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get_staff

Read-only

Retrieve a staff member's profile by AniList ID, including name, image, roles, and anime/manga they worked on with their staff role.

Instructions

Get a staff member's profile by AniList staff ID: name, image, occupations, description, and the anime/manga they worked on (staffMedia, up to 25 by popularity, with their staffRole — e.g. Director, Character Design — in each). Use search_staff first to resolve a name to its ID.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`id`	Yes	AniList staff ID.

Output Schema

TableJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`staff`	Yes

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

Changed6 schema fields changedv0.9.0Sep 27, 2026

removedOutput schema / properties / staff / properties / description / anyOf

Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "type": "string"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]

addedOutput schema / properties / staff / properties / description / type
```
Added value: +[
+  "string",
+  "null"
+]
```

removedOutput schema / properties / staff / properties / isFavourite / anyOf

Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "type": "boolean"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]

addedOutput schema / properties / staff / properties / isFavourite / type
```
Added value: +[
+  "boolean",
+  "null"
+]
```

changedOutput schema / properties / staff / properties / name / anyOf

Previous value: -[
-  {
-    "additionalProperties": false,
-    "properties": {
-      "full": {
-        "anyOf": [
-          {
-            "type": "string"
-          },
-          {
-            "type": "null"
-          }
-        ]
-      },
-      "native": {
-        "anyOf": [
-          {
-            "type": "string"
-          },
-          {
-            "type": "null"
-          }
-        ]
-      }
-    },
-    "type": "object"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]New value: +[
+  {
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "properties": {
+      "full": {
+        "type": [
+          "string",
+          "null"
+        ]
+      },
+      "native": {
+        "type": [
+          "string",
+          "null"
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    "type": "object"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]

changedOutput schema / properties / staff / properties / staffMedia / anyOf

Previous value: -[
-  {
-    "additionalProperties": false,
-    "properties": {
-      "edges": {
-        "items": {
-          "additionalProperties": {},
-          "properties": {
-            "node": {
-              "anyOf": [
-                {
-                  "additionalProperties": {},
-                  "properties": {
-                    "format": {
-                      "anyOf": [
-                        {
-                          "type": "string"
-                        },
-                        {
-                          "type": "null"
-                        }
-                      ]
-                    },
-                    "id": {
-                      "exclusiveMinimum": 0,
-                      "maximum": 2147483647,
-                      "type": "integer"
-                    },
-                    "title": {
-                      "anyOf": [
-                        {
-                          "additionalProperties": false,
-                          "properties": {
-                            "english": {
-                              "anyOf": [
-                                {
-                                  "type": "string"
-                                },
-                                {
-                                  "type": "null"
-                                }
-                              ]
-                            },
-                            "romaji": {
-                              "anyOf": [
-                                {
-                                  "type": "string"
-                                },
-                                {
-                                  "type": "null"
-                                }
-                              ]
-                            }
-                          },
-                          "type": "object"
-                        },
-                        {
-                          "type": "null"
-                        }
-                      ]
-                    },
-                    "type": {
-                      "anyOf": [
-                        {
-                          "type": "string"
-                        },
-                        {
-                          "type": "null"
-                        }
-                      ]
-                    }
-                  },
-                  "required": [
-                    "id"
-                  ],
-                  "type": "object"
-                },
-                {
-                  "type": "null"
-                }
-              ]
-            },
-            "staffRole": {
-              "anyOf": [
-                {
-                  "type": "string"
-                },
-                {
-                  "type": "null"
-                }
-              ]
-            }
-          },
-          "type": "object"
-        },
-        "type": "array"
-      }
-    },
-    "required": [
-      "edges"
-    ],
-    "type": "object"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]New value: +[
+  {
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "properties": {
+      "edges": {
+        "items": {
+          "additionalProperties": {},
+          "properties": {
+            "node": {
+              "anyOf": [
+                {
+                  "additionalProperties": {},
+                  "properties": {
+                    "format": {
+                      "type": [
+                        "string",
+                        "null"
+                      ]
+                    },
+                    "id": {
+                      "exclusiveMinimum": 0,
+                      "maximum": 2147483647,
+                      "type": "integer"
+                    },
+                    "title": {
+                      "anyOf": [
+                        {
+                          "additionalProperties": false,
+                          "properties": {
+                            "english": {
+                              "type": [
+                                "string",
+                                "null"
+                              ]
+                            },
+                            "romaji": {
+                              "type": [
+                                "string",
+                                "null"
+                              ]
+                            }
+                          },
+                          "type": "object"
+                        },
+                        {
+                          "type": "null"
+                        }
+                      ]
+                    },
+                    "type": {
+                      "type": [
+                        "string",
+                        "null"
+                      ]
+                    }
+                  },
+                  "required": [
+                    "id"
+                  ],
+                  "type": "object"
+                },
+                {
+                  "type": "null"
+                }
+              ]
+            },
+            "staffRole": {
+              "type": [
+                "string",
+                "null"
+              ]
+            }
+          },
+          "type": "object"
+        },
+        "type": "array"
+      }
+    },
+    "required": [
+      "edges"
+    ],
+    "type": "object"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]

