# io.github.markswendsen-code/crunchyroll (npm · @striderlabs/mcp-crunchyroll)

MCP server for Crunchyroll anime streaming - search anime, manage watchlist, track viewing progress

- Trust score: 69/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +23
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-03

## Components

- npm · `@striderlabs/mcp-crunchyroll`: 69/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/markswendsen-code-crunchyroll/striderlabs-mcp-crunchyroll.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/markswendsen-code-crunchyroll/striderlabs-mcp-crunchyroll)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `@striderlabs/mcp-crunchyroll`
- Version: `0.1.1`
- Transport: `stdio`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-08-03.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 86/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (94 of 98), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
  - No install/post-install scripts declared.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (94 of 98), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 45/100
  - Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL.
  - Provenance check failed: no build-provenance attestation is published.
  - Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).
  - Actively maintained (last published 126 days ago).
  - Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 77/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 900 tokens (~42/item across 21 items; 21 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 23/100
  - Stability observed for 7 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add markswendsen-code-crunchyroll -- npx -y @striderlabs/mcp-crunchyroll
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add markswendsen-code-crunchyroll -- npx -y @striderlabs/mcp-crunchyroll
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "markswendsen-code-crunchyroll": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "@striderlabs/mcp-crunchyroll"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add markswendsen-code-crunchyroll --command npx --arg -y --arg @striderlabs/mcp-crunchyroll
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  markswendsen-code-crunchyroll:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "@striderlabs/mcp-crunchyroll"]
```

### Other

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

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-08-03 (score 69, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 20 to 23. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 6 days of observed history at the previous scan, 7 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-08-02 (score 68, +63)

- [security regression] Provenance: unverified → fail
- [security improvement] Known CVEs: unverified → partial
- [security improvement] Install scripts: unverified → pass
- [security improvement] Malware scan: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] License: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Dependency health: unverified → partial
- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.20
- [functional improvement] Maintenance: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] MCP protocol: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Schema quality: unverified → excellent
- [functional improvement] Tool coverage: unverified → 100
- [functional] Licence: MIT

### 2026-08-01 (score 5, −23)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-31 (score 28, −18)

- [security regression] Malware scan: pass → unverified

### 2026-07-27 (score 46)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (21)

### `crunchyroll_login` (~52 tokens)

Log in to Crunchyroll with email and password. Tokens are saved locally for future requests.

Input parameters:

- `email` (string, required): Crunchyroll account email
- `password` (string, required): Crunchyroll account password

### `crunchyroll_logout` (~20 tokens)

Log out and clear saved Crunchyroll session tokens.

### `crunchyroll_status` (~20 tokens)

Check current Crunchyroll login status and account info.

### `crunchyroll_search` (~70 tokens)

Search for anime series and movies on Crunchyroll.

Input parameters:

- `n` (number): Number of results (default 20, max 100)
- `query` (string, required): Search query (anime title, character, genre)
- `type` (string): Filter by content type. Leave empty for all.

### `crunchyroll_get_series` (~45 tokens)

Get detailed information about an anime series by its ID.

Input parameters:

- `series_id` (string, required): Crunchyroll series ID (e.g. GY8VEQ95Y)

### `crunchyroll_get_seasons` (~32 tokens)

Get all seasons of an anime series.

Input parameters:

- `series_id` (string, required): Crunchyroll series ID

### `crunchyroll_get_episodes` (~32 tokens)

Get all episodes in a specific season.

Input parameters:

- `season_id` (string, required): Crunchyroll season ID

### `crunchyroll_get_episode` (~31 tokens)

Get detailed information about a specific episode.

Input parameters:

- `episode_id` (string, required): Crunchyroll episode ID

### `crunchyroll_get_watchlist` (~50 tokens)

Get the user's anime watchlist (series saved to watch later).

Input parameters:

- `n` (number): Number of items (default 20)
- `order` (string): Sort order by date added

### `crunchyroll_add_to_watchlist` (~37 tokens)

Add an anime series or movie to the watchlist.

Input parameters:

- `content_id` (string, required): Series or movie ID to add

### `crunchyroll_remove_from_watchlist` (~37 tokens)

Remove an anime series or movie from the watchlist.

Input parameters:

- `content_id` (string, required): Series or movie ID to remove

### `crunchyroll_get_history` (~33 tokens)

Get recently watched episodes and their progress.

Input parameters:

- `n` (number): Number of history items (default 20)

### `crunchyroll_continue_watching` (~35 tokens)

Get list of in-progress anime to continue watching.

Input parameters:

- `n` (number): Number of items (default 10)

### `crunchyroll_get_playheads` (~42 tokens)

Get watch progress (playhead position) for specific content IDs.

Input parameters:

- `content_ids` (array, required): List of episode/movie content IDs to check progress for

### `crunchyroll_update_playhead` (~43 tokens)

Update watch progress for an episode or movie.

Input parameters:

- `content_id` (string, required): Episode or movie ID
- `playhead` (number, required): Position in seconds

### `crunchyroll_get_recommendations` (~35 tokens)

Get personalized anime recommendations based on watch history.

Input parameters:

- `n` (number): Number of recommendations (default 20)

### `crunchyroll_get_similar` (~48 tokens)

Get anime similar to a given series.

Input parameters:

- `n` (number): Number of results (default 20)
- `series_id` (string, required): Series ID to find similar content for

### `crunchyroll_get_simulcast_seasons` (~37 tokens)

Get available simulcast seasons/tags (e.g. 'Winter 2025', 'Fall 2024').

### `crunchyroll_browse` (~161 tokens)

Browse anime by popularity, new additions, genre/category, or simulcast season. Use crunchyroll_get_categories to get valid category names and crunchyroll_get_simulcast_seasons for season tags.

Input parameters:

- `categories` (string): Comma-separated category slugs (e.g. 'action,fantasy')
- `is_dubbed` (boolean): Filter for dubbed content
- `is_subbed` (boolean): Filter for subbed content
- `n` (number): Number of results (default 20)
- `seasonal_tag` (string): Simulcast season tag ID (from crunchyroll_get_simulcast_seasons)
- `sort_by` (string): Sort order
- `start` (number): Offset for pagination (default 0)

### `crunchyroll_get_categories` (~19 tokens)

Get all available anime genres/categories for browsing.

### `crunchyroll_get_subscription` (~21 tokens)

Get current Crunchyroll subscription details and renewal info.

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/markswendsen-code-crunchyroll/striderlabs-mcp-crunchyroll#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-08-03: 69
- 2026-08-02: 68
- 2026-08-01: 5
- 2026-07-31: 28
- 2026-07-30: 46
- 2026-07-28: 46
- 2026-07-27: 46

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@striderlabs/mcp-crunchyroll
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/@striderlabs/mcp-crunchyroll
- Repository: https://github.com/markswendsen-code/mcp-crunchyroll
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/markswendsen-code-crunchyroll/striderlabs-mcp-crunchyroll/changelog.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/markswendsen-code-crunchyroll/striderlabs-mcp-crunchyroll/changelog.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/markswendsen-code-crunchyroll/striderlabs-mcp-crunchyroll