CertArc

Connect it to your AI

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http certarc https://certarc.com/mcp/claude

Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other apps

Add it as a custom connector with this URL (Streamable HTTP):

https://certarc.com/mcp/claude

Cursor, VS Code and other apps (mcp.json)

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

Tools it offers

12 tools, as the server itself reported during our check on Oct 31, 2026.

• practice_questionUse this when someone wants CISM, CISSP, CISA, AAISM, or AAIA practice questions or sample exam questions, or asks for a quiz or to "test me". No account needed. Returns one scenario question from CertArc's free public p
• check_practice_answerUse this when the learner has chosen an answer to a CertArc practice question. Returns whether it is correct, the correct option and CertArc's explanation for every option. A confident wrong answer is a blind spot. Does
• get_exam_domainsUse this when someone asks what the CISM, CISSP, CISA, AAISM, or AAIA exam covers. No account needed. Returns the exam domains and their weights, with links to CertArc's public guides and, where it has one, its free prac
• search_learning_resourcesUse this when someone asks for CertArc study guides on a topic. Returns published guide titles and links for one certification (the learner's latest when the account is linked). Never returns exam questions or answer key
• open_study_panelUse this when the connected learner wants to see their CertArc study overview: progress, saved schedule and next study option for one certification. Read-only. Not for another learner, exam answers or changing plans.
• get_study_patternsUse this when the connected learner asks why they miss questions, where their blind spots are, how their confidence matches their results, or which domains are weakest. Also use it for pace and timing questions. Returns
• get_readinessUse this when the connected learner asks about their readiness score, how it is built, how to raise it, or which sprint or exam to retake for the most points. Returns CertArc's Readiness Score with its parts, the points
• get_resultsUse this when the connected learner asks how they did on sprints, practice exams, the baseline or the final assessment. Returns each completed one by its CertArc name with Take 1 and Take 2 scores (mode, correct, percent
• get_result_reviewUse this when the connected learner asks what happened in one sprint or exam: which answers were Incorrect, their confidence, miss reasons, domains, knowledge areas and time per answer, with that take's breakdown by doma
• get_study_summaryUse this when the connected learner asks about their CertArc progress. Returns aggregate sprint progress, the target exam date and days to the exam, and the learner's access (Paid, Trial or None and the day it ends) for
• get_study_planUse this when the connected learner asks what to study today or this week, what is overdue, or what is on their CertArc calendar. Returns the calendar as CertArc shows it: every entry with its date and status (Completed,
• get_next_study_actionUse this when the connected learner asks what to study next in CertArc. Returns the next eligible sprint in study order and a link to its domain; the calendar may recommend another. Does not start or complete a session.

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