MAL MCP Server

Name: MAL MCP Server
Author: Grinv

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MyAnimeList MCP server — Tenrai-powered reads plus official MAL personal-list management. Works with any MCP client.

Setup

Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code

claude mcp add mal --env MAL_CLIENT_ID='<MAL_CLIENT_ID>' --env MAL_REFRESH_TOKEN='<MAL_REFRESH_TOKEN>' --env MAL_ACCESS_TOKEN='<MAL_ACCESS_TOKEN>' -- npx -y mal-mcp

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.mal]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "mal-mcp"]
env = { MAL_CLIENT_ID = "<MAL_CLIENT_ID>", MAL_REFRESH_TOKEN = "<MAL_REFRESH_TOKEN>", MAL_ACCESS_TOKEN = "<MAL_ACCESS_TOKEN>" }

# codex mcp add mal --env MAL_CLIENT_ID='<MAL_CLIENT_ID>' --env MAL_REFRESH_TOKEN='<MAL_REFRESH_TOKEN>' --env MAL_ACCESS_TOKEN='<MAL_ACCESS_TOKEN>' -- npx -y mal-mcp

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mal": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mal-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MAL_CLIENT_ID": "<MAL_CLIENT_ID>",
        "MAL_REFRESH_TOKEN": "<MAL_REFRESH_TOKEN>",
        "MAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<MAL_ACCESS_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "mal": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mal-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MAL_CLIENT_ID": "<MAL_CLIENT_ID>",
        "MAL_REFRESH_TOKEN": "<MAL_REFRESH_TOKEN>",
        "MAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<MAL_ACCESS_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

~/.gemini/settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mal": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mal-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MAL_CLIENT_ID": "<MAL_CLIENT_ID>",
        "MAL_REFRESH_TOKEN": "<MAL_REFRESH_TOKEN>",
        "MAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<MAL_ACCESS_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mal": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mal-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MAL_CLIENT_ID": "<MAL_CLIENT_ID>",
        "MAL_REFRESH_TOKEN": "<MAL_REFRESH_TOKEN>",
        "MAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<MAL_ACCESS_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.trae/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mal": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mal-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MAL_CLIENT_ID": "<MAL_CLIENT_ID>",
        "MAL_REFRESH_TOKEN": "<MAL_REFRESH_TOKEN>",
        "MAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<MAL_ACCESS_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment variables

MAL_CLIENT_ID
MAL_REFRESH_TOKEN
MAL_ACCESS_TOKEN

Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.

Setup

Environment variables

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