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get_staff

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Fetch an AniList staff member's profile by ID: name, occupations, bio, and paginated filmography. Retrieve production credits with roles or, for voice actors, the characters they voiced.

Instructions

Get a staff member's profile by AniList staff ID: name, image, occupations, description, and the anime/manga they hold production credits on (staffMedia, most popular first, with their staffRole — e.g. Director, Character Design, Theme Song Performance — in each). Use search_staff first to resolve a name to its ID. Voice-acting roles are NOT part of staffMedia (confirmed live: Kana Hanazawa's lists only her theme/insert song credits) — for a voice actor, pass credits: "voice" to get characterMedia instead: each title with the character(s) voiced and their characterRole. Either list is paginated (page/perPage, max 25) — check its pageInfo.hasNextPage before treating it as the full list. Narrow it with onList, or type (anime or manga only; production credits only).

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`id`	Yes	AniList staff ID.
`page`	No	Page number for pagination. AniList's paginated connections (search results, a title's characters/staff/reviews, activity feeds, forum comments) reject a page whose page × perPage exceeds ~5000 entries with an upstream error, so paging that deep fails rather than returning more results.
`type`	No	Only return anime (ANIME) or only manga (MANGA) in `staffMedia` — filtered by AniList before pagination, so pages stay full. Omit for both.
`onList`	No	[Requires login] Restrict the filmography to (true) or exclude (false) titles already on the authenticated user's own list. Omit to ignore list status entirely. Errors if not logged in (AniList would otherwise silently ignore it and return the unfiltered filmography).
`credits`	No	Which filmography to return: "production" (`staffMedia` — director, writer, theme song, …) or "voice" (`characterMedia` — voice-acting roles). One per call.	production
`perPage`	No	Results per page (max 25, AniList's own ceiling — it silently clamps anything higher).

Output Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`staff`	Yes

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

Changed8 schema fields changedv0.11.0Oct 25, 2026

addedInput schema / additionalProperties
```
Added value: +false
```

addedInput schema / properties / credits

Added value: +{
+  "default": "production",
+  "description": "Which filmography to return: \"production\" (`staffMedia` — director, writer, theme song, …) or \"voice\" (`characterMedia` — voice-acting roles). One per call.",
+  "enum": [
+    "production",
+    "voice"
+  ],
+  "type": "string"
+}

addedInput schema / properties / onList

Added value: +{
+  "description": "[Requires login] Restrict the filmography to (true) or exclude (false) titles already on the authenticated user's own list. Omit to ignore list status entirely. Errors if not logged in (AniList would otherwise silently ignore it and return the unfiltered filmography).",
+  "type": "boolean"
+}

addedInput schema / properties / page

Added value: +{
+  "default": 1,
+  "description": "Page number for pagination. AniList's paginated connections (search results, a title's characters/staff/reviews, activity feeds, forum comments) reject a page whose page × perPage exceeds ~5000 entries with an upstream error, so paging that deep fails rather than returning more results.",
+  "exclusiveMinimum": 0,
+  "maximum": 9007199254740991,
+  "type": "integer"
+}

addedInput schema / properties / perPage

Added value: +{
+  "default": 25,
+  "description": "Results per page (max 25, AniList's own ceiling — it silently clamps anything higher).",
+  "exclusiveMinimum": 0,
+  "maximum": 25,
+  "type": "integer"
+}

addedInput schema / properties / type

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Only return anime (ANIME) or only manga (MANGA) in `staffMedia` — filtered by AniList before pagination, so pages stay full. Omit for both.",
+  "enum": [
+    "ANIME",
+    "MANGA"
+  ],
+  "type": "string"
+}

