Anki MCP server

This is a small helper that connects your AI assistant to Anki, the flashcard app. Once it is set up, you can ask your AI to find cards, add notes, or move cards between decks, and it will do it in your Anki collection. It is handy if you study with Anki and want to skip a lot of clicking.

What this MCP server does

You ask your AI something about your Anki collection, like how many cards are in a deck or what is on a certain note. The AI passes your request to this helper program. The helper talks to AnkiConnect, which is running inside your Anki app on your computer. AnkiConnect does the work in Anki, and the answer or the change comes back to your AI, which tells you in the chat.

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What you can do with it

• List all your decks and their names
• Find notes or cards with a search query
• Add new notes or many notes at once
• Update the fields or tags on existing notes
• Move cards to a different deck
• Suspend or unsuspend cards
• Delete notes or decks you no longer want

Try asking your AI

• “List all my Anki decks.”
• “Find notes in my Spanish deck that contain the word travel.”
• “Add a new note to my Biology deck with the front Mitochondria and the back Powerhouse of the cell.”
• “Move all cards in my Old History deck to my Archive deck.”

What it gives back to you

You get answers in plain chat: lists of deck names, note details, card details, or a short confirmation that something was added, changed, or deleted. For example, if you ask for your decks, you will see the names listed. If you ask to add a note, the AI will tell you it was created.

Before you start

Who it's for

People who study with Anki and want to manage their flashcards by talking to their AI instead of clicking around.