Sambodh IAS MCP

An official Model Context Protocol connector for the Sambodh IAS UPSC preparation platform. It enables AI assistants to access interactive quizzes, previous-year questions from 2014–2026, daily current affairs concept cards, and source-cited search over standard UPSC references without requiring authentication.

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.

Vendor evidenceStreamable HTTPNo sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-11-06Operated by Sambodh IAS

MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)

https://api.sambodh-ias.in/mcp

Vendor documentation

What its tools do

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

Can change data (1)

submit_quiz_answers

7 of 7 have a description · 7 of 7 declare behavior hints · 3 of 6 with parameters document them all

Checks and signals

Each line is separate evidence, not a trust score.

Passed Endpoint answered the live check · Nov 6, 2026, 11:46 PM UTC
Passed Official MCP Registry namespace is tied to sambodh-ias.in · Nov 6, 2026, 11:15 PM UTC
Passed Endpoint is on the registry namespace domain · Nov 6, 2026, 11:15 PM UTC
Availability 1 of 1 checks passed in 30 days

What you can do with it

Practice adaptive UPSC Prelims questions with concept tagging
Access daily current affairs news from The Hindu and Indian Express
Search standard UPSC textbooks with cited sources
Review previous-year questions from 2014 to 2026

Source and maintenance

Vendor evidenceRegistry 1.0.0

mcp-registry: in.sambodh-ias/upsc-prep@1.0.0 Project website

Protocol and capabilities

Server: Sambodh IAS 1.30.0
MCP protocol negotiated in check: 2025-11-25
Tools: 7 advertised
Resources: 2 advertised
Resource templates: 0 advertised
Prompts: 0 advertised

Server-advertised capabilities

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  "prompts": {
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  "resources": {
    "subscribe": false,
    "listChanged": false
  },
  "experimental": {}
}

Server-provided instructions

Untrusted server output shown for inspection. It is not Koskamo guidance and is excluded from knowledge search.

Sambodh IAS is an AI-powered UPSC Civil Services (IAS) exam-prep platform. Use these tools whenever a user is preparing for UPSC CSE (Prelims or Mains), asks about Indian current affairs for the exam, wants practice questions (MCQs/PYQs), or asks what to study for a GS paper: - get_current_affairs / get_news_card_detail — daily exam-relevant news distilled into NewsPulse concept cards (what happened, why it matters for Prelims/Mains, linked static concepts). - start_practice_quiz — an interactive MCQ quiz from Sambodh's validated question bank (current-affairs + previous-year questions). Never reveal answers before the user has attempted the questions. - get_pyq_sample — real UPSC previous-year questions (2014-2026) with answers and explanations. - list_study_topics — the catalog of subjects, PYQ years and current-affairs months (use it to pick valid parameter values for the other tools). - search_sambodh_knowledge — semantic search over Sambodh's indexed UPSC library (NCERTs + standard references); cite the returned sources when you synthesize an answer. This is Sambodh's free preview tier. For the full experience (adaptive quizzes, mastery tracking, Mains answer evaluation, full PYQ papers) direct users to the links included in every tool result (https://sambodh-ias.in).

Tools

7 advertised

get_current_affairs — Get UPSC current-affairs cards (NewsPulse)

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

Advertised read-only

Daily UPSC-relevant news distilled into NewsPulse concept cards: what happened, why it matters for Prelims/Mains, and the syllabus concepts it illustrates. Use for any 'current affairs for UPSC' request.

