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MAL MCP Server runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 143 installs a week from npm. Last commit 24 Aug 2026.

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

Installs per day peak 241 · avg 81 · +7% w/w
a month agotoday
143
Installs / week
npm · mal-mcp
3
Stars
0 open issues
24 Aug 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
MIT
License
TypeScript

What the code does

We read the source, 22 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df

Capabilities

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

Runs an external command src/lib/oauthLogin.ts:89
    const child = spawn(cmd, args, { stdio: "ignore", detached: true });

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

This code can reach further than it looks

We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.

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Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add mal-mcp -- npx -y mal-mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mal-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mal-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.mal-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "mal-mcp"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mal-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mal-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mal-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mal-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: MAL_CLIENT_ID (MAL app Client ID (type 'other'). Also enables read-tool resilience with no login. See docs/auth.md.), MAL_REFRESH_TOKEN (OAuth refresh token (one-time auth, docs/auth.md); enables personal-list tools with auto-refresh.), MAL_ACCESS_TOKEN (Advanced: standalone MAL access token. Works ~30 days without refresh; usually leave unset.). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.

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MAL MCP Server — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for MAL MCP Server?
MAL MCP Server runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the npm package mal-mcp was installed 143 times last week.
How do I connect MAL MCP Server?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls mal-mcp straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use MAL MCP Server?
The npm package mal-mcp was installed 143 times in the last week. Week over week that is +7%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is MAL MCP Server open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in TypeScript and 3 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.