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edstem-mcp

by rufus-gh
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edstem-mcp

A read-only MCP server for Ed Discussion.

Tools

Tool

What it does

list_courses

List the courses you're enrolled in, with IDs

list_threads

List thread titles and metadata for a course (optionally by category)

get_thread

Get a thread's full text, including answers and comments

get_course_digest

Fetch the full text of recent threads in one call (announcements and pinned threads first)

search_threads

Keyword search over a course's latest 500 threads

It only makes GET requests. It cannot post, vote or modify anything.

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Setup

Requires Node.js 18+.

git clone https://github.com/rufus-gh/edstem-mcp.git
cd edstem-mcp
npm install

Create an API token at https://edstem.org/us/settings/api-tokens. Use your region in place of us, e.g. au.

Then register the server with your MCP client. For any client that uses a JSON config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "edstem": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/edstem-mcp/server.js"],
      "env": { "ED_API_TOKEN": "YOUR_TOKEN" }
    }
  }
}

Configuration

Variable

Description

ED_API_TOKEN

Required. Your Ed API token.

ED_API_BASE

Optional. API host, default https://edstem.org/api.

Example prompt

Go through my Ed courses and tell me everything important from the last 2 weeks.

Notes

The Ed API is not officially documented; this server relies on observed behaviour and may break if Ed changes it.

License

ISC

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