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Coursera MCP server

Yes. Coursera provides a remote MCP server, listed in Claude’s connector directory with the Anthropic verified mark. You sign in with your Coursera account in the browser, so there is no API key to paste.

Maintained by
Coursera
Sign-in
Coursera account no API key
Tools
5 4 read · 0 write
Docs
business.coursera.help

Where the Coursera server is listed

01Setup

How to connect the Coursera MCP server

Every client below points at the same URL. Pick yours.

Claude (web, desktop and mobile)

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

Tool-by-tool permissions, security notes and reviews: Coursera connector for Claude.

Claude Code

  1. 1
    Run this in your terminal: 
    claude mcp add --transport http coursera https://api.coursera.com/mcp
    Add --scope user to use it in every project, or --scope project to share it through .mcp.json.
  2. 2 Start Claude Code, type /mcp, pick coursera and sign in to Coursera in the browser.
  3. 3 Check it with claude mcp list.

ChatGPT

Coursera is in ChatGPT’s plugin directory, published by Coursera . Open it and click Connect , then sign in to Coursera.

Coursera in ChatGPT

Cursor

Add to Cursor

One click if the app is installed, or add this to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (or .cursor/mcp.json in a project) , then check it under Settings → MCP.

~/.cursor/mcp.json 
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "coursera": {
      "url": "https://api.coursera.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Add to VS Code

One click if the app is installed, or add this to .vscode/mcp.json in your project , then start the server from the file or the MCP view. It is used by Copilot agent mode.

.vscode/mcp.json 
{
  "servers": {
    "coursera": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.coursera.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Add this to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json , then refresh the MCP list in Cascade.

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json 
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "coursera": {
      "serverUrl": "https://api.coursera.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Codex CLI

Add this to ~/.codex/config.toml , then restart Codex.

~/.codex/config.toml 
[mcp_servers.coursera]
url = "https://api.coursera.com/mcp"
Where it runs
On Coursera’s side, at api.coursera.com. Nothing is installed on your machine.
Sign-in
Each person signs in with their own Coursera account in the browser. The client gets that account’s access, nothing more.
Client only runs local servers?
Bridge to the remote URL with mcp-remote: npx mcp-remote https://api.coursera.com/mcp

02Capabilities

What the Coursera MCP server can do

Summarised from the 5 tools in Coursera’s listing: what an AI client can read, and what it can change.

Reads
Courses, Course material, Coursera roleplay practice, Hands on learning, Videos
Deletes
No delete tool is listed. None of the 5 tool names starts with delete, remove or archive.

Coursera’s own one-liner: “Transform your prompts into active skill-building” (Claude directory listing)

Example prompts from the official listings

  • “Show me a video about machine learning”

    ChatGPT

03Tools

Coursera MCP tools

All 5 tools an AI client can call once connected: 5 read, 0 create or change.

  • get_course_material Read
  • search_courses Read
  • search_hands_on_learning Read
  • search_videos Read
  • coursera_roleplay_practice Unclear

Tool names from Coursera’s listing in Claude’s connector directory, checked 2026-10-20. Read and write labels are our reading of each name’s verb. In Claude you can set each tool to ask before it runs.

04Servers

Official vs community Coursera MCP servers

1 server for Coursera in the official MCP Registry and Claude’s connector directory. “Official” means the registry entry is tied to coursera.org or Coursera’s own GitHub account; community servers are built by anyone else.

  • Claude directory Coursera by Coursera

    Transform your prompts into active skill-building

    Remote · api.coursera.com · 5 tools

05FAQ

Coursera MCP questions

Is there an official Coursera MCP server?

Yes. Coursera provides a remote MCP server at https://api.coursera.com/mcp, listed in Claude’s connector directory with the Anthropic verified mark. You sign in with your Coursera account in the browser; there is no API key to paste. It exposes 5 tools: 4 read and 0 write.

What is the Coursera MCP server URL?

https://api.coursera.com/mcp. It is a remote MCP server over streamable HTTP, hosted at api.coursera.com. Paste it into any client that supports remote MCP servers.

How do I add the Coursera MCP server to Claude Code?

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

How do I use the Coursera MCP server in Cursor or VS Code?

In Cursor, add it to ~/.cursor/mcp.json under "mcpServers" as {"coursera": {"url": "https://api.coursera.com/mcp"}}. In VS Code, add it to .vscode/mcp.json under "servers" with "type": "http" and the same URL. Both apps also accept the one-click install links on this page.

Does the Coursera MCP server need an API key?

No key to copy. You sign in to your Coursera account in the browser when you first connect, and the client acts with that account’s access.

What tools does the Coursera MCP server have?

5 tools: coursera_roleplay_practice, search_courses, search_videos, search_hands_on_learning, get_course_material.

Does Coursera work in ChatGPT?

Yes. Coursera is in ChatGPT’s plugin directory, published by Coursera.

Sources: the official MCP Registry, Coursera in Claude’s connector directory , Coursera in ChatGPT’s plugin directory, checked October 20, 2026. Client config formats follow each client’s own docs. This site is independent and not affiliated with Coursera, Anthropic or OpenAI. See also the Coursera connector page for reviews.

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