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An MCP server for interacting with your [Anki](https://apps.ankiweb.net) decks and cards.

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.

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

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 with
```
  cardId
```
  (number) and
```
  ease
```
  (number) fields
add_card
- Creates a new card in the Default Anki deck
- Inputs:
  - ```
  front
```
  (string): Front of card
- ```
back
```
    (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

Install dependencies:

npm install

Build the server:

npm run build

For development with auto-rebuild:

npm run watch

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "anki-mcp-server": {
      "command": "/path/to/anki-mcp-server/build/index.js"
    }
  }
}

Since MCP servers communicate over stdio, debugging can be challenging. We recommend using the MCP Inspector, which is available as a package script:

npm run inspector

The Inspector will provide a URL to access debugging tools in your browser.

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