tvmaze.shows.details

Get full details for a TV show by TVMaze ID — genres, status, network/streaming channel, schedule (days/time), rating, premiere/end dates, runtime, IMDB/TheTVDB IDs, official site URL, and plain-text summary. Use show_search to find the TVMaze ID first. No auth required. Source: TVmaze.com (CC BY...

SERVERApibase SOURCEapibase-mcp-client

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 11 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

Registry record Grade F, identity unverified Pull the record →

This record as markdown: /tools/io-github-whiteknightonhorse-apibase/tvmaze.shows.details.md

WHAT IT DOES

What tvmaze.shows.details does on Apibase

AI agents call tvmaze.shows.details to retrieve information from Apibase without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer	Yes	TVMaze show ID (e.g. 169 for Breaking Bad, 82 for Game of Thrones)

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

RISK

Why tvmaze.shows.details is rated Low

Tool retrieves public TV show metadata with no side effects, modifications, or execution capabilities.

From the tool's definition Get full details for a TV show, no auth required, plain-text summary.

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs tvmaze.shows.details safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Apibase, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For tvmaze.shows.details, this is the rule to start with:

tvmaze.shows.details Allowed

tvmaze.shows.details is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "tvmaze.shows.details": {}
  }
}

ALLOW ONLY THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Apibase, apply this rule, and every tvmaze.shows.details call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about tvmaze.shows.details

What does the tvmaze.shows.details tool do? +

What parameters does tvmaze.shows.details accept? +

tvmaze.shows.details accepts 1 parameter: id. Required: id. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.

How do I enforce a policy on tvmaze.shows.details? +

Register the Apibase MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for tvmaze.shows.details: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Apibase. Nothing to install.

What risk level is tvmaze.shows.details? +

tvmaze.shows.details is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit tvmaze.shows.details? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the tvmaze.shows.details rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.

How do I block tvmaze.shows.details completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for tvmaze.shows.details. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.

What MCP server provides tvmaze.shows.details? +

tvmaze.shows.details is provided by the Apibase MCP server (apibase-mcp-client). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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