# anime-mcp-server [Health: Active] **Category:** 💻 Developer Tools **Repository:** https://github.com/cyanheads/anime-mcp-server **GitHub Stars:** 1 **Views:** 0 **Installs:** 0 **Upvotes:** 0 **Directory Page:** https://allmcps.com/mcp/anime-mcp-server ## Description Search anime/manga, franchise watch order, schedule, characters, rankings, studio filmography. ## Tools Capabilities this server exposes over MCP: - **anime_search_media** — Search anime or manga by title, genre, tag, season, year, format, or status. Returns ranked results with IDs, titles, scores, format, and episode/chapter counts. AniList primary; Jikan fallback on empty results. - **anime_get_media** — Full detail for one anime or manga by AniList ID — synopsis, format, episode/chapter count, status, season, studios, source material, genres and tags (spoiler-flagged), AniList and MAL scores side by side, streaming links, cover/banner, and direct relations. - **anime_get_relations** — Franchise untangler. Walks the related-works graph from a media ID beyond one hop — sequels, prequels, side stories, movies, OVAs, source and adaptation — and returns them in suggested watch/read order. - **anime_get_schedule** — Airing schedule for a season or upcoming episode window. Season mode lists all anime airing in a given season/year. Upcoming mode returns the next episode for each airing title within a date window, with UTC timestamp and countdown. - **anime_find_characters** — Characters and voice actors for a title, or look up a character/VA by name. Returns characters with role (main/supporting/background), voice actors by language, and cross-links to other media. - **anime_get_recommendations** — Recommendations for a title, merged from AniList and Jikan (MAL), with scores and vote counts. Optionally accepts what the user liked about the source title to contextualize picks. - **anime_get_rankings** — Top, trending, or seasonal rankings. Filterable by genre, tag, and format. Top returns all-time by score; trending returns current week; seasonal returns the current or specified season sorted by popularity. - **anime_get_studio** — A studio's full filmography by name or AniList studio ID — all titles the studio produced, sortable by year or score, with format, status, and episode count. ## Claude Desktop Quick Installation Install path detected from listing signals. Uses `bunx` (confidence: high): ```json "mcpServers": { "anime-mcp-server": { "command": "bunx", "args": ["@cyanheads/anime-mcp-server@latest"] } } ``` ## Documentation & README

@cyanheads/anime-mcp-server

Search anime/manga, get full detail, franchise watch order, seasonal schedule, characters, rankings, and studio filmography via MCP. STDIO or Streamable HTTP.

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--- ## Tools Eight tools covering anime and manga discovery, detail, and navigation: | Tool | Description | |:---|:---| | `anime_search_media` | Search anime or manga by title, genre, tag, season, year, format, or status. Returns ranked results with IDs, titles, scores, format, and episode/chapter counts. AniList primary; Jikan fallback on empty results. | | `anime_get_media` | Full detail for one anime or manga by AniList ID — synopsis, format, episode/chapter count, status, season, studios, source material, genres and tags (spoiler-flagged), AniList and MAL scores side by side, streaming links, cover/banner, and direct relations. | | `anime_get_relations` | Franchise untangler. Walks the related-works graph from a media ID beyond one hop — sequels, prequels, side stories, movies, OVAs, source and adaptation — and returns them in suggested watch/read order. | | `anime_get_schedule` | Airing schedule for a season or upcoming episode window. Season mode lists all anime airing in a given season/year. Upcoming mode returns the next episode for each airing title within a date window, with UTC timestamp and countdown. | | `anime_find_characters` | Characters and voice actors for a title, or look up a character/VA by name. Returns characters with role (main/supporting/background), voice actors by language, and cross-links to other media. | | `anime_get_recommendations` | Recommendations for a title, merged from AniList and Jikan (MAL), with scores and vote counts. Optionally accepts what the user liked about the source title to contextualize picks. | | `anime_get_rankings` | Top, trending, or seasonal rankings. Filterable by genre, tag, and format. Top returns all-time by score; trending returns current week; seasonal returns the current or specified season sorted by