Add an anime or manga to your list with a status. Use when the user wants to start watching, plan to watch, or mark a title as completed. Requires ANILIST_TOKEN. Returns status, optional score, and entry ID.
Part of the Ani server.
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AI agents use anilist_add_to_list to create or modify resources in Ani. Write operations carry medium risk because an autonomous agent could trigger bulk unintended modifications. Rate limits prevent a single agent session from making hundreds of changes in rapid succession. Argument validation ensures the agent passes expected values.
Without a policy, an AI agent could call anilist_add_to_list repeatedly, creating or modifying resources faster than any human could review. PolicyLayer's rate limiting ensures write operations happen at a controlled pace, and argument validation catches malformed or unexpected inputs before they reach Ani.
Write tools can modify data. A rate limit prevents runaway bulk operations from AI agents.
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"anilist_add_to_list": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "anilist_add_to_list_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}See the full Ani policy for all 55 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access anilist_add_to_list gives an agent. Each links to the full case and the policy that stops it:
Other write tools across the catalogue. The same approach applies to each: rate-limit and validate the arguments.
Add an anime or manga to your list with a status. Use when the user wants to start watching, plan to watch, or mark a title as completed. Requires ANILIST_TOKEN. Returns status, optional score, and entry ID.. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Ani MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Ani MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for anilist_add_to_list: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Ani. Nothing to install.
anilist_add_to_list is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the anilist_add_to_list rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for anilist_add_to_list. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
anilist_add_to_list is provided by the Ani MCP server (gavxm/ani-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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