PLATO MCP
REMOTE · PLATO-MCP.ONRENDER.COM
PLATO (Pusan National University LMS) MCP server via Moodle Web Service API + ubboard scraping
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Last scanned (11 hours ago)
Scores higher than 54% 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 Security57
- The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key. View diagnostics → Pass
- Authorisation check failed: no authorisation is required to call this server, and it exposes a tool marked destructive (submit_assignment). See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
- 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 Usability79
- AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
- Tool/resource definitions use about 5739 tokens (~85/item across 67 items; 67 tools + 0 resources), lean.Pass
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management27
- Stability observed for 8 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage100
- 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
- 100% of tool parameters carry a description.Pass
- Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.Pass
Tool Safety100
- No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
- All 2 tool(s) whose name or description implies an irreversible operation declare an MCP destructiveHint annotation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 67 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
- Implements a current MCP spec version (2026-07-28).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.
- 5 Nov 26 +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.
- 3 Nov 26 +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.
- 1 Nov 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 10 to 13. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 3 days of observed history at the previous scan, 4 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 30 Oct 26 +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.
- 29 Oct 26 0
- Stability: unverified → 0.03 ▲ functional
- 28 Oct 26 65
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Captured 5 Nov 2026 · Probed https://plato-mcp.onrender.com/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=onrender.com | CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US | 21 Sept 2026 | 20 Dec 2026 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA256 | 6eb1e3fe7d0631ea1337bfa4a321c137 |
| SANs: onrender.com, *.onrender.com | ||||||
| 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 plato-mcp.onrender.com. — Not signed
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| com. | present | 19718 | 13 | Verified |
| onrender.com. | 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://plato-mcp.onrender.com/mcp | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://plato-mcp.onrender.com/mcp | HTTPS enforced | 301 | https://plato-mcp.onrender.com/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 →
add_discussion ~133
Start a new discussion thread in a forum. IRREVERSIBLE once dry_run=False. Call with dry_run=True (default) first, show the preview to the user, and only call again with dry_run=False after they explicitly confirm.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| dry_run | boolean | – | If True (default), only preview the new discussion without posting it. Call again with dry_run=False (same parameters) to actually post. |
| forum_id | integer | yes | Forum id, e.g. from list_forums. |
| message | string | yes | Thread body content. |
| subject | string | yes | Thread subject/title. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| dry_run | boolean | yes | – |
| executed | boolean | yes | – |
| message | string | yes | – |
| preview | object | yes | – |
No examples provided.
add_discussion_post ~134
Reply to a forum discussion thread. IRREVERSIBLE once dry_run=False. Call with dry_run=True (default) first, show the preview to the user, and only call again with dry_run=False after they explicitly confirm.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| discussion_id | integer | yes | Discussion id, e.g. from get_forum_discussions. |
| dry_run | boolean | – | If True (default), only preview the reply without sending it. Call again with dry_run=False (same parameters) to actually post it. |
| message | string | yes | Reply content. |
| subject | – | – | Optional subject override for the reply. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| dry_run | boolean | yes | – |
| executed | boolean | yes | – |
| message | string | yes | – |
| preview | object | yes | – |
No examples provided.
add_private_file ~159
Upload a file to this account's Moodle private files area. IRREVERSIBLE once dry_run=False -- no delete tool exists for private files yet, so this permanently adds the file until the user removes it via PLATO's own UI. Only works when this server is running locally (stdio). Call with dry_run=True (default) first, show the preview to the user, and only call again with dry_run=False after they explicitly confirm.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| dry_run | boolean | – | If True (default), only preview the upload without doing it. Call again with dry_run=False (same parameters) to actually upload it. |
| file_path | string | yes | Local file path to upload. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| dry_run | boolean | yes | – |
| executed | boolean | yes | – |
| message | string | yes | – |
| preview | object | yes | – |
No examples provided.
create_calendar_event ~171
Create a personal calendar entry. IRREVERSIBLE once dry_run=False. Only personal ("user") events are supported -- course/group events are not something a student account can create. Call with dry_run=True (default) first, show the preview to the user, and only call again with dry_run=False after they explicitly confirm.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| description | string | – | Optional event description. |
| dry_run | boolean | – | If True (default), only preview the event without creating it. Call again with dry_run=False (same parameters) to actually create it. |
| duration_seconds | integer | – | Event duration in seconds, 0 for a point-in-time event. |
| name | string | yes | Event title. |
| timestart | integer | yes | Unix timestamp for the event's start. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| dry_run | boolean | yes | – |
| executed | boolean | yes | – |
| message | string | yes | – |
| preview | object | yes | – |
No examples provided.
