Coursera Claude connector

Transform your prompts into active skill-building

Add to Claude

URL https://api.coursera.com/mcp

$ claude mcp add --transport http coursera https://api.coursera.com/mcp

Needs a Coursera account All setup steps

Coursera in Claude at a glance

Reads: 4 tools; Courses, course materials, hands on learnings and 1 more
Creates & edits: Nothing; 1 tool name is unclear
Deletes: Nothing; No tool name suggests deleting
Acts as: Your account; Claude works through your own Coursera sign-in

Counts come from the tool names in the official listing. See every tool

How a request travels Illustration, not a screenshot

1 · You ask

“Find Coursera courses about [a topic].”
→
2 · Claude calls
search_courses
Finds courses that match what you ask for
→
3 · Server runs it

api.coursera.com

As your Coursera account
→
4 · Answer

Reply in the chat

Read-only: nothing is changed

The prompt is our example and the tool is one from Coursera’s list. Claude chooses tools itself, so real calls can differ.

Works in Claude on the web Claude Desktop Claude mobile apps Claude Code Other remote MCP clients

How to add Coursera to Claude

Coursera docs

Claude app web · desktop · mobile

1 Click Add to Claude or open Settings → Connectors and search for Coursera.
2 Click Connect. Sign in to Coursera and approve access.
3 In a chat, check Coursera is on in the tools menu under the message box. Then ask.

On Team and Enterprise plans an owner may need to allow it first.

Claude Code terminal

Add the server:

claude mcp add --transport http coursera https://api.coursera.com/mcp

Add --scope user to use it in every project.

2 Run /mcp, pick coursera and sign in.
3 Check with claude mcp list.

Custom connector or any MCP client

In Claude: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector. Other clients that support remote (streamable HTTP) servers take the same URL.

Coursera MCP server URL

https://api.coursera.com/mcp

Coursera MCP tools

4 read, 1 unclear. The official listing gives tool names only, so the text beside each name is our summary of it, not the developer’s wording.

Acts on Reads · 4 Changes data · 1

Coursera roleplay practices 1 tool
- No read tools
- coursera_roleplay_practice Unclear
Course materials 1 tool
- get_course_material Opens one course material with its details (our summary)
- None
Courses 1 tool
- search_courses Finds courses that match what you ask for (our summary)
- None
Hands on learnings 1 tool
- search_hands_on_learning Finds hands on learnings that match what you ask for (our summary)
- None
Videos 1 tool
- search_videos Finds videos that match what you ask for (our summary)
- None

Read or write is our reading of each name. List checked 2026-10-20; developers can change tools at any time.

Things to ask Claude with Coursera

Our suggestions, one for each kind of tool Coursera offers. Not from Coursera or Anthropic. Fill in the [brackets].

Find Coursera courses about [a topic].

uses search_courses
Open the Coursera course material [name or link] and give me the key points.

uses get_course_material

Security and access

Where requests go, whose account Claude uses, and what you control.

Server

api.coursera.com

A different domain from the developer site (coursera.org). Claude sends requests here when it uses a tool.

Account

Your own Coursera account

You sign in when you connect. Claude works through that account, so it reaches what the account can reach.

Control

You approve write tools

In Claude’s connector settings you can choose, tool by tool, whether Claude must ask before using it. Write tools are marked in the list above. See write tools

Policy

Published by Coursera and linked from the official listing. Read it ↗

Anthropic’s directory notes that it does not control which tools a developer exposes and cannot guarantee they work as intended or stay the same. Connect connectors you trust.

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Questions people ask

What does the Coursera connector do in Claude?

Bring your organization's trusted Coursera catalog into the flow of your Claude conversations. The Coursera connector enables seamless integration between Claude and your learning content, allowing you to instantly discover courses, short videos, hands-on projects, learning paths, and certificates. Going beyond simple search, the connector makes active learning a native part of your day by dynamically generating real-world practice scenarios, like professional role plays, grounded in verified learning material. Bridge theory to practice in a safe environment and receive structured feedback to accelerate skill mastery, all without leaving the chat.

Is the Coursera connector official?

It is made by Coursera and carries the Anthropic verified mark in Anthropic’s directory. This site is independent and lists it from the official directory.

What is the Coursera MCP server URL?

https://api.coursera.com/mcp. It is a remote MCP server hosted at api.coursera.com. Paste it into Claude as a custom connector, or add it to Claude Code with: claude mcp add --transport http coursera https://api.coursera.com/mcp

How do I add Coursera to Claude Code?

Run "claude mcp add --transport http coursera https://api.coursera.com/mcp" in your terminal, then start Claude Code, type /mcp, choose coursera and sign in to Coursera. Add "--scope user" to make it available in every project.

Do I need a Coursera account?

Yes. You sign in to Coursera when you connect it, and Claude works through that account.

Can Claude change or delete my Coursera data?

Judging by tool names, 4 of its 5 tools only read. The names of the other 1 do not make clear whether they change data, so check them in the connector’s settings.