Sambodh IAS
REMOTE · API.SAMBODH-IAS.IN
UPSC prep: interactive quizzes, previous-year questions, daily current affairs, cited study search
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Last scanned (4 hours ago)
Scores higher than 79% of remote servers
Reachable. Last reached 5 Nov 2026.
Category Education and Research
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. How we score → Why this is hard to score →
Endpoint Security74
- The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key. View diagnostics → Pass
- No authorisation is required to call this server. Every tool declares its destructiveHint and none is destructive, so open access doesn't expose one. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Partial
- HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path. View diagnostics → Pass
- HSTS check failed: the Strict-Transport-Security header is absent. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
- DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
Transport & Reachability100
- Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake. View diagnostics → Pass
Schema Quality & AI Usability46
- 0% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).Fail
- AI-judged instruction clarity (good).Pass
- Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 1101 tokens (~122/item across 9 items; 7 tools + 2 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params. See how to fix → Fail
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management100
- No destabilizing schema changes in the last 30 days.Pass
Tool Coverage95
- 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
- 86% of tool parameters carry a description.Partial
Tool Safety100
- No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
- We read all 7 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 9 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
- Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.Pass
- Supports UI / widget rendering.Pass
Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.
- 28 Sept 26 0
- We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
- 25 Sept 26 0
- We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
- 18 Sept 26 0
- Stability: 0.97 → pass security
- 17 Sept 26 0
- Stability: pass → 0.97 functional
- 11 Sept 26 0
- Stability: 0.97 → pass security
- 10 Sept 26 0
- Stability: pass → 0.97 functional
- 9 Sept 26 0
- Server version: 1.29.1 → 1.30.0 functional
- 26 Aug 26 0
- We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.
Captured 5 Nov 2026 · Probed https://api.sambodh-ias.in/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=api.sambodh-ias.in | CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US | 11 Sept 2026 | 10 Dec 2026 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA256 | 5b9b0bbea2358d880e97c0e773233662 |
| SANs: api.sambodh-ias.in | ||||||
| CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US (CA) | CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US | 13 Dec 2023 | 20 Feb 2029 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA384 | 7ff31977972c224a76155d13b6d685e3 |
| CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US (CA) | CN=GlobalSign Root CA,OU=Root CA,O=GlobalSign nv-sa,C=BE | 15 Nov 2023 | 28 Jan 2028 | ECDSA 384 | SHA256-RSA | 7fe530bf331343bedd821610493d8a1b |
Background: What to check on a remote MCP endpoint →
DNSSEC insecure
Validation of api.sambodh-ias.in. — Not signed
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| in. | present | 10094 | 13 | Verified |
| sambodh-ias.in. | absent | Unsigned (proven) parent-signed NSEC/NSEC3 proves an unsigned delegation |
Authentication No authorisation required
The endpoint answered without asking for a token. Anyone who knows the URL can reach it.
| Result | No authorisation required |
|---|---|
| HTTP status | 200 |
Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →
Transports 2 probes
| Transport | URL | Outcome | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| streamable-http | https://api.sambodh-ias.in/mcp | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://api.sambodh-ias.in/mcp | HTTPS enforced | 301 | https://api.sambodh-ias.in/mcp |
The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability. A tool's description is untrusted text the model reads on every call, which is what makes this list a security surface and not just an inventory: how tool poisoning works →
get_current_affairs Get UPSC current-affairs cards (NewsPulse) ~156
Daily UPSC-relevant news distilled into NewsPulse concept cards: what happened, why it matters for Prelims/Mains, and the syllabus concepts it illustrates. Use for any 'current affairs for UPSC' request.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| category | – | – | news = factual coverage, editorial = analysis pieces |
| days | integer | – | Look-back window in days |
| gs_paper | – | – | Filter by GS subject: Polity, Economy, International Relations, Environment, Science & Tech, Ethics |
| language | string | – | ISO code: en, hi, te, ta, or, bn, mr, pa, kn |
| limit | integer | – | – |
| topic | – | – | Free-text topic/syllabus filter |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_news_card_detail Read a full NewsPulse concept card ~87
The full concept card behind a NewsPulse headline: bullets, Prelims & Mains relevance, concept explainers with static-syllabus links, and the source citation.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| language | string | – | ISO code: en, hi, te, ta, or, bn, mr, pa, kn |
| slug | string | yes | Card slug from get_current_affairs |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_pyq_sample Get UPSC previous-year questions by year ~92
Real UPSC Prelims previous-year questions with answers and explanations — the free 3-question sample per year (full year papers are on the platform). Includes the year's total validated PYQ count.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| language | string | – | ISO code: en, hi, te, ta, or, bn, mr, pa, kn |
| year | integer | yes | UPSC Prelims year |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
list_study_topics Browse UPSC subjects, PYQ years and current-affairs months ~68
The catalog behind the other tools: indexed subjects/topics (for search_sambodh_knowledge and quiz subject filters), available PYQ years, published current-affairs month slugs, and NewsPulse GS-paper values. Call this first when unsure which parameter values are valid.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
search_sambodh_knowledge Search Sambodh's UPSC study library ~110
Semantic search over Sambodh's indexed UPSC corpus (NCERTs + standard references). Returns source-attributed passages — synthesize your answer from them and cite the sources. Use for static-syllabus questions (history, polity, geography, economy...).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | string | yes | What to look up, phrased as a topic or question |
| subject | – | – | Optional subject filter (see list_study_topics) |
| top_k | integer | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
start_practice_quiz Start an interactive UPSC practice quiz ~175
Start an MCQ quiz from Sambodh's validated free question bank. IMPORTANT: never reveal or hint at correct answers before the user has attempted the questions; grade via submit_quiz_answers.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| language | string | – | ISO code: en, hi, te, ta, or, bn, mr, pa, kn |
| month | – | – | Current-affairs month slug, e.g. may-2026 |
| num_questions | integer | – | – |
| source | string | – | Question pool: current_affairs (recent news MCQs), pyq (real UPSC previous-year questions), or mixed |
| subject | – | – | Optional subject filter, e.g. polity, history, geography, economy, environment, science_tech |
| year | – | – | PYQ year (pyq/mixed sources) |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
submit_quiz_answers Submit quiz answers for grading ~86
Grade a quiz attempt server-side. Returns per-question verdicts with explanations and the overall score. Call once the user has answered (fully or partially).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| answers | object | yes | Map of question id → chosen option letter, e.g. {"<qid>": "B"} |
| quiz_id | string | yes | quiz_id from start_practice_quiz |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
How do I install the Sambodh IAS MCP server?
Sambodh IAS is a hosted endpoint at https://api.sambodh-ias.in/mcp, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.
remote · api.sambodh-ias.in
claude mcp add --transport http in-sambodh-ias-upsc-prep 'https://api.sambodh-ias.in/mcp'
What is the Sambodh IAS MCP server?
Sambodh IAS is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as in.sambodh-ias/upsc-prep. UPSC prep: interactive quizzes, previous-year questions, daily current affairs, cited study search. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://api.sambodh-ias.in/mcp).
Is the Sambodh IAS MCP server safe to use?
Sambodh IAS scores 79 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.
What tools does the Sambodh IAS MCP server expose?
Sambodh IAS exposes 7 tools: get_current_affairs, get_news_card_detail, start_practice_quiz, submit_quiz_answers, get_pyq_sample, and 2 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 774 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the Sambodh IAS MCP server require authentication?
No. We connected to Sambodh IAS without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.
Is the Sambodh IAS MCP server still maintained?
Sambodh IAS is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 5 November 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.