Koskamo

BrightKey MCP

An MCP server providing access to BrightKey's independent education data, including profiles for 299 universities and 234 international schools, degree ROI metrics, and sourced answers. It enables agents to retrieve bilingual (EN+ZH) education information for university admissions, school selection, and career discovery guidance.

Endpoint and access

No sign-in to connect and list tools. Individual tools may still need a vendor account, credentials, or permissions; check the documented prerequisites.

BrightKey MCP logo, by BrightKeyVendor evidenceStreamable HTTPNo sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-11-06Operated by BrightKey
MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)
https://brightkey.co/api/mcp
Vendor documentation

What its tools do

8 tools, grouped by the hints the server advertises. Hints are self-declared, not verified behavior.

Read-only (8)

8 of 8 have a description · 8 of 8 declare behavior hints · 2 of 8 with parameters document them all

Checks and signals

Each line is separate evidence, not a trust score.

  • Passed Endpoint answered the live check ·
  • Passed Official MCP Registry namespace is tied to brightkey.co ·
  • Passed Endpoint is on the registry namespace domain ·
  • Availability 1 of 1 checks passed in 30 days

What you can do with it

  • Retrieve university profiles and admission data
  • Compare international schools by curriculum and location
  • Access degree ROI and graduate outcome statistics
  • Find sourced answers for education-related queries

Source and maintenance

Vendor evidenceRegistry 0.1.2
mcp-registry: co.brightkey/education-data@0.1.2Project website

Protocol and capabilities

Server
mcp-typescript server on vercel 0.1.0
MCP protocol negotiated in check
2025-11-25
Tools
8 advertised
Resources
Not advertised
Resource templates
Not advertised
Prompts
Not advertised
Server-advertised capabilities
{
  "tools": {
    "listChanged": true
  }
}

Tools

8 advertised

list_universities — List universities
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

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

list_universities input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "properties": {
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 100,
      "minimum": 1
    },
    "country": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "minTier": {
      "enum": [
        "S",
        "A",
        "B",
        "C",
        "D"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "acceptsIB": {
      "type": "boolean"
    }
  }
}
list_universities annotations
{
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false
}
get_university_profile — Get university profile
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

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

get_university_profile input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "slug"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "lang": {
      "enum": [
        "en",
        "zh"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Response language; defaults to en."
    },
    "slug": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "e.g. harvard-university, eth-zurich"
    }
  }
}
get_university_profile annotations
{
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false
}
compare_universities — Compare universities
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

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

compare_universities input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "a",
    "b"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "a": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "b": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "lang": {
      "enum": [
        "en",
        "zh"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Response language; defaults to en."
    }
  }
}
compare_universities annotations
{
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false
}
degree_roi — Degree ROI
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

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.

degree_roi input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "country"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "lang": {
      "enum": [
        "en",
        "zh"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Response language; defaults to en."
    },
    "country": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "ROI destination slug, or 'all'"
    }
  }
}
degree_roi annotations
{
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false
}
match_schools — Match international schools
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

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

match_schools input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "properties": {
    "city": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "e.g. singapore, tokyo, dubai"
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 50,
      "minimum": 1
    },
    "curriculum": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  }
}
match_schools annotations
{
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false
}
answer_education_question — Answer an education question
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

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

answer_education_question input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "query"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "lang": {
      "enum": [
        "en",
        "zh"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Response language; defaults to en."
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  }
}
answer_education_question annotations
{
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false
}
search — Search BrightKey
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

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

search input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "query"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "query": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  }
}
search annotations
{
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false
}
fetch — Fetch a BrightKey document by id
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

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

fetch input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "lang": {
      "enum": [
        "en",
        "zh"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Response language; defaults to en."
    }
  }
}
fetch annotations
{
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false
}

Prompts

Not advertised

No prompt definitions available.

Resources

Not advertised

No resource definitions available.

90-day uptime

A lightweight connection check about every six hours, sampled on hosts with many listings. It shows the server answered, not that its tools work.

Too few checks for a percentage yet (1 of 1 answered).

  1. 2026-11-06: 1 of 1 checks answered

30-day availability

Aggregated from read-only remote checks; this is not a tool-execution or security guarantee.

Successful checks
1 of 1 (100%)
Average latency
454 ms
95th percentile latency
454 ms

Maintenance history

Public check and source-refresh events. Editorial and ownership records remain private.

  • · probe · passed · 454 ms · metadata changed · 8 tool(s)

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Claude Code

Run this once in a terminal. It registers the remote server. Use --scope project to write .mcp.json for the repo.
Claude Code configuration
claude mcp add --transport http brightkey-mcp https://brightkey.co/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 brightkey-mcp --url https://brightkey.co/api/mcp

Cursor

Merge this server into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, then enable brightkey-mcp in your MCP settings.
Cursor configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brightkey-mcp": {
      "url": "https://brightkey.co/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this into cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline → MCP Servers → Configure).
Cline configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brightkey-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://brightkey.co/api/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this server into .vscode/mcp.json. Use MCP: List Servers to start brightkey-mcp and inspect its tools.
VS Code configuration
{
  "servers": {
    "brightkey-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://brightkey.co/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 brightkey-mcp https://brightkey.co/api/mcp

Claude Desktop

Open Claude Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector, enter this server URL and enable it for the conversation. This is a manual remote-connector handoff, not a desktop JSON configuration.
Claude Desktop configuration
https://brightkey.co/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": {
    "brightkey-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://brightkey.co/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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