clanki
clanki is an MCP server. Its repository has 44 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-22.
Serves as an MCP server to connect large language models with Anki flashcards.
Install
MCP servers are packaged differently from each other -- some run via npx, some as a Docker image, some as a plain script you clone and run. clanki’s own README did not state one plainly enough for this page to quote it rather than guess, so it will not guess. The repository below states it.
What it reaches, and what it needs
Reaches
○ not recognised
Credential
○ none found
Maintenance
Stars
44
State
listed
Licence
MIT
From the repository
An MCP server for connecting LLMs with Anki Flashcards.
What clanki can do
9 tools documented in its README. An AI client calls these by name.
create-deck- Creates a new Anki deck
create-card- Creates a new note in a specified deck. Supports HTML formatting and media attachments.
create-cloze-card- Creates a new cloze note in a specified deck. Supports HTML formatting and media attachments.
create-cards-bulk- Creates many basic notes in one request. Prefer this over repeated `create-card` calls for a batch: it sends a single request to Anki regardless of size. Does not support media — use `create-card` for
create-cloze-cards-bulk- Creates many cloze notes in one request. Same trade-offs as `create-cards-bulk`; use `create-cloze-card` when you need media.
update-card- Updates an existing note
update-cloze-card- Updates an existing cloze note
find-cards- Searches for notes with Anki's query syntax and returns their note IDs, note type, tags, and a short excerpt of each field. Use it to obtain the `noteId` that `update-card`, `update-cloze-card` and `d
delete-card- Permanently deletes notes. This cannot be undone — there is no trash to recover them from, and every card generated from a deleted note goes with it.
Read from the README; names are kept only if the README contains them.
Common questions about clanki
- What does clanki do?
- Serves as an MCP server to connect large language models with Anki flashcards.
- How do I install clanki?
- Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/jasperket/clanki
- Is clanki official and is it maintained?
- We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 44 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-22.
- What licence does clanki use?
- The repository declares the MIT licence.