Changed10 schema fields changedv0.7.1Aug 1, 2026

addedInput schema / properties / id / exclusiveMinimum
```
Added value: +0
```
removedInput schema / properties / id / minimum
```
Removed value: --2147483648
```

changedOutput schema / properties / staff / properties / favourites / anyOf

Previous value: -[
-  {
-    "maximum": 9007199254740991,
-    "minimum": -9007199254740991,
-    "type": "integer"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]New value: +[
+  {
+    "maximum": 9007199254740991,
+    "minimum": 0,
+    "type": "integer"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]

addedOutput schema / properties / staff / properties / id / exclusiveMinimum
```
Added value: +0
```
changedOutput schema / properties / staff / properties / id / maximum
```
Previous value: -9007199254740991New value: +2147483647
```
removedOutput schema / properties / staff / properties / id / minimum
```
Removed value: --9007199254740991
```

changedOutput schema / properties / staff / properties / image / anyOf

Previous value: -[
-  {
-    "additionalProperties": false,
-    "properties": {
-      "large": {
-        "anyOf": [
-          {
-            "type": "string"
-          },
-          {
-            "type": "null"
-          }
-        ]
-      }
-    },
-    "type": "object"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]New value: +[
+  {
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "properties": {
+      "large": {
+        "anyOf": [
+          {
+            "format": "uri",
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "null"
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    "type": "object"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]

addedOutput schema / properties / staff / properties / isFavourite / description

Added value: +"[Requires login] Whether this staff member is in the caller's favourites. Has a brief read-after-write lag on AniList's own backend — confirmed live, a re-check right after toggle_favourite can briefly still show the pre-toggle value."

changedOutput schema / properties / staff / properties / siteUrl / anyOf

Previous value: -[
-  {
-    "type": "string"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]New value: +[
+  {
+    "format": "uri",
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]

