BC Curriculum

pdg6/bc-curriculum-mcp-server

Gives BC teachers and curriculum designers structured access to the entire K-12 British Columbia curriculum through 12 tools that query Big Ideas, Curricular Competencies, Content standards, and Core Competencies. Crawls curriculum.gov.bc.ca into a SQLite database and exposes operations like bc_get_course_curriculum, bc_get_grade_progression, bc_get_competency_connections, and bc_search_cross_curricular. Runs as a hosted HTTP endpoint on Fly.io or locally via stdio. Reach for this when building lesson plans, analyzing how concepts build across grades, finding cross-subject connections, or grounding curriculum questions in official BC Ministry of Education data without manually navigating the JavaScript-heavy government site.

tools: 8
transport: STDIO, HTTP
last updated: Mar 27, 2026

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Install

From registry metadata

$ npx add-mcp https://bc-curriculum-mcp.fly.dev/mcp --name bc-curriculum

Run in your terminal. add-mcp asks which agents to add it to (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and more). Add -g to install it for every project.

Review the command, arguments and environment values before installing. MCP servers run with your local permissions.

Other ways

Claude Code

$ claude mcp add --transport http bc-curriculum https://bc-curriculum-mcp.fly.dev/mcp

Run in your terminal. Add --scope user to make it available in every project.

Tools

Verified live · 8 tools

Verified live against the running server on Nov 6, 2026.

search_curriculumSearch BC curriculum (K-12) for standards, competencies, content items, and assessment resources using full-text search. Returns structured results with source metadata. Args: - query (string): Natural language search query (e.g., 'empathetic design thinking', 'coding and comp...5 params

Search BC curriculum (K-12) for standards, competencies, content items, and assessment resources using full-text search. Returns structured results with source metadata. Args: - query (string): Natural language search query (e.g., 'empathetic design thinking', 'coding and comp...

Parameters* required

content_typestring

Type of curriculum content to filter byone of big_idea · competency · content_item · elaboration · assessment · instructional_sampledefault: all

gradeinteger

Grade level (0=Kindergarten, 1-12)

limitinteger

Maximum results to return (default 10)default: 10

query*string

Natural language search query (e.g., 'empathetic design thinking')

subjectstring

BC curriculum subject slug (e.g., 'adst', 'science')one of adst · arts-education · career-education · english-language-arts · languages · mathematics

get_course_curriculumGet the complete BC curriculum for a specific course: Big Ideas, Curricular Competencies (grouped by domain), and Content/KDU items with elaborations. Returns the full three-column structure used by BC Ministry of Education. Args: - subject (string): Subject slug (e.g., 'adst'...3 params

Get the complete BC curriculum for a specific course: Big Ideas, Curricular Competencies (grouped by domain), and Content/KDU items with elaborations. Returns the full three-column structure used by BC Ministry of Education. Args: - subject (string): Subject slug (e.g., 'adst'...

Parameters* required

coursestring

Course slug (e.g., 'technology-explorations'). If omitted, returns all courses for subject+grade.

grade*integer

Grade level (0=Kindergarten, 1-12)

subject*string

BC curriculum subject slug (e.g., 'adst', 'science')one of adst · arts-education · career-education · english-language-arts · languages · mathematics

get_grade_progressionShow how Big Ideas, Competencies, and Content progress across grade levels for a BC subject. Useful for understanding scaffolding, prerequisites, and learning trajectories. When a query is provided, filters to only matching items at each grade — showing a focused vertical thre...

Show how Big Ideas, Competencies, and Content progress across grade levels for a BC subject. Useful for understanding scaffolding, prerequisites, and learning trajectories. When a query is provided, filters to only matching items at each grade — showing a focused vertical thre...

No parameters. Call it with no arguments.

get_competency_connectionsFind curricular competencies that appear across multiple subjects or courses. Useful for interdisciplinary curriculum design and identifying transferable skills. Args: - competency_text (string): A competency description to find connections for - scope (string, optional): Wher...2 params

Find curricular competencies that appear across multiple subjects or courses. Useful for interdisciplinary curriculum design and identifying transferable skills. Args: - competency_text (string): A competency description to find connections for - scope (string, optional): Wher...

