ALOC Assessment

ALOC is the assessment content infrastructure layer for African EdTech.

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What it can do

  • Aloc Get Platform Overview: Discover ALOC assessment infrastructure overview, supported African exam bodies (WAEC, JAMB, NECO, Post-UTME), subject coverage, and API layers (L1-L4). Free (0 credits).
  • Aloc Get Sitemap: Get complete navigation sitemap and direct links to ALOC developer portal, documentation, migration guides, and data quality telemetry. Free (0 credits).
  • Aloc Get Subject Years: List all available examination years for a specific subject and examination body. Free (0 credits).

What data it sees

Do you need an account

No: the server works without sign-in

ALOC is the assessment content infrastructure layer for African EdTech. It provides curriculum-aligned examination questions, cognitive psychometrics, and step-by-step worked solutions for major national examination bodies (WAEC, JAMB / UTME, NECO, and Post-UTME).

Connect AI assistants, automated tutors, and revision bots directly to verified African examination datasets spanning 1997–2025.

Available Capabilities

  • Curriculum Question Retrieval: Query moderated examination questions from JAMB, WAEC & NECO subjects filtered by examination body, topic, year, and calibrated difficulty.
  • Worked Explanations & Misconceptions: Access step-by-step mathematical derivations, conceptual analogies, and distractor error analyses designed for AI tutoring.
  • Balanced Assessment Generation: Synthesize complete examination papers with Bloom taxonomy pacing, anti-cheating option shuffling, and deterministic candidate seeding.
  • Official Taxonomy & Syllabi: Explore official West African topic hierarchies and syllabus alignment structures.
  • Built-in Socratic Prompts: Ground LLM reasoning in African curriculum standards to deliver progressive hints without prematurely revealing answer keys.

Getting Started

  1. Create an account and generate an API key at https://aloc.com.ng/dashboard/api-keys
  2. Enter your API key when connecting this MCP server to Claude Desktop, Cursor, or your preferred agent.
  3. Review full API documentation and endpoint reference at https://aloc.com.ng/docs

How to connect

How to connect ALOC Assessment to Claude

The server address to paste into Claude settings:

https://aloc--massteck.run.tools

  1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
  2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
  3. Click Add custom connector.
  4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
  5. In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.

Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.

Authorization

After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.

How to connect ALOC Assessment to ChatGPT

The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

https://aloc--massteck.run.tools

  1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
  2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
  3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
  4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
  5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
  6. In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.

OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.

Authorization

On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.

How to connect ALOC Assessment to Cursor

The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

https://aloc--massteck.run.tools

Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

Manually:

  1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
  2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
  3. Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.

Authorization

If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.

Server tool list (12)

Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

aloc_get_platform_overviewDiscover ALOC assessment infrastructure overview, supported African exam bodies (WAEC, JAMB, NECO, Post-UTME), subject coverage, and API layers (L1-L4). Free (0 credits).
aloc_get_sitemapGet complete navigation sitemap and direct links to ALOC developer portal, documentation, migration guides, and data quality telemetry. Free (0 credits).
aloc_get_subject_yearsList all available examination years for a specific subject and examination body. Free (0 credits).
aloc_check_credit_balanceCheck the authenticated developer's remaining ALOC API credit balance, active subscription plan, and tier limits. Free (0 credits).
aloc_search_questionsSearch and retrieve curriculum-aligned examination questions (WAEC, JAMB, NECO) with options, topics, and difficulty levels. Consumes 1-3 ALOC credits.
aloc_get_question_explanationRetrieve step-by-step worked solutions, misconception diagnosis, and remedial hints for a specific examination question. Consumes 10 ALOC credits.
aloc_get_curriculum_taxonomyRetrieve official African examination curriculum structure, subject breakdown, and topic hierarchy. Free (0 credits).
aloc_generate_assessmentGenerate a balanced examination paper with Bloom taxonomy pacing, deterministic seeding, and anti-cheating option shuffling. Consumes 1 credit per question.
aloc_create_assessment_sessionCreate a time-bounded candidate examination sitting session (2-hour lifecycle) with server-managed state. Consumes 40 credits.
aloc_find_similar_questionsFind related questions targeting the same concept, Bloom cognitive level, and difficulty rating. Consumes 10 ALOC credits.
aloc_report_question_errorSubmit a quality review or moderation ticket for a controversial answer key or typo. Free (0 credits).
aloc_get_data_quality_summaryInspect live platform trust telemetry: syllabus coverage rates (100%), verified question volumes, and 24h error resolution SLAs. Free (0 credits).