Trakt MCP Server

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A Trakt MCP server with 36 tools for TV show and movie tracking, sync, ratings, watchlists, and checkins.

Features • Quick Start • Installation • Tools • Development

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Features

• 🔍 Search movies, shows, episodes, and people across Trakt's database
• 🎬 Movies — details, trending, popular, related, ratings, and cast
• 📺 Shows & Episodes — full show info, seasons, episode details, cast
• 👤 People — actor/director profiles and filmographies
• 📅 Calendar — your personalised upcoming episodes and movies
• 🕐 History — view, add, and remove watch history entries
• ⭐ Ratings — get, add, and remove ratings for movies, shows, and episodes
• 📋 Watchlist — full CRUD on your movie/show watchlist
• ✅ Checkin — check into what you're watching right now
• 🤖 Recommendations — personalised movie and show suggestions

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Quick Start

1. Create a Trakt API app

Go to trakt.tv/oauth/applications/new and create a new app. You only need to fill in the name — leave the redirect URI as urn:ietf:wg:oauth:2.0:oob. Copy your Client ID and Client Secret.

2. Run setup

npx @kud/mcp-trakt setup

This launches the device OAuth flow: paste your Client ID and Secret when prompted, visit the URL shown, enter the code, and your credentials are saved to ~/.config/trakt.json. You never touch them again.

3. Add to your MCP client

No credentials needed in the config — the server reads them from ~/.config/trakt.json automatically.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Trakt": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@kud/mcp-trakt@latest"]
    }
  }
}

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Installation

Run npx @kud/mcp-trakt setup first — this saves your credentials to ~/.config/trakt.json so no tokens are needed in any config file.

<details> <summary><strong>Claude Code CLI</strong></summary>

claude mcp add trakt npx -- -y @kud/mcp-trakt@latest

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<details> <summary><strong>Claude Desktop — macOS</strong></summary>

Edit ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Trakt": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@kud/mcp-trakt@latest"]
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop after saving.

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<details> <summary><strong>Claude Desktop — Windows</strong></summary>

Edit %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Trakt": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@kud/mcp-trakt@latest"]
    }
  }
}

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<details> <summary><strong>Cursor</strong></summary>

Add to .cursor/mcp.json in your project root:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Trakt": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@kud/mcp-trakt@latest"]
    }
  }
}

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<details> <summary><strong>Windsurf</strong></summary>

Edit ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Trakt": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@kud/mcp-trakt@latest"]
    }
  }
}

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<details> <summary><strong>VSCode</strong></summary>

Add to .vscode/mcp.json:

{
  "servers": {
    "Trakt": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@kud/mcp-trakt@latest"]
    }
  }
}

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Available Tools

Search

Tool	Description
search	Search for movies, shows, episodes, people, or lists

Movies

Tool	Description
get_movie	Get detailed information about a movie
get_trending_movies	Movies currently being watched across Trakt
get_popular_movies	Most popular movies on Trakt
get_movie_ratings	Community rating distribution for a movie
get_movie_related	Movies related to a given movie
get_movie_people	Cast and crew for a movie

Shows

Tool	Description
get_show	Get detailed information about a TV show
get_trending_shows	Shows currently being watched across Trakt
get_popular_shows	Most popular TV shows on Trakt
get_show_ratings	Community rating distribution for a show
get_show_seasons	All seasons, optionally with full episode details
get_show_people	Cast and crew for a show

Episodes

Tool	Description
get_season_episodes	All episodes in a specific season
get_episode	Full details for a specific episode

People

Tool	Description
get_person	Actor or director profile
get_person_credits	Movie or show credits for a person

Calendar

Tool	Description
get_my_show_calendar	My upcoming episodes (personalised)
get_my_movie_calendar	My upcoming movies (personalised)
get_all_show_calendar	All shows premiering and airing across Trakt

History

Tool	Description
get_history	Watch history for the authenticated user
add_to_history	Mark movies or episodes as watched
remove_from_history	Remove entries from watch history

Ratings

Tool	Description
get_ratings	Ratings given by the authenticated user
add_rating	Rate movies, shows, seasons, or episodes (1–10)
remove_rating	Remove ratings from items

