Ordkort

What Ordkort does

Ordkort provides MCP tools for creating language-learning content on ordkort.com. Agents can inspect the supported languages and built-in topics, retrieve words for a language pair and level, find openly licensed images, and generate either a flashcard deck or a visual design for cards.

The service is suited to workflows that need ready-to-study vocabulary rather than raw translation alone. Word results can include translations, grammatical forms, and example sentences. The shared word bank covers topics and levels, although uncommon language pairs may have no prepared entries.

How it works

An MCP client connects to Ordkort at https://ordkort.com/mcp. The agent can first select language codes and a topic ID, then request words at the desired level. For illustrated cards, it can search for pictures using the word in its own language. Results include an image URL and credit information for use on the card.

Deck creation accepts up to 500 cards. Card images and an optional cover are supplied as HTTPS URLs. Ordkort returns a link that displays the deck; when the recipient opens it, the deck is added to their cards only if they agree. Deck links remain usable for one year.

Design creation follows a similar link-based flow. The agent can define HTML templates for the front and back of a card and provide CSS for cards and the surrounding site. The returned link previews and applies the design after the user approves it.

Setup and configuration

Add the Ordkort MCP endpoint to an MCP-compatible client that supports remote servers. No API key or environment variable is required by the MCP interface described here.

For deck images and covers, provide HTTPS addresses such as those returned by find_pictures. Picture credits should be retained with the card because the image results include attribution details. A design can reference card fields with double-braced placeholders, including {{term}}, {{translation}}, {{image}}, {{audio}}, and {{deck}}.

Tools and capabilities

• list_languages returns the 60 supported languages and their codes.
• list_topics returns built-in vocabulary topics and their IDs.
• ready_words retrieves shared-bank words for a topic, level, and language pair, including translations, forms, and examples.
• find_pictures searches Wikimedia Commons, Pixabay, and Openverse, prioritizing results whose titles or tags match the word.
• design_guide explains available card fields, conditional example blocks, image references, CSS variables, and site parts.
• create_deck builds a deck of up to 500 cards and returns a shareable Ordkort link.
• create_design creates an HTML/CSS card appearance and returns a link for preview and application.

Limitations and notes

ready_words may return an empty result for rare language pairs, in which case the agent must supply the vocabulary. Picture searches should use the bare word without its article and specify the word's language. Ordkort fetches externally referenced design images once and allows at most eight such images.

Scripts and event handlers are removed from custom designs. CSS can style the cards and site, but the design response may include notes about elements that cannot behave as intended. The card templates support the documented fields and conditional {{#example}}...{{/example}} blocks rather than arbitrary application logic.