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Connectrylab Architect Cert MCP vs Brightspace MCP Server
In-depth architectural comparison of the Connectrylab Architect Cert MCP and Brightspace MCP Server MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.
At a Glance & Executive Verdict
Connectrylab Architect Cert MCP
Education · Local stdio
Quality: 51/100 (Good) | Auth: No auth required
Brightspace MCP Server
Education · Local stdio
Quality: 67/100 (Great) | Auth: other
Verdict Summary: Choose Connectrylab Architect Cert MCP if you need specialized Education tools running via a local process. Choose Brightspace MCP Server if your workspace requires Education integration with local subprocess execution. Both servers can be configured concurrently in your client's mcpServers manifest.
Which MCP Server Should You Choose?
Choose Connectrylab Architect Cert MCP when:
You need dedicated capabilities in the Education domain.
You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
Free certification prep for the Claude Certified Architect exam. 390 scenario-based questions, guided capstone build, 30 concept handouts, 6 reference projects, practice exams, interactive UI with clickable answer cards, glassmorphism progress dashboard, spaced repetition, and deterministic grading.
MCP server for D2L Brightspace LMS. Check grades, due dates, assignments, announcements, syllabus, rosters, discussions, and course content. Works with any school that uses Brightspace. Install via npx brightspace-mcp-server@latest.
Deep dive into a specific task statement with full concept handout
get_progress
View overall study progress with mastery percentages per domain
get_curriculum
Browse all 5 domains and 30 task statements with current mastery levels
get_weak_areas
Identify topics that need the most work, ranked by weakness
get_study_plan
Get personalized recommendations with multi-select domain focus
get_dashboard
Open the visual progress dashboard in Claude Preview
start_practice_exam
Take a full 60-question practice exam simulating the real certification
submit_exam_answer
Submit and grade answers during a practice exam
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Brightspace MCP Server Tools (13)
check_auth
Check if you are authenticated with Brightspace. Run the brightspace-auth CLI first to authenticate. Use this when the user asks if they're logged in, if authentication is working, or when other tools return auth errors.
get_my_courses
Fetch your enrolled Brightspace courses with names, codes, and IDs. Use this when the user asks about their courses, enrolled classes, what they're taking this semester, or needs a course ID for other queries.
get_upcoming_due_dates
Fetch upcoming due dates across all your courses, derived from the due dates on assignments (dropbox folders) and quizzes themselves. Use this when the user asks about deadlines, what's due, upcoming work, or what they need to do this week.
get_my_grades
Fetch your grade breakdown for a specific course or all enrolled courses. Shows grade items with points, percentages, and comments. Use this when the user asks about grades, scores, marks, GPA, academic performance, or how they're doing in a class.
get_announcements
Fetch recent announcements from your courses. Can filter to a specific course or get announcements across all courses. Use this when the user asks about announcements, news, updates from instructors, recent posts, or what professors said.
Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations
Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).
Connectrylab Architect Cert MCP is categorized under Education and uses a local stdio subprocess. In contrast, Brightspace MCP Server belongs to Education using local stdio subprocess. Select Connectrylab Architect Cert MCP when you need capabilities focused on education and Brightspace MCP Server when you require tools for education.
Fetch assignments and quizzes for a specific course or all enrolled courses. Shows dropbox submissions and quizzes with due dates, status, and rubric info. Use this when the user asks about assignments, homework, what to submit, quizzes, or assignment details and rubrics.
get_assignment_files
Read the files an instructor attached to an assignment: the spec or instructions PDF, a starter workbook, a rubric document. Call it with just courseId to see which assignments have attachments, then with folderId and fileId to read one. Use this when the user asks what an assignment requires, what the instructions say, or to summarize a handout. Returns the text itself. Use download_file instead when the user wants the file saved to disk.
get_course_content
Fetch the content tree for a course showing modules, topics, files, and links. Use this when the user asks about course materials, lecture slides, uploaded files, content structure, or what's in a course module. Use moduleTitle to filter to a specific module (e.g. 'Labs', 'Staff', 'Homeworks') instead of fetching the entire tree. Use maxDepth to limit recursion depth for a table-of-contents view.
download_file
Download a file from course content or assignment submissions to a local directory. Use this when the user wants to download, save, or get a file from Brightspace course content or dropbox submissions. IMPORTANT: You MUST ask the user where they want to save the file before calling this tool. Never guess or assume a download directory. After identifying the file to download, suggest a clean readable filename to the user (e.g., 'Lecture 7 - Memory Management.pdf' instead of 'L07_CS251_2026SP_v2.pdf') and ask if they'd like to rename it. Pass their preferred name as customFilename, or omit it to keep the original.
get_classlist_emails
Fetch all email addresses for everyone in a course — instructors, TAs, and students. Use this when the user wants a list of emails for a class, needs to email the whole class, or wants contact info for everyone enrolled.
get_roster
Fetch the roster for a course including instructors, TAs, and optionally students with their names, emails, and roles. Use this when the user asks about classmates, instructor contact info, TA emails, professor names, or who's in a class. By default returns only instructors and TAs for privacy. Use includeStudents to get full class list.
get_syllabus
Fetch the syllabus/overview text and optional attachment for a course. Returns the course overview description as markdown. If downloadPath is provided, also downloads the syllabus attachment (e.g. PDF). IMPORTANT: You MUST ask the user where they want to save the file before calling this tool with a downloadPath.