# YoushowPTE MCP (remote · pte.youshowedu.com)

Read-only MCP for PTE Academic question types, sample questions, test format and score requirements.

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

## Components

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

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://pte.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**: 78/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 462 tokens (~115/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 YoushowPTE MCP server?

YoushowPTE MCP is a hosted endpoint at https://pte.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-pte 'https://pte.youshowedu.com/api/mcp'
```

### Cursor

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

### VS Code

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

### Codex

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

### opencode

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

### OpenClaw

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

### Hermes

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

### Netclaw

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

### Vellum

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

### Other

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

### 2026-11-02 (score 78, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 33 to 37. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 10 days of observed history at the previous scan, 11 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-31 (score 77, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 27 to 30. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 8 days of observed history at the previous scan, 9 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 20 to 23. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 6 days of observed history at the previous scan, 7 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.

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

- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.03

### 2026-10-22 (score 72)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (4)

### `list_question_types` (~50 tokens)

List PTE Academic question types

List all 22 PTE Academic question types grouped by speaking, writing, reading and listening. Returns the question type code, name, category, practice-bank size and a public practice page for each type.

### `search_questions` (~183 tokens)

Search public PTE sample questions

Find public PTE Academic sample questions by question type, skill category, difficulty, prediction status or keyword. Returns one representative sample per question type with its prompt, audio or image, tags, difficulty and frequency. Answer keys and explanations are not included.

Input parameters:

- `category` (string): Filter by communicative skill category.
- `difficulty` (string): Filter by the difficulty label of the public sample.
- `limit` (integer): Maximum samples to return. Defaults to 10, capped at 20.
- `predictionOnly` (boolean): When true, only include samples marked as prediction questions.
- `query` (string): Keyword to match against the question type name, tags or prompt text.
- `questionType` (string): PTE question type code, for example RA, RS, DI, WE, FIBDD or WFD. Omit to search every type.

### `get_test_format` (~45 tokens)

Get the PTE Academic test format

Get the current PTE Academic test structure: three parts, official duration ranges, integrated skills and the question types used in each part. Useful for study plans and exam-day timing.

### `get_score_requirements` (~51 tokens)

Get PTE score requirements for Australia

Look up PTE Academic score thresholds for Australian Competent, Proficient and Superior English, plus Temporary Graduate visa 485 component minimums. Returns current and legacy rule periods with official Home Affairs sources.

## Diagnostics

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

## Score history

- 2026-11-05: 79
- 2026-11-04: 78
- 2026-11-03: 78
- 2026-11-02: 78
- 2026-11-01: 77
- 2026-10-31: 77
- 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

## Common questions

### What is the YoushowPTE MCP server?

YoushowPTE MCP is listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.rico-c/youshow-pte. Read-only MCP for PTE Academic question types, sample questions, test format and score requirements. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://pte.youshowedu.com/api/mcp).

### Is the YoushowPTE MCP server safe to use?

YoushowPTE 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 YoushowPTE MCP server expose?

YoushowPTE MCP exposes 4 tools: list_question_types, search_questions, get_test_format, get_score_requirements. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 329 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the YoushowPTE MCP server require authentication?

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

### Is the YoushowPTE MCP server still maintained?

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