# YoushowIELTS MCP (remote · ielts.youshowedu.com)

Read-only MCP for IELTS Writing Task 2 samples, Speaking cue cards and writing band descriptors.

- Trust score: 79/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +4
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-11-05

## Components

- remote · `ielts.youshowedu.com`: 79/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/rico-c-youshow-ielts/api-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/rico-c-youshow-ielts/api-mcp)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://ielts.youshowedu.com/api/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**: 77/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 433 tokens (~108/item across 4 items; 4 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 47/100
  - Stability observed for 14 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% 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 4 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 5 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 60/100
  - Spec-recency check failed: implements MCP spec 2025-06-18; the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### 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.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http rico-c-youshow-ielts 'https://ielts.youshowedu.com/api/mcp'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rico-c-youshow-ielts": {
      "url": "https://ielts.youshowedu.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "rico-c-youshow-ielts": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://ielts.youshowedu.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.rico-c-youshow-ielts]
url = "https://ielts.youshowedu.com/api/mcp"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "rico-c-youshow-ielts": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://ielts.youshowedu.com/api/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add rico-c-youshow-ielts --url 'https://ielts.youshowedu.com/api/mcp' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  rico-c-youshow-ielts:
    url: "https://ielts.youshowedu.com/api/mcp"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "rico-c-youshow-ielts": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://ielts.youshowedu.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add rico-c-youshow-ielts -t streamable-http -u 'https://ielts.youshowedu.com/api/mcp'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rico-c-youshow-ielts": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://ielts.youshowedu.com/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.

### 2026-11-05 (score 79, +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.

### 2026-11-03 (score 78, +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.

### 2026-11-01 (score 77, +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.

### 2026-10-30 (score 76, +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.

### 2026-10-27 (score 75, +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.

### 2026-10-25 (score 74, +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.

### 2026-10-24 (score 73, 0)

- [security] The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads

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

- [security] The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads
- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.03

## MCP tools (4)

### `list_writing_samples` (~87 tokens)

List IELTS Writing Task 2 sample answers

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.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (integer): Number of public samples to return. Defaults to 5, capped at 5.

### `get_writing_sample` (~66 tokens)

Get a full IELTS Writing Task 2 model essay

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.

Input parameters:

- `sampleId` (string, required): Public sample ID returned by list_writing_samples.

### `list_cue_cards` (~92 tokens)

List IELTS Speaking Part 2 cue card topics

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.

Input parameters:

- `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.

### `get_band_descriptors` (~53 tokens)

Get IELTS Writing band descriptors

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.

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/rico-c-youshow-ielts/api-mcp#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: 75
- 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

## Common questions

### 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.

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://ielts.youshowedu.com/api/mcp
- Repository: https://github.com/rico-c/mcp-youshow-ielts
- Website: https://ielts.youshowedu.com/mcp
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/rico-c-youshow-ielts/api-mcp.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/rico-c-youshow-ielts/api-mcp.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/rico-c-youshow-ielts/api-mcp