What2Watch
Give your agent live TV listings, streaming availability, and recommendation data through a remote SSE MCP endpoint for media or lifestyle features.
Overview
What2Watch MCP is a MCP server for the Build phase that exposes real-time TV schedules, streaming availability, and personalized recommendations via a remote SSE endpoint.
What is this MCP server?
- Remote MCP over SSE at https://what2watch.live/sse (no local stdio package required)
- Real-time TV schedules and streaming availability surfaced as agent-callable tools
- Personalized recommendations for what-to-watch flows in chat or apps
- GitHub source at lio1204/what2watch-mcp for self-host or fork patterns
- Version 1.0.0 published in the MCP server registry manifest
- Remote SSE endpoint https://what2watch.live/sse
- Registry version 1.0.0
- GitHub repository lio1204/what2watch-mcp
Community signal: 4 GitHub stars.
What problem does it solve?
Builders waste weekends scraping TV listings and aggregator APIs when their agent feature only needs trustworthy what-to-watch answers.
Who is it for?
Indie hackers prototyping media bots, newsletter tools, or agent assistants that need current TV and streaming facts.
Skip if: Production apps that require guaranteed SLAs, private data residency, or deep studio-licensed catalogs without reviewing the remote service terms.
What do I get? / Deliverables
After you add the What2Watch SSE remote to your MCP host, your agent can query live schedules and streaming options without custom ETL in your repo.
- Agent tools backed by live schedule and availability data
- Personalized recommendation queries without custom scrapers
- Faster Build iteration on media-facing agent features
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Journey fit
Shelved under Build integrations because you connect an external entertainment data API into an agent-backed app or side project. integrations captures a hosted SSE remote (what2watch.live) rather than in-repo codegen or database tooling.
How it compares
Remote entertainment-data MCP integration, not an SEO skill or a local codegen MCP.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is What2Watch MCP for?
Solo builders and small teams shipping agent or content products who want live TV and streaming context without building their own schedule pipeline first.
When should I use What2Watch MCP?
Use it while building integrations for recommendation chat, community bots, or lifestyle features that must reflect what is airing and where it streams now.
How do I add What2Watch MCP to my agent?
Register the remote MCP server URL https://what2watch.live/sse with SSE transport in your Claude Code, Cursor, or compatible MCP client per your host’s remote-server docs.