ai-forgot-these-cards Help

Overview

Ai Forgot These Cards is an AI-assisted flashcard creation/management web app with a built-in Spaced Repetition System (SRS).

It’s designed for people who want a fast workflow for building study materials (often with AI help), while still having full control over their data:

  • Your data lives in a database you control (PostgreSQL by default, or SQLite single-file mode).

  • You can export/import your data (including a portable format for moving between Postgres and SQLite).

What you can do

  • Create and manage decks, cards, and tags

  • Study in two modes:

    • Review (SRS): shows due/new cards and updates scheduling based on your rating

    • Cram: studies all cards without changing SRS scheduling

  • Use AI as an assistant while creating/editing cards (optional)

Key features

  • AI assistance (optional) via an OpenAI-compatible API

  • SRS review sessions (global or per-deck) with due/new/reviewed/total counts

  • Cram mode for full-deck study without affecting schedules

  • Markdown and LaTeX rendering in cards

  • Bulk entry/updating of cards

  • Tag filtering and a tag cloud in Cram and Review

  • Containerized build + deployment (no local JDK/Node required for the default workflow)

How it’s deployed

The project supports multiple deployment topologies:

  • Core stack (simplest): app + database only; the app serves both UI and /api

  • Full stack (reverse-proxy parity): Nginx serves the SPA and proxies /api to the app

  • SQLite single-file mode: run without Postgres (either in containers or truly containerless)

A note on AI and privacy

AI features are optional. When enabled, questions you send to the AI are sent to whatever provider you configure (hosted API key or local OpenAI-compatible server). Always review AI output before saving it.

Where to start

Last modified: 16 December 2025
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