add_list_entry
[Requires Login] Add an entry to the authorized user's list
LABSCO SUMMARY
Writing GraphQL against AniList's schema for a question you will ask once.
Each question is its own tool rather than a query builder, so a season lookup, a voice-actor credit and a user's statistics are one call each with no field selection to get right. The tools that change anything — list entries, favourites, activity posts, follows, account settings — carry a [Requires Login] marker in their own description, which is a useful line to read before granting the token.
What it is
An AniList client with 44 tools: search and detail lookups across anime, manga, characters, staff, studios, threads and users, plus the authorized write side for lists, favourites and activity.
What you get
- Search across anime, manga, characters, staff, studios, users and activities, each with paging and filters
- Detail lookups by AniList ID — media, character, staff and studio — with a fullData switch on anime and manga
- Recommendations, both a specific recommendation by ID and the recommendation set for a given media
- A user's complete profile, statistics, recent activity and their anime and manga lists
- List entries added, updated and removed on the authorized account, and anime, manga, character, staff and studio favourites toggled
- Text and message activity posted, updated or deleted, plus following a user and updating account settings
- The reference data behind AniList's filters: every genre, every media tag, seven-day site statistics, and the characters and staff whose birthday is today
Requirements
npx on your PATH, and ANILIST_TOKEN for the tools marked [Requires Login].
Setup effort
One command — npx -y anilist-mcp
USE CASES
01
Finding what to watch next from one title
Search the title you half remember, pull its full record, and take AniList's recommendations for it rather than a generic list.
02
Keeping a watch list current
Add what you started, update progress or score as you go, and drop what you abandoned — against the authorized account, with the list itself readable in the same session.
03
Answering who made this and who voiced that
Characters, staff and studios each have their own lookup and search, so a credit question resolves without walking the media record.
04
Posting an update to your AniList feed
Write the activity, read your recent activity back to confirm it landed, and delete it if it did not come out the way you wanted.
05
Pulling someone's watching statistics
Profile, stats and complete user information are three separate calls, which is convenient when you only want the numbers and not the whole record.
06
Finding today's birthdays
Characters and staff whose birthday falls today, paged — the small recurring question a community account asks every morning.
44 tools
Counted once with only startup setup. Other versions, modes or optional credentials may expose a different list.
delete_activity
[Requires Login] Delete the current authorized user's activity post
delete_thread
[Requires Login] Delete a thread by its ID
favourite_anime
[Requires Login] Favourite or unfavourite an anime by its ID
favourite_character
[Requires Login] Favourite or unfavourite a character by its ID
favourite_manga
[Requires Login] Favourite or unfavourite a manga by its ID
favourite_staff
[Requires Login] Favourite or unfavourite a staff member by their ID
favourite_studio
[Requires Login] Favourite or unfavourite a studio by its ID
follow_user
[Requires Login] Follow or unfollow a user by their ID
get_activity
Get a specific AniList activity by its ID
get_anime
Get detailed information about anime by AniList ID(s)
get_authorized_user
[Requires Login] Get profile information of the currently authorized user
get_character
Get information about a character by their AniList ID or name
get_full_user_info
Get a user's complete profile and stats information
get_genres
Get all available genres on AniList
get_manga
Get detailed information about manga by AniList ID(s)
get_media_tags
Get all available media tags on AniList
get_recommendation
Get an AniList recommendation by its ID
get_recommendations_for_media
Get AniList recommendations for a specific media
get_site_statistics
Get AniList site statistics over the last seven days
get_staff
Get information about staff member by their AniList ID or name
get_studio
Get information about a studio by its AniList ID or name
get_thread
Get a specific thread by its AniList ID
get_thread_comments
Get comments for a specific thread
get_todays_birthday_characters
Get all characters whose birthday is today
get_todays_birthday_staff
Get all staff members whose birthday is today
get_user_activity
Fetch activities from a user
get_user_anime_list
Get a user's anime list
get_user_manga_list
Get a user's manga list
get_user_profile
Get a user's AniList profile
get_user_recent_activity
Get recent activity from a user
get_user_stats
Get a user's AniList statistics
post_message_activity
[Requires Login] Post a new message activity or update an existing one
post_text_activity
[Requires Login] Post a new text activity or update an existing one
remove_list_entry
[Requires Login] Remove an entry from the authorized user's list
search_activity
Search for activities on AniList
search_anime
Search for anime with query term and filters
search_character
Search for characters based on a query term
search_manga
Search for manga with query term and filters
search_staff
Search for staff members based on a query term
search_studio
Search for studios based on a query term
search_user
Search for users on AniList
update_list_entry
[Requires Login] Update an entry on the authorized user's list
update_user
[Requires Login] Update user settings
BEFORE YOU INSTALL
What to know first
Tools you get
44 tools when we connected.
Requires
- npx on PATH
- Node.js 18+
Where it runs
The documented client runs the server on your machine.
CONTEXT COST
Heavy Standing cost
Rated by the size of the 44 tool definitions that ride along on every turn, not by how many there are
INSTALLATION
Connect your client
Server setup
TERMINAL
npx -y anilist-mcpMCP Clients
Claude Desktop
CLAUDE DESKTOP · JSON
{
"mcpServers": {
"anilist": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"anilist-mcp"
],
"env": {
"ANILIST_TOKEN": "<YOUR_ANILIST_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}