delete_calendar_event ~110
Delete a personal calendar entry this account owns. IRREVERSIBLE once dry_run=False. Call with dry_run=True (default) first, show the preview to the user, and only call again with dry_run=False after they explicitly confirm.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| dry_run | boolean | – | If True (default), only preview the deletion without doing it. Call again with dry_run=False (same parameters) to actually delete it. |
| event_id | integer | yes | Calendar event id to delete. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| dry_run | boolean | yes | – |
| executed | boolean | yes | – |
| message | string | yes | – |
| preview | object | yes | – |
No examples provided.
download_course_file ~270
Download a course file (the `fileurl` from get_course_contents). Running locally (stdio, e.g. Claude Code/Desktop): saves the file to `save_path` on this machine and returns the saved path -- `save_path` is required in this case. Running as a remote/hosted server (streamable-http, e.g. reached via a Claude.ai web/mobile Connector): this server's own disk is not reachable by you, so do NOT pass `save_path` -- it will be rejected. Instead the file is fetched here and returned inline as base64 content for you to decode and present, unless it's too large, in which case a direct authenticated download URL is returned instead (that URL embeds a live PLATO access token: do not share it or a chat transcript containing it). Only common course-material extensions are allowed (pdf, office docs, images, zip, txt); local downloads over the configured size limit are rejected.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| file_url | string | yes | The `fileurl` value from get_course_contents. |
| save_path | – | – | Local filesystem path to save to. Required when running locally (stdio); must be omitted when running remotely over HTTP. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | – | yes | – |
No examples provided.
get_activity_completion_status ~125
Get this account's completion status for every activity/module in a course -- richer than get_course_contents's per-module `completed` flag (includes tracking rules, e.g. 'must view' vs 'must spend N minutes'). For `vod` (video lecture) modules specifically, prefer get_course_contents, whose per-module `vod_progress` field also includes watch-percentage and deadline info this function doesn't return.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| course_id | integer | yes | PLATO/Moodle numeric course id, e.g. from list_courses. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | array | yes | – |
No examples provided.
get_assignment_detail ~61
Get one assignment's details and this account's submission status.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| assignment_id | integer | yes | Assignment id, e.g. from list_assignments. |
| course_id | integer | yes | PLATO/Moodle numeric course id, e.g. from list_courses. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| assignment | – | yes | – |
| extra | – | – | – |
| feedback | – | – | – |
| previousattempts | array | – | – |
| submission | – | – | – |
No examples provided.
get_calendar_access_info ~39
Check this account's calendar-management permissions -- a student account can typically manage its own personal entries only, not course/group entries.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| canmanageentries | boolean | – | – |
| canmanagegroupentries | boolean | – | – |
| canmanageownentries | boolean | – | – |
No examples provided.
get_course_completion_status ~102
Get this account's overall course-completion status, if the course has course-level completion criteria configured. Most courses on this platform don't (available=False, with a message explaining why) -- try get_activity_completion_status for per-activity progress instead, or get_course_contents's per-module `completed` flag.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| course_id | integer | yes | PLATO/Moodle numeric course id, e.g. from list_courses. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| available | boolean | yes | – |
| completed | – | – | – |
| courseid | integer | yes | – |
| criteria | array | – | – |
| message | – | – | – |
No examples provided.
get_course_contents ~44
Get a course's weekly sections, modules, and file links.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| course_id | integer | yes | PLATO/Moodle numeric course id, e.g. from list_courses. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | array | yes | – |
No examples provided.
get_course_module ~45
Resolve a single course module by its id directly, without fetching and filtering the whole course's contents.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| cmid | integer | yes | Course module id (cmid). |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| course | integer | yes | – |
| id | integer | yes | Course module id (cmid). |
| instance | integer | yes | – |
| modname | string | yes | – |
| name | string | yes | – |
| section | – | – | – |
| sectionnum | – | – | – |
No examples provided.