addedOutput schema / properties / staff / properties / characterMedia

Added value: +{
+  "anyOf": [
+    {
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "edges": {
+          "items": {
+            "additionalProperties": {},
+            "properties": {
+              "characterRole": {
+                "type": [
+                  "string",
+                  "null"
+                ]
+              },
+              "characters": {
+                "anyOf": [
+                  {
+                    "items": {
+                      "anyOf": [
+                        {
+                          "additionalProperties": {},
+                          "properties": {
+                            "id": {
+                              "exclusiveMinimum": 0,
+                              "maximum": 2147483647,
+                              "type": "integer"
+                            },
+                            "name": {
+                              "anyOf": [
+                                {
+                                  "additionalProperties": false,
+                                  "properties": {
+                                    "full": {
+                                      "type": [
+                                        "string",
+                                        "null"
+                                      ]
+                                    }
+                                  },
+                                  "type": "object"
+                                },
+                                {
+                                  "type": "null"
+                                }
+                              ]
+                            }
+                          },
+                          "required": [
+                            "id"
+                          ],
+                          "type": "object"
+                        },
+                        {
+                          "type": "null"
+                        }
+                      ]
+                    },
+                    "type": "array"
+                  },
+                  {
+                    "type": "null"
+                  }
+                ]
+              },
+              "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"
+                  }
+                ]
+              }
+            },
+            "type": "object"
+          },
+          "type": "array"
+        },
+        "pageInfo": {
+          "additionalProperties": {},
+          "properties": {
+            "currentPage": {
+              "anyOf": [
+                {
+                  "maximum": 9007199254740991,
+                  "minimum": -9007199254740991,
+                  "type": "integer"
+                },
+                {
+                  "type": "null"
+                }
+              ]
+            },
+            "hasNextPage": {
+              "type": [
+                "boolean",
+                "null"
+              ]
+            },
+            "lastPage": {
+              "anyOf": [
+                {
+                  "maximum": 9007199254740991,
+                  "minimum": -9007199254740991,
+                  "type": "integer"
+                },
+                {
+                  "type": "null"
+                }
+              ],
+              "description": "Not currently accurate (a known AniList performance limitation) — use `hasNextPage` instead to decide whether to fetch another page."
+            },
+            "perPage": {
+              "anyOf": [
+                {
+                  "maximum": 9007199254740991,
+                  "minimum": -9007199254740991,
+                  "type": "integer"
+                },
+                {
+                  "type": "null"
+                }
+              ]
+            },
+            "total": {
+              "anyOf": [
+                {
+                  "maximum": 9007199254740991,
+                  "minimum": -9007199254740991,
+                  "type": "integer"
+                },
+                {
+                  "type": "null"
+                }
+              ],
+              "description": "Not currently accurate (a known AniList performance limitation) — don't rely on it to decide whether to fetch more pages."
+            }
+          },
+          "type": "object"
+        }
+      },
+      "required": [
+        "edges"
+      ],
+      "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": {
-                      "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"
-  }
-]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"
+      },
+      "pageInfo": {
+        "additionalProperties": {},
+        "properties": {
+          "currentPage": {
+            "anyOf": [
+              {
+                "maximum": 9007199254740991,
+                "minimum": -9007199254740991,
+                "type": "integer"
+              },
+              {
+                "type": "null"
+              }
+            ]
+          },
+          "hasNextPage": {
+            "type": [
+              "boolean",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          },
+          "lastPage": {
+            "anyOf": [
+              {
+                "maximum": 9007199254740991,
+                "minimum": -9007199254740991,
+                "type": "integer"
+              },
+              {
+                "type": "null"
+              }
+            ],
+            "description": "Not currently accurate (a known AniList performance limitation) — use `hasNextPage` instead to decide whether to fetch another page."
+          },
+          "perPage": {
+            "anyOf": [
+              {
+                "maximum": 9007199254740991,
+                "minimum": -9007199254740991,
+                "type": "integer"
+              },
+              {
+                "type": "null"
+              }
+            ]
+          },
+          "total": {
+            "anyOf": [
+              {
+                "maximum": 9007199254740991,
+                "minimum": -9007199254740991,
+                "type": "integer"
+              },
+              {
+                "type": "null"
+              }
+            ],
+            "description": "Not currently accurate (a known AniList performance limitation) — don't rely on it to decide whether to fetch more pages."
+          }
+        },
+        "type": "object"
+      }
+    },
+    "required": [
+      "edges"
+    ],
+    "type": "object"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]

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"
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Addedv0.3.0Jul 26, 2026

TDQS

A4.6/5.0

Behavior4/5

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

Annotations cover the safety profile (readOnlyHint, openWorldHint), and the description adds live-verified behavioral facts: production credits exclude voice roles, either list is paginated and must be checked via pageInfo.hasNextPage before being treated as complete, and onList errors when unauthenticated (AniList would otherwise silently ignore it). That is real context beyond the annotations, though the 5000-entry paging ceiling is left to the schema.

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

Conciseness4/5

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

Front-loaded with the core purpose, and the voice-credit caveat is well placed after the primary behavior. It is dense but mostly earns its length; the trailing 'Either list is paginated (page/perPage, max 25)' and the onList parenthetical partially duplicate schema text.

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 6-parameter read tool with an output schema, the description covers the identity requirement, field shape differences between credits modes, pagination completeness caveat, and the auth precondition for onList. Nothing an agent needs before calling is missing.

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

Parameters4/5

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

Schema coverage is 100%, so the baseline is 3; the description still adds meaning, explaining that credits:"voice" returns characterMedia with characterRole rather than staffMedia with staffRole, and that type/onList narrow the filmography. Some content (perPage max 25, page mechanics) merely restates the schema.

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?

States a specific verb and resource ('Get a staff member's profile by AniList staff ID') and immediately enumerates the returned fields (name, image, occupations, description, staffMedia). It also distinguishes itself from the sibling search_staff, which resolves names to IDs rather than returning details.

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

Usage Guidelines5/5

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

Explicitly routes the agent: 'Use search_staff first to resolve a name to its ID', and gives a conditional rule for choosing between the two filmographies ('for a voice actor, pass credits: "voice"'). It also scopes the type and onList filters to a specific use case, leaving little inference.

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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