Anilist CLI

AniList CLI Skill

Use this skill for direct AniList CLI workflows. This guide is for LLM/agent execution only.

Installation Check

1. Check availability:
   • command -v anilistcli
2. If missing, install:
   • npm install -g @mtsku/anilist-cli
3. Verify:
   • anilistcli --help

Command Map

• Discovery:
  • anilistcli discover seasonal --season WINTER --year 2026 -n 20
  • anilistcli discover upcoming -n 15
• Airing:
  • anilistcli airing upcoming --hours 48 -n 25
  • anilistcli airing next "<title>"
  • anilistcli airing mine --hours 72 --limit 50
• Search/media:
  • anilistcli search anime "<query>" -n 5
  • anilistcli media recs "<title>" -n 10
  • anilistcli media relations "<anilist-url-or-title>"
• Profile/social:
  • anilistcli profile [username]
  • anilistcli friends [username] -n 50
• List management:
  • anilistcli mine summary --hours 72 -n 10
  • anilistcli list view --type anime --status-in "CURRENT,PLANNING"
  • anilistcli planning add "<title>"
  • anilistcli status set "<title>" CURRENT
  • anilistcli progress set "<title>" 12

Auth Setup

• Set token:
  • anilistcli auth set-token "<token>"
• Verify auth:
  • anilistcli auth where

Output Mode

• Use --json for machine-readable output.
• Public read endpoints work without auth.
• For mutations, run --dry-run first unless explicit write execution is requested.
• Quote title inputs that include spaces.