Anki MCP Server

Anki MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides tools for interacting with the Anki API. This server allows AI assistants to manage Anki decks and cards through simple tool calls.

Features

• List Anki decks with pagination
• Create new decks
• Add cards (basic and cloze types)
• Batch add multiple cards
• Get review queue with filtering options
• Support for dynamically loading additional tools from an external API

Available Tools

1. listDecks - List all Anki decks with optional pagination
2. createDeck - Create a new Anki deck
3. addCardsBatch - Add multiple cards to a deck in batch
4. addBasicCard - Add a single basic card to a deck
5. addClozeCard - Add a cloze deletion card to a deck
6. getReviewQueue - Get cards due for review with filtering options

Installation

npm install -g @x-mcp/anki
# or
pnpm add -g @x-mcp/anki

Development

# Install dependencies
pnpm install

# Build the project
pnpm run build

# Run in development mode (auto-restart on changes)
pnpm run dev

# Run the server
pnpm start

# Lint and format code
pnpm run lint
pnpm run format

Configuration

MCP Client Configuration

Add this to your MCP client settings:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "anki-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@x-mcp/anki@latest"],
      "env": {
        "ANKI_BASE_URL": "http://localhost:3000", // Anki API base URL
        "ANKI_API_KEY": "ank_YOUR_API_KEY_HERE" // Your Anki API key
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment Variables

Create a .env file:

# Required: Anki API configuration
ANKI_BASE_URL=http://localhost:3000/api/v1
ANKI_API_KEY=ank_YOUR_API_KEY_HERE

# Optional: External tools API configuration
API_URL=https://your-api-endpoint.com/tools
API_KEY=your-api-key

Usage Example

Once configured, the AI assistant can use commands like:

• "List all my Anki decks"
• "Create a new deck called 'Spanish Vocabulary'"
• "Add a card with front 'Hello' and back 'Hola' to my Spanish deck"
• "Show me cards due for review"

Each tool makes direct HTTP requests to the Anki API and returns the response data.

API Requirements

The tools interact with an Anki API that should have the following endpoints:

• GET /api/v1/decks - List decks
• POST /api/v1/decks - Create deck
• POST /api/v1/decks/{deckId}/cards/batch - Add cards
• GET /api/v1/study/queue - Get review queue

License

MIT