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(Anki + Gemini) is my Superhero

Hey guys! So, I've actually known about Anki for a good 5 years now. Back in med school, I used it casually for those stubborn clinical facts that just refused to stick in my brain. But I only really started going hard with it a couple of months ago when I kicked off my German learning journey.

I'm trying to make Anki a solid daily habit, so I wanted to figure out the absolute best way to create high-quality cards for an A1 level. Since Gemini is already my daily driver for AI stuff, I decided to put it to work.

Here’s my workflow right now: I just feed Gemini my daily vocab list, which I pull from a few different places (like the 100 German Short Stories book). The cool thing is, since Gemini already knows my context (my medical background, my hobbies, and why I'm learning), it spits out incredibly personalized cards. It comes up with simple, relevant example sentences that actually make sense to me. After that, I just import them straight into my deck!

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u/Shige-yuki — 24 hours ago
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[Question] Would you use a tool that turns your notes into visual flashcards automatically?

The Problem

I spend hours every week turning lecture notes into flashcards. And even after that, I still forget half the material within a week.

Then I learned: The brain remembers images 5x better than text. But creating visual summaries is time-intensive.

The Idea

What if you could:

  1. Paste your notes/article
  2. AI extracts the key points
  3. AI generates one visual summary
  4. Export to Anki/Notion

Done in 2 minutes.

Real Talk: Questions I Have

  1. Would you use this? For what subjects?
  2. Would you actually pay for it? Or free with limits?
  3. Biggest problem right now? Forgetting content? Time spent on flashcards? Poor quality visuals?

I'm building this to solve my own problem, but want to know if others face the same issue.

Let me know! Even just a comment helps.

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u/More-Humor-8511 — 5 days ago
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I extended an existing open-source Anki CLI (julien-sobczak/anki-cli) with a Claude Code skill that orchestrates four agents to go from raw course material → reviewable .apkg:

  1. extractor — reads PDFs/Markdown from inputs/, pulls out concepts and embedded figures into a structured outline
  2. card-writer — turns the outline into draft cards (Basic + Cloze)
  3. diagram-maker — generates Mermaid diagrams for cards that benefit from a visual, and renders them to PNG
  4. reviewer — drops duplicates, tightens ambiguous wording, flags factual concerns

Output is YAML, the CLI compiles into a real .apkg You can review in a sandboxed Anki profile before importing into your real collection.

Why a CLI + agents instead of a SaaS: your notes never leave your machine, you can rerun any stage, and the output is plain YAML you can edit by hand before it becomes a deck.

What it's good at: dense reference material (textbook chapters, lecture PDFs) where you'd otherwise hand-type 200 cards.

What it's not good at (yet): language-learning decks with audio, anything needing precise image occlusion. Honest about that.

Free, MIT, on PyPI: pip install anki-cli-unofficial. Repo: repo. Feedback welcome — especially from anyone who'd kick the tires on a real chapter and tell me where the reviewer agent is too lenient.

u/Dependent-Two-4013 — 9 days ago
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Hello Everyone. Just joined the channel.

I checked the community guide and did a basic channel search, but didn't mind any setup guides. I'm hoping I can get some suggestions on how to set up automation with creating and editing Anki decks using Claude Desktop (PC). I would love suggestions on setting up an mcp server and any best practices on claude skills related to Anki.

Is this the preferred server?: https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/124672614

I've tried to install it, and the server is running, but Claude desktop is having difficulty connecting:

Server is up. The real blocker has been getting Claude to load it. We've tried:

  1. claude_mcp_settings.json — ignored by desktop app
  2. mcpServers in claude_desktop_config.json — also ignored
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u/_Lusus — 7 days ago
▲ 28 r/AnkiAi+2 crossposts

This add-on is 100% free ($0).

As a med student, I needed a way to stop losing focus and breaking my streaks, so I used Claude to help me build this. It has a few main features:

  • FocusFlow: A beautiful floating widget with a built-in Pomodoro timer (25/5) and a live progress bar tracking your daily card goals.
  • StreakShield: A live streak counter in your Anki status bar. Earn milestone badges, and get 1 free shield per month to protect your streak on a bad day.
  • SmartPause: It only counts the time you actually spend answering cards—ignoring the time you spend distracted or tabbed out—giving you a true Focus Efficiency score.
  • Custom UI Wallpapers: Calming backgrounds (Deep Space, City Rain, Lo-Fi Café, Aurora) or upload your own custom images.
  • Advanced Deck Trackers: Track your exact progress, streaks, and card counts for specific individual decks.

I put the download file on my Reddit profile if you want to try it out. Happy studying and good luck with your reviews! 🩺

u/Agile-Challenge-7080 — 13 days ago