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

1. Clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/clanki.git
cd clanki

2. Install dependencies:

npm install

3. Build the project:

npm run build

Setup

1. Make sure Anki is running and the AnkiConnect plugin is installed and enabled

2. 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 to
  • front: Front side content of the card
  • back: Back side content of the card
  • tags: (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 to
  • text: Text containing cloze deletions using {{c1::text}} syntax
  • backExtra: (Optional) Extra information to show on the back of the card
  • tags: (Optional) Array of tags for the card

update-card

Updates an existing basic flashcard

• Parameters:
  • noteId: ID of the note to update
  • front: (Optional) New front side content
  • back: (Optional) New back side content
  • tags: (Optional) New tags for the card

update-cloze-card

Updates an existing cloze deletion card

• Parameters:
  • noteId: ID of the note to update
  • text: (Optional) New text with cloze deletions
  • backExtra: (Optional) New extra information for the back
  • tags: (Optional) New tags for the card

Development

To modify or extend the server:

1. Make changes to src/index.ts
2. Rebuild with npm run build
3. Debug with npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector node build/index.js