get_course_updates_since ~139
Get what changed in a course since a given time -- configuration, completion, grades, submissions, etc. Only reports modules that implement Moodle's change-tracking (confirmed: the standard `assign` module does; this platform's own custom lecture-file/board/video modules do not, so this won't catch a new ubfile lecture or ubboard post -- use get_course_contents/list_notices to check those instead.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| course_id | integer | yes | PLATO/Moodle numeric course id, e.g. from list_courses. |
| since | integer | yes | Unix timestamp -- report changes after this point in time. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | array | yes | – |
No examples provided.
get_courses_by_timeline ~96
List enrolled courses filtered by Moodle's own timeline classification (in-progress/future/past), based on course start/end dates. Unlike list_courses (which returns everything unfiltered), this answers "what am I actually taking right now" directly.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| classification | string | – | 'inprogress' (currently running, the default), 'future' (not started yet), or 'past' (ended). |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | array | yes | – |
No examples provided.
get_discussion_posts ~39
Get all posts in one forum discussion thread.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| discussion_id | integer | yes | Discussion id, e.g. from get_forum_discussions. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | array | yes | – |
No examples provided.
get_enrolled_users ~70
Get the list of users enrolled in a course (classmates and instructors), with their role. Same data visible in PLATO's own participant list to any enrolled student.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| course_id | integer | yes | PLATO/Moodle numeric course id, e.g. from list_courses. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | array | yes | – |
No examples provided.
get_forum_discussions ~38
List discussion threads in one standard Moodle forum.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| forum_id | integer | yes | Forum id, e.g. from list_forums. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | array | yes | – |
No examples provided.
get_grades ~44
Get this account's grade items for a course, if visible.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| course_id | integer | yes | PLATO/Moodle numeric course id, e.g. from list_courses. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| available | boolean | yes | – |
| courseid | integer | yes | – |
| gradeitems | array | – | – |
| message | – | – | – |
No examples provided.
get_grades_access_info ~84
Check what grade-related permissions this account has in a course -- e.g. whether it can see its own grades vs. (as a teacher/TA) everyone's grades. Most student accounts will see canviewallgrades=False.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| course_id | integer | yes | PLATO/Moodle numeric course id, e.g. from list_courses. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| canviewallgrades | boolean | – | True for teachers/TAs who can see everyone's grades. |
| canviewmygrades | boolean | – | – |
| canviewusergradereport | boolean | – | – |
No examples provided.
get_grades_overview ~66
Get this account's overall grade for every enrolled course in one call. For the individual grade *items* within one course (e.g. each assignment's score), use get_grades instead -- this tool only returns one summary grade per course.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | array | yes | – |
No examples provided.
get_my_course_groups ~46
Get the groups this account belongs to within a course, if any.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| course_id | integer | yes | PLATO/Moodle numeric course id, e.g. from list_courses. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | array | yes | – |
No examples provided.
get_notice_detail ~60
Get the full text of one notice/announcement.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| course_id | integer | yes | PLATO/Moodle numeric course id, e.g. from list_courses. |
| post_id | integer | yes | Notice post id, e.g. from list_notices. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| board_id | integer | yes | – |
| content_html | string | yes | – |
| post_id | integer | yes | – |
| posted_at | – | – | – |
| title | string | yes | – |
| view_count | – | – | – |
| writer | – | – | Display name of who posted this. For Notices this is course staff (instructor/TA); for Q&A it can be any classmate. Passed through as-is -- see docs/pii_review.md for why, and its caveats. |
No examples provided.
get_private_files_info ~33
Get a summary (file/folder count, total size) of this account's Moodle private files area.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| filecount | integer | – | – |
| filesize | integer | – | – |
| foldercount | integer | – | – |
No examples provided.
get_qna_detail ~70
Get one Q&A question's text. Does not include replies -- see issue #23.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| course_id | integer | yes | PLATO/Moodle numeric course id, e.g. from list_courses. |
| post_id | integer | yes | Q&A post id, e.g. from list_qna. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| board_id | integer | yes | – |
| content_html | string | yes | – |
| post_id | integer | yes | – |
| posted_at | – | – | – |
| title | string | yes | – |
| view_count | – | – | – |
| writer | – | – | Display name of who posted this. For Notices this is course staff (instructor/TA); for Q&A it can be any classmate. Passed through as-is -- see docs/pii_review.md for why, and its caveats. |
No examples provided.
