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Which MCP servers are BrightKey's own, from the official registry and from asking its own domain, whether they answer, and what they offer. A program checked each of these, nobody copied them from a product page.

read 2026-10-17

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Whose server it is
  • Registry nameco.brightkey/education-dataverified in the MCP registry

The registry name sits under brightkey.co. The registry only lets a publisher use that namespace after proving control of the domain through DNS or HTTP.

When we asked itchecked 2026-10-17
  • Stateanswerschecked 2026-10-17
  • Tools8
  • Server calls itselfmcp-typescript server on vercel
  • Server version0.1.0
  • Protocol version2025-06-18

On 2026-10-17 the server answered initialize and tools/list without a sign-in. First answer in 136 ms.

Should an agent connect itNot proven either way yet
  • Whether its tools do the product's job has not been judged yet.

Once connected

  • Parameters are untyped or undescribed in 6 of 8 tools: check arguments before calling.

Said by rules from the measurements above. The likely first call is a model's pick from the tool list; read its description before relying on it.

Measured dailydaily checks: 10, the first on 2026-10-19
  • INITE MCP score96 of 100answers 100 · definitions 88 · context 100 · connects 100
  • Answered100% of days10 of 10 daily checks
  • Median first answer209 ms
  • Space in an agent's context≈ 866 tokensthe definitions of all its tools (8), which an agent carries on every turn
  • Tool definitionsB · 88 of 100
  • Typed results0 of 8 toolsdeclared outputSchema: results come typed, read once
  • Parameters without a description: in 6 of 8

What an agent can do with it

  • not sure · shortlist schools matched to a child's strengths and goals
  • cannot · draft and review university application essays before submission
  • not sure · compare IB, A levels, AP or national degree curriculum fit

Each of the product's use cases, put to Jev against this server's tool list: can an agent do it with these tools?

Worth a look

None of the five warning signs in these definitions.

A program checks the server once a day: initialize and tools/list, no model. Tokens are the definitions' length at about four characters a token. The grade averages six checks of every tool's name, description, schema and annotations; it says how well the tools are described, not whether they work. The score weighs what was measured and nothing else: answering (25%), doing the product's job (25%), definitions (20%), context (10%), use (10%) and how readily a client connects (10%). A part that was not measured is left out, and a hidden instruction caps the score at 40. The state of vendors' MCP servers: method and numbers →

Tools it offers8 tools · read 2026-10-17
  • list_universities

    List BrightKey-profiled universities with optional filters. Returns slug, name, country, city, 6-dimension S/A/B/C/D tiers, and verdict.

  • get_university_profile

    Full BrightKey profile for one university by slug: tier ratings + why, verdict, strengths/weaknesses, cost estimate, admissions tips. Bilingual.

  • compare_universities

    Compare 2 universities on BrightKey's 6 dimensions. Returns per-dimension tier deltas + a sourced tier-delta paragraph (tiers, not a single rank).

  • degree_roi

    5-year-after-graduation net ROI + break-even year for a degree. Pass a preset country slug (e.g. germany, uk-oxbridge, us-private) or 'all' for the ranked list.

  • match_schools

    List BrightKey-profiled international schools, filtered by city and/or curriculum (e.g. IB, A-Levels, AP). Returns name, curricula, fees, inspection rating, tiers.

  • answer_education_question

    Search BrightKey's cited answers to common international-education questions (curriculum, schools, universities, visas, process). Returns the best-match sourced answer.

  • search

    Search across universities, schools, and answers. Returns {id, title, url} results; pass an id to fetch().

  • fetch

    Fetch full content for an id returned by search (uni:<slug>, school:<city>/<slug>, answer:<slug>).

How to connect

Add the server to your MCP client config. Claude Desktop, Cursor and most other clients read this shape:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "education-data": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://brightkey.co/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add it

Claude Code, in a terminal

claude mcp add --transport http brightkey https://brightkey.co/api/mcp

Add to CursorAdd to VS Code

claude.ai, ChatGPT and other clients: add https://brightkey.co/api/mcp as a custom connector in the settings.

Each line is something a program found when it went looking: the registry entry, the server's own answer, a spec that parses. A missing line means we did not find it, not that it does not exist.