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Nope Mcp — Open Educational Resources search vs Brightspace MCP Server
A side-by-side look at the Nope Mcp — Open Educational Resources search and Brightspace MCP Server MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Nope Mcp — Open Educational Resources search for education work; choose Brightspace MCP Server for education as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
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Choose Nope Mcp — Open Educational Resources search when
You need dedicated capabilities in the Education domain.
You have the keys it needs: SERVER_PRIVATE_KEY.
You want tools like search_resources, search_content, get_resource.
Nope Mcp — Open Educational Resources search tools 18
search_resourcesSearch for educational resources (learning materials, courses, videos, etc.) using full-text search and metadata filters. Returns resources matching the query from the AMB relay. Only openly licensed resources are returned (CC0, Public Domain, CC BY, CC BY-SA); NC/ND, all-rights-reserved and unlicensed resources are left out. NOTE: the metadata filters (publisherName, creatorName, subjectLabel, resourceTypeLabel, educationalLevelLabel) are EXACT full-string matches against the stored metadata (case-insensitive) — not fuzzy or substring searches. A guessed spelling silently returns 0 results; use resolve_publisher to find the canonical actor spelling first. On a zero-match actor filter the response includes actorCandidates with similar spellings to retry with.
search_contentTopic search across ALL content types on the relay in one ranked call: educational resources (kind 30142), long-form articles/blogs (30023), wikis (30818), projects (30143), measures (30144), and NKBIP-01 publications (30040 indices + 30041 sections — scientific articles, books). Results are interleaved and ranked by semantic passage match, and each carries the matched passage ("snippet") when available — use it to answer the user, not just list links. Educational resources are returned only when openly licensed (CC0, Public Domain, CC BY, CC BY-SA); the other content types carry no license and are all included. This is the tool for DISCOVERY intent — the user wants materials to browse ("finde/suche/empfiehl Materialien zu X"): present the items. For QUESTION intent — the user wants an answer built from the content ("wie/warum/was hilft bei X?") — prefer search_passages, which returns quotable fulltext passages with citations; this tool then supplements the answer with browsable links. Each result carries eventAuthor (the Nostr signer who uploaded the event — often an aggregator) plus, for resources, creator/publisher (who actually made and published the resource); these can differ, so do not treat eventAuthor as the publisher. For full metadata (license, dates, complete entity lists) pass a result's naddr to get_resource. Publication facets ride inside the query string as NIP-50 field filters: append type:academic, doi:10.1234/abcd.5678, keywords:<term>, or partOf:30143:<pubkey>:<d> ("publications of a project") to the query — the relay resolves them server-side. When presenting results to the user, render each as a markdown link so they can open it directly — prefer sourcePage (the original external source page, present on most resources and on projects/measures/publications), then url, then naddr. For upcoming events on the same topic, follow up with search_calendar_events.
get_resourceRetrieve a single piece of content by naddr (preferred — pass a search_content result's naddr), d-tag identifier, or event ID. naddrs of ANY content type from search_content work (resources, articles, wikis, projects, measures, publications); non-resource kinds return the same shape as their search results. Bare identifier/eventId lookups (no naddr) always resolve the full educational-resource metadata (kind 30142), including creator/publisher and educational properties. Lookups are not license-filtered: a learning resource carries openLicense (true for CC0, Public Domain, CC BY, CC BY-SA — the open licenses that search results are currently limited to). When presenting the resource, render a markdown link the user can open: prefer its sourcePage (the original source page); fall back to url (the edufeed viewer) only when sourcePage is absent.
browse_subjectsList available subjects/topics in the educational resource collection. Returns subjects with their labels and resource counts.
browse_resource_typesList available learning resource types (Video, Course, Worksheet, etc.) with resource counts.
browse_educational_levelsList available educational levels (Primary, Secondary, Higher Education, etc.) with resource counts.
relay_statsGet information about all selectable AMB relays (default and extra), including supported NIPs, relay name, and description.
list_relaysList the configured AMB relays. defaultRelays are searched on every query; extraRelays hold different corpora (e.g. the OERSI aggregation) and are only searched when a search/get tool call passes them in its relays parameter.
relay_list_getGet a user's NIP-65 relay list (kind 10002). Returns read and write relays for the specified pubkey. If no pubkey provided, uses the connected signer's pubkey.
skos_get_vocabularyFetch and parse a SKOS vocabulary from its URI. Returns the concept scheme with all concepts organized hierarchically.
skos_get_conceptGet details of a single SKOS concept by its URI, including broader, narrower, and related concepts.
skos_searchSearch for concepts in a SKOS vocabulary. By default searches prefLabel, altLabel, hiddenLabel, and definition.
get_my_coursesFetch 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_datesFetch upcoming due dates across all your courses, derived from the due dates on assignments (dropbox folders), quizzes, and graded discussion topics themselves, plus course calendar events such as exams and labs (type: event). Use this when the user asks about deadlines, what's due, upcoming work, or what they need to do this week.
get_calendar_eventsFetch course calendar events — exams, midterms, labs, recitations, review sessions, schedule changes, and deadlines instructors typed straight onto the calendar — across all your courses or one course, in a time window (default: the next 7 days). Use this when the user asks when an exam is, what's on their calendar, or what's happening this week.
get_my_gradesFetch 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_announcementsFetch 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. Attachments are listed per announcement; fetch them with download_file (newsId + fileId) or read them with get_announcement_files.
get_assignmentsFetch 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_filesRead 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.
Ready-to-paste client configs
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.
Nope Mcp — Open Educational Resources search
No confirmed install command for Nope Mcp — Open Educational Resources search yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Nope Mcp — Open Educational Resources search is categorized under Education and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Brightspace MCP Server belongs to Education and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Nope Mcp — Open Educational Resources search for education work and Brightspace MCP Server for education.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client. Nope Mcp — Open Educational Resources search has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.
Nope Mcp — Open Educational Resources search has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Brightspace MCP Server is listed as free. Auth: other. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add nope-mcp-open-educational-resources-search and rohanmuppa-brightspace-mcp-server as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Nope Mcp — Open Educational Resources search has a quality signal of 52/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 1 GitHub stars. Brightspace MCP Server has 68/100 (Great) with 3 views, 0 installs and 57 GitHub stars.
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get_announcement_filesRead the files an instructor attached to an announcement: prompt questions, a rubric, an updated schedule, slides. Call it with just courseId to see which announcements have attachments, then with newsId and fileId to read one. Use this when the user asks what a file attached to an announcement says. Returns the text itself. Use download_file (newsId + fileId) instead when the user wants the file saved to disk.
get_course_contentFetch 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_fileDownload a file from course content, assignment submissions, or an announcement's attachments to a local directory. Use this when the user wants to download, save, or get a file from Brightspace course content, dropbox submissions, or an announcement (newsId + fileId, from get_announcements). 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_emailsFetch 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_rosterFetch 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.