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CertArc

by CertArcversion 1.0.1i★ 1iRuns in the cloud
Registry namecom.certarc/certarc

How to install

What it does

Free CISM, CISSP, CISA, AAISM and AAIA practice questions, and read-only access to your study.

  • Connects Runs in the cloud
  • Account or key No key needed
  • Category Other

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Passed 4/4 checks · What you ask goes through the maker’s server (certarc.com) · ✓ Commands checked Nov 13, 2026

First: which AI do you use?

Pick your app and the steps appear below.

Works with Claude · about 2 min

No key, nothing to install · Set it up once on claude.ai or the desktop app, then use it in chat · free accounts can add 1 · on Team/Enterprise an Owner adds it

  1. Open Claude’s Connectors page

    CustomizeConnectors

    CustomizeConnectors1Add2https://…3Add4
  2. Click “Add” → “Custom” → “Web” and fill in these 2 fields

    Copy each value into the field with the same name in Claude, then click Continue

    Name · NameCertArc
    Remote MCP server URL · Addresshttps://certarc.com/mcp/claude

    Click Continue past the sign-in settings Claude detected · under Authentication choose what the maker says (Sign in now, Sign in when needed or No sign in), then click Add

  3. Turn it on in a chat

    +ConnectorsCertArc

  4. Try it

    Use CertArc and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing

    ✓ If Claude says it is using CertArc or shows a CertArc tool in the answer, you are connected

Menu names checked against Anthropic’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version

Works with ChatGPT, depending on your plan

Full MCP: ChatGPT Business, Enterprise or Edu on the web · Pro: connects with read/fetch permissions, so tools that change data may not work · Plus: not confirmed in OpenAI’s docs; if you see an add-custom-MCP option on the Plugins page you can try these steps · web only

  1. Open ChatGPT’s add-MCP page on the web

    Plugins+Add custom MCP server

    ChatGPTPlugins1+2https://…3Create4
  2. Fill in the name and address

    Enter a name, paste the address under Connection, tick the risk warning and click Create as a plugin

    Name · NameCertArc
    Connection · Addresshttps://certarc.com/mcp/claude
  3. Pick CertArc in a chat

    Start a new chat and pick CertArc from your plugins before typing

  4. Try it

    Use CertArc and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing

    ✓ If ChatGPT says it is using CertArc or shows a CertArc tool in the answer, you are connected

Menu names checked against OpenAI’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version

Works with Claude Code · about 2 min

No key, nothing to install

  1. Open Terminal

    Mac: press Command+Space and type Terminal · Windows: open PowerShell

  2. Paste this command and press Enter

    claude mcp add --transport http --scope user certarc https://certarc.com/mcp/claude
  3. Type /mcp in Claude Code

    You should see CertArc listed as connected

  4. Try it

    Use CertArc and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing

    ✓ If Claude Code says it is using CertArc or shows a CertArc tool in the answer, you are connected

Menu names checked against Anthropic’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version

Works with Cursor · about 2 min

No key, nothing to install

  1. Click this button to open Cursor

    Open in Cursor

    Cursor asks you to confirm; click Install

  2. Open the AI chat in Cursor in Agent mode

  3. Try it

    Use CertArc and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing

    ✓ If Cursor says it is using CertArc or shows a CertArc tool in the answer, you are connected

Menu names checked against Cursor’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version

Works with VS Code · about 2 min

No key, nothing to install

  1. Click this button to open VS Code

    Open in VS Code

    VS Code asks you to confirm; click Install

  2. Open the AI chat in VS Code in Agent mode

  3. Try it

    Use CertArc and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing

    ✓ If VS Code says it is using CertArc or shows a CertArc tool in the answer, you are connected

Menu names checked against VS Code’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version

Other apps that use MCP, such as Windsurf, Zed or Gemini CLI, each add servers differently. See how in the app list.

See every app that uses MCP →

Address for apps that connect over the web

Addresshttps://certarc.com/mcp/claude

JSON settings are under “For developers” below

Stuck? Ask people who use CertArc💬 Discussion →
For developers: Terminal commands and JSON settings

Over the web

Claude Code

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

Cursor (~/.cursor/mcp.json)

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

VS Code (mcp.json)

{
  "servers": {
    "certarc": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://certarc.com/mcp/claude"
    }
  }
}

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

At a glance

Downloads per weeki
Not on npm/PyPI
Verified domain
✓ certarc.com
Connection
Runs in the cloud
Transport
streamable-http
Latest versioni
1.0.1
Categoryi
Other
Published to registryi
Nov 7, 2026
Code last changedi
Nov 7, 2026
Maker
CertArc
Registry status
Active

Which apps can use it

Based on how this server connects and on each app’s own docs, checked Nov 10, 2026.

Connect over the internet in

ClaudeChatGPTGooseLM StudioMsty StudioCherry StudioCursorVS Code + GitHub CopilotVisual StudioWindsurf (Devin Desktop)ZedKiroClineContinueJetBrains AI AssistantClaude CodeCodex CLIGemini CLIOpenCodenodecodeWarpLibreChatOpen WebUIRaycast

All apps, with pros and cons →

Related guides

What it can do

Tool names and descriptions exactly as the server reported them on Nov 13, 2026. The maker wrote them, not us; we show them as plain text.

  • practice_question

    Use 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 practice set: the scenario, its options and a question ID, ne

  • check_practice_answer

    Use 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 not record anything.

  • get_exam_domains

    Use 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 practice set. Not for personal progress.

  • search_learning_resources

    Use 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 keys. Not a general web search.

