---
title: "kagane"
description: "Prefill Kagane series links on canonical registry rows."
---

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# kagane

```sh
manifold registry kagane [flags]
```

Backfills missing `kagane` provider links by searching Kagane's public catalog.
The command accepts only unique exact title/alias matches, verifies the selected
series details, and never replaces an existing provider link. It is a dry run
unless `--apply` is supplied.

Kagane has no personal API key. Search and details use public endpoints. Kagane
may challenge automated requests with Cloudflare; use the Chrome option below
when direct requests are challenged.

## Flags

### `--apply`

Write verified links to the registry. Writes use conflict rejection, so a
Kagane ID already owned by another row is never stolen.

```sh
manifold registry kagane --apply
```

### `--limit <n>`

Process at most `n` active rows missing a Kagane link. The complete registry is
loaded before this limit is applied.

```sh
manifold registry kagane --limit 25
```

### `--status <statuses>`

Filter rows by reading status. Use `auto` for all statuses, or a comma-separated
list such as `reading,completed`. `reading` includes `re_reading`.

```sh
manifold registry kagane --status reading,completed
```

### `--language <code>`

Filter Kagane records by translated language. Default: `en`.

```sh
manifold registry kagane --language en
```

### `--delay <milliseconds>`

Wait between Kagane requests. Default: `1500`.

### `--chrome-cdp-url <url>`

Use an existing Chrome DevTools WebSocket for Kagane requests after solving a
Cloudflare challenge in that browser. Falls back to
`MANIFOLD_KAGANE_CHROME_CDP_URL`.

```sh
manifold registry kagane --chrome-cdp-url "ws://127.0.0.1:9222/devtools/browser/..."
```

The CLI uses a dedicated `~/.manifold/kagane-chrome` profile.

### `--anilist-token <token>`

Optional AniList token used to add English, romaji, native, and synonym aliases
to Kagane searches. Resolve order: flag → `MANIFOLD_ANILIST_TOKEN` →
`login anilist` keychain.

### `--api-token <token>` and `--api-origin <url>`

Credentials and origin for the Manifold registry API. The token falls back to
`MANIFOLD_TOKEN`; the origin defaults to `MANIFOLD_API_ORIGIN`, then
`https://manifold.jfa.dev/api`.

## Matching behavior

Kagane is an aggregator and can expose multiple source editions for one title.
The command reports a candidate as ambiguous when more than one Kagane series
matches, when the detail language/source does not agree with the search result,
or when the record has an edition label or no available books. Ambiguous and
unverified records are not written.

## Usage

```sh
manifold registry kagane
manifold registry kagane --status reading --limit 50
manifold registry kagane --apply
```

Source: https://manifold.jfa.dev/cli/registry/kagane/index.mdx