Anki MCP Server

Seamlessly integrate Anki with AI assistants through the Model Context Protocol. Its 40 documented tools cover cards, card, stats. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People connecting this server to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-16 · ★ 453 · #24 OF 848 MAINTAINED OTHER · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Anki MCP Server

before you install - you'll need

Set ANKI_CONNECT_URL, MCP_SERVER_NAME, MCP_SERVER_VERSION, READ_ONLY, ALLOWED_HOSTS before connecting. LOG_LEVEL is optional or environment-specific per the README.

Claude Code

claude mcp add ankimcp-anki-mcp-server -- npx -y @ankimcp/anki-mcp-server

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ankimcp-anki-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ankimcp/anki-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package @ankimcp/anki-mcp-server - published under the repo owner's npm scope (@ankimcp)

registry vendor namespace ai.ankimcp - domain-verified with the official MCP registry

03 · What Anki MCP Server can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

With this server connected, an agent can sync with AnkiWeb to pull latest data and push changes, get cards that are due for review, optionally filtered by deck, get cards with flexible filtering by state (due, new, learning, suspended, buried) and deck, and list all decks, optionally with per-deck study-queue statistics.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Anki MCP Server lets an agent do.

read & search

6 tools - e.g. Get cards that are due for review, optionally filtered by deck; Get cards with flexible filtering by state (due, new, learning, suspended, buried) and deck; List all decks, optionally with per-deck…

get_due_cards · get_cards · listDecks · findNotes · getTags · getMediaFilesNames

create & write

6 tools - e.g. Create a new empty deck (supports Parent::Child, max 2 levels); Create a single note with specified fields and tags; Batch-create up to 100 notes sharing a deck and model (partial success supported)

createDeck · addNote · addNotes · addTags · createModel · addModelField

update

4 tools - e.g. Update existing note fields (CSS-aware, supports HTML content); Update the CSS styling for an existing note type (applies to all its cards); Update the card templates (Front and Back HTML) for an existing…

updateNoteFields · updateModelStyling · updateModelTemplates · renameModelField

delete

4 tools - e.g. Delete notes and all associated cards (destructive, requires confirmation); Remove space-separated tags from specified notes; Remove a media file from collection.media (destructive)

deleteNotes · removeTags · deleteMediaFile · removeModelField

Sync

1 tool - e.g. Sync with AnkiWeb to pull latest data and push changes

sync

Present

1 tool - e.g. Show a card for review with its question/front side

present_card

Rate

1 tool - e.g. Rate card performance (Again, Hard, Good, Easy) and schedule the next review

rate_card

Deck Stats

1 tool - e.g. Get comprehensive statistics for a single deck (study queue, true card-state counts, ease/interval distributions)

deckStats

Limitations (from the README)

- addNote - Create a single note with specified fields and tags - addNotes - Batch-create up to 100 notes sharing a deck and model (partial success supported) - findNotes - Search for notes using Anki query syntax (deck:, tag:, is:due, etc.) - notesInfo - Get detailed information about notes (fields, tags, CSS styling) - updateNoteFields - Update existing note fields (CSS-aware, supports HTML content) - deleteNotes -

Latest releases

v0.24.1 · 2026-08-16

treat IDLE_TIMEOUT (4010) as a permanent close code

v0.24.0 · 2026-08-13

Fixes Claude Desktop's Code tab (#53) · If every Anki tool call was failing with this, it's fixed: · Tool 'listDecks' has an invalid outputSchema: JSON Schema declares an unsupported · dialect ("$schema": " The default…

v0.23.0 · 2026-08-12

apply prettier to media-validation spec · honest due-tree vs card-state semantics + true state counts (v0.23.0) · Chore/deps security sdk 1.30

04 · Who maintains Anki MCP Server

Anki MCP Server is maintained by ankimcp. We track 2 MCP servers from ankimcp - 2 actively maintained, 525 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Sep 2025. Full record: all servers from ankimcp.

  1. AnkiMCP Server Anki addon that exposes your flashcard collection to AI assistants via a local MCP server. ★ 72

05 · Facts

repository
github.com/ankimcp/anki-mcp-server
website
https://ankimcp.ai/
category
other - ranked #24 of 848 actively-maintained other servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence
10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-16)
registry
ai.ankimcp/anki-mcp-server (active, first published 2026-04-23 · 17 versions)
packages
npm:@ankimcp/anki-mcp-server

06 · Anki MCP Server FAQ

Is Anki MCP Server still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-16 and it shipped 10+ releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

What can Anki MCP Server do?

With this server connected, an agent can sync with AnkiWeb to pull latest data and push changes, get cards that are due for review, optionally filtered by deck, get cards with flexible filtering by state (due, new, learning, suspended, buried) and deck, and list all decks, optionally with per-deck study-queue statistics.

How do I install Anki MCP Server?

Run `npx -y @ankimcp/anki-mcp-server`. The README documents 6 environment variables (ANKI_CONNECT_URL, MCP_SERVER_NAME, MCP_SERVER_VERSION…) to set first. Set ANKI_CONNECT_URL, MCP_SERVER_NAME, MCP_SERVER_VERSION, READ_ONLY, ALLOWED_HOSTS before connecting. LOG_LEVEL is optional or environment-specific per the README. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Anki MCP Server run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

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