popularity. | | `anime_get_studio` | A studio's full filmography by name or AniList studio ID — all titles the studio produced, sortable by year or score, with format, status, and episode count. | ### `anime_search_media` Search for anime or manga across multiple dimensions. - Free-text title search with AniList primary; falls back to Jikan when AniList returns empty - Filter by genre, tag, season, year, format (`TV`, `MOVIE`, `OVA`, `MANGA`, `NOVEL`, etc.), and status (`RELEASING`, `FINISHED`, etc.) - Adult content gated behind explicit `include_adult: true` (default off) - Pagination via `page` and `per_page` --- ### `anime_get_media` Full detail for a single anime or manga — the flagship tool for a title's complete profile. - AniList full-detail query supplemented in parallel by Jikan (MAL score) and Kitsu (streaming links with sub/dub language flags) - AniList and MAL scores surfaced side by side — never blended - Spoiler-safe by default: tags carry a `spoiler` flag; relation descriptions omitted unless `reveal_spoilers: true` - All timestamps UTC; season labels included to avoid boundary ambiguity --- ### `anime_get_relations` Build the watch/read order for an entire franchise. - Multi-hop BFS over AniList's relation graph, up to `max_depth` hops (default 2, max 4) - Relation types: SOURCE, PREQUEL, SEQUEL, SIDE_STORY, SPIN_OFF, ADAPTATION, OVA, SPECIAL, MOVIE - Topological sort: SOURCE → PREQUEL → main story chain → SEQUEL → SIDE_STORY → SPIN_OFF → supplementary entries - Each entry includes `seasonYear` and episode/chapter count for context --- ### `anime_find_characters` Bidirectional character and voice actor lookup. - By media ID: characters for a title with voice actors by language - By character name: find the character and all media they appear in - By voice actor name: find the VA and all roles across media - Language filter via AniList `StaffLanguage` enum (JAPANESE, ENGLISH, KOREAN, etc.) --- ## Resources and prompts | Type | Name | Description | |:---|:---|:---| | Resource | `anime://media/{id}` | Full media record for an anime or manga by AniList ID — same data as `anime_get_media`. Stable URI for injectable context. | All resource data is also reachable via tools. Use `anime_search_media` to discover AniList IDs before fetching the resource URI. --- ## Features Built on [`@cyanheads/mcp-ts-core`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@cyanheads/mcp-ts-core): - Declarative tool and resource definitions — single file per primitive, framework handles registration and validation - Unified error handling — handlers throw, framework catches, classifies, and formats - Pluggable auth: `none`, `jwt`, `oauth` - Swappable storage backends: `in-memory`, `filesystem`, `Supabase`, `Cloudflare KV/R2/D1` - Structured logging with optional OpenTelemetry tracing - STDIO and Streamable HTTP transports Anime/manga-specific: - Three-source architecture: AniList GraphQL (primary), Jikan v4 REST (MAL scores + recommendations), Kitsu JSON:API (streaming links with sub/dub language detail) - ID reconciliation via AniList's `idMal` bridge — no cross-source ID guessing - Franchise relation graph traversal with topological watch-order sort - Rate-limit-aware service layer: AniList 30 req/30s with automatic backoff; Jikan 350ms floor between calls - Keyless by design — all three sources are public and require no API credentials - **Local-only by design:** free APIs are tightly rate-limited per IP; hosting would pool users onto one IP and risk throttling or bans. Each local user brings their own IP and modest usage. Agent-friendly output: - Dual scores surfaced separately — AniList `meanScore` (0–100) and MAL `score` (0–10) with population size (`scored_by`) so agents can reason about weight; never blended into a composite - Spoiler safety by default — AniList tags carry `isGeneralSpoiler`; relation descriptions omitted unless opted in - Supplement provenance — each response indicates which sources contributed (AniList, Jikan, Kitsu) and which failed gracefully, so agents know what data is present - UTC timestamps throughout; season labels echoed (`WINTER 2024`) to avoid the winter/spring/summer/fall boundary footgun --- ## Getting started No API keys required — all three upstream sources (AniList, Jikan, Kitsu) are keyless public APIs. Add the following to your MCP client configuration file: ```json { "mcpServers": { "anime-mcp-server": { "type": "stdio", "command": "bunx", "args": ["@cyanheads/anime-mcp-server@latest"], "env": { "MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE": "stdio", "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "info" } } } } ``` Or