MCP server — Schools Near Me
Read-only Model Context Protocol server for verified NZ schools data. Connect any MCP-compatible AI client (Cursor, Claude Desktop, Goose) and query the corpus conversationally.
https://schoolsnearme.co.nz/.netlify/functions/mcp
Install
Claude Desktop
Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"schoolsnearme": {
"url": "https://schoolsnearme.co.nz/.netlify/functions/mcp"
}
}
} Goose CLI
goose configure add-mcp schoolsnearme --url=https://schoolsnearme.co.nz/.netlify/functions/mcp Tools provided
- lookup_schoolLook up a NZ school by slug, name, or MoE ID.
- search_ero_clausesSemantic search across verbatim ERO quotes. Filter by topic + school.
- get_ero_trajectoryMulti-year trajectory of a school across ERO review cycles by dimension.
- find_schools_with_tagsComposable filter: find schools matching ALL or ANY of given tags.
- compare_schoolsSide-by-side comparison of 2-4 schools with key facts.
- get_statutory_managersSchools with active or recent MoE intervention.
All data is source-cited. Anonymous use is rate-limited (100 calls/IP/day on clause-search). For higher limits + bulk endpoints + change-stream subscriptions, see paid tier options.