MCP server

Sambodh IAS Official

in.sambodh-ias/upsc-prep

Checked 28 Oct 2026, 09:03 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

UPSC prep: interactive quizzes, previous-year questions, daily current affairs, cited study search

Website

At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

sambodh-ias.in (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

7

Token cost

About 1,590 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

28 Oct 2026, 09:03 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http upsc-prep https://api.sambodh-ias.in/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.upsc-prep]
url = "https://api.sambodh-ias.in/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"upsc-prep":{"httpUrl":"https://api.sambodh-ias.in/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"upsc-prep":{"url":"https://api.sambodh-ias.in/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"upsc-prep":{"type":"http","url":"https://api.sambodh-ias.in/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add upsc-prep https://api.sambodh-ias.in/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"upsc-prep","server_url":"https://api.sambodh-ias.in/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"upsc-prep","server_url":"https://api.sambodh-ias.in/mcp"}

Tools

• get_current_affairs ~350 tokens
  Daily UPSC-relevant news distilled into NewsPulse concept cards: what happened, why it matters for Prelims/Mains, and the syllabus concepts it illustrates. Use for any 'current affairs for UPSC' request.
• get_news_card_detail ~161 tokens
  The full concept card behind a NewsPulse headline: bullets, Prelims & Mains relevance, concept explainers with static-syllabus links, and the source citation.
• get_pyq_sample ~168 tokens
  Real UPSC Prelims previous-year questions with answers and explanations — the free 3-question sample per year (full year papers are on the platform). Includes the year's total validated PYQ count.
• list_study_topics ~122 tokens
  The catalog behind the other tools: indexed subjects/topics (for search_sambodh_knowledge and quiz subject filters), available PYQ years, published current-affairs month slugs, and NewsPulse GS-paper values. Call this first when unsure which parameter values are valid.
• search_sambodh_knowledge ~236 tokens
  Semantic search over Sambodh's indexed UPSC corpus (NCERTs + standard references). Returns source-attributed passages — synthesize your answer from them and cite the sources. Use for static-syllabus questions (history, polity, geography, economy...).
• start_practice_quiz ~375 tokens
  Start an MCQ quiz from Sambodh's validated free question bank. IMPORTANT: never reveal or hint at correct answers before the user has attempted the questions; grade via submit_quiz_answers.
• submit_quiz_answers ~178 tokens
  Grade a quiz attempt server-side. Returns per-question verdicts with explanations and the overall score. Call once the user has answered (fully or partially).

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