Sambodh IAS

Measured conclusion: Deep-tested. L2 outcome: tools_ok.

UPSC prep: interactive quizzes, previous-year questions, daily current affairs, cited study search

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Copy this into your MCP client config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Sambodh IAS": {
      "url": "https://api.sambodh-ias.in/mcp",
      "transport": "streamable-http"
    }
  }
}

Measured tools (7)

• get_current_affairs read-only

  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.

  Parameters:

  • days — integer — Look-back window in days
  • limit — integer
  • topic — Free-text topic/syllabus filter
  • category — news = factual coverage, editorial = analysis pieces
  • gs_paper — Filter by GS subject: Polity, Economy, International Relations, Environment, Science & Tech, Ethics
  • language — string — ISO code: en, hi, te, ta, or, bn, mr, pa, kn

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world no

• get_news_card_detail read-only

  The full concept card behind a NewsPulse headline: bullets, Prelims & Mains relevance, concept explainers with static-syllabus links, and the source citation.

  Parameters:

  • slug (required) — string — Card slug from get_current_affairs
  • language — string — ISO code: en, hi, te, ta, or, bn, mr, pa, kn

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world no

• start_practice_quiz read-only

  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.

  Parameters:

  • year — PYQ year (pyq/mixed sources)
  • month — Current-affairs month slug, e.g. may-2026
  • source — string — Question pool: current_affairs (recent news MCQs), pyq (real UPSC previous-year questions), or mixed
  • subject — Optional subject filter, e.g. polity, history, geography, economy, environment, science_tech
  • language — string — ISO code: en, hi, te, ta, or, bn, mr, pa, kn
  • num_questions — integer

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world no

• submit_quiz_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).

  Parameters:

  • quiz_id (required) — string — quiz_id from start_practice_quiz
  • answers (required) — object — Map of question id → chosen option letter, e.g. {"<qid>": "B"}

  Hints: read-only no · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world no

• get_pyq_sample read-only

  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.

  Parameters:

  • year (required) — integer — UPSC Prelims year
  • language — string — ISO code: en, hi, te, ta, or, bn, mr, pa, kn

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world no

• list_study_topics read-only

  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.

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world no

• search_sambodh_knowledge read-only

  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...).

  Parameters:

  • query (required) — string — What to look up, phrased as a topic or question
  • top_k — integer
  • subject — Optional subject filter (see list_study_topics)

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world no

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