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Important Update: New Organization and Package Names

Important Update: New Organization and Package Names

By Anatoly • November 10, 2025

We’re making an important organizational change to better reflect the project’s scope and future direction. Anki MCP is moving to a new GitHub organization and npm package name.

What’s Changing

GitHub Organization & Repository

  • Old: github.com/anki-mcp/anki-mcp-desktop
  • New: github.com/ankimcp/anki-mcp-server

NPM Package

  • Old: anki-mcp-http (deprecated, maintained for backward compatibility)
  • New: @ankimcp/anki-mcp-server

Why the Change?

The original naming was chosen early in the project when the scope was narrower. As the project evolved to support multiple modes (Desktop, STDIO, and Web), the names no longer accurately reflected what Anki MCP had become:

  1. “anki-mcp” organization → “ankimcp” - Cleaner, more memorable, and matches our domain (ankimcp.ai)

  2. “anki-mcp-desktop” repository → “anki-mcp-server” - The project is an MCP server that works across different environments, not just desktop

  3. “anki-mcp-http” package → "@ankimcp/anki-mcp-server" - The package does more than HTTP (supports STDIO too), and the scoped name is more professional and avoids npm namespace conflicts

What You Need to Do

For Claude Desktop Users (.mcpb file)

Nothing! Your existing installation will continue to work. When you’re ready to update:

  1. Download the latest release from the new GitHub repository
  2. Drag and drop the .mcpb file into Claude Desktop
  3. The extension will be replaced automatically

For STDIO Users (Cursor, Cline, etc.)

Update your MCP configuration file to use the new package name:

Old configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "anki-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "anki-mcp-http", "--stdio"]
    }
  }
}

New configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "anki-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@ankimcp/anki-mcp-server", "--stdio"]
    }
  }
}

Then restart your MCP client.

For Web Mode Users (ChatGPT, Claude.ai)

Update your command to use the new package name:

Old:

npx anki-mcp-http --ngrok

New:

npx @ankimcp/anki-mcp-server --ngrok

Backward Compatibility

We understand changes like this can be disruptive, so we’re maintaining backward compatibility:

  • The old npm package will remain available for a transition period
  • Your existing installations will continue to work
  • All GitHub issues, discussions, and stars have been preserved
  • Historical documentation and blog posts have been updated to reflect the new naming

We’ll monitor downloads of the old package and remove it only when usage has dropped to near zero, ensuring everyone has time to migrate.

Updated Links

All project resources now use the new naming:

Questions?

If you have any questions or encounter issues with the migration:

Thank you for your understanding and continued support as we evolve Anki MCP into a more robust and professional project!