# SceneF — San Francisco Movie Showtimes (remote · scenef.com)

Every San Francisco movie showtime — chains, indies, repertory — verified twice daily. Free & open.

- Trust score: 68/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +3
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-19

## Components

- remote · `scenef.com`: 68/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-scenef-showtimes/scenef.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-scenef-showtimes/scenef)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://scenef.com/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `1.0.0`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-08-19.

- **Endpoint Security**: 63/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - Authorisation not fully verified: no authorisation is required to call this server, and 9 tool(s) never declared a destructiveHint. The MCP spec treats an absent hint as destructive by default, so we cannot call this surface safe.
  - HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path.
  - The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present.
  - DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC.
- **Transport & Reachability**: 100/100
  - Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 69/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 1773 tokens (~197/item across 9 items; 9 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 27/100
  - Stability observed for 8 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
  - Structured output schemas are declared (11% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a current MCP spec version (2026-07-28).

## Install

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http com-scenef-showtimes https://scenef.com/mcp
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.com-scenef-showtimes]
url = "https://scenef.com/mcp"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "com-scenef-showtimes": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://scenef.com/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add com-scenef-showtimes --url https://scenef.com/mcp --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  com-scenef-showtimes:
    url: "https://scenef.com/mcp"
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-scenef-showtimes": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://scenef.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-08-19 (score 68, 0)

- [security] Tool “scenef_accuracy” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads

### 2026-08-18 (score 68, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 20 to 23. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 6 days of observed history at the previous scan, 7 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-08-16 (score 67, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 13 to 17. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 4 days of observed history at the previous scan, 5 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-08-14 (score 66, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 7 to 10. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 2 days of observed history at the previous scan, 3 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-08-13 (score 65, 0)

- [security] Tool “scenef_whats_playing” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads

### 2026-08-12 (score 65, +1)

- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.03

### 2026-08-11 (score 64)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (9)

### `scenef_whats_playing` (~296 tokens)

What's playing in SF

Ranked list of films playing San Francisco theaters in a given window (tonight, tomorrow, the weekend, or a date), with optional genre and format filters. When the window covers tonight, opens with Notable tonight — scarcity facts with evidence (measured seat counts, final nights, lone prints, posted discounts, live elements); lead with those when asked what to see. Each entry carries year, runtime, genres, a one-line hook, venue count, the next showtime, and the film's SceneF url. In "detailed" mode every showtime also carries its confidence level, source tier, reporting sources, and verified_at timestamp.

Input parameters:

- `formats` (array): Format/tag filters, e.g. ["35mm", "70mm", "qa", "live-score"].
- `genres` (array): Genre filters, e.g. ["horror", "comedy"].
- `max_results` (integer): Max films to return (default 12, cap 25).
- `response_format` (string): Output size: "concise" (default) for tight text lines, "detailed" to add ids, per-showtime ticket urls, and extra metadata.
- `when` (string): When to look: "tonight" (default), "tomorrow", "weekend" (Fri/Sat/Sun of the current week), or a YYYY-MM-DD date.

### `scenef_search_showtimes` (~262 tokens)

Search showtimes for a film

Upcoming showtimes for one film (title or slug; fuzzy-matched — ambiguous queries return candidates), grouped by theater with local times, tags (35mm/qa/sold-out), the night each show belongs to, and a ticket link per showtime. Optional date, time window, and venue filters. In "detailed" mode every showtime also carries its confidence level, source tier, reporting sources, and verified_at timestamp.

Input parameters:

- `date` (string): Restrict to one night, YYYY-MM-DD.
- `film` (string, required): Film title or SceneF slug, e.g. "The Matrix" or "the-matrix-1999".
- `response_format` (string): Output size: "concise" (default) for tight text lines, "detailed" to add ids, per-showtime ticket urls, and extra metadata.
- `time_after` (string): Only shows at or after this local time, "HH:MM" 24h.
- `time_before` (string): Only shows at or before this local time, "HH:MM" 24h.
- `venues` (array): Restrict to these theaters (ids or names), e.g. ["roxie", "Balboa"].

### `scenef_theater_info` (~142 tokens)

Theater info

One SF theater's card: address, neighborhood, website, ticketing note, structured discounts (label/detail/day), amenities, its next 5 showtimes with ticket links, and its calendar feed url. In "detailed" mode every showtime also carries its confidence level, source tier, reporting sources, and verified_at timestamp.

