one board's theaters — venue, label, detail, and day-bound days — with the ones that apply today flagged. Membership and discount-card pricing is not listed; it reads "Member pricing; see the theater"…
scenef_coming_soon
Lists films whose first screening on this board is more than 48 hours out, sorted by first night. Configurable horizon. It sets no alert, watch or reminder. Read-only: the call itself records nothing. SceneF does not sell, hold or book…
scenef_resolve_board
Translate a city, 5-digit ZIP, neighborhood or board alias into the region handle every other tool takes. Returns the board and WHAT matched it. Refuses rather than guessing: an ambiguous name returns candidates (Hollywood names both the…
scenef_now
Use this for a quick check of what is still on tonight on one board: how many screenings tonight, the next 5 showtimes with venue/time/film, when the data was generated and which theaters' listings may be out of date. Called with no…
scenef_accuracy
Returns SceneF's verification record: this board's confidence mix, the counts of verification checks confirmed / missing / unreachable over the record's window (window_days in the payload — 30 days at present) with the pass rate and the…

How to connect

Add the server to your MCP client config. Claude Desktop, Cursor and most other clients read this shape:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "showtimes": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://scenef.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add it

Claude Code, in a terminal

claude mcp add --transport http scenef https://scenef.com/mcp

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code

claude.ai, ChatGPT and other clients: add https://scenef.com/mcp as a custom connector in the settings.

OpenAPI spec

10 paths, read 2026-10-21. Open the spec ↗

Each line is something a program found when it went looking: the registry entry, the server's own answer, a spec that parses. A missing line means we did not find it, not that it does not exist.