Watchlist

Tool	Description
get_watchlist	View the authenticated user's watchlist
add_to_watchlist	Add movies, shows, or episodes
remove_from_watchlist	Remove items from the watchlist

Checkin

Tool	Description
checkin	Check in to a movie or episode you're watching now
delete_checkin	Cancel the current active checkin

Recommendations

Tool	Description
get_movie_recommendations	Personalised movie recommendations
get_show_recommendations	Personalised TV show recommendations

User

Tool	Description
get_user_profile	Profile info for any user (or yourself)
get_user_stats	Watch statistics for a user
get_user_watching	What a user is currently watching

Total: 36 Tools

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Example Conversations

"What movies are trending on Trakt right now?"

"Search for Breaking Bad and give me its full details."

"What episodes of Severance do I have coming up this week?"

"Mark that I just watched Dune: Part Two — give it a 9."

"Add The Penguin to my watchlist."

"Check me in to S02E01 of The Bear."

"What have I watched this month?"

"Give me 10 personalised movie recommendations."

"Who plays the lead in Succession and what else have they been in?"

"What are my all-time watch stats?"

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Development

Project Structure

mcp-trakt/
├── src/
│   └── index.ts       # Full server — all 36 tools
├── dist/              # Compiled output (git-ignored)
├── setup.js           # OAuth device flow setup script
├── package.json
└── tsconfig.json

Scripts

Script	Purpose
npm run setup	Run OAuth device flow and save credentials
npm run build	Compile TypeScript to dist/
npm run build:watch	Watch mode compilation
npm run dev	Run directly with tsx (no build needed)
npm run inspect	Open MCP Inspector against built output
npm run inspect:dev	Open MCP Inspector with live tsx
npm run typecheck	Type-check without emitting
npm run clean	Remove dist/

Dev Workflow

# Run without building
npm run dev

# Inspect all tools interactively in the browser
npm run inspect:dev

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Authentication

Trakt uses OAuth 2.0. The npm run setup script handles the full device flow — you never manage tokens manually.

How it works

1. Run npm run setup
2. Enter your Client ID and Client Secret from trakt.tv/oauth/applications
3. Visit the URL shown (e.g. https://trakt.tv/activate), enter the displayed code
4. Tokens are saved to ~/.config/trakt.json — the server reads them automatically on every start

To refresh an expired token, just run npm run setup again.

Test your credentials

curl -s https://api.trakt.tv/users/me \
  -H "trakt-api-version: 2" \
  -H "trakt-api-key: YOUR_CLIENT_ID" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN" | jq .username

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Troubleshooting

Server not showing in Claude Desktop

• Check JSON syntax in claude_desktop_config.json
• Verify the path to dist/index.js is absolute and the file exists
• Run npm run build if dist/ is missing

401 / auth errors

• Access tokens expire after 3 months — regenerate via the OAuth device flow
• Make sure TRAKT_CLIENT_ID matches the app your access token was issued for
• Check logs: Claude Desktop → Help → Show Logs

No data returned for personal endpoints (history, watchlist, etc.)

• These require a valid TRAKT_ACCESS_TOKEN — public/read-only client_id alone is not enough
• Make sure the token was granted the correct scopes during the OAuth flow

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Security Best Practices

• Never commit ~/.config/trakt.json or any file containing tokens to source control
• ~/.config/trakt.json is user-scoped and never read by MCP client configs
• Rotate your access token if it is accidentally exposed — run npm run setup again
• Trakt access tokens expire after 90 days — re-run npm run setup to refresh
• Treat your access token like a password: full account access with history/checkin write rights

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Tech Stack

Runtime	Node.js ≥ 20
Language	TypeScript 5.x
Target	ES2023
Protocol	Model Context Protocol (MCP) SDK 1.x
HTTP Client	Native fetch
Module System	ESM ("type": "module")

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Contributing

Issues and PRs welcome at github.com/kud/mcp-trakt.

License

MIT © kud

Acknowledgments

Built on the Model Context Protocol SDK by Anthropic. API provided by Trakt.

Support

Open an issue at github.com/kud/mcp-trakt/issues.

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