Anki MCP Server
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Integrate AI assistants with Anki, the popular spaced repetition flashcard software.
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This MCP server enables AI assistants to interact with Anki through the following tools:
Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
-
Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
Anki MCP ServerCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
- Anki must be installed and running
- The AnkiConnect add-on must be installed in Anki and running
- This MCP server uses uv. To install uv, follow the official instructions.
1. Add the MCP server:
claude mcp add anki -- uvx anki-mcp
2. Optionally, copy the skill files from skills/ into your project's .claude/skills/ directory for language learning guidance.
- get-collection-overview: Returns an overview of the Anki collection like available decks, available models and their fields
- add-or-update-notes: Adds new notes or updates existing ones. Allows batch adding/updating multiple notes at once.
- get-cards-reviewed: Get the number of cards reviewed by day
- find-notes: Allows querying notes using the Anki searching syntax
- find-cards: Find card IDs matching a query in Anki
- suspend-cards: Suspend cards by their card IDs
- unsuspend-cards: Unsuspend cards by their card IDs
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"anki mcp server": {
"anki-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"anki-mcp"
]
}
}
}
}McpServers
{
"anki-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"anki-mcp"
]
}
}A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for integrating AI assistants with Anki, the popular spaced repetition flashcard software.
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 like available decks, available models and their fields
- add-or-update-notes: Adds new notes or updates existing ones. Allows batch adding/updating multiple notes at once.
- get-cards-reviewed: Get the number of cards reviewed by day
- find-notes: Allows querying notes using the Anki searching syntax
- find-cards: Find card IDs matching a query in Anki
- suspend-cards: Suspend cards by their card IDs
- unsuspend-cards: Unsuspend cards by their card IDs
Resources
- anki://docs/search-syntax: Comprehensive reference guide for Anki's search query syntax. Includes basic operators, field searches, tags, decks, card states, properties, timing, IDs, custom data, and advanced query examples. This resource provides language-agnostic documentation useful for anyone constructing search queries with the find-notes or find-cards tools
Requirements
- Anki must be installed and running
- The AnkiConnect add-on must be installed in Anki and running
- This MCP server uses uv. To install uv, follow the official instructions.
Installation
As a Claude Code plugin (recommended)
Install as a plugin to get both the MCP server and language learning skill in one step:
/plugin install anki-mcp
Manual setup for Claude Code
1. Add the MCP server:
claude mcp add anki -- uvx anki-mcp
2. Optionally, copy the skill files from skills/ into your project's .claude/skills/ directory for language learning guidance.
Claude Desktop
1. Open your Claude Desktop config 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": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["anki-mcp"]
}
}
3. Restart Claude Desktop.
MCP server only
For other MCP-compatible clients, run the server directly:
uvx anki-mcp
Language Learning Skill
This plugin includes a complementary skill that provides best practices for creating effective language learning flashcards. When installed as a plugin, the skill is automatically available. The skill includes:
- Recommended workflow for card creation
- Card quality guidelines (length, content, cloze usage)
- Note type variety recommendations
- Examples of good vs bad cards
- Proficiency level guidelines (CEFR A1-C2)
The MCP server works independently of the skill, so you can use it for any Anki workflow — not just language learning.
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