Integrations
Connects to a locally running Anki application through the Anki-Connect add-on, providing tools for card review and creation, including retrieving due and new cards, updating card ease ratings, and adding new flashcards.
Anki MCP Server
An MCP server implementation that connects to a locally running Anki, providing card review and creation.
This server is designed to work with the Anki desktop app and the Anki-Connect add-on.
Make sure you have the add-on installed before using.
Resources
- anki://search/deckcurrent
- Returns all cards from current deck
- Equivalent of
deck:current
in Anki
- anki://search/isdue
- Returns cards in review and learning waiting to be studied
- Equivalent of
is:due
in Anki
- anki://search/isnew
- Returns all unseen cards
- Equivalent of
is:new
in Anki
Tools
- update_cards
- Marks cards with given card IDs as answered and gives them an ease score between 1 (Again) and 4 (Easy)
- Inputs:
answers
(array): Array of objects withcardId
(number) andease
(number) fields
- add_card
- Creates a new card in the Default Anki deck
- Inputs:
front
(string): Front of cardback
(string): Back of card
- get_due_cards
- Returns n number of cards currently due for review
- Inputs:
num
(number): Number of cards
- get_new_cards
- Returns n number of cards from new
- Inputs:
num
(number): Number of cards
Development
Install dependencies:
Build the server:
For development with auto-rebuild:
Configuration
To use with Claude Desktop, add the server config:
On MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
On Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Debugging
Since MCP servers communicate over stdio, debugging can be challenging. We recommend using the MCP Inspector, which is available as a package script:
The Inspector will provide a URL to access debugging tools in your browser.
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local-only server
The server can only run on the client's local machine because it depends on local resources.
A server implementation that connects to a locally running Anki, enabling card review and creation through the Model Context Protocol.
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