# `tv.guidedoc/documentary-database` on anlyon.dev

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- Page: https://anlyon.dev/servers/tv.guidedoc/documentary-database
- JSON: https://anlyon.dev/api/v1/servers/tv.guidedoc/documentary-database
- Version: 1.1.0 (active)
- Publisher: tv.guidedoc (domain proven to the MCP Registry)
- Runs: remote (streamable-http)
- Sign-in to list tools: none
- Metadata from the official MCP Registry, synced 2026-10-21T18:55:19.662Z

Title and description, as the publisher wrote them:

```untrusted-server-text
GuideDoc Documentary Database
Search public documentary film reference pages and check which titles stream on GuideDoc.
```

Scanned 2026-10-21T19:21:03.655Z over streamable-http.

**16 tools: 4 change things and 12 only read.**

| Group | Class | Tools | Claude Code |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Deletes or cancels | destructive | 0 | deny |
| Can't be undone | irreversible | 0 | ask |
| Changes things | write | 4 | ask |
| Only reads | read | 12 | allow |

## Findings

- **warn** Annotations that disagree with the tool in `open_catalogue` ([annotation-conflict](https://anlyon.dev/methodology#annotation-conflict))

```untrusted-server-text
The server marks "open_catalogue" read-only (readOnlyHint: true), and its own name, description or input give the class "write".

annotations: {"readOnlyHint":true,"destructiveHint":false,"openWorldHint":true}; The name "open_catalogue" says "open": a word for a change.
```

- **warn** Annotations that disagree with the tool in `catalogue_sync` ([annotation-conflict](https://anlyon.dev/methodology#annotation-conflict))

```untrusted-server-text
The server marks "catalogue_sync" read-only (readOnlyHint: true), and its own name, description or input give the class "write".

annotations: {"readOnlyHint":true,"destructiveHint":false,"openWorldHint":true}; The name "catalogue_sync" says "sync": a word for a change.
```


## Changes things (4)

Creates or changes something that can be changed back. Claude Code: ask.

### `catalogue_film`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Revalidate publication before displaying public editorial film details.
```

### `catalogue_related`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Recommendations based on public subjects and credits, with reasons.
```

### `catalogue_sync`

- The name "catalogue_sync" says "sync": a word for a change.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
- Findings: warn annotation-conflict

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Read a new selection intent for this temporary anonymous explorer instance.

    Revalidate each new selection through the current public gate.
    
```

### `open_catalogue`

- The name "open_catalogue" says "open": a word for a change.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
- Findings: warn annotation-conflict

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Search and display documentary titles, filmmakers or topics inside GuideDoc.

    When this explorer is active, use for bare or ambiguous titles before answering
    from another meaning: 'Mon Petit' means query='Mon Petit', not a translation.
    Honor explicit translation/unrelated requests. Nonempty queries default to all
    documentary records, ranked by relevance; original_title identifies alternate
    names. Preserve filters explicitly requested by the user. For no matches, ask
    for identifying details; never invent a film. Empty arguments open
    all documentary records, newest first. Full films retain normal access requirements.
    
```

## Only reads (12)

Looks things up and changes nothing. Claude Code: allow.

### `browse_topics`

- The name "browse_topics" says "browse": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Find public genre/topic collections and canonical page links.
```

### `catalogue_search`

- The name "catalogue_search" says "search": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Search from the explorer without remounting its interface.
```

### `fetch`

- The name "fetch" says "fetch": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Read a public film URL returned by search. Never returns playback or private data.

    The canonical GuideDoc URL is revalidated against the same current public
    database gate as WebMCP. Use get_documentary for full public editorial details.
    
```

### `get_article`

- The name "get_article" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Read public article text using a numeric ID returned by search_articles.
```

### `get_documentary`

- The name "get_documentary" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Read and display a verified public documentary film in the GuideDoc explorer. Use the numeric ID from current results or selected-film context. Preserve original titles. Pass current filters so subsequent recommendations retain them. Full films open on GuideDoc, with normal access requirements. Pass explorer_id from the active explorer context to update its view.
```

### `get_person`

- The name "get_person" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Read a published person's biography and only their public documentary records.
```

### `get_service_info`

- The name "get_service_info" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Read public FAQs and find current country-specific plans/help/legal links.

    Consult the plans page for current prices. Never reads accounts, subscriptions,
    invoices or support tickets, and never purchases or changes a subscription.
    
```

### `recommend_documentaries`

- The description's first verb is "find": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Find and display similar documentaries with reasons in the GuideDoc explorer. For "more like the second one", use the ID at visible position 2 in explorer context. Preserve explicit duration, subtitle and subject filters. Defaults to films available on GuideDoc unless another scope is requested. No viewing history. Pass explorer_id from the active explorer context to update its view.
```

### `search`

- The name "search" says "search": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Find public documentary films by concise title, director, topic or keyword.

    For duration, subtitle, year and audio filters use search_documentaries.
    Availability describes GuideDoc's catalogue; territorial restrictions may apply.
    
```

### `search_articles`

- The name "search_articles" says "search": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Find published documentary articles. Scheduled posts and private previews are excluded.
```

### `search_documentaries`

- The name "search_documentaries" says "search": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Search and display documentary films in the GuideDoc explorer. Use concise title, director or topic terms and explicit filters. Keep the latest query and filters for follow-ups, changing only what the user requests. Unrestricted searches cover all records. English metadata; audio/subtitle filters remain independent. Pass explorer_id from the active explorer context to update its view.
```

### `search_people`

- The name "search_people" says "search": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Find published filmmaker/contributor profiles linked to public documentaries.
```

## Claude Code permissions

For `.claude/settings.json`, assuming the server is installed as `documentary-database`:

```json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__documentary-database__search",
      "mcp__documentary-database__fetch",
      "mcp__documentary-database__search_people",
      "mcp__documentary-database__get_person",
      "mcp__documentary-database__browse_topics",
      "mcp__documentary-database__search_articles",
      "mcp__documentary-database__get_article",
      "mcp__documentary-database__get_service_info",
      "mcp__documentary-database__catalogue_search",
      "mcp__documentary-database__search_documentaries",
      "mcp__documentary-database__get_documentary",
      "mcp__documentary-database__recommend_documentaries"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__documentary-database__open_catalogue",
      "mcp__documentary-database__catalogue_film",
      "mcp__documentary-database__catalogue_related",
      "mcp__documentary-database__catalogue_sync"
    ],
    "deny": []
  }
}
```