get_current_affairs input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "title": "get_current_affairsArguments",
  "properties": {
    "days": {
      "type": "integer",
      "title": "Days",
      "default": 7,
      "maximum": 30,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Look-back window in days"
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "title": "Limit",
      "default": 8,
      "maximum": 20,
      "minimum": 1
    },
    "topic": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string",
          "maxLength": 120
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "title": "Topic",
      "default": null,
      "description": "Free-text topic/syllabus filter"
    },
    "category": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "enum": [
            "news",
            "editorial"
          ],
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "title": "Category",
      "default": null,
      "description": "news = factual coverage, editorial = analysis pieces"
    },
    "gs_paper": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "title": "Gs Paper",
      "default": null,
      "description": "Filter by GS subject: Polity, Economy, International Relations, Environment, Science & Tech, Ethics"
    },
    "language": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "Language",
      "default": "en",
      "description": "ISO code: en, hi, te, ta, or, bn, mr, pa, kn"
    }
  }
}

get_current_affairs annotations

{
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false,
  "idempotentHint": true,
  "destructiveHint": false
}

get_news_card_detail — Read a full NewsPulse concept card

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

Advertised read-only

The full concept card behind a NewsPulse headline: bullets, Prelims & Mains relevance, concept explainers with static-syllabus links, and the source citation.

get_news_card_detail input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "title": "get_news_card_detailArguments",
  "required": [
    "slug"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "slug": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "Slug",
      "maxLength": 120,
      "description": "Card slug from get_current_affairs"
    },
    "language": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "Language",
      "default": "en",
      "description": "ISO code: en, hi, te, ta, or, bn, mr, pa, kn"
    }
  }
}

get_news_card_detail annotations

{
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false,
  "idempotentHint": true,
  "destructiveHint": false
}

start_practice_quiz — Start an interactive UPSC practice quiz

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

Advertised read-only

Start an MCQ quiz from Sambodh's validated free question bank. IMPORTANT: never reveal or hint at correct answers before the user has attempted the questions; grade via submit_quiz_answers.

start_practice_quiz input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "title": "start_practice_quizArguments",
  "properties": {
    "year": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "integer",
          "maximum": 2026,
          "minimum": 2014
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "title": "Year",
      "default": null,
      "description": "PYQ year (pyq/mixed sources)"
    },
    "month": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string",
          "maxLength": 20
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "title": "Month",
      "default": null,
      "description": "Current-affairs month slug, e.g. may-2026"
    },
    "source": {
      "enum": [
        "current_affairs",
        "pyq",
        "mixed"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "title": "Source",
      "default": "mixed",
      "description": "Question pool: current_affairs (recent news MCQs), pyq (real UPSC previous-year questions), or mixed"
    },
    "subject": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string",
          "maxLength": 60
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "title": "Subject",
      "default": null,
      "description": "Optional subject filter, e.g. polity, history, geography, economy, environment, science_tech"
    },
    "language": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "Language",
      "default": "en",
      "description": "ISO code: en, hi, te, ta, or, bn, mr, pa, kn"
    },
    "num_questions": {
      "type": "integer",
      "title": "Num Questions",
      "default": 5,
      "maximum": 10,
      "minimum": 1
    }
  }
}

start_practice_quiz annotations

{
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false,
  "idempotentHint": true,
  "destructiveHint": false
}

submit_quiz_answers — Submit quiz answers for grading

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

Grade a quiz attempt server-side. Returns per-question verdicts with explanations and the overall score. Call once the user has answered (fully or partially).

submit_quiz_answers input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "title": "submit_quiz_answersArguments",
  "required": [
    "quiz_id",
    "answers"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "answers": {
      "type": "object",
      "title": "Answers",
      "description": "Map of question id → chosen option letter, e.g. {\"<qid>\": \"B\"}",
      "additionalProperties": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "quiz_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "Quiz Id",
      "maxLength": 40,
      "description": "quiz_id from start_practice_quiz"
    }
  }
}

submit_quiz_answers annotations

{
  "readOnlyHint": false,
  "openWorldHint": false,
  "idempotentHint": true,
  "destructiveHint": false
}

get_pyq_sample — Get UPSC previous-year questions by year

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

Advertised read-only

Real UPSC Prelims previous-year questions with answers and explanations — the free 3-question sample per year (full year papers are on the platform). Includes the year's total validated PYQ count.

