education-data
Bilingual (EN+ZH) education data: 299 universities, 234 intl schools, degree-ROI, sourced answers.
What it can do
What data it sees
Do you need an account
No: the server works without sign-in
Bilingual (EN+ZH) education data: 299 universities, 234 intl schools, degree-ROI, sourced answers.
How to connect
How to connect education-data to Claude
The server address to paste into Claude settings:
https://brightkey.co/api/mcp
- Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
- Go to Settings → Connectors.
- Click Add custom connector.
- Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
- 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 education-data to ChatGPT
The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:
https://brightkey.co/api/mcp
- Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
- Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
- Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
- Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
- Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
- 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 education-data to Cursor
The server address to paste into Cursor settings:
https://brightkey.co/api/mcp
Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.
Manually:
- In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
- Paste the JSON copied below into
~/.cursor/mcp.json(per project:.cursor/mcp.jsonin the repo root). - 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 (8)
Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.
| list_universities | List BrightKey-profiled universities with optional filters. Returns slug, name, country, city, 6-dimension S/A/B/C/D tiers, and verdict. |
| get_university_profile | Full BrightKey profile for one university by slug: tier ratings + why, verdict, strengths/weaknesses, cost estimate, admissions tips. Bilingual. |
| compare_universities | Compare 2 universities on BrightKey's 6 dimensions. Returns per-dimension tier deltas + a sourced tier-delta paragraph (tiers, not a single rank). |
| degree_roi | 5-year-after-graduation net ROI + break-even year for a degree. Pass a preset country slug (e.g. germany, uk-oxbridge, us-private) or 'all' for the ranked list. |
| match_schools | List BrightKey-profiled international schools, filtered by city and/or curriculum (e.g. IB, A-Levels, AP). Returns name, curricula, fees, inspection rating, tiers. |
| answer_education_question | Search BrightKey's cited answers to common international-education questions (curriculum, schools, universities, visas, process). Returns the best-match sourced answer. |
| search | Search across universities, schools, and answers. Returns {id, title, url} results; pass an id to fetch(). |
| fetch | Fetch full content for an id returned by search (uni:<slug>, school:<city>/<slug>, answer:<slug>). |