# co.brightkey/education-data (remote · brightkey.co)

Bilingual (EN+ZH) education data: 299 universities, 234 intl schools, degree-ROI, sourced answers.

- Trust score: 65/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +5
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-03

## Components

- remote · `brightkey.co`: 65/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/co-brightkey-education-data/api-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/co-brightkey-education-data/api-mcp)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://brightkey.co/api/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `0.1.2`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-08-03.

- **Endpoint Security**: 63/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - Authorisation not fully verified: no authorisation is required to call this server, and 8 tool(s) never declared a destructiveHint. The MCP spec treats an absent hint as destructive by default, so we cannot call this surface safe.
  - HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path.
  - The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present.
  - DNSSEC not yet verified: we couldn't validate it against a resolver.
- **Transport & Reachability**: 100/100
  - Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 64/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 529 tokens (~66/item across 8 items; 8 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 27/100
  - Stability observed for 8 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 81/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 42% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http co-brightkey-education-data https://brightkey.co/api/mcp
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.co-brightkey-education-data]
url = "https://brightkey.co/api/mcp"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "co-brightkey-education-data": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://brightkey.co/api/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add co-brightkey-education-data --url https://brightkey.co/api/mcp --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  co-brightkey-education-data:
    url: "https://brightkey.co/api/mcp"
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "co-brightkey-education-data": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://brightkey.co/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-08-03 (score 65, −1)

- [security regression] DNSSEC: pass → unverified

### 2026-08-02 (score 66, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 20 to 23. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 6 days of observed history at the previous scan, 7 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-07-31 (score 65, +3)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-30 (score 62, +1)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-28 (score 61, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 3 to 7. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 1 days of observed history at the previous scan, 2 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-07-27 (score 60, 0)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-26 (score 60)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (8)

### `list_universities` (~73 tokens)

List universities

List BrightKey-profiled universities with optional filters. Returns slug, name, country, city, 6-dimension S/A/B/C/D tiers, and verdict.

Input parameters:

- `acceptsIB` (boolean)
- `country` (string)
- `limit` (integer)
- `minTier` (string)

### `get_university_profile` (~74 tokens)

Get university profile

Full BrightKey profile for one university by slug: tier ratings + why, verdict, strengths/weaknesses, cost estimate, admissions tips. Bilingual.

Input parameters:

- `lang` (string): Response language; defaults to en.
- `slug` (string, required): e.g. harvard-university, eth-zurich

### `compare_universities` (~71 tokens)

Compare universities

Compare 2 universities on BrightKey's 6 dimensions. Returns per-dimension tier deltas + a sourced tier-delta paragraph (tiers, not a single rank).

Input parameters:

- `a` (string, required)
- `b` (string, required)
- `lang` (string): Response language; defaults to en.

### `degree_roi` (~80 tokens)

Degree ROI

5-year-after-graduation net ROI + break-even year for a degree. Pass a preset country slug (e.g. germany, uk-oxbridge, us-private) or 'all' for the ranked list.

Input parameters:

- `country` (string, required): ROI destination slug, or 'all'
- `lang` (string): Response language; defaults to en.

### `match_schools` (~79 tokens)

Match international schools

List BrightKey-profiled international schools, filtered by city and/or curriculum (e.g. IB, A-Levels, AP). Returns name, curricula, fees, inspection rating, tiers.

Input parameters:

- `city` (string): e.g. singapore, tokyo, dubai
- `curriculum` (string)
- `limit` (integer)

### `answer_education_question` (~61 tokens)

Answer an education question

Search BrightKey's cited answers to common international-education questions (curriculum, schools, universities, visas, process). Returns the best-match sourced answer.

Input parameters:

- `lang` (string): Response language; defaults to en.
- `query` (string, required)

### `search` (~39 tokens)

Search BrightKey

Search across universities, schools, and answers. Returns {id, title, url} results; pass an id to fetch().

Input parameters:

- `query` (string, required)

### `fetch` (~52 tokens)

Fetch a BrightKey document by id

Fetch full content for an id returned by search (uni:<slug>, school:<city>/<slug>, answer:<slug>).

Input parameters:

- `id` (string, required)
- `lang` (string): Response language; defaults to en.

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/co-brightkey-education-data/api-mcp#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-08-03: 65
- 2026-08-02: 66
- 2026-08-01: 65
- 2026-07-31: 65
- 2026-07-30: 62
- 2026-07-28: 61
- 2026-07-27: 60
- 2026-07-26: 60

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://brightkey.co/api/mcp
- Website: https://brightkey.co/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/co-brightkey-education-data/api-mcp/changelog.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/co-brightkey-education-data/api-mcp/changelog.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/co-brightkey-education-data/api-mcp