anki-mcp

  

MCP server for Anki via AnkiConnect — create, search, and manage flashcards directly from Claude Code or any MCP client.

Features

• Card CRUD — create (bulk with duplicate detection), search, update, delete
• Deck management — list, create (supports :: hierarchy)
• Archive & sync — export/import .apkg files, trigger AnkiWeb sync
• Progress analytics — deck maturity, Interest Heat Score (which topics you retain best), study streak
• Conversation extraction — /anki extract scans a conversation for learnable moments and proposes cards
• Daily progress script — cron-friendly report generator that reads Anki's SQLite directly
• Claude Code skill — interactive card creation via /anki slash command

Requirements

• Python 3.13+
• uv
• Anki desktop running
• AnkiConnect addon installed (addon code 2055492159)
• Claude Code or any MCP client

Installation

git clone https://github.com/chaosisnotrandomitisrhythmic/anki-mcp.git
cd anki-mcp
uv sync

Usage

Add to your MCP config (~/.claude/settings.json, project .mcp.json, or Claude Desktop config):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "anki": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["--directory", "/path/to/anki-mcp", "run", "anki-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Tools

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | add_notes | Create flashcards (bulk, with duplicate detection) | | search_notes | Find cards using Anki query syntax | | update_note | Edit a card's fields or tags | | delete_notes | Remove cards by ID | | list_decks | All decks with card counts (new/learn/review) | | create_deck | Create a deck (supports :: hierarchy) | | export_deck | Export deck to .apkg (optionally archive + delete) | | import_deck | Restore .apkg from archive | | sync | Trigger AnkiWeb sync | | progress | Learning report with Interest Heat Score | | health | Check AnkiConnect connectivity |

Configuration

All configuration is via environment variables with sensible defaults:

| Variable | Description | Default | |----------|-------------|---------| | ANKI_MCP_ARCHIVE_DIR | Directory for .apkg exports/imports | ~/.local/share/anki-mcp/archive | | ANKI_DB_PATH | Path to Anki's collection.anki2 | Platform-aware (macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Anki2/User 1/collection.anki2, Linux: ~/.local/share/Anki2/User 1/collection.anki2) | | ANKI_MCP_OUTPUT_DIR | Directory for daily progress reports | ~/Anki Progress |

Daily Progress Script

A standalone script that reads Anki's SQLite database and generates a Markdown progress report. Works even when Anki is running (read-only via WAL mode).

# Run manually
cd /path/to/anki-mcp && uv run python scripts/daily_progress.py

# Cron example (daily at 7:03 AM)
3 7 * * * cd /path/to/anki-mcp && uv run python scripts/daily_progress.py

The report includes deck overview, Interest Heat Score, and study streak.

Claude Code Skill

The skills/SKILL.md file provides a Claude Code skill for interactive card creation. It supports:

• /anki — manual card creation
• /anki extract — scan conversation for extractable knowledge and create cards
• /anki progress — show learning progress

Uninstallation

1. Remove the anki entry from mcpServers in your MCP config
2. Optionally remove the skill: rm -rf ~/.claude/skills/anki/
3. Optionally delete the archive directory (~/.local/share/anki-mcp/ by default)
4. Remove the repo: rm -rf /path/to/anki-mcp

Your Anki cards are stored in Anki itself — nothing is lost by removing this server.

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md.

Security

See SECURITY.md.

License

MIT