anki: Can't get it to work

Hey Jason!

First, thanks for making this!

Second, I’m having some issues getting it to work. I wonder if you could add a “Quickstart” or “Getting Started” section to the README.md.

Here’s what I did:

• opened up Anki (macOS)
• installed the extension in my Foam workspace
• installed AnkiConnect
• ran command: Anki: Sync Anki
• see error: “Failed to connect to Anki: Do you have Anki running?”
• nothing happened
• tried the command: Anki: Send to Deck

Here is the markdown file I had open when I tried (anki.md):

# Anki

## What does JS stand for?

JavaScript

## What is the best IDE/text editor for coding?

VS Code

I’m guessing there is something I’m missing. Any help would be appreciated! And happy to submit a PR to make it more clear in the README.md after.

additional info

Anki Version 2.1.14 (7b93e985) Qt 5.12.1 PyQt 5.11.3

I tried creating a new deck with called “notes” and doing the command “send to deck”

UPDATE

I was using an older version of Anki. I upgraded, but still nothing. Debug info from Anki below:

Anki 2.1.28 (7d8818f8) Python 3.8.0 Qt 5.15.0 PyQt 5.15.0
Platform: Mac 10.14.6
Flags: frz=True ao=True sv=1
Add-ons, last update check: 2020-07-27 19:23:22


===Add-ons (active)===
(add-on provided name [Add-on folder, installed at, version, is config changed])
AnkiConnect ['2055492159', 2020-07-27T18:48, 'None', '']
Auto Markdown ['1030875226', 2019-10-12T12:30, 'None', '']

===IDs of active AnkiWeb add-ons===
1030875226 2055492159

===Add-ons (inactive)===
(add-on provided name [Add-on folder, installed at, version, is config changed])