academyinfo-mcp

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academyinfo-mcp is an independent, read-only MCP server for factual queries and side-by-side comparison of Korean university disclosure indicators. It uses a bundled local snapshot: no API key and no runtime network connection are required.

This project is not affiliated with, endorsed by, approved by, sponsored by, or maintained by the Ministry of Education, KCUE, KEDI, data.go.kr, academyinfo.go.kr, or any university.

Quickstart

academyinfo-mcp runs with no install, no API key, and no login. It reads a bundled snapshot of Korean university disclosure indicators (대학알리미, KOGL Type 1) and answers factual queries and side-by-side comparisons from your AI assistant.

Claude Desktop

Add to claude_desktop_config.json (macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/), then restart Claude Desktop:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "academyinfo": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "academyinfo-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add the same command/args shape to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (or a project .cursor/mcp.json), then reload the MCP server list.

Any MCP stdio client

npx -y academyinfo-mcp

The server speaks MCP over stdio (JSON-RPC on stdout, diagnostics on stderr).

Hosted endpoint (nothing installed)

For a client that cannot run a local process. A client that registers connectors by a URL field (for example claude.ai custom connectors) takes just the address:

https://academyinfo-mcp-433006350023.asia-northeast3.run.app/mcp

A client that takes a pasted mcpServers object takes this entry:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "academyinfo": {
      "description": "대학알리미 공시데이터 — 488개 대학·캠퍼스 17개 지표 비교",
      "url": "https://academyinfo-mcp-433006350023.asia-northeast3.run.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}

No credentials, so no headers. Same bundled snapshot and same eight tools as the local form.

This is a personal deployment offered as-is: it can go away without notice, and it is not covered by any availability guarantee (see Support). For work you need to reproduce, prefer the local form and pin a version — academyinfo-mcp@0.4.0.

More on the pasted-object format, including the transport field that does not belong in it, is in examples/.

Try it

Ask your assistant something like:

"전남대와 부산대의 취업률과 경쟁률을 비교해줘."

The server never guesses an ambiguous name. "전남대학교" matches two campuses, so the first explore_universities call returns status: "ambiguous" with the candidates instead of a table:

전남대학교 → 2 candidates
    전남대학교 / 본교       (국립, 광주)
    전남대학교 / 제2캠퍼스  (국립, 전남)

Pick a campus and ask again (assistants usually do this follow-up on their own):

"전남대학교 본교와 부산대학교로 비교해줘."

The second call returns status: "ok" with each institution's values and the source, year, and unit attached — for example (2025 bundled snapshot):

This two-step flow is the designed behavior, not a failure: ambiguous names return candidate campuses instead of guessing, and comparisons never rank, score, or pick a winner — the numbers are presented as-is with provenance so you decide.

Evidence-scoped status

Implemented in this checkout:

• a file-first, offline, read-only stdio server backed by the bundled 15118998 derivative database;
• exactly eight registered MCP tools (the seven legacy tools plus explore_universities);
• a schema-validated, KOGL-attributed data-only indicator catalog at data/seed/indicators.json;
• Node engine >=22 <23 and the closed direct production dependency set @modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.29.0, better-sqlite3@11.10.0, pino@10.3.1, and zod@4.4.3;
• ambiguity handling that returns candidates rather than guessing, and factual comparisons without scores, ranks, winners, or recommendations;
• a checkout-only stateless Streamable HTTP entry point (dist/src/http.js, POST-only, excluded from the npm package) alongside the packaged stdio entry point, with readOnlyHint/openWorldHint annotations on all eight tools.

Published: academyinfo-mcp@0.4.0 is live on the public npm registry (latest), published by hand from an isolated terminal ceremony (docs/manual-publish-runbook.md). The initial 0.1.0 release was smoke-verified with an anonymous npx -y academyinfo-mcp@0.1.0 install that resolves the exact registry tarball and lists all eight tools; later releases (0.1.1, 0.1.2, 0.2.0, 0.3.0, 0.3.1, 0.4.0) follow the same runbook.