get_quiz_access_information ~84
Check whether this account can currently attempt a quiz, and why not if blocked (e.g. time window, password, previous attempts exhausted). UNVERIFIED against a real quiz -- call this before start_quiz_attempt and sanity-check the result.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| quiz_id | integer | yes | Quiz id, e.g. from list_quizzes. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| accessrules | array | – | – |
| canattempt | boolean | – | – |
| canmanage | boolean | – | – |
| canpreview | boolean | – | – |
| canreviewmyattempts | boolean | – | – |
| canviewreports | boolean | – | – |
| preventaccessreasons | array | – | Human-readable reasons attempting is currently blocked, if any. |
No examples provided.
get_quiz_attempt_data ~107
Get the questions for one page of an in-progress quiz attempt. Each question's `html` is Moodle's own rendered question form -- parse it for the actual answer-field names before calling save_quiz_attempt_responses/process_quiz_attempt. UNVERIFIED against a real quiz.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| attempt_id | integer | yes | Attempt id, e.g. from start_quiz_attempt. |
| page | integer | – | Quiz page number, 0-indexed. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| nextpage | – | – | – |
| questions | array | – | – |
No examples provided.
get_quiz_attempt_review ~74
Get the grade and per-question review for a finished quiz attempt. UNVERIFIED against a real quiz.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| attempt_id | integer | yes | Attempt id, e.g. from start_quiz_attempt. |
| page | integer | – | Page number, 0-indexed, or -1 for all pages. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| grade | – | – | – |
| questions | array | – | – |
No examples provided.
get_quiz_attempt_summary ~57
Get a summary of all questions in an attempt (answered/ unanswered), across all pages. UNVERIFIED against a real quiz.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| attempt_id | integer | yes | Attempt id, e.g. from start_quiz_attempt. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| questions | array | – | – |
| totalunanswered | – | – | – |
No examples provided.
get_quiz_attempts ~39
Get this account's past attempts at one quiz.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| quiz_id | integer | yes | Quiz id, e.g. from list_quizzes. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | array | yes | – |
No examples provided.
get_quiz_best_grade ~48
Get this account's best grade on one quiz, if any attempt has been graded.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| quiz_id | integer | yes | Quiz id, e.g. from list_quizzes. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| grade | – | – | – |
| gradetopass | – | – | – |
| hasgrade | boolean | yes | – |
No examples provided.
get_quiz_combined_review_options ~73
Check which review details (marks, feedback, right answers) this account is allowed to see for a quiz's attempts.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| attempt_id | – | – | Optional: a specific attempt id to check options for. |
| quiz_id | integer | yes | Quiz id, e.g. from list_quizzes. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| feedback | boolean | – | – |
| generalfeedback | boolean | – | – |
| marks | boolean | – | – |
| overallfeedback | boolean | – | – |
| rightanswer | boolean | – | – |
No examples provided.
get_quiz_feedback_for_grade ~79
Get the grade-boundary feedback text configured for a quiz at a given grade (e.g. 'You passed!' / 'Please review chapter 3').
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| grade | number | yes | A grade value to look up feedback text for. |
| quiz_id | integer | yes | Quiz id, e.g. from list_quizzes. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| feedbacktext | – | – | – |
| feedbacktextformat | – | – | – |
No examples provided.
get_quiz_required_qtypes ~72
List the question types used in a quiz (e.g. 'multichoice', 'truefalse', 'essay') -- useful to know what kind of answers to expect before starting an attempt.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| quiz_id | integer | yes | Quiz id, e.g. from list_quizzes. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | array | yes | – |
No examples provided.
get_recent_courses ~22
Get this account's recently-accessed courses, most recent first.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | array | yes | – |
No examples provided.
get_recent_items ~34
Get this account's recently-accessed course modules (files, assignments, etc.) across all courses, most recent first.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | array | yes | – |
No examples provided.
get_starred_courses ~23
Get this account's starred/favourited courses, if any.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | array | yes | – |
No examples provided.
get_unread_messages ~33
Get this account's unread PLATO notifications.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | – | Maximum number of unread notifications to return. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | array | yes | – |
No examples provided.
get_unread_notification_count ~64
Get a count of this account's unread notifications (a cheaper check than get_unread_messages when you don't need the content). Note: PLATO has person-to-person messaging disabled site-wide, so this counts notifications only, not conversation messages.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | integer | yes | – |
No examples provided.
