Anki MCP Server

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

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.

Configuration

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

1. Add anki-mcp to the mcpServers section:

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

1. Restart Claude Desktop.