Anki MCP

🚀 Anki MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that integrates AI assistants with Anki, a popular spaced repetition flashcard software.

🚀 Quick Start

The Anki MCP Server is designed to seamlessly integrate AI assistants with Anki, a well - known spaced repetition flashcard application. This setup allows for enhanced interaction and data management within the Anki ecosystem.

✨ Features

This MCP server enables AI assistants to interact with Anki through the following tools:

Tools

• get - collection - overview: Returns an overview of the Anki collection, such as available decks, available models, and their fields.
• add - or - update - notes: Adds new notes or updates existing ones. Supports batch addition/updating of multiple notes at once.
• get - cards - reviewed: Retrieves the number of reviewed cards per day.
• find - notes: Allows querying notes using the Anki search syntax.

📦 Installation

Requirements

• Anki must be installed and running.
• The AnkiConnect plugin must be installed and running in Anki.
• This MCP server uses uv. To install uv, follow the official instructions.

📚 Documentation

Configuration for Claude Desktop

1. Open your Claude Desktop configuration file:
   • MacOS: ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
   • Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
2. Add anki - mcp to the mcpServers section:

   "mcpServers": {
     "anki - mcp": {
       "command": "uvx",
       "args": [
         "anki - mcp"
       ]
     }
   }
   

3. Restart Claude Desktop.