get_upcoming_action_events ~101
Get Moodle's own "what needs action soon" feed -- assignments due, video lectures with a watch deadline, etc. -- sorted by urgency, from now onward. Unlike combining list_assignments + get_calendar_events, this is Moodle's own cross-activity prioritized view and may surface activity types (e.g. vod watch deadlines) those tools don't.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | – | Maximum number of upcoming events to return. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | array | yes | – |
No examples provided.
get_user_preferences ~47
Get this account's Moodle user preferences. Note: most of these are internal UI state (e.g. which dashboard sections are collapsed), not information meaningful on its own.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | array | yes | – |
No examples provided.
get_user_profile ~73
Get a user's profile, scoped to a shared course (not a global user search -- see docs/pii_review.md).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| course_id | integer | yes | PLATO/Moodle numeric course id both accounts share. |
| userid | – | – | User id to look up. Omit to get this account's own profile. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| department | – | – | – |
| – | – | Only populated for the caller's own profile or where the course context grants visibility -- see docs/pii_review.md. | |
| fullname | string | yes | – |
| id | integer | yes | – |
| institution | – | – | – |
| preferences | array | – | – |
| profileimageurl | – | – | – |
| username | – | – | – |
No examples provided.
list_assignments ~38
List assignments across one or more courses, with due dates.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| course_ids | array | yes | One or more course ids to list assignments for. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | array | yes | – |
No examples provided.
list_calendar_events ~42
List upcoming calendar events within the next `days_ahead` days.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| days_ahead | integer | – | How many days ahead of now to include events for. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | array | yes | – |
No examples provided.
list_chats ~66
List Chat (real-time chat room) activities across one or more courses. Reading/sending chat messages is not supported by this server -- this tool is read-only coverage only.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| course_ids | array | yes | One or more course ids to list chat rooms for. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | array | yes | – |
No examples provided.
list_choices ~60
List Choice (single-question poll) activities across one or more courses. Voting is not supported by this server -- this tool is read-only coverage only.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| course_ids | array | yes | One or more course ids to list choice activities for. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | array | yes | – |
No examples provided.
list_courses ~21
List the courses the logged-in PLATO account is enrolled in.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | array | yes | – |
No examples provided.
list_database_activities ~63
List Database ("mod_data") activities across one or more courses. Reading/adding entries is not supported by this server -- this tool is read-only coverage only.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| course_ids | array | yes | One or more course ids to list database activities for. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | array | yes | – |
No examples provided.
list_feedbacks ~62
List Feedback (survey) activities across one or more courses. Responding to a survey is not supported by this server -- this tool is read-only coverage only.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| course_ids | array | yes | One or more course ids to list feedback activities for. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | array | yes | – |
No examples provided.
list_forums ~80
List standard Moodle forums across one or more courses. NOT the same as PLATO's notice/Q&A board (use list_notices/list_qna for that) -- this covers the separate, less-commonly-used mod_forum module.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| course_ids | array | yes | One or more course ids to list forums for. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | array | yes | – |
No examples provided.
list_glossaries ~60
List Glossary activities across one or more courses. Reading/ adding entries is not supported by this server -- this tool is read-only coverage only.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| course_ids | array | yes | One or more course ids to list glossaries for. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | array | yes | – |
No examples provided.
How do I install the PLATO MCP server?
PLATO MCP is a hosted endpoint at https://plato-mcp.onrender.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.
remote · plato-mcp.onrender.com
claude mcp add --transport http jin-1119-plato-mcp 'https://plato-mcp.onrender.com/mcp'
What is the PLATO MCP server?
PLATO MCP is listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.jin-1119/plato-mcp. PLATO (Pusan National University LMS) MCP server via Moodle Web Service API + ubboard scraping. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://plato-mcp.onrender.com/mcp).
Is the PLATO MCP server safe to use?
PLATO MCP scores 69 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 PLATO MCP server expose?
PLATO MCP exposes 67 tools: list_courses, get_course_contents, list_assignments, get_assignment_detail, submit_assignment, and 62 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 5,739 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the PLATO MCP server require authentication?
No. We connected to PLATO MCP without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.
Is the PLATO MCP server still maintained?
PLATO MCP 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.