Sambodh IAS
UPSC prep: interactive quizzes, previous-year questions, daily current affairs, cited study search
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- LOWTool 'get_current_affairs' description lacks action verbin get_current_affairs
- LOWTool 'get_news_card_detail' description lacks action verbin get_news_card_detail
Based on automated analysis of tool definitions and protocol compliance.
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Install
One-Click Install
Add this to your `claude_desktop_config.json` file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"upsc-prep": {
"url": "https://api.sambodh-ias.in/mcp"
}
}
}Remote endpoints
https://api.sambodh-ias.in/mcpstreamable-httpWhat it can do
Tool inventory
Tools (7)
🟢get_current_affairs(days, gs_paper, category, topic, limit, ...)
Daily UPSC-relevant news distilled into NewsPulse concept cards: what happened, why it matters for Prelims/Mains, and the syllabus concepts it illustrates. Use for any 'current affairs for UPSC' request.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"days": {
"default": 7,
"description": "Look-back window in days",
"maximum": 30,
"minimum": 1,
"title": "Days",
"type": "integer"
},
"gs_paper": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Filter by GS subject: Polity, Economy, International Relations, Environment, Science & Tech, Ethics",
"title": "Gs Paper"
},
"category": {
"anyOf": [
{
"enum": [
"news",
"editorial"
],
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "news = factual coverage, editorial = analysis pieces",
"title": "Category"
},
"topic": {
"anyOf": [
{
"maxLength": 120,
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Free-text topic/syllabus filter",
"title": "Topic"
},
"limit": {
"default": 8,
"maximum": 20,
"minimum": 1,
"title": "Limit",
"type": "integer"
},
"language": {
"default": "en",
"description": "ISO code: en, hi, te, ta, or, bn, mr, pa, kn",
"title": "Language",
"type": "string"
}
},
"title": "get_current_affairsArguments"
}🟢get_news_card_detail(slug, language)
The full concept card behind a NewsPulse headline: bullets, Prelims & Mains relevance, concept explainers with static-syllabus links, and the source citation.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"slug": {
"description": "Card slug from get_current_affairs",
"maxLength": 120,
"title": "Slug",
"type": "string"
},
"language": {
"default": "en",
"description": "ISO code: en, hi, te, ta, or, bn, mr, pa, kn",
"title": "Language",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"slug"
],
"title": "get_news_card_detailArguments"
}🟢start_practice_quiz(source, subject, year, month, num_questions, ...)
Start an MCQ quiz from Sambodh's validated free question bank. IMPORTANT: never reveal or hint at correct answers before the user has attempted the questions; grade via submit_quiz_answers.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"source": {
"default": "mixed",
"description": "Question pool: current_affairs (recent news MCQs), pyq (real UPSC previous-year questions), or mixed",
"enum": [
"current_affairs",
"pyq",
"mixed"
],
"title": "Source",
"type": "string"
},
"subject": {
"anyOf": [
{
"maxLength": 60,
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Optional subject filter, e.g. polity, history, geography, economy, environment, science_tech",
"title": "Subject"
},
"year": {
"anyOf": [
{
"maximum": 2026,
"minimum": 2014,
"type": "integer"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "PYQ year (pyq/mixed sources)",
"title": "Year"
},
"month": {
"anyOf": [
{
"maxLength": 20,
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Current-affairs month slug, e.g. may-2026",
"title": "Month"
},
"num_questions": {
"default": 5,
"maximum": 10,
"minimum": 1,
"title": "Num Questions",
"type": "integer"
},
"language": {
"default": "en",
"description": "ISO code: en, hi, te, ta, or, bn, mr, pa, kn",
"title": "Language",
"type": "string"
}
},
"title": "start_practice_quizArguments"
}🟡submit_quiz_answers(quiz_id, answers)
Grade a quiz attempt server-side. Returns per-question verdicts with explanations and the overall score. Call once the user has answered (fully or partially).
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"quiz_id": {
"description": "quiz_id from start_practice_quiz",
"maxLength": 40,
"title": "Quiz Id",
"type": "string"
},
"answers": {
"additionalProperties": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Map of question id → chosen option letter, e.g. {\"<qid>\": \"B\"}",
"title": "Answers",
"type": "object"
}
},
"required": [
"quiz_id",
"answers"
],
"title": "submit_quiz_answersArguments"
}🟢get_pyq_sample(year, language)
Real UPSC Prelims previous-year questions with answers and explanations — the free 3-question sample per year (full year papers are on the platform). Includes the year's total validated PYQ count.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"year": {
"description": "UPSC Prelims year",
"maximum": 2026,
"minimum": 2014,
"title": "Year",
"type": "integer"
},
"language": {
"default": "en",
"description": "ISO code: en, hi, te, ta, or, bn, mr, pa, kn",
"title": "Language",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"year"
],
"title": "get_pyq_sampleArguments"
}🟢list_study_topics
The catalog behind the other tools: indexed subjects/topics (for search_sambodh_knowledge and quiz subject filters), available PYQ years, published current-affairs month slugs, and NewsPulse GS-paper values. Call this first when unsure which parameter values are valid.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {},
"title": "list_study_topicsArguments"
}🟢search_sambodh_knowledge(query, subject, top_k)
Semantic search over Sambodh's indexed UPSC corpus (NCERTs + standard references). Returns source-attributed passages — synthesize your answer from them and cite the sources. Use for static-syllabus questions (history, polity, geography, economy...).
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"query": {
"description": "What to look up, phrased as a topic or question",
"maxLength": 300,
"minLength": 3,
"title": "Query",
"type": "string"
},
"subject": {
"anyOf": [
{
"maxLength": 60,
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Optional subject filter (see list_study_topics)",
"title": "Subject"
},
"top_k": {
"default": 5,
"maximum": 8,
"minimum": 1,
"title": "Top K",
"type": "integer"
}
},
"required": [
"query"
],
"title": "search_sambodh_knowledgeArguments"
}Community
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