Anki add-on: Toolforest Bridge (MCP Server)

Use your Anki flashcards with ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, and more, through Toolforest's hosted MCP platform. What is this? Toolforest Bridge connects your local Anki to Toolforest , a hosted remote MCP platform. Once it is connected, any AI assistant you have linked to Toolforest can create, search, review, and schedule your cards. Your collection stays on your computer. The Bridge keeps card, deck, review, and sync operations local, while Toolforest gives your assistant controlled access to them. ▶ Watch the 5-minute video — full setup walkthrough plus three real examples: an article turned into cards, weak cards found and rewritten, and a styled Japanese deck built from a single prompt. Why Toolforest One connection for everything - link your assistant to Toolforest once, and it gains Anki tools alongside every other Toolforest toolkit. There is no Anki-specific server to run and no localhost URL to wire into each client. Supports most major AI assistants - works with ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, Manus, Perplexity, and Vibe (Le Chat), plus any other assistant connected to Toolforest. Reachable from anywhere - Toolforest is hosted, so remote access does not require a local tunnel. Images, audio, and video - add media from a link, a local file, or inline data. Link fetching blocks private, reserved, and redirect-to-private addresses. Free - the add-on and your Toolforest account are free. Connecting to Toolforest Once the add-on is installed: Create a free Toolforest account and add the Toolforest MCP server to your AI assistant. This is a one-time step, and the same connection you use for every Toolforest toolkit. In Anki, open Tools → Toolforest Bridge and sign in to connect your collection. Ask your assistant to work with your cards. Full setup, including per-assistant instructions, is in the docs: Video walkthrough → Toolforest setup → Anki toolkit guide → What you can do "Make 20 cards on the Krebs cycle in my Biology deck." "Turn this document into review cards." "Find my leech cards and suggest rewrites." "Add this image to the front of my anatomy card." Tools The toolkit exposes 26 tools, grouped as: Decks and notes - create decks, add and update notes one at a time or in batches, search with Anki query syntax, and delete. Review and scheduling - list due cards, present a card, rate it, and read or update FSRS scheduler parameters. Note types - list models and fields, read and update card templates and CSS, and create new note types. Media - add images, audio, and video from a link, a local file, or inline data; list media; and remove media. Cards and tags - reposition, move, bury, suspend, flag, and set due dates; add, remove, replace, and clean up tags. Filtered decks - create, rebuild, empty, and inspect. Full reference: Tool Reference: 26 tools with full schemas → Requirements and notes Anki desktop on Windows, macOS, or Linux (Qt6 builds). A free Toolforest account. The add-on connects out to Toolforest. It fetches media only from links you provide, and those fetches block private, reserved, and redirect-to-private addresses. Your cards and collection stay on your computer. Links Video: setup + demos (5 min) → Anki toolkit guide → Support → Source on GitHub → /Users/gerritvw/shared/anki-final-video-2026-07-07/anki_addon_page.md Source

GitHub repository: toolforest-io/toolforest-anki-bridge
Repository description: Anki add-on connecting local AnkiConnect to the Toolforest MCP platform via an outbound-only WebSocket bridge
Languages: Python, Shell