Movie Search MCP Server

Movie Search MCP Server

Enables searching for movies by title using a JSON database, with input validation via Zod. Provides a simple MCP server with STDIO transport for integration.

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🎬 Movie Search MCP Server

A simple Model Context Protocol (MCP) server built with the official MCP TypeScript SDK.

This project demonstrates how to create a custom MCP server, register tools, validate input using Zod, and test everything using the MCP Inspector.

🚀 Features

  • Search movies by title
  • JSON-based movie database
  • Input validation using Zod
  • MCP Tool registration
  • STDIO transport
  • Tested using MCP Inspector

🛠️ Tech Stack

  • Node.js
  • MCP SDK
  • Zod
  • JavaScript (ES Modules)
  • MCP Inspector

📁 Project Structure

movie-search-mcp-server/
│
├── tools/
│   └── searchMovie.js
├── movies.json
├── server.js
├── package.json
└── README.md

📦 Installation

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/movie-search-mcp-server.git

Go to the project

cd movie-search-mcp-server

Install dependencies

npm install

Run the server

npm start

🧪 Testing

Launch MCP Inspector

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector@latest

Connect using

  • Transport: STDIO
  • Command: node
  • Arguments: server.js

📌 Example Tool

searchMovie

Input

{
  "title": "Leo"
}

Output

{
  "found": true,
  "movie": {
    "title": "Leo",
    "year": 2023,
    "language": "Tamil",
    "hero": "Vijay"
  }
}

📚 Concepts Learned

  • Model Context Protocol (MCP)
  • MCP Server
  • MCP Tools
  • STDIO Transport
  • Zod Validation
  • JSON Data Handling
  • MCP Inspector
  • Node.js File System

👨‍💻 Author

Mohanaprasanth K

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