yuna0x0/anilist-mcp

Overview

yuna0x0/anilist-mcp is a Model Context Protocol server that wraps the AniList GraphQL API to provide anime and manga data to AI assistants. It returns details like titles, descriptions, scores, and character information via standard MCP tool calls.

Best for

Best for
Developers building AI assistants or chatbots that need access to anime and manga information from AniList

Use cases

• Enable an AI agent to answer questions about anime and manga from AniList
• Retrieve specific anime or manga metadata (synopsis, rating, genres) on demand
• Connect a Claude or other MCP-compatible assistant to a comprehensive anime database

How to use

Install

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector -e ANILIST_TOKEN=your_api_token npx anilist-mcp

Tested with

Claude Desktop

Example client config

{\n  "mcpServers": {\n    "anilist": {\n      "command": "npx",\n      "args": ["-y", "anilist-mcp"],\n      "env": {\n        "ANILIST_TOKEN": "your_api_token"\n      }\n    }\n  }\n}

Notes

yuna0x0/anilist-mcp is a Model Context Protocol server that wraps the AniList GraphQL API to provide anime and manga data to AI assistants. It returns details like titles, descriptions, scores, and character information via standard MCP tool calls.

77 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2025-11-28. Licensed MIT.

Use cases

• Enable an AI agent to answer questions about anime and manga from AniList
• Retrieve specific anime or manga metadata (synopsis, rating, genres) on demand
• Connect a Claude or other MCP-compatible assistant to a comprehensive anime database

Pros

• Straightforward setup following the MCP standard for developer tooling
• Written in TypeScript with clear typing, easy to extend or review
• Open source with 77 stars, indicating community use and basic reliability

Cons

• Limited to AniList data only; no other media sources are included
• Requires internet access and likely an AniList API key for production use
• MCP protocol is still emerging, so fewer client applications currently support it

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