  • open_study_panel

    Use 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_patterns

    Use 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 domains weakest first with blind spots, knowledge-area resul

  • get_readiness

    Use 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 Within reach on finished work and Still ahead in sessions no

  • get_results

    Use 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, date), the current composite, after a retake the movement

  • get_result_review

    Use 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 domain, knowledge area, confidence, miss reason and pace, on a r

  • get_study_summary

    Use 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 one certification. Never prices or payments; never for anoth

  • get_study_plan

    Use 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, In progress, Overdue, Due today, Scheduled, Locked), the ne

  • get_next_study_action

    Use this when the connected learner asks what to study next in CertArc. Returns their CertArc assessment and its link while it is unfinished, otherwise the next eligible sprint in study order and a link to its domain; the calendar may recommend another. Does not start or complete

Basic checksi

We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 16, 2026

  • ✓ Pass

    Maker matches the repo

    The registry name was verified against the domain certarc.com (the registry checks domain ownership)

  • ✓ Pass

    Still maintained

    Code last changed 9 days ago

  • – Not applicable

    Has a licence

    Not applicable: a cloud server run by the owner of certarc.com; you don't run code from the repo

  • ✓ Pass

    Endpoint responds

    Responded in 503 ms (HTTP 200)

  • – Not applicable

    Sign-in with OAuth

    No sign-in needed

  • ✓ Pass

    No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

    Read 12 tool descriptions and found no hidden instructions to the AI

What we check → · JSON

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Compared with others in Otheri

  • More stars than 86% of the other 19969 servers in this category
  • Published to the registry more recently than 84% of the other 19969 servers in this category
  • Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 19969 servers in this category

Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.

Common questions

Is CertArc safe?

It passed 4 of 4 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs in the maker’s cloud. Connect over the internet with nothing to install, but what you send passes through the maker’s servers.

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed 9 days ago, and the latest version (1.0.1) reached the registry 9 days ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. It connects by URL, so apps that accept remote MCP servers work too, such as ChatGPT on the web (full MCP on Business and above; Pro read-only).

What can I use instead?

In the same category: World Monitor, openstatus, Oh My Posh Validator, Strata, Jitsu

Similar alternatives

Same category, other makers, commands already checked. Official ones first, then by stars.

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Strata

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Jitsu

Manage Jitsu data pipelines: destinations, streams, connections, functions, live events.

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  • World Monitor — Runs in the cloud, nothing to install · No key needed
  • openstatus — Runs in the cloud, nothing to install · No key needed
  • Oh My Posh Validator — Runs in the cloud, nothing to install · No key needed
  • Strata — Runs in the cloud, nothing to install · No key needed
  • Jitsu — Runs in the cloud, nothing to install · No key needed

README from the maker

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CertArc MCP server

CertArc is independent practice for the CISM, CISSP, CISA, AAISM and AAIA exams. This remote MCP server lets an AI assistant give a learner free CertArc practice questions. With the learner's sign-in, it also gives read-only access to their own CertArc study.

This repository holds no server code. It documents the hosted server and its MCP Registry entry (server.json).

  • Server URL: https://certarc.com/mcp/claude
  • Transport: Streamable HTTP
  • Registry name: com.certarc/certarc
  • Website: https://certarc.com

Connect

AssistantHow
ChatGPTAdd CertArc from its ChatGPT listing
ClaudeAdd a custom connector with the URL https://certarc.com/mcp/claude
HermesPlugin package in hermes/: free practice, no account needed
OpenClawPlugin package in openclaw/: free practice, no account needed
Other MCP clientsAdd https://certarc.com/mcp/claude as a remote server. The free tools work without an account; see Sign-in

Setup steps for each assistant are on certarc.com/integrations.

Tools

All 12 tools are read-only. None of them answers for the learner, finishes a session or changes a plan.

Free, no account needed
ToolWhat it does
practice_questionReturns one scenario question from CertArc's free public practice set for a certification
check_practice_answerAfter the learner chooses, returns whether the answer is correct, the correct option and CertArc's explanation for every option
get_exam_domainsReturns an exam's domains and their weights, with links to CertArc's public guides
search_learning_resourcesReturns CertArc study-guide titles and links for a topic

Ask the learner for an option and how sure they are (Confident, Unsure or Guess) before checking an answer. Never reveal an answer before they choose.

The learner's own study (sign-in required)
ToolWhat it does
open_study_panelStudy overview: progress, saved schedule and next study option
get_study_summarySprint progress, target exam date and access status
get_readinessReadiness Score, how it is built and how to raise it
get_resultsSprint, practice exam, baseline and final results
get_result_reviewWhat happened in one sprint or exam: Incorrect answers, confidence, miss reasons and domains
get_study_patternsWhere confidence and results disagree, and the learner's miss reasons
get_study_planThe study calendar, with each entry's date and status
get_next_study_actionThe next eligible sprint in study order

Sign-in

The learner signs in to CertArc in their browser, with Google or a one-time code sent by email. The assistant never sees or enters the code. Assistants never create accounts.

Account sign-in currently works from ChatGPT, Claude and Grok. In Grok, add https://certarc.com/mcp/grok/account as a custom connector. In other MCP clients only the free tools are available.

Questions and data

  • CertArc's questions are original scenarios. They are not official ISACA or ISC2 questions, or recalled exam content.
  • CertArc is not affiliated with ISACA or ISC2, and does not promise any exam outcome.
  • Privacy: https://certarc.com/privacy
  • Support: https://certarc.com/support

License

The files in this repository are under the MIT License. That doesn't cover CertArc's hosted server, questions, explanations or name.