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YoushowIELTS MCP

A read-only MCP server providing public IELTS Writing Task 2 sample answers, Speaking Part 2 cue cards, and Writing band descriptors. It allows agents to list and retrieve public reference data without requiring accounts, API keys, or installation steps.

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YoushowIELTS MCP logo, by Youshow Education PTY LTDCommunity listingStreamable HTTPNo sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-11-01Published by Youshow Education PTY LTD
MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)
https://ielts.youshowedu.com/api/mcp
Vendor documentation

What you can do with it

  • List public IELTS Writing Task 2 sample answers with prompt and reference band
  • Read full public IELTS Writing Task 2 model essays
  • List public IELTS Speaking Part 2 cue card topics
  • Read IELTS Writing assessment criteria and band summaries

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 1.0.0
mcp-registry: io.github.rico-c/youshow-ielts@1.0.0Source repositoryProject website
Maintenance checked

Protocol and capabilities

Server
youshow-ielts 1.0.0
MCP protocol
2025-06-18
Tools
4 advertised
Resources
Not advertised
Resource templates
Not advertised
Prompts
Not advertised
Server-advertised capabilities
{
  "tools": {
    "listChanged": false
  }
}

Server-provided instructions

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

Youshow IELTS provides public IELTS reference data: Writing Task 2 sample answers, Speaking Part 2 cue card topics and Writing band descriptors. Call list_writing_samples to browse public essays, get_writing_sample to read one in full, list_cue_cards for speaking topics, and get_band_descriptors for the four writing criteria and band summaries. This server is read-only, needs no API key, and never returns account data, private practice records, AI feedback or unpublished question-bank content. Practice and AI scoring live at https://ielts.youshowedu.com. More details: https://ielts.youshowedu.com/en/mcp

Tools

4 advertised

list_writing_samples — List IELTS Writing Task 2 sample answers
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

List public IELTS Writing Task 2 sample answers from Youshow IELTS. Returns the essay prompt, source paper, reference band, word count and a short preview for up to five model essays. Use get_writing_sample with a sampleId to read the full essay.

list_writing_samples input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 5,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Number of public samples to return. Defaults to 5, capped at 5."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
list_writing_samples annotations
{
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false
}
get_writing_sample — Get a full IELTS Writing Task 2 model essay
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

Read one public IELTS Writing Task 2 sample answer in full, including the prompt, model essay text, reference band and word count. Use list_writing_samples first to find a sampleId.

get_writing_sample input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "sampleId"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "sampleId": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Public sample ID returned by list_writing_samples."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
get_writing_sample annotations
{
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false
}
list_cue_cards — List IELTS Speaking Part 2 cue card topics
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

List public IELTS Speaking Part 2 cue card topics from the Youshow IELTS speaking question bank. Returns the cue card prompts, the points to cover and related Part 3 questions, in English or Chinese.

list_cue_cards input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 10,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Number of cue cards to return. Defaults to 5, capped at 10."
    },
    "locale": {
      "enum": [
        "en",
        "zh"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Language of the cue card content. Defaults to zh."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
list_cue_cards annotations
{
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false
}
get_band_descriptors — Get IELTS Writing band descriptors
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

Get the four IELTS Writing assessment criteria, the Task 1 and Task 2 differences, and plain-language summaries of Band 5 to Band 8. Useful for essay self-review, feedback prompts and study plans.

get_band_descriptors input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {},
  "additionalProperties": false
}
get_band_descriptors annotations
{
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false
}

Prompts

Not advertised

No prompt definitions available.

Resources

Not advertised

No resource definitions available.

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
977 ms
95th percentile latency
977 ms

Maintenance history

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

  • · probe · passed · 977 ms · metadata changed · 4 tool(s)

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 the remote server. Use --scope project to write .mcp.json for the repo.
Claude Code configuration
claude mcp add --transport http youshowielts-mcp https://ielts.youshowedu.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 youshowielts-mcp --url https://ielts.youshowedu.com/api/mcp

Cursor

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

Cline

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

VS Code

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

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