databutler-uk-exams

UK exam-board specification data, verified against official board pages.

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What it can do

  • Exam Topic Paper: Which exam paper is a topic on? The canonical student revision question ("is electricity paper 2 AQA?" — answer: no, Paper 1). Input a topic plus optional board/subject/level; return
  • Exam Spec Lookup: UK exam specification metadata: spec codes, paper structure (count, duration, marks, calculator rules, tiers), topic lists per paper, official spec links.
  • Exam Paper Index: Official past-paper archive links per spec (links to the board's own assessment-resources page — papers are board copyright, so no hosted PDFs).

What data it sees

Do you need an account

No: the server works without sign-in

UK exam-board specification data, verified against official board pages. Answers the canonical student question — "is electricity paper 2 AQA?" (no: Paper 1) — plus spec structures, tiers, calculator rules and official past-paper links. Covers AQA GCSE sciences, Combined Science Trilogy and Maths; more boards coming. Free, no auth. From databutler.dev.

How to connect

How to connect databutler-uk-exams to Claude

The server address to paste into Claude settings:

https://databutler-uk-exams--drchriseames.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 databutler-uk-exams to ChatGPT

The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

https://databutler-uk-exams--drchriseames.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 databutler-uk-exams to Cursor

The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

https://databutler-uk-exams--drchriseames.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 (3)

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

exam_topic_paperWhich exam paper is a topic on? The canonical student revision question ("is electricity paper 2 AQA?" — answer: no, Paper 1). Input a topic plus optional board/subject/level; returns the paper, sibling topics on that paper, spec code, and the official spec URL. Knows quirks like AQA Combined Science Trilogy Physics Paper 2 having no Space physics. Coverage: AQA GCSE Physics (8463); AQA GCSE Biology (8461); AQA GCSE Chemistry (8462); AQA GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy (8464); AQA GCSE Mathematics (8300).
exam_spec_lookupUK exam specification metadata: spec codes, paper structure (count, duration, marks, calculator rules, tiers), topic lists per paper, official spec links.
exam_paper_indexOfficial past-paper archive links per spec (links to the board's own assessment-resources page — papers are board copyright, so no hosted PDFs).