Create and manage Anki flashcards for language learning

Claude Code with AnkiConnect created decks, added formatted cards and checked for duplicates in Anki for language learning and grammar drills. · Oct 31, 2026

What They Did: The author installed the Anki Connect add-on, which runs a local server exposing an API to Anki. He copied its overview documentation into a markdown file in his project so Claude Code knew how to use it. He then described a concept, such as a Polish declension pattern, and gave a few seed words. Claude Code generated the cards, created decks, added formatted cards and checked for duplicates. He could also ask it to explain its choices.
How It Went: The author calls the results surprisingly useful and the workflow close to hands-off. The post gives no counts or timings, and it says flashcards don't replace speaking, reading and writing practice.
Worth Knowing: Without Anki Connect you would be copying and pasting card content by hand; the docs file in the project is what let Claude Code drive Anki.

Try it yourself with Claude Code

Using AnkiConnect, create a deck called [deck name] for learning [language] and add cards for [topic, e.g. 30 common verbs or a grammar point]. Format each card with [front/back layout, e.g. word on front, translation plus example sentence on back], and check for duplicates against existing cards before adding. Show me the first 5 cards for approval before adding the rest, then report how many were added and how many were skipped.

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