Practera MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that gives AI agents direct access to Practera's GraphQL API and local project brief data. Connect Cursor, Claude Desktop, or any MCP client to author learning…

Local serverstdioISC

What is the Practera MCP Server?

Practera MCP Server is an MCP project maintained in the intersective/practera-mcp-server repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that gives AI agents direct access to Practera's GraphQL API and local project brief data. Connect Cursor, Claude Desktop…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using node. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Configuration values

The example declares PRACTERA_REGION, AUTH_EMAIL, GRAPHQL_URL, WORKSPACE_ROOT. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

Tool	What it does
mcp_practera_get_project	Full project tree: milestones, activities, tasks
mcp_practera_get_assessment	Assessment detail with questions and answer choices
mcp_practera_search_project_briefs	Search the local brief catalog by skill keyword
create_experience	createExperience
create_milestone	createMilestone
create_activity	createActivity
create_assessment	createAssessment
add_question	createAssessmentQuestion
add_task_to_activity	addTaskToActivity
enroll_user	enrollUser
import_experience	importExperienceData
export_experience	exportExperience
list_experiences	experiences
get_milestones	project.milestones
get_tasks	tasks(activityId:)
submit_assessment	submitAssessment
get_feedback	submission(id:)
list_pending_reviews	reviews(status: "pending")
submit_review	submitReview
run_tests	Run a test suite across any Practera repo — shells out to npm/cargo/docker
core-graphql-api	parity
login-api	full
app-v2	unit
practera	phpunit
practera-mcp-server	typecheck
practera-devops-center	cargo

How to install the Practera MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "practera": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "/absolute/path/to/practera-mcp-server/dist/stdio.js"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PRACTERA_REGION": "local",
        "AUTH_EMAIL": "your@email.com",
        "GRAPHQL_URL": "http://localhost:8000",
        "WORKSPACE_ROOT": "/absolute/path/to/practera-workspace"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

Variable	Description	Required
PRACTERA_REGION	Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration.	Check documentation
AUTH_EMAIL	Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration.	Check documentation
GRAPHQL_URL	Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration.	Check documentation
WORKSPACE_ROOT	Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration.	Check documentation