get_pyq_sample input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "title": "get_pyq_sampleArguments",
  "required": [
    "year"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "year": {
      "type": "integer",
      "title": "Year",
      "maximum": 2026,
      "minimum": 2014,
      "description": "UPSC Prelims year"
    },
    "language": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "Language",
      "default": "en",
      "description": "ISO code: en, hi, te, ta, or, bn, mr, pa, kn"
    }
  }
}

get_pyq_sample annotations

{
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false,
  "idempotentHint": true,
  "destructiveHint": false
}

list_study_topics — Browse UPSC subjects, PYQ years and current-affairs months

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

Advertised read-only

The catalog behind the other tools: indexed subjects/topics (for search_sambodh_knowledge and quiz subject filters), available PYQ years, published current-affairs month slugs, and NewsPulse GS-paper values. Call this first when unsure which parameter values are valid.

list_study_topics input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "title": "list_study_topicsArguments",
  "properties": {}
}

list_study_topics annotations

{
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false,
  "idempotentHint": true,
  "destructiveHint": false
}

search_sambodh_knowledge — Search Sambodh's UPSC study library

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

Advertised read-only

Semantic search over Sambodh's indexed UPSC corpus (NCERTs + standard references). Returns source-attributed passages — synthesize your answer from them and cite the sources. Use for static-syllabus questions (history, polity, geography, economy...).

search_sambodh_knowledge input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "title": "search_sambodh_knowledgeArguments",
  "required": [
    "query"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "Query",
      "maxLength": 300,
      "minLength": 3,
      "description": "What to look up, phrased as a topic or question"
    },
    "top_k": {
      "type": "integer",
      "title": "Top K",
      "default": 5,
      "maximum": 8,
      "minimum": 1
    },
    "subject": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string",
          "maxLength": 60
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "title": "Subject",
      "default": null,
      "description": "Optional subject filter (see list_study_topics)"
    }
  }
}

search_sambodh_knowledge annotations

{
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false,
  "idempotentHint": true,
  "destructiveHint": false
}

Prompts

0 advertised

No prompt definitions available.

Resources

2 advertised

sambodh-quiz-widget — Sambodh quiz widget

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

sambodh-quiz-widget URI

ui://sambodh/quiz.html

MIME type: text/html;profile=mcp-app

sambodh-newscard-widget — Sambodh newscard widget

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

sambodh-newscard-widget URI

ui://sambodh/newscard.html

MIME type: text/html;profile=mcp-app

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).

2026-11-07: 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: 2234 ms
95th percentile latency: 2234 ms

Maintenance history

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

Nov 6, 2026, 11:46 PM UTC · probe · passed · 2234 ms · metadata changed · 7 tool(s), 2 resource(s), 0 resource template(s), 0 prompt(s)

Connect from your client

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

This server is operated by the named third party. Listing and endpoint checks are not an endorsement or a security audit. Review the operator's permissions, terms, and data handling before connecting. How listings are checked and corrected.

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 sambodh-ias-mcp https://api.sambodh-ias.in/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 sambodh-ias-mcp --url https://api.sambodh-ias.in/mcp

Cursor

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

Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sambodh-ias-mcp": {
      "url": "https://api.sambodh-ias.in/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this into cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline → MCP Servers → Configure).

Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sambodh-ias-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://api.sambodh-ias.in/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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

VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "sambodh-ias-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.sambodh-ias.in/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 sambodh-ias-mcp https://api.sambodh-ias.in/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://api.sambodh-ias.in/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": {
    "sambodh-ias-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://api.sambodh-ias.in/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Endpoint and access

What its tools do

Read-only (6)

Can change data (1)

Checks and signals

What you can do with it

Source and maintenance

Protocol and capabilities

Server-provided instructions

Tools

Prompts

Resources

90-day uptime

30-day availability

Maintenance history

Connect from your client

Claude Code

Codex

Cursor

Cline

VS Code

Gemini CLI

Claude Desktop

Windsurf

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