MCP server for the AniList GraphQL API — anime/manga search, details, and personal list management.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add anilist-server-unofficial --env ANILIST_CLIENT_SECRET='<ANILIST_CLIENT_SECRET>' --env ANILIST_ACCESS_TOKEN='<ANILIST_ACCESS_TOKEN>' -- npx -y anilist-mcp-server~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.anilist-server-unofficial]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "anilist-mcp-server"]
env = { ANILIST_CLIENT_SECRET = "<ANILIST_CLIENT_SECRET>", ANILIST_ACCESS_TOKEN = "<ANILIST_ACCESS_TOKEN>" }
# codex mcp add anilist-server-unofficial --env ANILIST_CLIENT_SECRET='<ANILIST_CLIENT_SECRET>' --env ANILIST_ACCESS_TOKEN='<ANILIST_ACCESS_TOKEN>' -- npx -y anilist-mcp-server~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"anilist-server-unofficial": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"anilist-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"ANILIST_CLIENT_SECRET": "<ANILIST_CLIENT_SECRET>",
"ANILIST_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<ANILIST_ACCESS_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"anilist-server-unofficial": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"anilist-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"ANILIST_CLIENT_SECRET": "<ANILIST_CLIENT_SECRET>",
"ANILIST_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<ANILIST_ACCESS_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"anilist-server-unofficial": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"anilist-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"ANILIST_CLIENT_SECRET": "<ANILIST_CLIENT_SECRET>",
"ANILIST_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<ANILIST_ACCESS_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"anilist-server-unofficial": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"anilist-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"ANILIST_CLIENT_SECRET": "<ANILIST_CLIENT_SECRET>",
"ANILIST_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<ANILIST_ACCESS_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"anilist-server-unofficial": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"anilist-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"ANILIST_CLIENT_SECRET": "<ANILIST_CLIENT_SECRET>",
"ANILIST_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<ANILIST_ACCESS_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
ANILIST_CLIENT_SECRETANILIST_ACCESS_TOKEN
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.