MCP Animenewsnetwork runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 70 installs a week from npm. Last commit 21 Sep 2026.
Search the Anime News Network encyclopedia and read its news wire. No API key.
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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.
claude mcp add mcp-animenewsnetwork -- npx -y mcp-animenewsnetwork{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-animenewsnetwork": {
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-animenewsnetwork"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}[mcp_servers.mcp-animenewsnetwork]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "mcp-animenewsnetwork"]{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-animenewsnetwork": {
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-animenewsnetwork"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-animenewsnetwork": {
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-animenewsnetwork"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}This one needs environment variables set before it will start:
ANN_USER_AGENT (Override the User-Agent sent to Anime News Network.), ANN_MIN_INTERVAL_MS (Minimum milliseconds between requests. Default 1100, floor 1000.), ANN_LOG_LEVEL (silent, error, info or debug. Default error.).
The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.
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MCP Animenewsnetwork — questions
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