A custom scheduling script for Anki that allows you to configure deck-specific first learning steps for new cards.

Anki's default learning steps configuration doesn't allow you to set a custom interval for the first "Hard" button press on new cards. This script solves that limitation by enabling deck-specific configuration of the first learning step for "Again", "Hard", and "Good" buttons on new cards.

In Anki's default Learning Steps configuration (e.g., 1m 10m), when you press buttons on a new card:

• Again: Returns to the first step (1m)
• Hard: Uses the average of the first two steps (6m = (1+10)/2)
• Good: Moves directly to the second step (10m)

The limitation is that you cannot customize the first "Hard" or "Good" intervals independently, and you cannot set different first intervals for different decks. See the Anki documentation on Learning Steps for more information.

• Configure the first learning step for "Again", "Hard", and "Good" buttons on new cards (including the first "Hard" step, which Anki's default settings don't support)
• Set deck-specific first step intervals
• Automatically applies to new cards only
• Supports sub-deck matching (sub-decks inherit parent deck settings)
• Works with Anki's filtered decks and rescheduling

1. Copy the contents of custom_scheduling.js
2. Open Deck Options in Anki using one of these methods:
   • Click the gear icon on the Decks screen
   • Select a deck and click Options at the bottom
   • Click More > Options while in review mode
   • Press O while in review mode
3. Navigate to the Advanced section
4. Scroll down to find the Custom Scheduling field
5. Paste the script into the Custom Scheduling field
6. Click OK to save

Note: Custom Scheduling is a global option, so the code applies to all presets. See the Anki documentation for more details.

Edit the deckStepConfig array to add or modify deck configurations:

{
    deckName: "ALL::Learning::日本語::Expression",  // Full deck path
    againMins: 0.34,   // First "Again" step in minutes
    hardMins: 6.7,     // First "Hard" step in minutes
    goodMins: 67.32    // First "Good" step in minutes
}

• Deck names must match exactly (case-sensitive)
• Sub-decks are matched by prefix, so a sub-deck will inherit its parent's configuration
• Only affects new cards - existing cards in learning/review are not modified
• Only configures the first learning step for each button - subsequent steps follow Anki's default learning steps configuration
• First step durations are specified in minutes and converted to seconds automatically

For a deck named ALL::Learning::日本語::Expression:

• Clicking "Again" on a new card will schedule it for review in ~20 seconds (0.34 minutes)
• Clicking "Hard" will schedule it for ~6.7 minutes
• Clicking "Good" will schedule it for ~67 minutes

This project is part of the open-spaced-repetition initiative.