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Mousetail

Anki decks in an LLM with no add-on — it talks to Anki's own pylib directly.

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LABSCO SUMMARY

No add-on is the feature.

Every other Anki MCP server depends on AnkiConnect, which was built for browser extensions and brings a port, an extra install step and an API that can change under you. Going straight at pylib trades UI integration for stability — a deliberate, stated tradeoff, and the right one if you mostly want cards created and corrected.

What it is

An MCP server for Anki that integrates with Anki's stable pylib API instead of the AnkiConnect add-on. Nothing to install inside Anki, no HTTP server occupying a port, no add-on to break — just Anki on the machine and an LLM client.

What you get

  • Core deck operations — create, read, update and delete, with create_note for new cards and list_collections for what it found
  • Automatic discovery of your Anki collections at their standard locations on macOS, Linux and Windows, with no paths to configure
  • Sync — sync_collection against AnkiWeb by default or a self-hosted endpoint, with media included unless you set sync_media: false
  • Credential handling — save_sync_credentials, load_sync_credentials and delete_sync_credentials keep the username and password in the OS credential store: Keychain on macOS, Credential Manager on Windows, Secret Service on Linux
  • A default sync endpoint can be set in config.json; leave it null for AnkiWeb

Requirements

Anki installed, Python 3.10+, and an MCP client. Run it with uvx mousetail — no add-ons and no dependencies beyond that. Close the Anki desktop application before syncing, or the sync fails. Two limits are by design: it will never integrate with the Anki UI, and it only works with an LLM tool on the same machine as the deck. Package version 0.1.5. MIT.

Setup effort

One command — uvx mousetail

See installation options