Yomitan FAQs

Question 1

Is my data private when using this tool?

Accepted Answer

Absolutely. All dictionary lookups and operations are performed entirely locally on your machine, utilizing your existing Yomitan setup. No data is ever sent to external servers by the MCP server, ensuring complete privacy and security.

Question 2

How does Yomitan MCP Server integrate with Anki?

Accepted Answer

It allows AI agents to auto-detect valid Anki field markers from your Yomitan setup and generate fully populated Anki flashcard fields, streamlining the creation of custom Japanese learning cards directly from lookups.

Question 3

What are the prerequisites to use Yomitan MCP Server?

Accepted Answer

You need the Yomitan browser extension with Native Messaging and Yomitan API enabled (typically at `localhost:19633`), plus Node.js (v18+). It's designed for easy integration with any MCP-compatible client.

Question 4

What key features does it offer for Japanese learners and developers?

Accepted Answer

It provides rich vocabulary lookups with definitions and readings, detailed Kanji information, Japanese sentence tokenization, and powerful Anki integration to automatically generate flashcard fields from your Yomitan templates.

Question 5

What is the Yomitan MCP Server?

Accepted Answer

It's an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server enabling AI agents (like OpenClaw, Claude Desktop, Cursor) to directly access your local Yomitan dictionary databases for offline Japanese lookups, parsing, and Anki flashcard generation.

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