A side-by-side look at the Anteater MCP and StudioMeyer Academy MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Anteater MCP for education work over a hosted endpoint; choose StudioMeyer Academy for education as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
search_sections, recommend_courses, search_courses.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Education | Education |
| Quality signal | 52/100 · Good | 44/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 1 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 20 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Anteater MCP | View StudioMeyer Academy |
search_sectionsThe workhorse.** Live sections for a term: times, instructor, room, seats, waitlist, final exam. Supports an *exclusive* day filter (`daysOnly`) and a blocked-window filter (`avoidDays` + `avoidStart`/`avoidEnd`) for "I work Monday afternoons"recommend_coursesThe one you want.** Filter by GE, days, time window and open seats; rank by historical GPAsearch_coursesWhat courses exist at allget_courseOne course in full: description, prerequisites, restrictions, what it unlocksget_courses_batchUp to 50 known courses in one compact comparison, with optional detailslist_termsWhich quarters have data, plus the academic calendarlist_departmentsDepartment codes (`CS` resolves to `COMPSCI`)get_course_gradesGrade distribution by instructor or by term — *"which professor should I take?"*get_instructorA professor's courses and the grades they actually giveget_rmp_ratingsRate My Professors average, review count and profile link for instructors teaching in a termget_enrollment_historyDay-by-day fill curves — *"will I get in?"*get_syllabiLinks to syllabi from past offerings — real workload and grading breakdownNo tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
{
"mcpServers": {
"anteater-mcp": {
"url": "https://your.domain/mcp"
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"studiomeyer-academy": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-academy"
]
}
}
}