Orb Platform MCP Server

io.github.nicoletterankin/orb-platform

answering

Orb Platform is answering right now. Last checked 9 min ago. It exposes 13 tools. Last commit 22 Mar 2026.

162K English words, 74K lessons, knowledge graph, semantic reverse-dictionary search.

Uptime history 41 hours of history

41 hours agonow

100.0%

Uptime 24h

91 of 91 checks

Tools

read from the server

905 ms

Response time

average over 24h

Stars

last commit 22 Mar 2026

Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 9 min ago.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add orb-platform --transport http https://mcp.thedailylesson.com/mcp

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "orb-platform": {
      "url": "https://mcp.thedailylesson.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.orb-platform]
url = "https://mcp.thedailylesson.com/mcp"

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "orb-platform": {
      "url": "https://mcp.thedailylesson.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "orb-platform": {
      "url": "https://mcp.thedailylesson.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Available tools 13

Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on. If a tool disappears, we record the date.

word

get_word_image

Get all available images for a word - universal, culture-specific, and age-specific variants.

word_of_the_day

Get the deterministic word of the day. Same word for all users on a given date. No auth required.

compliance

check_compliance

Check text for PII, profanity, reading level (Flesch-Kincaid), brand voice violations, GDPR/COPPA markers.

define

define_term

Get an age-calibrated definition for any term. Known words use dictionary data; unknown terms use AI.

explore

explore_graph

Trace a word through the knowledge graph to find connected lessons, themes, and related words.

generate

generate_text

Write, summarize, compliance-check, retrieve, negotiate, translate, or define text with policy enforcement.

lesson

get_lesson

Structured 5-phase lesson (hook->story->wonder->action->wisdom). 365 days x 4 tracks x 3 age groups.

lookup

lookup_word

Look up any English word - returns IPA, definition, etymology, and translations in 47 dictionary languages for verified agent output.

meaning

search_by_meaning

Find an English word given a description of its meaning. Use when the user describes a concept but doesn't know the word. Returns words ranked by semantic similarity across 162,000 English words.

quiz

get_quiz

Assessment questions from lesson content. 6 question types for formative evaluation.

get_related_words

Find semantic neighbors, rhymes, same-root words, and knowledge graph connections for any word.

translate

translate_word

Translate a word or phrase. Single words use 47-language dictionary (instant). Sentences use AI translation.

words

search_words

Search the dictionary by prefix, fuzzy match, or definition content. Find words matching a pattern or meaning.

Endpoints

URL	Transport	State	Latency	Checked
https://mcp.thedailylesson.com/mcp	streamable-http	answering	845 ms	9 min ago

Orb Platform — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can Orb Platform do?

It exposes 13 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: check_compliance, define_term, explore_graph, generate_text, get_lesson, get_quiz and 7 more. The full list with descriptions is on this page — we take it from the server itself via tools/list, not from a README. How MCP servers expose tools in the first place →

Is Orb Platform working right now?

We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 91 of 91 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 905 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

How do I connect Orb Platform?

Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address.

Does Orb Platform need an API key?

No. Orb Platform completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 13 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.

How fast is Orb Platform?

It answers our handshake in 905 ms on average, which is faster than 7% of all working MCP servers we measure. That is on the slow side — worth knowing if the tool sits inside an interactive loop. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.

Is Orb Platform open source?

Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in JavaScript and 1 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.