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edX Connector for AI agents.

8 live capabilities

Find online courses and university programs from top global institutions.

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Why people use edX

EdX for navigating university online course catalogs

With this Connector, you just tell your agent what you want to learn. It pulls the descriptions, the prerequisites, and the upcoming runs into a single view. You get a curated list of options instead of a mess of open tabs.

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What Vinkius changes

You get a direct line to global online education without the manual search grind.

Use it from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or another AI client you already have.

One account · 5,900+ Connectors

  1. Real-world use case 01

    Finding a specific skill

    A developer wants to learn AI and asks the agent to find intermediate courses from MIT.

  2. Real-world use case 02

    Career planning

    A marketing lead wants to see which Google certificates are available for their team.

  3. Real-world use case 03

    Academic research

    A student needs to find specific prerequisites for a data science path at Berkeley.

Complete set · 8capabilities

The complete edX capability set.

These are the exact actions your AI can choose when you ask it to work with edX.

Capability set01 / 02

01—04

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 8 available through edX.

  1. 01 Capability

    Get course

    Get the full description, pacing, and prerequisites for a single course. Use this to check if a class fits your current skill level.

  2. 02 Capability

    Get course run

    View details for a specific scheduled offering of a course. This shows you the exact timing for a particular class session.

  3. 03 Capability

    Get course runs

    List all upcoming, current, or archived runs for a specific course key. Use this to see the full history and future schedule of a class.

  4. 04 Capability

    Get organizations

    Get a list of partner institutions like Harvard and MIT along with their course counts. This helps you see which universities offer the most content.

Capability set02 / 02

05—08

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 8 available through edX.

  1. 05 Capability

    Get program

    Pull specific details for a MicroMasters or Professional Certificate program. You can use this to see the full scope of a certificate path.

  2. 06 Capability

    Get subjects

    See all available subject categories and descriptions on the platform. This is useful for discovering new topics you might want to study.

  3. 07 Capability

    Search courses

    Search for courses using keywords, filters for level, and language. It brings the most relevant results directly to your chat.

  4. 08 Capability

    Search programs

    Find specific types of programs like XSeries or Bootcamps. This helps you filter for high-level credentials rather than single classes.

Set up in minutes

One URL. Then ask edX to work.

Claude and ChatGPT only need the Connector URL. Copy it once, add it in settings, and use edX from the conversation.

Choose your client

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Advanced clients IDE · CLI

Claude · Web + desktop

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Connector URL · ready to paste

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https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_gOpEn4AcGfL9UaQKy7PcXLZ9jF4zSxBeht1SMONc/mcp
  1. Step 01

    Open Connectors

    In Claude Web or Claude Desktop, open Settings and choose Connectors.

  2. Step 02

    Add the URL

    Choose Add custom connector, name it edX, and paste the URL above.

  3. Step 03

    Turn it on in chat

    Select +, open Connectors, and enable edX for the conversation.

Where the request belongs

Work edX can move forward.

Built around the request

Students looking for specific university credits, career switchers hunting for certificates, and educators mapping out learning paths.

01

Career Switcher

Researching professional certificates on a Tuesday to see which ones offer the best ROI for a tech transition.

02

University Student

Finding specific prerequisite courses from MIT or Harvard to fulfill degree requirements.

03

Corporate Trainer

Mapping out a learning path for a team by browsing various subject categories and university offerings.

Bring your own AI

Change the model, client or framework. Keep edX connected.

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Before you connect

Questions about edX.

The practical details behind the request, access and result.

Can I find courses from specific universities with the edX MCP?

Yes, you can ask your agent to filter for specific institutions like Harvard, MIT, or Berkeley to see only their available offerings.

Does the edX MCP require a login or API key?

No, you don't need any credentials. You can start searching and discovering courses immediately through your AI client.

How do I find out how long a course takes with the edX MCP?

You can ask for the specific details of any course, and the agent will pull the estimated effort and pacing information for you.

Can I search for specific types of programs like Bootcamps?

Yes, the Connector allows you to search specifically for MicroMasters, Professional Certificates, XSeries, and Bootcamps.

Does the edX MCP show me the actual enrollment links?

Yes, the agent provides direct enrollment links for current and upcoming course runs so you can sign up quickly.

Can I see which subjects are available on edX?

You can ask the agent to list all subject categories to see the full range of topics covered on the platform.

Do I need an API key?

No! edX's Discovery API is completely free and open for public course catalog data. No authentication required.

Can I search courses by university?

Yes! Use search_courses with the org parameter to filter by organization (e.g. "HarvardX", "MITx", "BerkeleyX"). You can also search by topic, level, language and subject simultaneously.

What types of programs are available?

edX offers MicroMasters (graduate-level), Professional Certificates (industry-recognized), XSeries (multi-course), and Bootcamps (intensive). Use search_programs with type parameter to filter.

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Give your agent a direct line to edX.

Connect edX once. Keep it beside 5,900+ managed Connectors when the next task needs more.

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