WHAT IT CONNECTS
What johwiebe anki mcp gives an AI Agent
- **get-collection-overview**: Returns an overview of the Anki collection like available decks, available models and their fields
- **add-or-update-notes**: Adds new notes or updates existing ones. Allows batch adding/updating multiple notes at once.
- **get-cards-reviewed**: Get the number of cards reviewed by day
- **find-notes**: Allows querying notes using the [Anki searching syntax](https://docs.ankiweb.net/searching.html)
- Anki must be installed and running
- The [AnkiConnect](https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/2055492159) add-on must be installed in Anki and running
- This MCP server uses `uv`. To install `uv`, follow the [official instructions](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/).
- Open your Claude Desktop config file:
- MacOS: `~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`
- Windows: `%APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`
- Add `anki-mcp` to the `mcpServers` section:
- Restart Claude Desktop.
SECURITY
An MCP listing is not a security review
An MCP server may receive model context, credentials, local files, or permission to call external systems. Review its code, requested environment variables, network behavior, package provenance, and maintenance status before connecting it to an agent.