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https://certarc.com/mcp/claudeWebsiteOAuthMCP 2025-11-25v1.0.0last checked 30 Oct 2026spoke MCP on 1 of 1 check (30 days)initialize in 614 ms

Last checked 30 Oct 2026

✓Answered the MCP handshake (MCP 2025-11-25)
✓Auth detected: OAuth
✓Lists 12 tools
✓No blockers or warnings
✓Spoke MCP on 1 of 1 check (30 days)

Will my client connect?

Decided from what the probe found at the endpoint, and from what each client's own documentation says it can complete. Every row carries the day that documentation was read.

✓Claude CodeConnects with setup

The registration flow this server advertises is not one Claude Code documents, so register a client with the issuer yourself and give Claude Code the client ID.

claude mcp add --transport http --client-id <your-client-id> --client-secret --callback-port 8080 certarc https://certarc.com/mcp/claude

Claude Code docs · read on 2026-08-30

✓Claude (claude.ai & Desktop)Connects with setup

The registration flow this server advertises is not one Claude (claude.ai & Desktop) documents, so register a client with the issuer yourself and give Claude (claude.ai & Desktop) the client ID.

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste https://certarc.com/mcp/claude. Under Advanced settings, enter the OAuth Client ID and Secret the issuer gave you.

Claude (claude.ai & Desktop) docs · read on 2026-08-30

✓ChatGPTConnects

The authorization server supports Client ID Metadata Documents, so ChatGPT identifies itself by URL with no registration step.

Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode, then create a connector pointing at https://certarc.com/mcp/claude.

ChatGPT docs · read on 2026-08-30

✓CursorConnects with setup

The registration flow this server advertises is not one Cursor documents, so register a client with the issuer yourself and give Cursor the client ID.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "certarc": {
      "url": "https://certarc.com/mcp/claude"
    }
  }
}

Cursor docs · read on 2026-08-30

✓VS Code (Copilot)Connects with setup

The registration flow this server advertises is not one VS Code (Copilot) documents, so register a client with the issuer yourself and give VS Code (Copilot) the client ID.

{
  "servers": {
    "certarc": {
      "oauth": {
        "clientId": "<your-client-id>"
      },
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://certarc.com/mcp/claude"
    }
  }
}

VS Code (Copilot) docs · read on 2026-08-30

How to authenticate

Checked against the endpoint by our probe on 30 Oct 2026. These are the capabilities the server advertises, not a prediction about any particular client.

Scheme	OAuth
Issuer	https://certarc.com
Dynamic client registration	✕Not advertised
Client ID Metadata Document	✓Supported A client identifies itself by a URL to its own metadata, so no registration step is required.
PKCE	✓S256
Grant types	authorization_code, refresh_token
Scopes	study:read
Protected-resource metadata	✓Published (RFC 9728)
Anonymous access	Handshake succeeds; 12 tools listable
Documentation	https://certarc.com/integrations

What the probe found

No CORS headers for browser-based clients

A cross-origin preflight came back without Access-Control-Allow-Origin, so the endpoint is reachable from native clients only — code running in a web page is stopped by the browser before a request is ever sent.

12 tools usable without signing in

The server exposes a public surface before authorization: practice_question, check_practice_answer, get_exam_domains, search_learning_resources, open_study_panel, get_study_patterns, get_readiness, get_results, get_result_review, get_study_summary, get_study_plan, get_next_study_action.

Server card published

https://certarc.com/mcp/claude/server-card describes this endpoint, and nothing in it contradicts the handshake.

Tools

check_practice_answerget_exam_domainsget_next_study_actionget_readinessget_result_reviewget_resultsget_study_patternsget_study_planget_study_summaryopen_study_panelpractice_questionsearch_learning_resources

Contract history

30 Oct 2026v1.0.0first recorded contract

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