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dyslexiasteps-mcp

MCP server for the free word lists on Dyslexia Steps: 38 English phonics and sight word lists placed by grade (Pre-K to Grade 3) with the source of each placement, plus 216 lists in German, Spanish, French, Dutch and Brazilian Portuguese. Ask an assistant for "20 words with sh for a first grader" and it answers from sourced lists. Read-only.

Tools

Tool

What it returns

list_word_lists

The lists (id, title, language, section, grade range, placement basis, word count); filter by language, grade or section

get_word_list

One list in full: words, groups (for example -at, -an, -ap families), basis, URL, license

get_words_for_grade

Every different English word from the lists that cover a grade, with the lists each word comes from

find_words

Words that start with, end with or contain a pattern such as sh, ck or ight, with their list and grade

get_placement_basis

How grades were assigned: Dolch (public domain), a Common Core Foundational Skills item, or a typical sequence

get_citation

License (compilation CC BY 4.0, Dolch words public domain), citation text and CSV/JSON downloads

Related MCP server: Shiranui

Use

Local:

{ "mcpServers": { "dyslexiasteps": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "dyslexiasteps-mcp"] } } }

Claude Code: claude mcp add --scope user dyslexiasteps -- npx -y dyslexiasteps-mcp. Self-host the HTTP transport: npm run build && PORT=8787 npm run start:http (POST /mcp, stateless).

Honest limits

A grade is a typical guide, not a rule: programs and standards differ, and a placement is not an assessment of any child. The lists in other languages follow each language's own reading curriculum and have no grade. The server only returns word lists; it gives no advice about a learning difficulty. Source of the placements: https://dyslexiasteps.com/word-lists-by-grade

Data CC BY 4.0, code MIT.

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