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AniList MCP Server for VS Code

io.github.grinv/anilist-mcp-server

MCP server for the AniList GraphQL API — anime/manga search, details, and personal list management.

client:VS Code transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install AniList MCP Server in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "anilist-client-id",
      "description": "ANILIST_CLIENT_ID",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "anilist-client-secret",
      "description": "ANILIST_CLIENT_SECRET",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "anilist-access-token",
      "description": "ANILIST_ACCESS_TOKEN",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "anilist-oauth-port",
      "description": "ANILIST_OAUTH_PORT",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "anilist-token-store",
      "description": "ANILIST_TOKEN_STORE",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "anilist-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "anilist-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ANILIST_CLIENT_ID": "${input:anilist-client-id}",
        "ANILIST_CLIENT_SECRET": "${input:anilist-client-secret}",
        "ANILIST_ACCESS_TOKEN": "${input:anilist-access-token}",
        "ANILIST_OAUTH_PORT": "${input:anilist-oauth-port}",
        "ANILIST_TOKEN_STORE": "${input:anilist-token-store}"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code prompts for each input the first time the server starts, so no secret is written to the file. VS Code docs

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