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edX MCP Connector for Claude

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Search and discover online courses from Harvard, MIT, Berkeley and 160+ top institutions on edX.

8 tools Official Updated Oct 1, 2026 Official Vinkius Partner
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Connect to edX and explore the world's largest online learning platform through natural conversation — no API key needed.

What you can do

  • Course Search — Search thousands of courses by topic, university, level and language
  • Course Details — Get full course info including descriptions, prerequisites and effort estimates
  • Course Runs — Find upcoming and current course offerings with start dates and enrollment links
  • Programs — Browse MicroMasters, Professional Certificates, XSeries and Bootcamps
  • Organizations — Explore all partner universities and institutions (Harvard, MIT, Google, IBM)
  • Subjects — Discover all subject categories available on the platform

How it works

  1. Subscribe to this server
  2. No API key needed — start searching immediately
  3. Discover online courses from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client

Who is this for?

  • Students — find courses by topic, compare offerings from different universities and discover programs
  • Lifelong Learners — explore subjects, discover MicroMasters and Professional Certificates
  • Educators — research what courses are available, compare institutions and find learning paths
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8 tools expose this connector's capabilities to your AI agent.

get_course_run

Get details for a specific course run

get_organizations

Returns organization names, descriptions, logos and course counts. Includes Harvard, MIT, Berkeley, Google, IBM and many more. Get partner organizations that offer courses on edX

get_program

Get details for a specific edX program

get_subjects

Returns subject names, descriptions and course counts. Useful for discovering what topics are covered on the platform. Get course subject categories

search_programs

Includes MicroMasters, Professional Certificates, XSeries and Bootcamps. Returns program titles, descriptions, course counts and type. Search for edX programs (MicroMasters, Professional Certificates, XSeries)

get_course

Returns title, description, organization, level, subjects, pacing, estimated effort, prerequisites and available course runs. Get detailed info for a specific edX course

get_course_runs

Optionally filter by course key and status (upcoming, current, archived). Get course runs (scheduled offerings) for courses

search_courses

Supports free-text search, filtering by organization, level (beginner/intermediate/advanced), language, subject. Returns course titles, descriptions, organizations, levels, subjects and enrollment links. Search for online courses on edX

See how to talk to your AI agent using edX.

Find machine learning courses from Harvard.

Found 12 machine learning courses from HarvardX. Notable: 'CS109B Data Science 2: Advanced Topics' (Harvard), 'Machine Learning Fundamentals' (Harvard). Courses include self-paced and instructor-led options.

Show me all MicroMasters programs in Data Science.

Found 8 MicroMasters programs in Data Science: MIT's 'Statistics and Data Science' (4 courses, $1,350), Columbia's 'Data Science' (4 courses), Georgia Tech's 'Analytics' (4 courses). Each includes course details and enrollment links.

What organizations offer courses on edX?

edX partners with 160+ institutions including: Harvard, MIT, Berkeley, Google, IBM, Microsoft, Columbia, Cornell, Caltech, University of Sydney, Tsinghua University and many more top universities and companies.

No! edX's Discovery API is completely free and open for public course catalog data. No authentication required.

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