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MAL MCP Server for Cursor

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MyAnimeList MCP server: Tenrai-powered reads plus official MAL personal-list management.

client:Cursor transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install MAL MCP Server in Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.cursor\mcp.json

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mal-mcp": {
      "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>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Use .cursor/mcp.json in a project root instead to scope it to that project. Cursor merges both. Cursor docs

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