MCP server

Kitsu

io.github.pipeworx-io/kitsu

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Kitsu MCP — anime + manga catalogue (JSON:API).

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

pipeworx.io (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

49

Token cost

About 27,182 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http kitsu https://gateway.pipeworx.io/kitsu/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.kitsu]
url = "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/kitsu/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"kitsu":{"httpUrl":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/kitsu/mcp"}}}

Cursor

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

VS Code

{"servers":{"kitsu":{"type":"http","url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/kitsu/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add kitsu https://gateway.pipeworx.io/kitsu/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"kitsu","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/kitsu/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"kitsu","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/kitsu/mcp"}

Tools

• anime ~81 tokens
  Fetch full Kitsu anime entry by numeric ID, returning title, synopsis, episode count, status, rating, poster image, and streaming links.
• categories ~126 tokens
  Kitsu anime and manga database — the category vocabulary Kitsu tags its titles with: genres such as Action and Romance plus themes and settings. Returns each category's Kitsu id, title, slug, description and child-category count. Answers which genres and themes Kitsu uses to classify anime and manga
• manga ~78 tokens
  Fetch full Kitsu manga entry by numeric ID, returning title, synopsis, chapter/volume count, status, rating, and cover image.
• search_anime ~174 tokens
  Kitsu anime and manga database — full-text search of Kitsu's anime catalogue by title, returning up to 20 matches. Each entry carries the Kitsu anime id, canonical and localized titles, synopsis, episode count, air dates, airing status, average rating and poster artwork. Answers what the Kitsu entry
• search_manga ~165 tokens
  Kitsu anime and manga database — full-text search of Kitsu's manga catalogue by title, returning up to 20 matches. Each entry carries the Kitsu manga id, canonical and localized titles, synopsis, chapter and volume counts, serialization status, average rating and cover artwork. Answers what the Kits
• top_anime ~162 tokens
  Kitsu anime and manga database — the highest-ranked anime on Kitsu, ordered by popularityRank (default) or ratingRank, up to 20 entries. Each entry returns the Kitsu anime id, titles, both rank positions, average rating, episode count and synopsis. Answers which anime are most popular or highest rat
• top_manga ~93 tokens
  List top-ranked manga from Kitsu sorted by popularityRank (default) or ratingRank; returns up to 20 entries with title, rank, synopsis, and rating.

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