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CertArc

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

Install

Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

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

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What you can do with it

We have not written a plain-language summary for this one yet. Below are the facts we read from the registry.

Install

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

Before you install

  • Basic checks: 3 of 3 passed
  • Runs on the maker’s server: what you ask it goes through their server.
  • Can do 12 things (tools) practice_question, check_practice_answer, get_exam_domains, search_learning_resources …
  • The registry lists no key to fill in.

You need

Which app do you use?

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Works in Claude on the web, desktop and mobile:

  1. Open Settings → Connectors
  2. Press Add custom connector
  3. Paste the address below and press Add
  4. If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker
SettingsConnectors1+ Add2https://…3
https://certarc.com/mcp/claude

Run this in your terminal

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

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

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

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

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

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

ChatGPT connects only to servers on the internet:

  1. Open ChatGPT on the web → Settings → Connectors (Apps)
  2. Press Create or Add (some plans need Developer mode under Advanced first)
  3. Paste the address below, give it a name and save
  4. If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker
SettingsConnectors1+ Create2https://…3
https://certarc.com/mcp/claude

Menu names can differ slightly by plan and over time.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

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

What it can do

Tool names and descriptions exactly as the server reported them on Nov 7, 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 7, 2026

  • ✓ Pass

    Maker matches the repo

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

  • … Not checked yet

    Still maintained

    We have not read this repo from GitHub yet

  • … Not checked yet

    Has a licence

    We have not read this repo from GitHub yet

  • ✓ Pass

    Endpoint responds

    Responded in 499 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

Compared with others in Otheri

  • More stars than 0% of the other 18336 servers in this category
  • Published to the registry more recently than 100% of the other 18336 servers in this category
  • Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 18336 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 3 of 3 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 –, and the latest version (1.0.1) reached the registry today.

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 in developer mode.

What can I use instead?

In the same category: Spec Driven Development, Remote Desktop Commander, NexusWindows

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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.

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