Design, art and accessibility · MCP server
Scenef MCP: MCP server, setup and security
Scenef MCP is an open-source MCP server that lets an AI agent look up verified cinema showtimes across California and Hawaii. Its repository has 0 stars and its last commit is from October 12, 2026 and it is licensed under MIT.
What Scenef MCP does
According to its repository: “Read-only showtimes for California and Hawaii theaters, from repertory houses and 35mm/70mm screenings to chains, verified against each theater's calendar.”
An MCP server gives an AI agent extra tools it calls during the conversation: the agent reads their description, decides to use them and gets the result back. Scenef MCP is listed under Design, art and accessibility, a category of 95 servers in the directory, where it ranks #95 by stars.
Topics declared by the repository: cinema, movies, repertory, san-francisco, showtimes.
Installing and connecting Scenef MCP
No package or remote server is declared in the official MCP registry: you install it from source, following the repository README.
Like any MCP server, you declare it in your client's configuration (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Codex…): a name, the command that starts it or its URL, and any environment variables. The client then starts it and lists its tools. Project language: TypeScript. Listed systems: macOS, Windows, Linux.
Security: what to check
An MCP server runs code with the rights you give it, and the model reads its tool descriptions: a malicious or compromised server can hijack the agent. Read the code, or pick a maintained and widely used server, before connecting it.
None of the risk signals we track (system access, secrets, missing licence, abandonment) applies to Scenef MCP. That does not replace reading the code.
Good practice: grant only the rights needed (least privilege), require human approval for irreversible actions, and run the AI agent security check.
Project activity and maintenance
Created on August 12, 2026, the speedwarnsf/scenef-mcp repository has 0 stars and 0 forks, with 1 open issues. It has more stars than 4% of the servers in the directory. It received changes this month.
Stars measure attention, not quality: a recent, heavily promoted project can collect them fast, while a useful but niche server will have few.
Verdict
Scenef MCP is a reasonable choice; check the points below before connecting it.
Strengths
- Maintained by the service's own vendor
- Active project: recent commit
- Permissive licence (MIT)
Limitations
- Few visible users
- Install from source
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Frequently asked questions
How do I install Scenef MCP?
No package is declared in the MCP registry: clone the speedwarnsf/scenef-mcp repository, follow its README, then declare the start command in your client's MCP configuration.
Is Scenef MCP free?
The code is published under the MIT licence and can be used free of charge.
Is Scenef MCP safe?
No risk signal found (system access, secrets, licence, abandonment). As with any MCP server, keep rights minimal and read the code before sensitive use.
Is it an official server?
Yes: the awesome-mcp-servers list marks it as the service vendor's official implementation.
What are the alternatives to Scenef MCP?
In the same category: Pascal 3D Editor, Next AI Draw.io, Measure, and TerraVision. Pascal 3D Editor and Next AI Draw.io score higher on our grid.
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