ictexam-mcp
A Model Context Protocol server for
ICTExam, the AI exam authoring, delivery and
auto-grading platform from ICT Innovations.
It lets an AI assistant read your exams, gradebooks and per-question item
analysis, and — only when you turn writes on — parse a question paper into a
structured exam with AI and publish exams to students.
Install
Run it straight from npm with npx, or install it globally:
npx -y ictexam-mcp
npm install -g ictexam-mcp
Requires Node.js 18 or newer.
Set these in your MCP client's server config (or a .env):
| Variable | Required | Default | |
|---|
ICTEXAM_BASE_URL | yes | | Your site, e.g. https://app.ictlms.net (no trailing /api) |
ICTEXAM_EMAIL | yes | | A teacher or admin account |
ICTEXAM_PASSWORD | yes | | Password for that account |
ICTEXAM_API_PREFIX | no | /api | API mount path; set empty to hit the backend port directly |
ICTEXAM_MCP_ALLOW_WRITE | no | false | Unlock the write tools (see Safety) |
ICTEXAM_TIMEOUT_MS | no | 60000 | Per-request timeout (AI parsing can be slow) |
ICTEXAM_TLS_INSECURE | no | false | Skip TLS verification — self-signed test servers only |
Claude Desktop example
{
"mcpServers": {
"ictexam": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "ictexam-mcp"],
"env": {
"ICTEXAM_BASE_URL": "https://app.ictlms.net",
"ICTEXAM_EMAIL": "teacher@example.com",
"ICTEXAM_PASSWORD": "your-password"
}
}
}
}
Read tools are always available:
| Tool | What it does |
|---|
ictexam_list_exams | List exam papers (id, title, status, class, subject) |
ictexam_get_exam | One paper's settings, share links and questions |
ictexam_list_classes | Classes (course groups) |
ictexam_list_subjects | Subjects, each tied to a class |
ictexam_gradebook | Per-exam totals and student marks |
ictexam_item_analysis | Per-question difficulty, p-value and average mark |
Write tools appear only when ICTEXAM_MCP_ALLOW_WRITE=true:
| Tool | What it does |
|---|
ictexam_parse_question_paper | Upload a local PDF/DOCX and AI-extract the questions |
ictexam_publish_exam | Publish a paper; returns student and teacher share URLs |
ictexam_unpublish_exam | Set a paper back to draft |
Safety
The server is read-only by default. The three write tools are not registered
at all unless you set ICTEXAM_MCP_ALLOW_WRITE=true, so a default install cannot
change anything on the platform. Parsing a paper spends AI credit on the server,
and publishing makes an exam live for students — both sit behind that switch on
purpose. The client authenticates with the account's own session cookie and
echoes the CSRF token on writes, exactly as the web app does; it never stores or
logs your password beyond the environment you give it.
How it connects
ICTExam runs a FastAPI backend. The server signs in once with your email and
password, keeps the session cookie for the life of the process, and talks to the
REST API under /api (configurable). No API key to provision.
About
Built by Tahir Almas at ICT Innovations — the team
behind ICTExam, ICTContact, ICTDialer, ICTFax and ICTPBX. ICTExam ships with a
native Moodle activity module (LTI 1.3, grade passback and roster sync); learn
more at ictlms.net.
MIT licensed. Issues and PRs welcome at
github.com/ictinnovations/ictexam-mcp.