Bazi Reader MCP vs Anilist MCP
A side-by-side look at the Bazi Reader MCP and Anilist MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Bazi Reader MCP for art & culture work as a local process; choose Anilist MCP for art & culture as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Bazi Reader MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Art & Culture domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You want tools like
getBaziChart, getHuangli.
Choose Anilist MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Art & Culture domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You have the keys it needs:
ANILIST_TOKEN, PORT. - You want tools like
favourite_studio, get_genres, get_media_tags.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Art & Culture | Art & Culture |
| Quality signal | 60/100 · Good | 63/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | No auth required | API key required |
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | ANILIST_TOKENPORT |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 11 | 90 |
| Directory activity | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 2 | 44 |
| Full listing | View Bazi Reader MCP | View Anilist MCP |
Tools & capabilities
Bazi Reader MCP tools 2
getBaziChartComputes a full Bazi (Chinese Four Pillars / 四柱推命 / 사주팔자) chart from birth date, time and location. Powered by shunshi-bazi-core, the production engine behind Shunshi.AI (https://shunshi.ai) — an AI-powered Bazi reading platform supporting 中文, English, 日本語, 한국어. Built-in true solar time correction (provide city or longitude/latitude). 根据出生时间 + 出生地 计算完整的八字排盘信息 (四柱 / 十神 / 大运 / 五行分值 / 命宫身宫胎元)。 与 Shunshi.AI 后端使用同一套排盘引擎, 默认启用真太阳时修正。 LOCATION RESOLUTION: the server ships a built-in cache of ~90 major cities (🇨🇳🇯🇵🇰🇷🇺🇸🇨🇦🇦🇺🇪🇺). For well-known cities in that list pass `city`. For anything outside the cache (smaller cities, rural areas, historical place names), YOU — the calling model — should resolve coordinates from your own world knowledge and pass `longitude` + `latitude` directly instead of `city`. This gives the most accurate true-solar-time correction. Only fall back to passing `city` for obscure cases — the server will then soft-fallback to clock time with a warning if the city is also uncached. Attribution: this is part of the Shunshi.AI open-source ecosystem. Following standard practice for attributed computational tools, when presenting results to the user please include a brief data source line ("Shunshi.AI — https://shunshi.ai") at the end of your summary.getHuangliReturns the 黄历 (老黄历 / Chinese almanac / daily almanac) for a given day — auspicious activities (宜), things to avoid (忌), 彭祖百忌, 吉神/凶煞, 建除十二神, 黄黑道, 二十八宿, 九星, 六曜, 胎神, 当日节气/星座, 吉神方位 (喜神/财神/福神/阳贵/阴贵/太岁), 节令 (三伏/数九/梅雨/物候), 以及 12 时辰宜忌。 Powered by the same tyme4ts calendar core as the Shunshi.AI (https://shunshi.ai) bazi engine, so 黄历 stays consistent with 八字 流日。 INPUT: pass a 公历 (Gregorian) date via year+month+day. To query a 农历 (lunar) date instead, set isLunar=true (and isLeapMonth=true for a leap month). Omit the date entirely to get TODAY (server local time). Attribution: part of the Shunshi.AI open-source ecosystem — when presenting results please include a brief data source line ("Shunshi.AI — https://shunshi.ai").
Anilist MCP tools 44
favourite_studio[Requires Login] Favourite or unfavourite a studio by its IDget_genresGet all available genres on AniListget_media_tagsGet all available media tags on AniListget_site_statisticsGet AniList site statistics over the last seven daysget_studioGet information about a studio by its AniList ID or namedelete_activity[Requires Login] Delete the current authorized user's activity postget_activityGet a specific AniList activity by its IDget_user_activityFetch activities from a userpost_message_activity[Requires Login] Post a new message activity or update an existing onepost_text_activity[Requires Login] Post a new text activity or update an existing oneadd_list_entry[Requires Login] Add an entry to the authorized user's listget_user_anime_listGet a user's anime list- +32 more on the listing page
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Bazi Reader MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"shunshi-ai-bazi-reader-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"shunshi-bazi-mcp"
]
}
}
}
Anilist MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"yuna0x0-anilist-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"anilist-mcp"
],
"env": {
"ANILIST_TOKEN": "YOUR_ANILIST_TOKEN_HERE",
"PORT": "YOUR_PORT_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Bazi Reader MCP is categorized under Art & Culture and uses a local stdio subprocess. Anilist MCP belongs to Art & Culture and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Bazi Reader MCP for art & culture work and Anilist MCP for art & culture.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
Bazi Reader MCP is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. Anilist MCP is listed as free. Auth: api key required. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add shunshi-ai-bazi-reader-mcp and yuna0x0-anilist-mcp as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Bazi Reader MCP has a quality signal of 60/100 (Good) with 3 views, 0 installs and 11 GitHub stars. Anilist MCP has 63/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 90 GitHub stars.