changedOutput schema / properties / staff / properties / staffMedia / anyOf

Previous value: -[
-  {
-    "additionalProperties": false,
-    "properties": {
-      "edges": {
-        "items": {
-          "additionalProperties": {},
-          "properties": {
-            "node": {
-              "anyOf": [
-                {
-                  "additionalProperties": {},
-                  "properties": {
-                    "format": {
-                      "anyOf": [
-                        {
-                          "type": "string"
-                        },
-                        {
-                          "type": "null"
-                        }
-                      ]
-                    },
-                    "id": {
-                      "maximum": 9007199254740991,
-                      "minimum": -9007199254740991,
-                      "type": "integer"
-                    },
-                    "title": {
-                      "anyOf": [
-                        {
-                          "additionalProperties": false,
-                          "properties": {
-                            "english": {
-                              "anyOf": [
-                                {
-                                  "type": "string"
-                                },
-                                {
-                                  "type": "null"
-                                }
-                              ]
-                            },
-                            "romaji": {
-                              "anyOf": [
-                                {
-                                  "type": "string"
-                                },
-                                {
-                                  "type": "null"
-                                }
-                              ]
-                            }
-                          },
-                          "type": "object"
-                        },
-                        {
-                          "type": "null"
-                        }
-                      ]
-                    },
-                    "type": {
-                      "anyOf": [
-                        {
-                          "type": "string"
-                        },
-                        {
-                          "type": "null"
-                        }
-                      ]
-                    }
-                  },
-                  "required": [
-                    "id"
-                  ],
-                  "type": "object"
-                },
-                {
-                  "type": "null"
-                }
-              ]
-            },
-            "staffRole": {
-              "anyOf": [
-                {
-                  "type": "string"
-                },
-                {
-                  "type": "null"
-                }
-              ]
-            }
-          },
-          "type": "object"
-        },
-        "type": "array"
-      }
-    },
-    "required": [
-      "edges"
-    ],
-    "type": "object"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]New value: +[
+  {
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "properties": {
+      "edges": {
+        "items": {
+          "additionalProperties": {},
+          "properties": {
+            "node": {
+              "anyOf": [
+                {
+                  "additionalProperties": {},
+                  "properties": {
+                    "format": {
+                      "anyOf": [
+                        {
+                          "type": "string"
+                        },
+                        {
+                          "type": "null"
+                        }
+                      ]
+                    },
+                    "id": {
+                      "exclusiveMinimum": 0,
+                      "maximum": 2147483647,
+                      "type": "integer"
+                    },
+                    "title": {
+                      "anyOf": [
+                        {
+                          "additionalProperties": false,
+                          "properties": {
+                            "english": {
+                              "anyOf": [
+                                {
+                                  "type": "string"
+                                },
+                                {
+                                  "type": "null"
+                                }
+                              ]
+                            },
+                            "romaji": {
+                              "anyOf": [
+                                {
+                                  "type": "string"
+                                },
+                                {
+                                  "type": "null"
+                                }
+                              ]
+                            }
+                          },
+                          "type": "object"
+                        },
+                        {
+                          "type": "null"
+                        }
+                      ]
+                    },
+                    "type": {
+                      "anyOf": [
+                        {
+                          "type": "string"
+                        },
+                        {
+                          "type": "null"
+                        }
+                      ]
+                    }
+                  },
+                  "required": [
+                    "id"
+                  ],
+                  "type": "object"
+                },
+                {
+                  "type": "null"
+                }
+              ]
+            },
+            "staffRole": {
+              "anyOf": [
+                {
+                  "type": "string"
+                },
+                {
+                  "type": "null"
+                }
+              ]
+            }
+          },
+          "type": "object"
+        },
+        "type": "array"
+      }
+    },
+    "required": [
+      "edges"
+    ],
+    "type": "object"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]

Addedv0.3.0Jul 26, 2026

TDQS

A4.3/5.0

Behavior4/5

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

Annotations already declare readOnlyHint and openWorldHint, covering the safety profile. The description adds meaningful behavioral detail: the returned field set, the staffMedia limit of 25, ordering by popularity, and inclusion of staffRole. This goes beyond the annotations without contradicting them.

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 filler; the core purpose and result details are front-loaded, and the usage hint is appended cleanly. Every sentence contributes useful information.

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

Completeness5/5

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

For a single-parameter read-only tool with an output schema and clear annotations, the description is complete. It specifies the input, the key returned fields, the media list behavior, and the prerequisite workflow to resolve names to IDs.

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?

The single id parameter is already fully documented in the schema with type, range, and the description 'AniList staff ID.' The tool description mostly repeats 'by AniList staff ID,' adding no new parameter semantics beyond the schema's high coverage.

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 operation ('Get a staff member's profile') and the exact resource identifier (AniList staff ID), while enumerating the contained fields. It is immediately distinguishable from siblings like search_staff (search vs. fetch by ID) and get_media_staff (staff profile vs. media-specific credits).

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?

Explicitly instructs agents to 'Use search_staff first to resolve a name to its ID,' which is a clear and valuable usage workflow. It does not enumerate when not to use it or mention alternative siblings beyond search_staff, so it stops short of full exclusion guidance.

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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