Anki

What this skill does

Builds and repairs Anki decks: card writing, FSRS and SM-2 deck options, leeches, review workload, imports, and sync. Use when making cards from notes, PDFs, lectures, textbooks, or vocabulary lists; when reviews pile up, take too long, or a backlog builds after time off; when retention drops, cards keep failing, or a deck falls into ease hell; when choosing FSRS vs SM-2, or setting desired retention, new cards per day, learning steps, and leech thresholds; when a deck asks to upload or download in a one-way sync, loses media, or fails Check Database; when importing CSV/TSV, an .apkg, or a shared deck, or migrating from Quizlet, Memrise, or SuperMemo; when cards are due but nothing appears; and when a fixed exam date forces a study plan. Covers language decks, medical and board decks, code and math material, and personal decks such as names and faces or poetry. Not for generic flashcard writing outside Anki, spaced-repetition algorithm theory, study-session planning, or add-on development.

Anki is part of the Developer Tools category — developer tools that help your agent write, review, debug, and ship code. You can install it on its own or alongside other developer tools skills from the OpenClaw catalog.

How to install Anki

The easiest path is via the OpenClaw Easy desktop app — one click, no terminal required:

1. Download OpenClaw Easy for macOS or Windows (free, one-click installer, ~30 seconds).
2. Open the in-app Skills panel.
3. Search for anki and click Install.
4. The skill activates automatically when an incoming message matches its description.

Install from the command line

If you already run the OpenClaw CLI, add Anki with a single command:

openclaw skills add anki

This pulls anki from ClawHub and installs it into ~/.openclaw/skills/anki/. Restart the OpenClaw gateway afterwards so the new skill is discovered.

How to use Anki

Once installed, Anki activates on its own: when an incoming message on WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Feishu or Line matches the skill's description, your OpenClaw agent loads it and runs the workflow. You can also trigger it explicitly by describing the task in chat. No extra configuration is required after install.

Manual install (advanced)

If you prefer manual installation:

1. Click the Download .zip button above to grab anki-1.0.3.zip directly from our S3 mirror.
2. Unzip into ~/.openclaw/skills/anki/ (create the directory if it does not exist).
3. Restart OpenClaw Easy (or the OpenClaw CLI gateway) so the new skill is discovered.

Frequently asked questions

How do I install Anki?

Install Anki in the OpenClaw Easy desktop app by opening the Skills panel, searching for anki, and clicking Install. From a terminal you can run: openclaw skills add anki. Either way the skill is placed in ~/.openclaw/skills/anki/.

Is Anki free?

Yes. Anki is free and open-source, distributed under the Apache-2.0 license through ClawHub. No account or payment is required to download or run it.

What does Anki do?

Builds and repairs Anki decks: card writing, FSRS and SM-2 deck options, leeches, review workload, imports, and sync.

Related: more developer tools skills

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