# English Test Coach (remote · englishtestcoach.com)

IELTS writing practice, study plans, lessons and vocabulary with optional account tools.

- Trust score: 79/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +3
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-11-05

## Components

- remote · `englishtestcoach.com`: 79/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/jimbob1414-english-test-coach/englishtestcoach.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/jimbob1414-english-test-coach/englishtestcoach)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://englishtestcoach.com/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `1.0.0`

## 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 2026-11-05.

- **Endpoint Security**: 80/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - No authorisation is required to call this server. Every tool declares its destructiveHint and none is destructive, so open access doesn't expose one.
  - HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path.
  - The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present.
  - DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC.
- **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 567 tokens (~81/item across 7 items; 7 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 70/100
  - Stability observed for 21 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 68/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 5% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 7 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 8 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### How do I install the English Test Coach MCP server?

English Test Coach is a hosted endpoint at https://englishtestcoach.com/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.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http jimbob1414-english-test-coach 'https://englishtestcoach.com/mcp'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jimbob1414-english-test-coach": {
      "url": "https://englishtestcoach.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "jimbob1414-english-test-coach": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://englishtestcoach.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.jimbob1414-english-test-coach]
url = "https://englishtestcoach.com/mcp"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "jimbob1414-english-test-coach": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://englishtestcoach.com/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add jimbob1414-english-test-coach --url 'https://englishtestcoach.com/mcp' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  jimbob1414-english-test-coach:
    url: "https://englishtestcoach.com/mcp"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "jimbob1414-english-test-coach": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://englishtestcoach.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add jimbob1414-english-test-coach -t streamable-http -u 'https://englishtestcoach.com/mcp'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jimbob1414-english-test-coach": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://englishtestcoach.com/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.

### 2026-11-05 (score 79, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 67 to 70. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 20 days of observed history at the previous scan, 21 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-11-03 (score 78, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 60 to 63. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 18 days of observed history at the previous scan, 19 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-11-01 (score 77, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 53 to 57. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 16 days of observed history at the previous scan, 17 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-29 (score 76, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 43 to 47. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 13 days of observed history at the previous scan, 14 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-27 (score 75, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 37 to 40. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 11 days of observed history at the previous scan, 12 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-25 (score 74, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 30 to 33. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 9 days of observed history at the previous scan, 10 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-23 (score 73, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 23 to 27. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 7 days of observed history at the previous scan, 8 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-21 (score 72, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 17 to 20. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 5 days of observed history at the previous scan, 6 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

## MCP tools (7)

### `search_practice` (~87 tokens)

Find writing practice

Search original IELTS-style writing practice questions (Academic Task 1 and 2, General Training Task 1 and 2). Returns task IDs for get_practice_task. Not official exam questions.

Input parameters:

- `format` (string)
- `limit` (integer)
- `query` (string): Words to match in the title, topic or question.
- `questionType` (string)

### `get_practice_task` (~57 tokens)

Open a practice task

Get one original practice question by ID, with planning guidance for its question type and links to any annotated sample answers. Academic Task 1 visuals are linked as images; do not invent their figures.

Input parameters:

- `taskId` (string, required)

### `get_sample_answer` (~50 tokens)

Read a sample answer

Read one original annotated sample answer by ID (from get_practice_task), with paragraph notes and useful vocabulary. Samples show techniques; they are not officially scored scripts.

Input parameters:

- `sampleId` (string, required)

### `list_lessons` (~51 tokens)

Study writing or speaking

List the original writing or speaking lessons, or read one lesson in full by ID. Lesson quizzes are study checks, not IELTS scores.

Input parameters:

- `area` (string, required)
- `lessonId` (string)

### `search_vocabulary` (~61 tokens)

Find vocabulary examples

Search original IELTS vocabulary entries with meaning, an example sentence and a usage caution. Use words for their meaning, not as a shortcut to a higher band.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (integer)
- `query` (string)
- `topic` (string)

### `analyze_writing` (~68 tokens)

Count words and paragraphs

Count words, sentences and paragraphs in a piece of writing and compare the word count with the IELTS minimum for the task. Runs locally: nothing is saved or sent to an AI. These counts are not a band score.

Input parameters:

- `taskType` (string)
- `text` (string, required)

### `calculate_band_score` (~123 tokens)

Calculate an overall IELTS band

Calculate the overall IELTS band from Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking bands using the official rounding (averages ending .25 round up to the next half band, .75 to the next whole band). Optionally estimate a Writing band from Task 1 and Task 2 bands (Task 2 counts double; this part is an estimate).

Input parameters:

- `listening` (number, required)
- `reading` (number, required)
- `speaking` (number, required)
- `writing` (number, required)
- `writingTask1` (number)
- `writingTask2` (number)

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/jimbob1414-english-test-coach/englishtestcoach#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-11-05: 79
- 2026-11-04: 78
- 2026-11-03: 78
- 2026-11-02: 77
- 2026-11-01: 77
- 2026-10-31: 76
- 2026-10-30: 76
- 2026-10-29: 76
- 2026-10-28: 75
- 2026-10-27: 75
- 2026-10-26: 74
- 2026-10-25: 74
- 2026-10-24: 73
- 2026-10-23: 73
- 2026-10-22: 72
- 2026-10-21: 72
- 2026-10-20: 71
- 2026-10-19: 71
- 2026-10-18: 70
- 2026-10-17: 70
- 2026-10-16: 69
- 2026-10-15: 69
- 2026-10-14: 25
- 2026-10-13: 25
- 2026-10-12: 25
- 2026-10-10: 23
- 2026-10-07: 23
- 2026-10-06: 23

## Common questions

### What is the English Test Coach MCP server?

English Test Coach is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.jimbob1414/english-test-coach. IELTS writing practice, study plans, lessons and vocabulary with optional account tools. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://englishtestcoach.com/mcp).

### Is the English Test Coach MCP server safe to use?

English Test Coach 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 English Test Coach MCP server expose?

English Test Coach exposes 7 tools: search_practice, get_practice_task, get_sample_answer, list_lessons, search_vocabulary, and 2 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 497 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the English Test Coach MCP server require authentication?

No. We connected to English Test Coach without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.

### Is the English Test Coach MCP server still maintained?

English Test Coach 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.

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://englishtestcoach.com/mcp
- Website: https://englishtestcoach.com/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/jimbob1414-english-test-coach/englishtestcoach.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/jimbob1414-english-test-coach/englishtestcoach.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/jimbob1414-english-test-coach/englishtestcoach