@striderlabs/mcp-crunchyroll

Crunchyroll anime streaming MCP connector for personal AI agents. Lets Claude and other AI assistants manage your Crunchyroll account — search anime, track progress, manage your watchlist, get recommendations, and more.

Features

• Search anime series and movies

• Browse by genre, popularity, new additions, or simulcast season

• Show details — series info, seasons, episodes

• Watchlist management — add, remove, view

• Watch history & progress — track and update playhead positions

• Continue watching — pick up where you left off

• Recommendations — personalized and similar-to suggestions

• Simulcast schedule — current and past seasonal tags

• Subscription info — tier, renewal date, status

Setup

Install

npm install -g @striderlabs/mcp-crunchyroll

Or use with npx (no install needed):

{
  "command": "npx",
  "args": ["-y", "@striderlabs/mcp-crunchyroll"]
}

MCP Configuration

Add to your Claude Desktop config (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "crunchyroll": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@striderlabs/mcp-crunchyroll"]
    }
  }
}

Or if installed globally:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "crunchyroll": {
      "command": "striderlabs-mcp-crunchyroll"
    }
  }
}

Authentication

After connecting, log in once with your Crunchyroll credentials:

crunchyroll_login(email: "you@example.com", password: "your-password")

Tokens are saved to ~/.strider/crunchyroll/ and automatically refreshed. You only need to log in again if tokens expire or you call crunchyroll_logout.

Tools

Authentication

Search & Browse

Show Details

Watchlist

Watch History & Progress

Recommendations

Account

Example Prompts

• "What anime should I watch next based on my history?"

• "Add Attack on Titan to my watchlist"

• "What's airing this season? Sort by popularity"

• "Where did I leave off watching One Piece?"

• "Show me all the action anime added this week"

• "When does my Crunchyroll subscription renew?"

Notes

• Uses the Crunchyroll web API (same endpoints as the website)

• Tokens are stored locally in ~/.strider/crunchyroll/ and auto-refreshed

• Content IDs can be found in search results or Crunchyroll URLs

• API endpoints are subject to change by Crunchyroll

License

MIT