mcp-animenewsnetwork

An MCP server that connects chat clients to the Anime News Network encyclopedia and news wire. It allows users to search for anime and manga titles, read detailed entries including cast and staff credits, browse recently added items, and read the latest news updates without requiring an API key or account.

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Community listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by smeet666

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What you can do with it

Search the encyclopedia for an anime or manga title
Read entry details including cast and staff credits
List recently added encyclopedia entries
Read the latest anime news wire updates

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 3.0.0MIT

mcp-registry: io.github.smeet666/mcp-animenewsnetwork@3.0.0 Source repository Project website

Last repository push: Nov 2, 2026, 5:40 AM UTC
Latest release: v3.0.0
Maintenance checked: Nov 2, 2026, 5:08 PM UTC

Packages and installation

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mcp-animenewsnetwork 3.0.0

npm

mcp-animenewsnetwork package definition

{
  "version": "3.0.0",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "mcp-animenewsnetwork",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "ANN_USER_AGENT",
      "description": "Override the User-Agent sent to Anime News Network."
    },
    {
      "name": "ANN_MIN_INTERVAL_MS",
      "description": "Minimum milliseconds between requests. Default 1100, floor 1000."
    },
    {
      "name": "ANN_TIMEOUT_MS",
      "description": "Deadline for one request, from 1000 to 120000. Default 15000."
    },
    {
      "name": "ANN_MAX_RETRIES",
      "description": "Attempts after a transient failure, from 0 to 10. Default 3."
    },
    {
      "name": "ANN_CACHE_TTL_MS",
      "description": "How long an encyclopedia entry stays in memory, from 0 to 86400000. Default 3600000."
    },
    {
      "name": "ANN_NEWS_CACHE_TTL_MS",
      "description": "How long a news feed stays in memory, from 0 to 86400000. Default 300000."
    },
    {
      "name": "ANN_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES",
      "description": "Answers held in memory at once, from 0 to 10000. Default 200."
    },
    {
      "name": "ANN_LOG_LEVEL",
      "description": "silent, error, info or debug. Default error."
    }
  ]
}

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Maintenance history

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Nov 2, 2026, 5:08 PM UTC · repository · passed · metadata changed · updated
Nov 2, 2026, 5:08 PM UTC · backfill · recorded · Pre-expansion baseline; unobserved rich metadata remains unknown

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-animenewsnetwork": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-animenewsnetwork@3.0.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ANN_USER_AGENT": "<YOUR_ANN_USER_AGENT>",
        "ANN_MIN_INTERVAL_MS": "<YOUR_ANN_MIN_INTERVAL_MS>",
        "ANN_TIMEOUT_MS": "<YOUR_ANN_TIMEOUT_MS>",
        "ANN_MAX_RETRIES": "<YOUR_ANN_MAX_RETRIES>",
        "ANN_CACHE_TTL_MS": "<YOUR_ANN_CACHE_TTL_MS>",
        "ANN_NEWS_CACHE_TTL_MS": "<YOUR_ANN_NEWS_CACHE_TTL_MS>",
        "ANN_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES": "<YOUR_ANN_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES>",
        "ANN_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_ANN_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-animenewsnetwork": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-animenewsnetwork@3.0.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ANN_USER_AGENT": "<YOUR_ANN_USER_AGENT>",
        "ANN_MIN_INTERVAL_MS": "<YOUR_ANN_MIN_INTERVAL_MS>",
        "ANN_TIMEOUT_MS": "<YOUR_ANN_TIMEOUT_MS>",
        "ANN_MAX_RETRIES": "<YOUR_ANN_MAX_RETRIES>",
        "ANN_CACHE_TTL_MS": "<YOUR_ANN_CACHE_TTL_MS>",
        "ANN_NEWS_CACHE_TTL_MS": "<YOUR_ANN_NEWS_CACHE_TTL_MS>",
        "ANN_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES": "<YOUR_ANN_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES>",
        "ANN_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_ANN_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "mcp-animenewsnetwork": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-animenewsnetwork@3.0.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ANN_USER_AGENT": "<YOUR_ANN_USER_AGENT>",
        "ANN_MIN_INTERVAL_MS": "<YOUR_ANN_MIN_INTERVAL_MS>",
        "ANN_TIMEOUT_MS": "<YOUR_ANN_TIMEOUT_MS>",
        "ANN_MAX_RETRIES": "<YOUR_ANN_MAX_RETRIES>",
        "ANN_CACHE_TTL_MS": "<YOUR_ANN_CACHE_TTL_MS>",
        "ANN_NEWS_CACHE_TTL_MS": "<YOUR_ANN_NEWS_CACHE_TTL_MS>",
        "ANN_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES": "<YOUR_ANN_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES>",
        "ANN_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_ANN_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-animenewsnetwork": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-animenewsnetwork@3.0.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ANN_USER_AGENT": "<YOUR_ANN_USER_AGENT>",
        "ANN_MIN_INTERVAL_MS": "<YOUR_ANN_MIN_INTERVAL_MS>",
        "ANN_TIMEOUT_MS": "<YOUR_ANN_TIMEOUT_MS>",
        "ANN_MAX_RETRIES": "<YOUR_ANN_MAX_RETRIES>",
        "ANN_CACHE_TTL_MS": "<YOUR_ANN_CACHE_TTL_MS>",
        "ANN_NEWS_CACHE_TTL_MS": "<YOUR_ANN_NEWS_CACHE_TTL_MS>",
        "ANN_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES": "<YOUR_ANN_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES>",
        "ANN_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_ANN_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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