MCP SERVERCreate, find, update and answer Anki flashcards from the conversation, with images and audio handled for you.
LABSCO SUMMARY
Adding a card with a picture normally means copying files into Anki's media folder by hand. This server takes a local path, a URL or a filename and does the right thing with each. The cost of the design is that Anki must be open — this is a live connection to the running app, not a database reader.
An Anki integration that talks to your running desktop app through the AnkiConnect add-on. Its tools are deliberately generic — they work with any deck, note type and field configuration rather than assuming a particular template.
add_card, batch_add_cardget_cardget_due_cards, get_new_cardsupdate_cardanki://search/deckcurrent, anki://search/isdue, anki://search/isnew and custom queries like anki://search/deck:SpanishThe Anki desktop app running the whole time, with the AnkiConnect add-on installed — code 2055492159 in Tools → Add-ons → Get Add-ons. Node.js: run it straight from GitHub with npx, or clone it, run npm install and npm run build, and point the client at the absolute path of build/index.js. No account or key. Close Anki's browser window while writing — a known AnkiConnect limitation blocks updates otherwise.
One command — npx -y github:letuanvu08/anki-mcp
USE CASES
Create the cards in one batch from what you just read, with your own deck and note type, instead of typing them in one at a time.
Pull what is due, read the card, and record your answer — the review is written back to the same collection.
Give an absolute path to the file, or its URL, and let the server put it in Anki's media collection and reference it on the card.
Find them with an Anki search query, then update their fields or tags in place.
Counted once with only startup setup. Other versions, modes or optional credentials may expose a different list.
add_cardCreate a new flashcard in Anki. Requires: deckName (exact deck name), modelName (note type like 'Basic' or 'Cloze'), and fields object matching the note type's field names. Returns card ID on success. FORMATTING: Use HTML only (NO markdown) - <br> for line breaks, <strong> for bold, <em> for italic, <ol>/<li> for lists. Media files (audio/picture) support URLs or local absolute paths.
batch_add_cardCreate multiple flashcards in one operation. Each card has same structure as add_card tool. Returns JSON with 'successful' (count), 'failed' (count), and 'errors' array (details of failures if any). More efficient than calling add_card multiple times. Use HTML formatting (not markdown). Processes cards sequentially; partial success possible (some cards created, some failed).
get_cardRetrieve detailed card/note information. Provide EITHER cardId OR query (not both). Returns array of card objects with: cardId, deckName, modelName, question, answer, fields (object with all field values), due, interval, ease, reps, lapses, type, queue, noteId. Use this to find card/note IDs for update operations or to inspect card details.
get_due_cardsRetrieve cards that are due for review. Returns JSON object with 'count' (number of cards) and 'cards' array. Each card includes: cardId (number), question (HTML cleaned string), answer (HTML cleaned string), due (Unix timestamp). Ordered by due date (earliest first).
get_new_cardsRetrieve new unseen cards that haven't been studied yet. Returns JSON object with 'count' (number of cards) and 'cards' array. Each card includes: cardId (number), question (HTML cleaned string), answer (HTML cleaned string), due (Unix timestamp). Ordered by card position in new queue.
update_cardUpdate a card/note in Anki. Supports 4 operations: (1) 'answer': mark a card as reviewed with ease 1-4, (2) 'update_note': update note fields, tags, and media, (3) 'update_fields': update only fields and media, (4) 'update_tags': update only tags. Returns success message with operation details.
BEFORE YOU INSTALL
6 tools when we connected.
The documented client runs the server on your machine.
CONTEXT COST
Rated by the size of the 6 tool definitions that ride along on every turn, not by how many there are
INSTALLATION
git clone https://github.com/letuanvu08/anki-mcp
cd anki-mcp
npm install
npm run buildnpx -y github:letuanvu08/anki-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"anki-mcp": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"<YOUR_PATH_TO_ANKI_MCP>/build/index.js"
]
}
}
}For the build route: <YOUR_PATH_TO_ANKI_MCP> is the full path of your clone, so the path ends in build/index.js. Keep Anki open with AnkiConnect enabled, and restart Claude Desktop after editing the config.
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