Browse top anime or manga in a specific genre. Use when the user asks for the best titles in a genre, e.g. "best romance anime" or "top thriller manga from 2023". Supports year, status, and format filters. Returns ranked list with title, score, and genres.
Single-target operation
Part of the Ani MCP server. Enforce policies on this tool with Intercept, the open-source MCP proxy.
AI agents call anilist_genres to retrieve information from Ani without modifying any data. This is common in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows where the agent needs context before taking action. Because read operations don't change state, they are generally safe to allow without restrictions -- but you may still want rate limits to control API costs.
Even though anilist_genres only reads data, uncontrolled read access can leak sensitive information or rack up API costs. An agent caught in a retry loop could make thousands of calls per minute. A rate limit gives you a safety net without blocking legitimate use.
Read-only tools are safe to allow by default. No rate limit needed unless you want to control costs.
tools:
anilist_genres:
rules:
- action: allowSee the full Ani policy for all 55 tools.
Agents calling read-class tools like anilist_genres have been implicated in these attack patterns. Read the full case and prevention policy for each:
Other tools in the Read risk category across the catalogue. The same policy patterns (rate-limit, allow) apply to each.
Browse top anime or manga in a specific genre. Use when the user asks for the best titles in a genre, e.g. "best romance anime" or "top thriller manga from 2023". Supports year, status, and format filters. Returns ranked list with title, score, and genres.. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Ani MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Add a rule in your Intercept YAML policy under the tools section for anilist_genres. You can allow, deny, rate-limit, or validate arguments. Then run Intercept as a proxy in front of the Ani MCP server.
anilist_genres is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the anilist_genres rule in your Intercept 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 Intercept policy for anilist_genres. 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_genres is provided by the Ani MCP server (ani-mcp). Intercept sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Open source. One binary. Zero dependencies.
npx -y @policylayer/intercept