Admit Coach MCP MCP server

A free, read-only MCP server that allows AI assistants to search US colleges and compare historical admissions, costs, and financial aid using public federal data from IPEDS and College Scorecard. It provides tools to search universities, get detailed profiles, and check application deadlines without requiring user authentication.

Endpoint and access

No sign-in: your client connects and lists tools immediately, with no account or key.

No sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-10-05Operated by GPTKIDS LLC

MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)

https://admit-coach.com/api/mcp/

Vendor documentation

What you can do with it

Search for colleges by name, state, or major
Compare historical net prices and financial aid data
Look up admission score ranges and graduation outcomes
Get application deadlines and prep schedules

Tools advertised by the last live check:

search_universities
get_university_details
get_financial_aid
get_application_deadlines

Connect from your client

Each snippet registers the same endpoint; pick the client you use.

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Claude Code

Run this once in a terminal. It registers a Streamable HTTP server. Use --scope project to write .mcp.json for the repo.

Claude Code configuration

claude mcp add --transport http admit-coach-mcp https://admit-coach.com/api/mcp/

Codex

Run this once. Codex stores MCP servers in ~/.codex/config.toml (or .codex/config.toml in a trusted project).

Codex configuration

codex mcp add admit-coach-mcp --url https://admit-coach.com/api/mcp/

Cursor

Merge this server into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, then enable admit-coach-mcp in your MCP settings.

Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "admit-coach-mcp": {
      "url": "https://admit-coach.com/api/mcp/"
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this into cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline → MCP Servers → Configure). The type must be streamableHttp for a remote HTTP server.

Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "admit-coach-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://admit-coach.com/api/mcp/",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this server into .vscode/mcp.json. Use MCP: List Servers to start admit-coach-mcp and inspect its tools.

VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "admit-coach-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://admit-coach.com/api/mcp/"
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI

Run this once. It writes .gemini/settings.json in the current project; pass --scope user for ~/.gemini/settings.json.

Gemini CLI configuration

gemini mcp add --transport http admit-coach-mcp https://admit-coach.com/api/mcp/

Claude Desktop

Merge this into claude_desktop_config.json (macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\), then restart Claude Desktop.

Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "admit-coach-mcp": {
      "url": "https://admit-coach.com/api/mcp/"
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Merge this into ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json, then refresh MCP in Cascade. Windsurf remote servers use serverUrl, not url.

Windsurf configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "admit-coach-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://admit-coach.com/api/mcp/"
    }
  }
}

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