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yuna0x0/anilist-mcp

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that interfaces with the AniList API, allowing LLM clients to access and interact with anime, manga, character, staff, and user data from AniList.

Install

npx -y anilist-mcp

Client configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "anilist": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "anilist-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ANILIST_TOKEN": "<ANILIST_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment variables

ANILIST_TOKEN
GitHub stars
26
Author
@yuna0x0
Category
Entertainment & Media, Developer Tools
License
MIT
Updated
Oct 6, 2026

Features

  • Search for anime, manga, characters, staff, and studios

  • Get detailed information about specific anime, manga, characters, and staff members

  • Access user profiles and lists

  • Support for advanced filtering options

  • Retrieve genres and media tags

  • Dual transport support: Both HTTP and STDIO transports

  • Cloud deployment ready: Support Smithery and other platforms

Tools (40)

  • get_genres

    Get all available genres on AniList

  • get_media_tags

    Get all available media tags on AniList

  • get_site_statistics

    Get AniList site statistics over the last seven days

  • get_studio

    Get information about a studio by its AniList ID or name

  • favourite_studio

    [Requires Login] Favourite or unfavourite a studio by its ID

  • delete_activity

    [Requires Login] Delete the current authorized user's activity post

  • get_activity

    Get a specific AniList activity by its ID

  • get_user_activity

    Fetch activities from a user

  • post_message_activity

    [Requires Login] Post a new message activity or update an existing one

  • post_text_activity

    [Requires Login] Post a new text activity or update an existing one

  • get_user_anime_list

    Get a user's anime list

  • get_user_manga_list

    Get a user's manga list

  • add_list_entry

    [Requires Login] Add an entry to the authorized user's list

  • remove_list_entry

    [Requires Login] Remove an entry from the authorized user's list

  • update_list_entry

    [Requires Login] Update an entry on the authorized user's list

  • get_anime

    Get detailed information about an anime by its AniList ID

  • get_manga

    Get detailed information about a manga by its AniList ID

  • favourite_anime

    [Requires Login] Favourite or unfavourite an anime by its ID

  • favourite_manga

    [Requires Login] Favourite or unfavourite a manga by its ID

  • get_character

    Get information about a character by their AniList ID

  • get_staff

    Get information about staff member by their AniList ID

  • favourite_character

    [Requires Login] Favourite or unfavourite a character by its ID

  • favourite_staff

    [Requires Login] Favourite or unfavourite a staff member by their ID

  • get_todays_birthday_characters

    Get all characters whose birthday is today

  • get_todays_birthday_staff

    Get all staff members whose birthday is today

  • get_recommendation

    Get an AniList recommendation by its ID

  • get_recommendations_for_media

    Get AniList recommendations for a specific media

  • search_activity

    Search for activities on AniList

  • search_anime

    Search for anime with query term and filters

  • search_manga

    Search for manga with query term and filters

  • search_character

    Search for characters based on a query term

  • search_staff

    Search for staff members based on a query term

  • search_studio

    Search for studios based on a query term

  • search_user

    Search for users on AniList

  • get_thread

    Get a specific thread by its AniList ID

  • get_thread_comments

    Get comments for a specific thread

  • delete_thread

    [Requires Login] Delete a thread by its ID

  • get_user_profile

    Get a user's AniList profile

  • get_user_stats

    Get a user's AniList statistics

  • get_full_user_info

    Get a user's complete profile and stats information

Details on this page are taken from the project's README. Open README

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