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YoushowPTE MCP

A read-only MCP server providing public PTE Academic data, including 22 question types, sample questions, test format details, and Australian score thresholds. It supports agents via Streamable HTTP without requiring accounts or API keys.

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YoushowPTE MCP logo, by YoushowPTECommunity listingStreamable HTTPNo sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-11-01Published by YoushowPTE
MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)
https://pte.youshowedu.com/api/mcp
Vendor documentation

What you can do with it

  • List all 22 PTE Academic question types by skill and bank size
  • Search public sample questions by type, skill, or difficulty
  • Read the three-part PTE Academic structure with official durations
  • Check Australian English and Temporary Graduate 485 score thresholds

Source and maintenance

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

Protocol and capabilities

Server
youshow-pte 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.

YoushowPTE provides public PTE Academic reference data: the 22 question types, sample questions, the current test format, and Australian score requirements. Call list_question_types to browse every type, search_questions to read a public sample, get_test_format for section timings, and get_score_requirements for Competent, Proficient, Superior and visa 485 thresholds. This server is read-only, needs no API key, and never returns answer keys, explanations, recordings or account data. Practice and AI scoring live at https://pte.youshowedu.com. More details: https://pte.youshowedu.com/en/mcp

Tools

4 advertised

list_question_types — List PTE Academic question types
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

List all 22 PTE Academic question types grouped by speaking, writing, reading and listening. Returns the question type code, name, category, practice-bank size and a public practice page for each type.

list_question_types input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {},
  "additionalProperties": false
}
list_question_types annotations
{
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false
}
search_questions — Search public PTE sample questions
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

Find public PTE Academic sample questions by question type, skill category, difficulty, prediction status or keyword. Returns one representative sample per question type with its prompt, audio or image, tags, difficulty and frequency. Answer keys and explanations are not included.

search_questions input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 20,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Maximum samples to return. Defaults to 10, capped at 20."
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Keyword to match against the question type name, tags or prompt text."
    },
    "category": {
      "enum": [
        "speaking",
        "writing",
        "reading",
        "listening"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Filter by communicative skill category."
    },
    "difficulty": {
      "enum": [
        "easy",
        "medium",
        "difficult"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Filter by the difficulty label of the public sample."
    },
    "questionType": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "PTE question type code, for example RA, RS, DI, WE, FIBDD or WFD. Omit to search every type."
    },
    "predictionOnly": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "When true, only include samples marked as prediction questions."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
search_questions annotations
{
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false
}
get_test_format — Get the PTE Academic test format
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

Get the current PTE Academic test structure: three parts, official duration ranges, integrated skills and the question types used in each part. Useful for study plans and exam-day timing.

get_test_format input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {},
  "additionalProperties": false
}
get_test_format annotations
{
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false
}
get_score_requirements — Get PTE score requirements for Australia
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

Look up PTE Academic score thresholds for Australian Competent, Proficient and Superior English, plus Temporary Graduate visa 485 component minimums. Returns current and legacy rule periods with official Home Affairs sources.

get_score_requirements input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {},
  "additionalProperties": false
}
get_score_requirements 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
713 ms
95th percentile latency
713 ms

Maintenance history

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

  • · probe · passed · 713 ms · metadata changed · 4 tool(s)

Connect from your client

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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 youshowpte-mcp https://pte.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 youshowpte-mcp --url https://pte.youshowedu.com/api/mcp

Cursor

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

Cline

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

VS Code

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

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