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Education & reference: MCP servers and API connectors
Education & reference connectors: hosted MCP servers and API connectors an AI agent can use for education & reference.
63 connectors · 478 tools · hosted MCP servers with REST APIs and OpenAI tool lists
Daybrief
The news as stories, not feeds
Cosmos
NASA imagery, exoplanets, asteroids and comets, stars, space weather, solar activity, spaceflight news, astronauts
Stacks
Books, authors, ISBNs and subjects; public-domain texts and audiobooks; the Internet Archive and Wayback Machine
Scripture
Bible, Bhagavad Gita, Guru Granth Sahib, Sefaria, Dhammapada, Tao Te Ching — quoted exactly, with search
Coassemble (BYOK)
Read your Coassemble workspace: courses, collections, themes, screen layouts and AI and recipient usage allowances (no learner tracking data) with your own API key
Lexicon
Dictionary, thesaurus, rhymes, Wordle and Scrabble helpers, spelling, etymology, readability
Scholar
Real papers, exact citations: Crossref, arXiv, PubMed, Europe PMC, Unpaywall and ORCID in one connector
Screen
TV shows, next episodes, tonight's schedule, people, anime and manga, film summaries
Upcoach (BYOK)
Read your Upcoach coaching organization: programs, members, clients, events, tasks, courses, forum posts and smart documents with your own API token
Citation Maker
Real APA, MLA, Chicago, and IEEE citation formatting, computed from your fields
Molecule
PubChem compounds and GHS safety, the periodic table, molar mass, balancing, solutions, pH and gas laws
TalentLMS (BYOK)
Read your TalentLMS users, courses, categories, groups, branches, course progress and domain usage with your own API key
Truvera (BYOK)
Read your Truvera verifiable-credential account: issuer profiles, DIDs, credential metadata, schemas, proof templates and trust registries with your own API key
Deckhand
A classic card-game rules reference — trick-taking and rummy games, deal math, and a glossary
Econ
IMF outlook, World Bank indicators, Eurostat, open-data portals and BLS — economies, ranked, compared, sourced
Gambit
A hand-curated chess opening theory reference — 50+ named openings, ECO codes and a gambit guide
Harvard Art Museums (BYOK)
Search the Harvard Art Museums collection for objects, people, exhibitions, classifications and cultures with BYOK
Starlore
A constellation guide and mythology reference — all 88 IAU constellations, stars, zodiac, and asterisms
WaniKani (BYOK)
Read Japanese kanji and vocabulary reference data plus your own WaniKani level, lessons, reviews and study progress with your own API token
Bluff
How bluffing and bidding mechanics actually work, across dice, auctions, hidden roles and cards
Code Practice
Algorithm practice problems, progressive hints, and a real Big-O complexity comparator
Curling
Curling rules, strategy and terminology reference — the house, hammer, guards, takeouts, formats and more
Disc
Flip-and-capture disc game and drop-and-connect game rules and strategy — corners, mobility, odd/even threats and more
Endgame
A hand-curated chess endgame technique reference — opposition, Lucena/Philidor, and the basic checkmates
Game Loop
A hand-curated game design theory reference — loops, MDA, frameworks, balance, player types and exercises
Gamification
A hand-curated reference on applying game mechanics to non-game contexts — mechanics, pitfalls, and design tips
Legacy
A hand-curated legacy & campaign board game genre reference — mechanics, real examples, and a campaign-length calculator
Math Drill
Algebra, geometry, and trig practice for grades 7-12 and adults, every answer genuinely computed
Sertifier (BYOK)
Read your Sertifier digital certificate and badge program: credential details, designs, email templates, campaigns and custom attributes with your own secret key
Stones
Go (Weiqi/Baduk) rules, scoring and strategy reference — liberties, ko, life and death, komi, handicap and more
Stream
A hand-curated, platform-agnostic game-streaming reference — terms, setup, etiquette, growth
Tactics
A hand-curated chess tactical-motifs reference — fork, pin, skewer, and 17 more, with examples
Accredible (BYOK)
Read your Accredible digital credential groups, issued credential status, skill frameworks and issuer details without recipient names or emails, with your own API key (US data center)
Chronicle
On this day, anniversaries, a year's events, Wikipedia summaries and search, quote of the day
College Scorecard (BYOK)
Search US colleges and universities in the College Scorecard dataset: size, admission rate, tuition, earnings and completion, with your own api.data.gov key
Gallery
Search the Met, Art Institute of Chicago and Cleveland Museum with images; artists, highlights, art movements
Digital Public Library of America (BYOK)
Search the Digital Public Library of America for books, photographs, maps, recordings and documents from US libraries, archives and museums with BYOK
Europeana (BYOK)
Search European cultural heritage records on Europeana (artworks, photographs, newspapers, books) and read full records with BYOK
Exam Format
SAT, ACT, GRE, GMAT, IELTS, TOEFL structure, timing, and scoring — plus a real time-budget calculator
GREMath
Unofficial GRE-style quant and verbal practice — real computed questions, not a bank of static ones
Google Books (BYOK)
Search Google Books volumes, read book details, and list public bookshelves with BYOK
Handwriting Practice
Letter-formation stroke order, b/d and p/q reversal fixes, and a practice-worksheet-line generator
LearnUpon (BYOK)
Read your LearnUpon portal's groups, learning paths, badges, locations, certificates and sub-portals with your own API keys
SATWords
Unofficial SAT/ACT-tier vocabulary practice — words, fill-in-the-blank, synonyms, roots
Science Fair
Grade-appropriate project ideas with a real hypothesis, variables, and procedure for each one
StudyTechnique
Cornell notes, spaced repetition, active recall, Feynman, interleaving, Pomodoro — explained, plus real study-plan generation
TypingCoach
Real WPM and accuracy scoring, tiered practice passages, and typing-improvement tips
All 63 connectors as a list
- VocabSpaced 6 tools
- Grammarcoach 5 tools
- Literacyadult 5 tools
- Readingspeed 5 tools
- Smithsonian Open Access (BYOK) 5 tools
- DebatePrep 4 tools
- EssayOutline 4 tools
- Flashcardmaker 4 tools
- HistoryTimeline 4 tools
- Mnemonicbuilder 4 tools
- PublicSpeak 4 tools
- Scholarshipsearch 4 tools
- Collegeapp 3 tools
- GeoQuiz 3 tools
- Studyplanner 1 tools