Anime MCP Server

@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. Its 8 documented tools cover anime, media.

People who work with anime and media and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-24 · ★ 2 · #184 OF 998 MAINTAINED OTHER · VERIFIED 2026-09-30

Apache-2.0 · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Anime MCP Server

before you install - you'll need

Set MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE, MCP_LOG_LEVEL before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add cyanheads-anime-mcp-server -- npx -y @cyanheads/anime-mcp-server

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cyanheads-anime-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/anime-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license Apache-2.0 - declared in the repository

npm package @cyanheads/anime-mcp-server - published under the repo owner's npm scope (@cyanheads)

registry namespace io.github.cyanheads is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Anime MCP Server can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

An agent gets 8 documented tools spanning anime, media, including anime_search_media, anime_get_media, anime_get_relations, anime_get_schedule.

The 8 tools it gives your agent

Extracted from the project's README - what anime-mcp-server lets an agent do.

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
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-f
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 r
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 e
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,
anime_get_recommendations
- AniList recommendations with matching Jikan (MAL) vote counts. Optionally echoes 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 uses AniList's trending order; seasonal retur
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.

Latest releases

v0.2.0 · 2026-09-24

Search criteria, exact page counts, and input conflict checks · anime_search_media requires a criterion (missing_criteria); blank strings count as absent, and the default sort without a query is POPULARITY_DESC (#20)…

v0.1.8 · 2026-09-19

Stateless defaults and paced upstream requests · HTTP defaults to stateless when MCP_SESSION_MODE is unset; explicit stateful or auto values still override it. (#17) · Pace AniList and Jikan requests and dispose their…

v0.1.7 · 2026-08-31

AniList result contracts · Normalize full AniList descriptions and retain bounded text rendering (#7). · Make fallback search results, character appearances, schedules, and missing-source errors actionable (#8, #9…

04 · Who maintains Anime MCP Server

anime-mcp-server is maintained by cyanheads. We track 137 MCP servers from cyanheads - 131 actively maintained, 1,856 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Dec 2024. Full record: all servers from cyanheads.

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05 · Facts

repository
github.com/cyanheads/anime-mcp-server
category
other - ranked #184 of 998 actively-maintained other servers as of 2026-09-30.
release cadence
6 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-24)
registry
io.github.cyanheads/anime-mcp-server (active, first published 2026-06-05 · 9 versions)
packages
npm:@cyanheads/anime-mcp-server · npm:@cyanheads/anime-mcp-server

06 · Anime MCP Server FAQ

Is Anime MCP Server still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-30, its last commit was 2026-09-24 and it shipped 6 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

What can Anime MCP Server do?

An agent gets 8 documented tools spanning anime, media, including anime_search_media, anime_get_media, anime_get_relations, anime_get_schedule.

How do I install Anime MCP Server?

Run `npx -y @cyanheads/anime-mcp-server`. The README documents 2 environment variables (MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE, MCP_LOG_LEVEL) to set first. Set MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE, MCP_LOG_LEVEL before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Anime MCP Server run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

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