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Search Anime

search_anime
Read-onlyIdempotent

Search for anime by title. Returns title, episode count, status, score, genres, and synopsis. Use get_anime with the ID for full details.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
limitNoNumber of results to return (1–25, default 10)
queryYesAnime title to search for, e.g. "Attack on Titan" or "Cowboy Bebop"

Output Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
countYesNumber of results returned
resultsYesArray of anime search results

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

  1. Changed2 schema fields changed
    • addedInput schema / examples
      Added value: +[
+  {
+    "query": "Attack on Titan"
+  },
+  {
+    "limit": 5,
+    "query": "Cowboy Bebop"
+  }
+]
    • changedOutput schema / (root)
      Previous value: -nullNew value: +{
+  "properties": {
+    "count": {
+      "description": "Number of results returned",
+      "type": "number"
+    },
+    "results": {
+      "description": "Array of anime search results",
+      "items": {
+        "properties": {
+          "average_score": {
+            "description": "Average community score (0-100)",
+            "type": [
+              "number",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          },
+          "cover_image": {
+            "description": "URL to cover image",
+            "type": [
+              "string",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          },
+          "description": {
+            "description": "Anime synopsis/description",
+            "type": [
+              "string",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          },
+          "duration_minutes": {
+            "description": "Episode duration in minutes",
+            "type": [
+              "number",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          },
+          "episodes": {
+            "description": "Total episode count",
+            "type": [
+              "number",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          },
+          "favourites": {
+            "description": "Number of times added to favorites",
+            "type": [
+              "number",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          },
+          "format": {
+            "description": "Anime format (TV, MOVIE, OVA, ONA, SPECIAL)",
+            "type": [
+              "string",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          },
+          "genres": {
+            "description": "List of genres",
+            "items": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "type": "array"
+          },
+          "id": {
+            "description": "AniList media ID",
+            "type": "number"
+          },
+          "mean_score": {
+            "description": "Mean community score (0-100)",
+            "type": [
+              "number",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          },
+          "popularity": {
+            "description": "Popularity ranking",
+            "type": [
+              "number",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          },
+          "season": {
+            "description": "Season aired (SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, WINTER)",
+            "type": [
+              "string",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          },
+          "season_year": {
+            "description": "Year of airing season",
+            "type": [
+              "number",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          },
+          "site_url": {
+            "description": "AniList page URL",
+            "type": [
+              "string",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          },
+          "source": {
+            "description": "Original source (MANGA, LIGHT_NOVEL, VISUAL_NOVEL, etc)",
+            "type": [
+              "string",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          },
+          "status": {
+            "description": "Current status (FINISHED, AIRING, NOT_YET_AIRED, CANCELLED)",
+            "type": [
+              "string",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          },
+          "studios": {
+            "description": "List of animation studio names",
+            "items": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "type": "array"
+          },
+          "title_english": {
+            "description": "Anime title in English",
+            "type": [
+              "string",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          },
+          "title_native": {
+            "description": "Anime title in native language",
+            "type": [
+              "string",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          },
+          "title_romaji": {
+            "description": "Anime title in Romaji",
+            "type": [
+              "string",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          }
+        },
+        "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"
+        ],
+        "type": "object"
+      },
+      "type": "array"
+    }
+  },
+  "required": [
+    "count",
+    "results"
+  ],
+  "type": "object"
+}
  2. Changed2 schema fields changed
    • removedInput schema / examples
      Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "query": "Attack on Titan"
-  },
-  {
-    "limit": 5,
-    "query": "Cowboy Bebop"
-  }
-]
    • changedOutput schema / (root)
      Previous value: -{
-  "properties": {
-    "count": {
-      "description": "Number of results returned",
-      "type": "number"
-    },
-    "results": {
-      "description": "Array of anime search results",
-      "items": {
-        "properties": {
-          "average_score": {
-            "description": "Average community score (0-100)",
-            "type": [
-              "number",
-              "null"
-            ]
-          },
-          "cover_image": {
-            "description": "URL to cover image",
-            "type": [
-              "string",
-              "null"
-            ]
-          },
-          "description": {
-            "description": "Anime synopsis/description",
-            "type": [
-              "string",
-              "null"
-            ]
-          },
-          "duration_minutes": {
-            "description": "Episode duration in minutes",
-            "type": [
-              "number",
-              "null"
-            ]
-          },
-          "episodes": {
-            "description": "Total episode count",
-            "type": [
-              "number",
-              "null"
-            ]
-          },
-          "favourites": {
-            "description": "Number of times added to favorites",
-            "type": [
-              "number",
-              "null"
-            ]
-          },
-          "format": {
-            "description": "Anime format (TV, MOVIE, OVA, ONA, SPECIAL)",
-            "type": [
-              "string",
-              "null"
-            ]
-          },
-          "genres": {
-            "description": "List of genres",
-            "items": {
-              "type": "string"
-            },
-            "type": "array"
-          },
-          "id": {
-            "description": "AniList media ID",
-            "type": "number"
-          },
-          "mean_score": {
-            "description": "Mean community score (0-100)",
-            "type": [
-              "number",
-              "null"
-            ]
-          },
-          "popularity": {
-            "description": "Popularity ranking",
-            "type": [
-              "number",
-              "null"
-            ]
-          },
-          "season": {
-            "description": "Season aired (SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, WINTER)",
-            "type": [
-              "string",
-              "null"
-            ]
-          },
-          "season_year": {
-            "description": "Year of airing season",
-            "type": [
-              "number",
-              "null"
-            ]
-          },
-          "site_url": {
