YoushowIELTS MCP
REMOTE · IELTS.YOUSHOWEDU.COM
Read-only MCP for IELTS Writing Task 2 samples, Speaking cue cards and writing band descriptors.
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Last scanned (3 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 Security80
- 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
- The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present. View diagnostics → Pass
- 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 Usability77
- AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
- Tool/resource definitions use about 433 tokens (~108/item across 4 items; 4 tools + 0 resources), lean.Pass
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management47
- Stability observed for 14 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
Tool Safety100
- No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
- We read all 4 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 5 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities60
- Spec-recency check failed: implements MCP spec 2025-06-18; the latest is 2026-07-28. See how to fix → Fail
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 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.
- 3 Nov 26 +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.
- 1 Nov 26 +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.
- 30 Oct 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.
- 27 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 13 to 17. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 4 days of observed history at the previous scan, 5 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 25 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 7 to 10. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 2 days of observed history at the previous scan, 3 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 24 Oct 26 0
- The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads security
- 23 Oct 26 +1
- The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads security
- Stability: unverified → 0.03 ▲ 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://ielts.youshowedu.com/api/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=ielts.youshowedu.com | CN=YR2,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US | 21 Oct 2026 | 19 Jan 2027 | RSA 2048 | SHA256-RSA | 67044950b72ff058f95877f9c0d52279dac |
| SANs: ielts.youshowedu.com | ||||||
| CN=YR2,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US (CA) | CN=Root YR,O=ISRG,C=US | 3 Sept 2025 | 2 Sept 2028 | RSA 2048 | SHA256-RSA | 4ebd24947e24d394802d84a52fd5b319 |
| CN=Root YR,O=ISRG,C=US (CA) | CN=ISRG Root X1,O=Internet Security Research Group,C=US | 13 May 2026 | 2 Sept 2032 | RSA 4096 | SHA256-RSA | f24b6d17f9d9ad7cb1c9fea78782699f |
Background: What to check on a remote MCP endpoint →
DNSSEC insecure
Validation of ielts.youshowedu.com. — Not signed
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| com. | present | 19718 | 13 | Verified |
| youshowedu.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 |
| Header | Value |
|---|---|
| strict-transport-security | max-age=63072000 |
Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →
Transports 2 probes
| Transport | URL | Outcome | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| streamable-http | https://ielts.youshowedu.com/api/mcp | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://ielts.youshowedu.com/api/mcp | HTTPS enforced | 308 | https://ielts.youshowedu.com/api/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_band_descriptors Get IELTS Writing band descriptors ~53
Get the four IELTS Writing assessment criteria, the Task 1 and Task 2 differences, and plain-language summaries of Band 5 to Band 8. Useful for essay self-review, feedback prompts and study plans.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_writing_sample Get a full IELTS Writing Task 2 model essay ~66
Read one public IELTS Writing Task 2 sample answer in full, including the prompt, model essay text, reference band and word count. Use list_writing_samples first to find a sampleId.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| sampleId | string | yes | Public sample ID returned by list_writing_samples. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
list_cue_cards List IELTS Speaking Part 2 cue card topics ~92
List public IELTS Speaking Part 2 cue card topics from the Youshow IELTS speaking question bank. Returns the cue card prompts, the points to cover and related Part 3 questions, in English or Chinese.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | – | Number of cue cards to return. Defaults to 5, capped at 10. |
| locale | string | – | Language of the cue card content. Defaults to zh. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
list_writing_samples List IELTS Writing Task 2 sample answers ~87
List public IELTS Writing Task 2 sample answers from Youshow IELTS. Returns the essay prompt, source paper, reference band, word count and a short preview for up to five model essays. Use get_writing_sample with a sampleId to read the full essay.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | – | Number of public samples to return. Defaults to 5, capped at 5. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
How do I install the YoushowIELTS MCP server?
YoushowIELTS MCP is a hosted endpoint at https://ielts.youshowedu.com/api/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 · ielts.youshowedu.com
claude mcp add --transport http rico-c-youshow-ielts 'https://ielts.youshowedu.com/api/mcp'
What is the YoushowIELTS MCP server?
YoushowIELTS MCP is listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.rico-c/youshow-ielts. Read-only MCP for IELTS Writing Task 2 samples, Speaking cue cards and writing band descriptors. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://ielts.youshowedu.com/api/mcp).
Is the YoushowIELTS MCP server safe to use?
YoushowIELTS MCP 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 YoushowIELTS MCP server expose?
YoushowIELTS MCP exposes 4 tools: list_writing_samples, get_writing_sample, list_cue_cards, get_band_descriptors. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 298 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the YoushowIELTS MCP server require authentication?
No. We connected to YoushowIELTS MCP without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.
Is the YoushowIELTS MCP server still maintained?
YoushowIELTS 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.