Not yet performed (intentional, proportionate for a first solo release):

• the formal no-compile npx proof across all three official Node 22 lanes (macOS/arm64, Windows/x64, Ubuntu glibc/x64) — only a single-machine smoke test was run. Separately, a one-off manual run (2026-07-24, outside CI) on Ubuntu 24.04 glibc/x64 with Node 22 installed academyinfo-mcp@0.1.1 anonymously, resolved better-sqlite3 from prebuilt binaries without compiling, and verified initialize, all eight tools, and an explore_universities call with JSON-RPC-only stdout; this is recorded observation, not the formal lane proof, and macOS/arm64 and Windows/x64 remain unverified;
• the receipt-bound candidate→client→promotion evidence chain and an actual-client (Claude Desktop) receipt;
• an approved unattended official download link or a completed annual refresh.

The package ships better-sqlite3@11.10.0 as its sole backend. It installs from prebuilt binaries on the maintainer's Node 22 macOS/arm64 lane and, in the one-off manual run above, on Ubuntu 24.04 glibc/x64; the full three-lane prebuilt-only matrix has not been independently proven. Exactly one backend ships.

Requirements

Use Node >=22 <23. Node 24 and later are not supported or claimed. The public support matrix is limited to Node 22 on:

• macOS/arm64;
• Windows/x64;
• Ubuntu glibc/x64.

Those lanes are targets until public-install evidence is collected; local success is not public support evidence.

Local checkout use

The implemented local behavior can be exercised from a checkout:

npm install
npm run build
node dist/src/index.js

The last command starts an MCP stdio server. It does not provide an interactive shell. MCP protocol output is written to stdout; diagnostics must remain on stderr.

No API-key environment variable is required. ACADEMYINFO_DB_PATH may select another compatible local database; otherwise the bundled seed is used. Runtime tools do not write the database or contact an external service. This development checkout defines npm run doctor, npm run refresh:acquire-validate, and npm run refresh:verify-artifact. Only doctor has its compiled program included in the packed npm artifact, where it is a local package/data/runtime diagnostic; it does not prove public installation, backend selection, refresh acceptance, or release approval. The compiled refresh programs, their TypeScript build sources, and required development dependencies are excluded from the package, so both refresh commands are checkout-only protected-workflow internals, not supported installed-package commands. Direct local invocation is never an authoritative acquisition, writer, or release receipt.

Remote endpoint (Streamable HTTP, checkout-only)

The npm package remains stdio-only. A checkout (or a container image built from it) also provides a stateless Streamable HTTP entry point for remote MCP clients such as claude.ai custom connectors:

npm run build
PORT=8080 ALLOWED_HOSTS=<public-host> npm run start:http

• POST /mcp accepts one JSON-RPC MCP request per call and answers a JSON response; GET (SSE streams) and DELETE (sessions) are not served because every request runs on a fresh server instance.
• GET /healthz and GET /health answer 200 ok for deployment health checks (on Cloud Run run.app domains the Google frontend consumes the literal /healthz path, so external probes must use /health).
• ALLOWED_HOSTS (comma-separated) enables DNS rebinding protection; leave it unset only behind a trusted proxy.
• dist/src/http.js is excluded from the npm package, so installed npx academyinfo-mcp behavior is unchanged.

A remote deployment serves the same bundled point-in-time snapshot under the same attribution and disclaimer boundaries: it is not a live feed and does not guarantee the latest data, and the operator remains unaffiliated with the Ministry of Education, KCUE, KEDI, data.go.kr, academyinfo.go.kr, or any university.

Version pinning

The Quickstart uses the unversioned academyinfo-mcp, which resolves to the current latest (now 0.4.0). To pin a specific version instead, use academyinfo-mcp@0.4.0 in the args. Cursor and Codex use the same command/args shape as the Claude Desktop example; they are documented configurations and behave identically over MCP stdio.

Exact eight-tool scope

1. list_sources
2. list_indicators
3. search_university
4. get_university_metrics
5. compare_universities
6. explain_indicator
7. validate_source_coverage
8. explore_universities

The first seven contracts remain backward compatible. For client compatibility, tools/list registers explore_universities with this exact permissive Draft-07 outer input schema:

{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "university_queries": {},
    "indicators": {}
  },
  "additionalProperties": {}
}