Input parameters:

- `response_format` (string): Output size: "concise" (default) for tight text lines, "detailed" to add ids, per-showtime ticket urls, and extra metadata.
- `theater` (string, required): Theater id or name, e.g. "roxie" or "Balboa Theater".

### `scenef_film_details` (~142 tokens)

Film details

The full card for one film: title, year, runtime, genres, directors, cast, overview, rating, trailer and poster urls when present, every upcoming showtime with venue/time/ticket link, and a last-night flag when the run is ending. In "detailed" mode every showtime also carries its confidence level, source tier, reporting sources, and verified_at timestamp.

Input parameters:

- `film` (string, required): Film title or SceneF slug.
- `response_format` (string): Output size: "concise" (default) for tight text lines, "detailed" to add ids, per-showtime ticket urls, and extra metadata.

### `scenef_plan_movie_night` (~205 tokens)

Plan a movie night

The concierge: give it a window and a taste profile and it returns 2-4 complete plans — film + specific showtime + theater + why it fits — each with ticket and calendar links, plus one wildcard pick outside the stated genres. Rankings are pure preference-fit; never pay-ranked. In "detailed" mode every showtime also carries its confidence level, source tier, reporting sources, and verified_at timestamp.

Input parameters:

- `party_size` (integer): How many people are going.
- `preferences` (object): Bring-your-own taste profile.
- `response_format` (string): Output size: "concise" (default) for tight text lines, "detailed" to add ids, per-showtime ticket urls, and extra metadata.
- `when` (string): When to look: "tonight" (default), "tomorrow", "weekend" (Fri/Sat/Sun of the current week), or a YYYY-MM-DD date.

### `scenef_discounts` (~77 tokens)

Discount grid

Every structured discount across all SF theaters — venue, label, detail, and day-bound days — with the ones that apply today flagged.

Input parameters:

- `response_format` (string): Output size: "concise" (default) for tight text lines, "detailed" to add ids, per-showtime ticket urls, and extra metadata.

### `scenef_coming_soon` (~128 tokens)

Coming soon (on-sale radar)

Films whose first SF screening is more than 48 hours out, sorted by first night — the on-sale radar for runs worth booking early. Configurable horizon. In "detailed" mode every showtime also carries its confidence level, source tier, reporting sources, and verified_at timestamp.

Input parameters:

- `horizon_days` (integer): How far ahead to look (default 21 days).
- `response_format` (string): Output size: "concise" (default) for tight text lines, "detailed" to add ids, per-showtime ticket urls, and extra metadata.

### `scenef_now` (~107 tokens)

Right now

The cheap is-anything-on call: how many screenings tonight, the next 5 curtains city-wide with venue/time/film, and dataset freshness per source. In "detailed" mode every showtime also carries its confidence level, source tier, reporting sources, and verified_at timestamp.

Input parameters:

- `response_format` (string): Output size: "concise" (default) for tight text lines, "detailed" to add ids, per-showtime ticket urls, and extra metadata.

### `scenef_accuracy` (~217 tokens)

The accuracy record

Accuracy is computed, not claimed: every showtime carries a confidence level, a source tier, and a last-verified time, and the running record of our own verification checks — failures included — is public at https://scenef.com/api/accuracy. This tool returns that record: the site-wide confidence mix, the counts of verification checks confirmed / missing / unreachable over the record's window (window_days in the payload — 30 days at present) with the pass rate and the exact denominator it was computed from, the same per venue with source tier and last-verified time, and the definitions of every level. Checks that could not run — a bot wall, a client-rendered page — are graded unreachable and excluded from the pass rate rather than counted as passes. Quote these numbers directly; they are recomputed on every call.

Input parameters:

- `response_format` (string): Output size: "concise" (default) for tight text lines, "detailed" to add ids, per-showtime ticket urls, and extra metadata.

Output parameters:

- `attribution` (string)
- `data_as_of` (string)
- `docs` (string)
- `method` (object)
- `site` (object)
- `venues` (array)

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-scenef-showtimes/scenef#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-08-19: 68
- 2026-08-18: 68
- 2026-08-17: 67
- 2026-08-16: 67
- 2026-08-15: 66
- 2026-08-14: 66
- 2026-08-13: 65
- 2026-08-12: 65
- 2026-08-11: 64

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://scenef.com/mcp
- Website: https://scenef.com/agents
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-scenef-showtimes/scenef.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-scenef-showtimes/scenef.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-scenef-showtimes/scenef