• SKILL MAPS
  • RECIPIENT LISTS
  • DATA AUDIT
  • HUMAN REVIEW

How to audit employee skill certifications with your AI

Connect Credly to your agent to turn badge data into searchable skill maps. You can instantly find people based on the specific credentials they've earned.

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Short answer

How can I audit employee skill certifications with my AI?

Your agent pulls skill data from Credly and matches it against recipient lists. This lets you find exactly who holds specific technical or professional credentials. You'll see the specific outcomes below.

Audit outcomes

Where your data lands

The AI processes badge data to give you these specific results.

SKILL MAPS

Identify skill gaps

The agent compares earned skills against your requirements to show where your team lacks specific expertise.

RECIPIENT LISTS

Find specific experts

You get a clean list of names for anyone holding a specific badge or skill set.

DATA AUDIT

Verify credential validity

The AI checks badge details to ensure the skills listed match the actual certifications held by employees.

HUMAN REVIEW

Manual verification

You decide which skill gaps require training or which specific employees to promote based on the AI's findings.

The workflow

What your AI does when the request arrives.

The agent moves through your Credly data to isolate the specific people you need to find.

  1. Fetch badge skills

    The agent looks up the specific skills associated with your organization's badges.

    list_badge_skills

  2. Get badge specifics

    It pulls the granular details for each badge to ensure the skill mapping is accurate.

    get_badge_details

  3. Identify recipients

    The agent pulls the list of people who have earned those specific badges.

    list_badge_recipients

  4. Cross-reference data

    The agent matches the skill requirements to the recipient lists to produce your final audit.

    list_badge_recipientslist_badge_skills

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to kick off your audit.

Starting points

Swap out the bracketed text with your actual badge names or skill names.

Credly Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_g3oJXOilBPntYnfd5AEtkVZrMf3QOeIHj8wd7zqr/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Credly capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "credly-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_g3oJXOilBPntYnfd5AEtkVZrMf3QOeIHj8wd7zqr/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Copy into chat04

  • Find all employees who have earned the [Badge Name] badge.

  • List everyone in my organization who has the [Skill Name] skill.

  • Which employees hold badges that include [Skill Name]?

  • Show me a list of recipients for the [Badge Name] certification.

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Start here

Connect Credly once, then ask.

Log in to Credly through the Vinkius interface. Your credentials stay encrypted and your agent gets immediate access to your badge data.

Connect Credly to your AI

FAQ

How this task behaves.

  • 01

    Can the AI issue new badges to employees?

    No. The AI can only read existing badge and recipient data. It cannot create or issue credentials.

  • 02

    Can I use this to delete a certification?

    No. The tools only allow the AI to list and retrieve information. You must manage badge revocations manually in Credly.

  • 03

    Does the AI see my login password?

    No. Vinkius handles the connection securely. Your agent only interacts with the data through the provided tools.

  • 04

    Can the AI find people who don't have a badge?

    No. The AI can only identify individuals who are already listed as recipients of a specific badge.

  • 05

    Can I export these lists to a spreadsheet?

    The AI can format the list for you to copy, but it does not have a tool to write directly to external files like Excel or Google Sheets.

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