VenuVidya — Carnatic Flute Study Guide

Kannada/English Carnatic flute KSGMS syllabus — search lessons, log practice, ask a RAG guru.

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What it can do

    What data it sees

    Do you need an account

    No: the server works without sign-in

    Kannada/English Carnatic flute KSGMS syllabus — search lessons, log practice, ask a RAG guru.

    How to connect

    How to connect VenuVidya — Carnatic Flute Study Guide to Claude

    The server address to paste into Claude settings:

    https://venuvidya-backend-production.up.railway.app/api/mcp/

    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 VenuVidya — Carnatic Flute Study Guide to ChatGPT

    The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

    https://venuvidya-backend-production.up.railway.app/api/mcp/

    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 VenuVidya — Carnatic Flute Study Guide to Cursor

    The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

    https://venuvidya-backend-production.up.railway.app/api/mcp/

    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 (7)

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

    search_syllabusKeyword (BM25) search across all Carnatic flute lessons. Args: query: Natural-language question or keywords (English or Kannada). k: Number of top results to return (1-10, default 4). level: Optional filter — 'junior', 'senior' or 'vidwat'.
    get_lessonFetch the full study content of a single lesson. Args: lesson_id: Lesson identifier, e.g. 'junior-theory-1-4'.
    list_lessonsList lesson metadata. Filter by level/category. Args: level: 'junior' | 'senior' | 'vidwat'. category: e.g. 'theory-1', 'practical-1', etc.
    list_classesList recent class journal entries (date descending) for YOUR account. Args: mcp_token: Your personal VenuVidya token — GET /api/auth/mcp-token while signed in to the app. Scopes results to your journal only. level: optional level filter. limit: max number of classes (1-100, default 20).
    get_classFetch a single class journal entry with its items and practice log. Only returns it if it belongs to your account (mcp_token). Args: class_id: The class to fetch. mcp_token: Your personal VenuVidya token — GET /api/auth/mcp-token.
    ask_venuvidyaAsk VenuVidya — the in-app RAG chatbot. Returns a grounded answer + citations. Args: question: Student question (2-1500 chars). level: Optional level filter for retrieval ('junior' | 'senior' | 'vidwat'). language: 'en', 'kn' or 'auto'.
    log_practice_sessionLog a practice session against a class item in YOUR journal. Args: class_id: Parent class id. item_id: Item id inside the class (kriti/varna/etc.). practiced_on: Date in YYYY-MM-DD. mcp_token: Your personal VenuVidya token — GET /api/auth/mcp-token. Only ever writes into a class this account owns. duration_min: Duration in minutes. notes: Free-text notes. rating: Self-rating 1-5.