# GuideDoc Documentary Database

> Search public documentary film reference pages and check which titles stream on GuideDoc.

- name: tv.guidedoc/documentary-database
- version: 1.1.0
- connection class: R0 (autonomous)
- trust: 82/100 flags: no-repository
- quality: 69/100 (needs work)
- owner: not claimed
- descriptor: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/tv.guidedoc%2Fdocumentary-database
- tools: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/tv.guidedoc%2Fdocumentary-database/tools

**An agent can connect right now, no human step.** Remote endpoint, no authentication, reachable on the last probe.

## Connection (mcpServers)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "documentary-database": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://guidedoc.tv/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```


## Trust

- hygiene: 80
- liveness: 98
- freshness: 100
- provenance: 55
- drivers: +dns-namespace +website +reachable +uptime-96% +updated-19d-ago -no-repository
- Derived from observable signals (official registry feed and our own credential-free probes); no code audit performed.

## Quality 69/100 (needs work)

### protocol: 75 (weight 25)

- warn `protocol.modern`: newest supported version is 2025-11-25; 2026-07-28 not supported, older versions are deprecated until 2027-07-28
- n/a `protocol.stateless`: only applies to 2026-07-28 servers
- pass `protocol.transport`: streamable HTTP
- n/a `protocol.list_ttl`: only applies to 2026-07-28 servers

### authorization: n/a (weight 15)

- n/a `auth.prm`, `auth.as_metadata`, `auth.cimd`: no remote uses OAuth
- n/a `auth.secret_in_url`: no templated URL

### tool hygiene: 86 (weight 30)

- pass `tools.descriptions`: every tool has a description
- pass `tools.description_length`: descriptions are concise
- pass `tools.schemas`: every tool has an object input schema
- pass `tools.annotations`: 16 of 16 tools declare readOnlyHint or destructiveHint
- fail `tools.directory_hints`: no tool declares all four of readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint and openWorldHint; missing: search_people (idempotentHint); get_person (idempotentHint); catalogue_sync (idempotentHint); …
- pass `tools.token_cost`: about 5,530 tokens to load every tool
- pass `tools.api_dump`: tools are not a one-to-one API dump

### stability: 25 (weight 15)

- warn `stability.changes`: 26 tool changes in 30 days
- fail `stability.rug_pull`: 5 tools kept their name but changed most of their description in 30 days; review before trusting them

### dependencies: n/a (weight 15)

- n/a `deps.known_vulns`, `deps.mcp_sdk_version`, `deps.resolvable`: no npm or PyPI package

- tools: 16, about 5,530 tokens to load them all
- tool set hash: 616181e69dc1513f2f8cb63ba51c43e2
- tools last changed: 2026-10-01T05:39:09.047Z
- badge: [![protogrid quality](https://protogrid.dev/badge/tv.guidedoc/documentary-database.svg)](https://protogrid.dev/servers/tv.guidedoc/documentary-database)
- Checks run on what our credential-free, read-only probes observe; tools are never called and no code audit is performed.

### Tool changes

- 2026-10-01 `catalogue_sync` added
  - Read a new selection intent for this temporary anonymous explorer instance. Revalidate each new selection through the current public gate.
- 2026-10-01 `recommend_documentaries` changed (description, inputSchema) **meaning changed**
  - before: Recommend from public topics, genres and director credits, explaining each match. Search the source film first, then pass similar_to_id and viewing filters. Omit query for similarity; use topic/genre filters instead. Without an ID, provide a concise query or subject filter. Defaults to streaming catalogue. No personal viewing history is read. Catalogue membership may still have territory restrictions.
  - after: 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.
- 2026-10-01 `get_documentary` changed (description, inputSchema) **meaning changed**
  - before: Read synopsis, review, credits, awards, language metadata and attributed ratings. Use a numeric record ID returned by search_documentaries. Unknown fields remain null, not invented. Never provides film files, playback or subtitle text.
  - after: 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.
- 2026-10-01 `search_documentaries` changed (description, inputSchema) **meaning changed**
  - before: Search concise title/director/topic terms and apply explicit public filters. Example: query='climate change', filters={scope:'streaming', subtitle_language:'es', max_duration_minutes:60}. Language controls published page text; subtitle_language controls film captions. Unknown duration is excluded when a duration filter is applied. Cite canonical url; visit_url is an optional measured link for users who want to open the page.
  - after: 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.
- 2026-10-01 `catalogue_related` added
  - Recommendations based on public subjects and credits, with reasons.
- 2026-10-01 `catalogue_film` added
  - Revalidate publication before displaying public editorial film details.
- 2026-10-01 `catalogue_search` added
  - Search from the explorer without remounting its interface.
- 2026-10-01 `open_catalogue` added
  - 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.
- 2026-10-01 `get_service_info` changed (inputSchema)
- 2026-10-01 `get_article` changed (inputSchema)

Full history: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/tv.guidedoc%2Fdocumentary-database/changes

## Remotes

- https://guidedoc.tv/mcp (streamable-http, auth none, reachable true, uptime30d 0.95535713)

## Packages

_none_

## Tools (16)

- `browse_topics`: Find public genre/topic collections and canonical page links.
- `catalogue_film`: Revalidate publication before displaying public editorial film details.
- `catalogue_related`: Recommendations based on public subjects and credits, with reasons.
- `catalogue_search`: Search from the explorer without remounting its interface.
- `catalogue_sync`: Read a new selection intent for this temporary anonymous explorer instance.

    Revalidate each new selection through the current public gate.
    
- `fetch`: 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`: Read public article text using a numeric ID returned by search_articles.
- `get_documentary`: 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`: Read a published person's biography and only their public documentary records.
- `get_service_info`: 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.
    
- `open_catalogue`: 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.
    
- `recommend_documentaries`: 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`: 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`: Find published documentary articles. Scheduled posts and private previews are excluded.
- `search_documentaries`: 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`: Find published filmmaker/contributor profiles linked to public documentaries.