-            "description": "AniList page URL",
-            "type": [
-              "string",
-              "null"
-            ]
-          },
-          "source": {
-            "description": "Original source (MANGA, LIGHT_NOVEL, VISUAL_NOVEL, etc)",
-            "type": [
-              "string",
-              "null"
-            ]
-          },
-          "status": {
-            "description": "Current status (FINISHED, AIRING, NOT_YET_AIRED, CANCELLED)",
-            "type": [
-              "string",
-              "null"
-            ]
-          },
-          "studios": {
-            "description": "List of animation studio names",
-            "items": {
-              "type": "string"
-            },
-            "type": "array"
-          },
-          "title_english": {
-            "description": "Anime title in English",
-            "type": [
-              "string",
-              "null"
-            ]
-          },
-          "title_native": {
-            "description": "Anime title in native language",
-            "type": [
-              "string",
-              "null"
-            ]
-          },
-          "title_romaji": {
-            "description": "Anime title in Romaji",
-            "type": [
-              "string",
-              "null"
-            ]
-          }
-        },
-        "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"
-        ],
-        "type": "object"
-      },
-      "type": "array"
-    }
-  },
-  "required": [
-    "count",
-    "results"
-  ],
-  "type": "object"
-}New value: +null
  3. Changed1 schema field changed
    • changedOutput schema / (root)
      Previous value: -nullNew value: +{
+  "properties": {
+    "count": {
+      "description": "Number of results returned",
+      "type": "number"
+    },
+    "results": {
+      "description": "Array of anime search results",
+      "items": {
+        "properties": {
+          "average_score": {
+            "description": "Average community score (0-100)",
+            "type": [
+              "number",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          },
+          "cover_image": {
+            "description": "URL to cover image",
+            "type": [
+              "string",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          },
+          "description": {
+            "description": "Anime synopsis/description",
+            "type": [
+              "string",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          },
+          "duration_minutes": {
+            "description": "Episode duration in minutes",
+            "type": [
+              "number",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          },
+          "episodes": {
+            "description": "Total episode count",
+            "type": [
+              "number",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          },
+          "favourites": {
+            "description": "Number of times added to favorites",
+            "type": [
+              "number",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          },
+          "format": {
+            "description": "Anime format (TV, MOVIE, OVA, ONA, SPECIAL)",
+            "type": [
+              "string",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          },
+          "genres": {
+            "description": "List of genres",
+            "items": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "type": "array"
+          },
+          "id": {
+            "description": "AniList media ID",
+            "type": "number"
+          },
+          "mean_score": {
+            "description": "Mean community score (0-100)",
+            "type": [
+              "number",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          },
+          "popularity": {
+            "description": "Popularity ranking",
+            "type": [
+              "number",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          },
+          "season": {
+            "description": "Season aired (SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, WINTER)",
+            "type": [
+              "string",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          },
+          "season_year": {
+            "description": "Year of airing season",
+            "type": [
+              "number",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          },
+          "site_url": {
+            "description": "AniList page URL",
+            "type": [
+              "string",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          },
+          "source": {
+            "description": "Original source (MANGA, LIGHT_NOVEL, VISUAL_NOVEL, etc)",
+            "type": [
+              "string",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          },
+          "status": {
+            "description": "Current status (FINISHED, AIRING, NOT_YET_AIRED, CANCELLED)",
+            "type": [
+              "string",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          },
+          "studios": {
+            "description": "List of animation studio names",
+            "items": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "type": "array"
+          },
+          "title_english": {
+            "description": "Anime title in English",
+            "type": [
+              "string",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          },
+          "title_native": {
+            "description": "Anime title in native language",
+            "type": [
+              "string",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          },
+          "title_romaji": {
+            "description": "Anime title in Romaji",
+            "type": [
+              "string",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          }
+        },
+        "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"
+        ],
+        "type": "object"
+      },
+      "type": "array"
+    }
+  },
+  "required": [
+    "count",
+    "results"
+  ],
+  "type": "object"
+}
  4. Changed1 schema field changed
    • addedInput schema / examples
      Added value: +[
+  {
+    "query": "Attack on Titan"
+  },
+  {
+    "limit": 5,
+    "query": "Cowboy Bebop"
+  }
+]
  5. First observed

TDQS

A4/5.0
Behavior3/5

Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?

Annotations already declare readOnlyHint=true, destructiveHint=false, and idempotentHint=true, so the description adds limited behavioral context beyond listing return fields. It does not contradict annotations.

Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.

Conciseness5/5

Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?

Two sentences with no fluff; the core purpose is front-loaded and every sentence adds value.

Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.

Completeness4/5

Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?

With an output schema present, the description need not detail return values. It covers the tool's function and how to get more details, though it omits sorting/pagination behavior (the limit parameter covers pagination via schema).

Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.

Parameters3/5

Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?

Schema coverage is 100% and both parameters are well-described. The description adds no new parameter meaning beyond what the schema provides.

Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.

Purpose5/5

Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?

The description clearly states the action (search) and resource (anime by title), specifies the returned fields, and distinguishes the sibling 'get_anime' by noting it returns full details with an ID.

Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.

Usage Guidelines4/5

Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?

Provides clear context for when to use this tool vs. 'get_anime' for full details, but does not explicitly state when not to use this tool (e.g., when you already have an ID).

Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.

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