University Course Catalog MCP Server

This project implements an MCP server for a university course catalog, backed by SQLite and exposed over HTTP on port 8080.

What it provides

• search_courses: search courses by keyword and optional department code.

• get_prerequisites: fetch the direct prerequisites for a course code.

• lookup_instructor: look up an instructor by name.

• get_prerequisite_graph: return the full prerequisite dependency graph for a course.

• course_descriptions: resource with all course descriptions.

• department_directory: resource with all departments and codes.

• course_comparison_template: prompt template for comparing two courses.

Related MCP server: University Course Catalog MCP Server

Project Layout

• src/: application code.

• data/catalog.db: seeded SQLite database.

• data/seed.py: database seeding helper used for submission requirements.

• Dockerfile: container build definition.

• docker-compose.yml: local orchestration.

Run with Docker Engine

Docker Desktop is not required. Use a standard Docker Engine installation with the Compose plugin, or a compatible docker-compose CLI.

docker compose up --build

The server will be available at http://localhost:8080, and the health endpoint is http://localhost:8080/health.

Local Development

If you are not using Docker at all, you can run the server directly with Python:

python -m venv .venv
.venv\\Scripts\\activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
python -m src.seed
$env:PORT=8081
python -m src.main

If port 8080 is already in use, pick another free port with PORT and run python -m src.main again.

Example Queries

• Search for programming courses in Computer Science.

• Show prerequisites for CS350.

• Look up instructor Dr. Ada Lovelace.

• Compare CS101 and CS102.

MCP endpoint

The MCP ASGI app is mounted at /mcp.