Parameters* required

competency_text*string

A competency description to find connections for

scopestring

Where to search for related competenciesone of same_subject · cross_subject · alldefault: all

list_coursesList all available courses in the BC curriculum database (K-12). Use this to discover what courses are available before querying specific curriculum data. Args: - subject (string, optional): Filter by subject slug - grade (integer, optional): Filter by grade level (0=K, 1-12)...2 params

List all available courses in the BC curriculum database (K-12). Use this to discover what courses are available before querying specific curriculum data. Args: - subject (string, optional): Filter by subject slug - grade (integer, optional): Filter by grade level (0=K, 1-12)...

Parameters* required

gradeinteger

Grade level (0=Kindergarten, 1-12)

subjectstring

BC curriculum subject slug (e.g., 'adst', 'science')one of adst · arts-education · career-education · english-language-arts · languages · mathematics

search_cross_curricularFind curriculum elements shared between two or more subjects at the same grade level. Identifies overlapping competencies, big ideas, and content across subjects. Essential for interdisciplinary planning. Args: - subjects (string[]): Two or more subject slugs to compare (e.g.,...5 params

Find curriculum elements shared between two or more subjects at the same grade level. Identifies overlapping competencies, big ideas, and content across subjects. Essential for interdisciplinary planning. Args: - subjects (string[]): Two or more subject slugs to compare (e.g.,...

Parameters* required

focusstring

Which curriculum element to compare across subjectsone of big_ideas · competencies · content · alldefault: all

grade*integer

Grade level (0=Kindergarten, 1-12)

limitinteger

Maximum connections to return (default 20)default: 20

querystring

Optional: narrow to a specific concept (e.g., 'evidence', 'design thinking')

subjects*array

Two or more subject slugs to compare (e.g., ['science', 'adst'])

get_curriculum_changesShow what changed in BC curriculum since a given date. Detects added, removed, and modified Big Ideas, Competencies, and Content items across crawl runs. Requires at least two crawls to have change data. Args: - since (string, optional): ISO date (e.g., '2026-01-15'). Default:...5 params

Show what changed in BC curriculum since a given date. Detects added, removed, and modified Big Ideas, Competencies, and Content items across crawl runs. Requires at least two crawls to have change data. Args: - since (string, optional): ISO date (e.g., '2026-01-15'). Default:...

Parameters* required

change_typestring

Filter by type of changeone of added · removed · modified · alldefault: all

gradeinteger

Grade level (0=Kindergarten, 1-12)

limitinteger

Maximum changelog entries to return (default 50)default: 50

sincestring

ISO date string — show changes detected after this date (e.g., '2026-01-15'). Defaults to last 30 days.

subjectstring

BC curriculum subject slug (e.g., 'adst', 'science')one of adst · arts-education · career-education · english-language-arts · languages · mathematics

get_course_historyShow the crawl history and change timeline for a specific course. Includes each crawl snapshot (date, item counts, content hash) and a changelog of all detected modifications. Args: - subject (string): Subject slug (e.g., 'science') - grade (integer): Grade level (0=K, 1-12) -...3 params

Show the crawl history and change timeline for a specific course. Includes each crawl snapshot (date, item counts, content hash) and a changelog of all detected modifications. Args: - subject (string): Subject slug (e.g., 'science') - grade (integer): Grade level (0=K, 1-12) -...

Parameters* required

coursestring

Course slug (e.g., 'chemistry'). If omitted, shows history for all courses at subject+grade.

grade*integer

Grade level (0=Kindergarten, 1-12)

subject*string

BC curriculum subject slug (e.g., 'adst', 'science')one of adst · arts-education · career-education · english-language-arts · languages · mathematics

Readme

BC Curriculum MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that gives BC teachers structured access to the entire BC Ministry of Education K–12 curriculum. Connect with one line of config — no installs, no accounts, no technical setup.

Author: Paul de Groot — Vancouver, BC

What It Does

This server crawls curriculum.gov.bc.ca and makes the full BC K–12 curriculum queryable through 12 MCP tools. Teachers and curriculum designers can ask natural-language questions about Big Ideas, Curricular Competencies, Content standards, grade progressions, cross-subject connections, and more — grounded in the actual published curriculum data.

Data Coverage

View the full README on GitHub

Details

Repository: github.com/pdg6/bc-curriculum-mcp-server
Package: bc-curriculum-mcp-server
Transport: STDIO, HTTP
Registry: MCP registry, active
Tools verified: Nov 6, 2026