Anki MCP Server Addon

Name: Anki MCP Server Addon
Author: ankimcp

by ankimcp

Anki addon that exposes your flashcard collection to AI assistants via a local MCP server.

100 10 tools GitHub

No known CVEs

No license

Actively maintained

Last commit 4d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio, sse, http

10 tools · ~469 tok

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Anki MCP Server Addon is an MCP server that anki addon that exposes your flashcard collection to AI assistants via a local MCP server. Its tool list has not been published yet over stdio, sse and http, requires no API key, and scores 72/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients - only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse, http · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "anki": {
      "args": [
        "mcp-remote",
        "http://127.0.0.1:3141"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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What Anki Mcp Server Addon does

Anki addon that exposes your flashcard collection to AI assistants via a local MCP server.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Anki Mcp Server Addon safe to use?: Anki Mcp Server Addon has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. Authentication requirements were not detected automatically - check the project's documentation before connecting in a shared environment.
How do I install Anki Mcp Server Addon?: Anki Mcp Server Addon supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What can Anki Mcp Server Addon do?: Anki Mcp Server Addon provides 10 tools: sync, list_decks, create_deck, find_notes, notes_info and 5 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with Anki Mcp Server Addon?: Anki Mcp Server Addon is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
Is Anki Mcp Server Addon actively maintained?: Anki Mcp Server Addon is actively maintained - last commit was 4 days ago. It has 100 GitHub stars.

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Note on First Run

On first run, this addon downloads pydantic_core (~2MB) from PyPI. This is required because pydantic_core contains platform-specific binaries (Windows/macOS/Linux) that cannot be bundled in a single addon file.

A second native dependency, rpds (from rpds-py), is handled the same way — but it is almost never downloaded: Anki already ships rpds as a transitive dependency of its own jsonschema, so the addon just imports it. The download only kicks in on the rare install where that import fails. Both downloads are cached under Anki's own data folder (outside the addon's own folder, so it survives addon updates cleanly on every OS), falling back to the addon's _cache/ directory when that location isn't available — so either way they happen once, not on every launch. The old in-folder fallback cache is only ever removed once the outside-the-folder cache has proven itself usable (a successful load from it) and is never touched while a native module is still loaded from it — a failed first attempt (e.g. offline) leaves the old cache untouched rather than destroyed.

Features

Local HTTP server - Runs on http://127.0.0.1:3141/ by default

Remote tunnel - Access your collection from anywhere via a public HTTPS URL

MCP protocol - Compatible with any MCP client (Claude Desktop, etc.)

Auto-start - HTTP server starts automatically when Anki opens

Tunnel-friendly - Works with Cloudflare Tunnel, ngrok, or the built-in tunnel (exposing the HTTP server this way also requires extending the allowed hosts/origins)

DNS-rebinding protection - The HTTP server validates Host/Origin headers against a loopback allowlist by default; extend it for tunnel/reverse-proxy exposure

Optional API key - Require an Authorization: Bearer token on the HTTP transport via http_api_key (AnkiConnect-style; empty = disabled)

Toolbar indicator - A ● AnkiMCP item in the top toolbar shows tunnel connection state at a glance (opt out via show_toolbar_indicator)

Diagnostic logging - Opt-in log_to_file writes a rotating, secret-redacted log to user_files/ankimcp.log, with Open log folder / Copy diagnostics buttons in settings

Deck descriptions - Read and replace a deck's description and its Markdown flag via get_deck_description / update_deck_description, so an AI can keep a per-deck authoring guide (purpose, note type, what goes on each side) inside Anki and consult it before adding cards

Field management - Add, rename, and reposition note-type fields via the model_field_* tools (with an opt-in destructive model_field_remove)

Bulk card stats - The read-only cards_stats tool returns compact per-card scheduling metrics (type/queue/interval/tags/dueToday) for a whole deck including subdecks, FSRS-independent — a lean bulk read for analytics

GUI review sessions - Hands-free review in Anki's own reviewer window: gui_deck_review opens a deck, gui_answer_card presses the answer button for you. [Op

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Anki Mcp Server Addon safe to use?

Anki Mcp Server Addon has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. Authentication requirements were not detected automatically - check the project's documentation before connecting in a shared environment.

How do I install Anki Mcp Server Addon?

Anki Mcp Server Addon supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.

What can Anki Mcp Server Addon do?

Anki Mcp Server Addon provides 10 tools: sync, list_decks, create_deck, find_notes, notes_info and 5 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with Anki Mcp Server Addon?

Anki Mcp Server Addon is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.

Is Anki Mcp Server Addon actively maintained?

Anki Mcp Server Addon is actively maintained - last commit was 4 days ago. It has 100 GitHub stars.