anki-mcp MCP Server

A FastMCP server for interacting with Anki through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). This server provides comprehensive tools for managing Anki decks, notes, and note types, with advanced features…

Local serverstdio

What is the anki-mcp Server?

anki-mcp is an MCP project maintained in the amidvidy/anki-mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A FastMCP server for interacting with Anki through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). This server provides comprehensive tools for managing Anki decks, notes, and note…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using uv. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Configuration values

The example declares GOOGLE_CLOUD_API_KEY. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

ToolWhat it does
Autogenerates audio files for all notes in a single operation - no need to create notes and then update them separately!
Casesensitive or case-insensitive search options
list_decks
get_deck_notes
get_deck_sample
get_deck_note_types
create_note
update_note
create_deck_with_note_type
list_note_types
generate_audio
save_media_file
generate_and_save_audio
create_notes_bulk
update_notes_bulk
find_similar_notes

How to install the anki-mcp Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "anki-mcp": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/path/to/your/anki-mcp/",
        "run",
        "server.py"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_CLOUD_API_KEY": "YOUR_GOOGLE_CLOUD_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
GOOGLE_CLOUD_API_KEYDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation