`trending_anime`

Pack: anilist · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/anilist/mcp

Get currently trending anime ranked by popularity. Returns title, status, score, episode count, and genres. Use get_anime with the ID for full details.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`limit`	number	no	Number of results to return (1–25, default 10)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "limit": 10
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/anilist/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"trending_anime","arguments":{"limit":10}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('trending_anime', {
  "limit": 10
});

Response shape

Always returns: count, results

Field	Type	Description
`count`	number	Number of results returned
`results`	array	Array of trending anime results

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "count": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Number of results returned"
    },
    "results": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Array of trending anime results",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "AniList media ID"
          },
          "title_romaji": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Anime title in Romaji"
          },
          "title_english": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Anime title in English"
          },
          "title_native": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Anime title in native language"
          },
          "description": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Anime synopsis/description"
          },
          "episodes": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Total episode count"
          },
          "duration_minutes": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Episode duration in minutes"
          },
          "status": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Current status (FINISHED, AIRING, NOT_YET_AIRED, CANCELLED)"
          },
          "format": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Anime format (TV, MOVIE, OVA, ONA, SPECIAL)"
          },
          "source": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Original source (MANGA, LIGHT_NOVEL, VISUAL_NOVEL, etc)"
          },
          "season": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Season aired (SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, WINTER)"
          },
          "season_year": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Year of airing season"
          },
          "average_score": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Average community score (0-100)"
          },
          "mean_score": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Mean community score (0-100)"
          },
          "popularity": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Popularity ranking"
          },
          "favourites": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Number of times added to favorites"
          },
          "genres": {
            "type": "array",
            "description": "List of genres",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "cover_image": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "URL to cover image"
          },
          "site_url": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "AniList page URL"
          },
          "studios": {
            "type": "array",
            "description": "List of animation studio names",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "id",
          "title_romaji",
          "title_english",
          "title_native",
          "description",
          "episodes",
          "duration_minutes",
          "status",
          "format",
          "source",
          "season",
          "season_year",
          "average_score",
          "mean_score",
          "popularity",
          "favourites",
          "genres",
          "cover_image",
          "site_url",
          "studios"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "count",
    "results"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "anilist": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/anilist/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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