Anki Cards (Clanki)
FreeNot checkedIntegrates with Anki flashcards to provide card creation and deck management capabilities.
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Integrates with Anki flashcards to provide card creation and deck management capabilities.
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Clanki - Claude's Anki Integration
An MCP server that enables AI assistants like Claude to interact with Anki flashcard decks through the Model Context Protocol (MCP).
Features
- Create and manage Anki decks
- Create basic flashcards with front/back content
- Create cloze deletion cards
- Update existing cards and cloze deletions
- Add and manage tags
- View deck contents and card information
- Full integration with AnkiConnect
Prerequisites
- Anki installed and running
- AnkiConnect plugin installed in Anki
- Node.js 16 or higher
Installation
- Clone this repository:
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/clanki.git
cd clanki
- Install dependencies:
npm install
- Build the project:
npm run build
Setup
Make sure Anki is running and the AnkiConnect plugin is installed and enabled
Configure Claude for Desktop to use the server by editing
claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"clanki": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["/absolute/path/to/clanki/build/index.js"]
}
}
}
Replace /absolute/path/to/clanki with the actual path to your clanki installation.
Available Tools
create-deck
Creates a new Anki deck
- Parameters:
name: Name for the new deck
create-card
Creates a new basic flashcard in a specified deck
- Parameters:
deckName: Name of the deck to add the card tofront: Front side content of the cardback: Back side content of the cardtags: (Optional) Array of tags for the card
create-cloze-card
Creates a new cloze deletion card in a specified deck
- Parameters:
deckName: Name of the deck to add the card totext: Text containing cloze deletions using {{c1::text}} syntaxbackExtra: (Optional) Extra information to show on the back of the cardtags: (Optional) Array of tags for the card
update-card
Updates an existing basic flashcard
- Parameters:
noteId: ID of the note to updatefront: (Optional) New front side contentback: (Optional) New back side contenttags: (Optional) New tags for the card
update-cloze-card
Updates an existing cloze deletion card
- Parameters:
noteId: ID of the note to updatetext: (Optional) New text with cloze deletionsbackExtra: (Optional) New extra information for the backtags: (Optional) New tags for the card
Development
To modify or extend the server:
- Make changes to
src/index.ts - Rebuild with
npm run build - Debug with
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector node build/index.js
License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.
Acknowledgments
- Built with the Model Context Protocol SDK
- Integrates with Anki via AnkiConnect
Installing Anki Cards (Clanki)
This server has no published package — it is built from source. Open the repository and follow its README.
▸ github.com/jasperket/clankiFAQ
Is Anki Cards (Clanki) MCP free?
Yes, Anki Cards (Clanki) MCP is free — one-click install via Unyly at no cost.
Does Anki Cards (Clanki) need an API key?
No, Anki Cards (Clanki) runs without API keys or environment variables.
Is Anki Cards (Clanki) hosted or self-hosted?
Self-hosted: the server runs locally on your machine via the install command above.
How do I install Anki Cards (Clanki) in Claude Desktop, Claude Code or Cursor?
Open Anki Cards (Clanki) on unyly.org, pick your client tab (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor) and press Install — the config is generated automatically, no JSON editing.
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