with npx (no Bun required): ```json { "mcpServers": { "anime-mcp-server": { "type": "stdio", "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@cyanheads/anime-mcp-server@latest"], "env": { "MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE": "stdio", "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "info" } } } } ``` Or with Docker: ```json { "mcpServers": { "anime-mcp-server": { "type": "stdio", "command": "docker", "args": [ "run", "-i", "--rm", "-e", "MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE=stdio", "ghcr.io/cyanheads/anime-mcp-server:latest" ] } } } ``` For Streamable HTTP, set the transport and start the server: ```sh MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE=http MCP_HTTP_PORT=3010 bun run start:http # Server listens at http://localhost:3010/mcp ``` ### Prerequisites - [Bun v1.3.0](https://bun.sh/) or higher (or Node.js v24+). No API keys needed. ### Installation 1. **Clone the repository:** ```sh git clone https://github.com/cyanheads/anime-mcp-server.git ``` 2. **Navigate into the directory:** ```sh cd anime-mcp-server ``` 3. **Install dependencies:** ```sh bun install ``` 4. **Configure environment (optional):** ```sh cp .env.example .env # edit .env if you want to change transport or log level ``` --- ## Configuration No server-specific env vars are required. All framework variables are optional with sensible defaults. | Variable | Description | Default | |:---------|:------------|:--------| | `MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE` | Transport: `stdio` or `http`. | `stdio` | | `MCP_HTTP_PORT` | Port for HTTP server. | `3010` | | `MCP_HTTP_HOST` | Hostname for HTTP server. | `127.0.0.1` | | `MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATH` | Endpoint path for the MCP server. | `/mcp` | | `MCP_AUTH_MODE` | Auth mode: `none`, `jwt`, or `oauth`. | `none` | | `MCP_LOG_LEVEL` | Log level (RFC 5424): `debug`, `info`, `notice`, `warning`, `error`. | `info` | | `OTEL_ENABLED` | Enable [OpenTelemetry instrumentation](https://github.com/cyanheads/mcp-ts-core/tree/main/docs/telemetry). | `false` | See [`.env.example`](https://github.com/cyanheads/anime-mcp-server/blob/HEAD/.env.example) for the full list of optional overrides. --- ## Running the server ### Local development - **Build and run:** ```sh # One-time build bun run rebuild # Run the built server bun run start:stdio # or bun run start:http ``` - **Run checks and tests:** ```sh bun run devcheck # Lint, format, typecheck, security bun run test # Vitest test suite bun run lint:mcp # Validate MCP definitions against spec ``` ### Docker ```sh docker build -t anime-mcp-server . docker run --rm -p 3010:3010 anime-mcp-server ``` The Dockerfile defaults to HTTP transport, stateless session mode, and logs to `/var/log/anime-mcp-server`. OpenTelemetry peer dependencies are installed by default — build with `--build-arg OTEL_ENABLED=false` to omit them. --- ## Project structure | Directory | Purpose | |:----------|:--------| | `src/index.ts` | `createApp()` entry point — registers tools, resources, and inits services. | | `src/mcp-server/tools` | Tool definitions (`*.tool.ts`). | | `src/mcp-server/resources` | Resource definitions (`*.resource.ts`). | | `src/services/anilist` | AniList GraphQL client — primary source for all queries. | | `src/services/jikan` | Jikan v4 REST client — MAL scores and recommendations. | | `src/services/kitsu` | Kitsu JSON:API client — streaming links with sub/dub language detail. | | `tests/` | Unit and integration tests mirroring `src/`. | | `changelog/` | Per-version changelog files (`changelog/.x/.md`). | --- ## Development guide See [`CLAUDE.md`/`AGENTS.md`](https://github.com/cyanheads/anime-mcp-server/blob/HEAD/CLAUDE.md) for development guidelines and architectural rules. The short version: - Handlers throw, framework catches — no `try/catch` in tool logic - Use `ctx.log` for request-scoped logging, `ctx.state` for tenant-scoped storage - Register new tools and resources via the barrels in `src/mcp-server/*/definitions/index.ts` - Wrap external API calls: validate raw → normalize to domain type → return output schema; never fabricate missing fields - AniList is primary — supplement failures (Jikan, Kitsu) degrade gracefully via `Promise.allSettled` --- ## Contributing Issues and pull requests are welcome. Run checks and tests before submitting: ```sh bun run devcheck bun run test ``` --- ## License Apache-2.0 — see [LICENSE](https://github.com/cyanheads/anime-mcp-server/blob/HEAD/LICENSE) for details.