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Free CISM, CISSP, CISA, AAISM and AAIA practice questions, and read-only access to your study.

12 tools: 3 change things and 9 only read.

Tools: 0 delete, 0 irreversible, 3 write, 9 read.
  • Reads private data · 1
  • Reads text others write · 1
  • Can send data out · 0
  • 1 finding

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Tools

Grouped by what each tool does, most consequential first. Open one for its reasons and full description; descriptions are the publisher's own words.

12 tools

Changes things 3Claude Code: ask
  • check_practice_answerUse this when the learner has chosen an answer to a CertArc practice question.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
    • The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Use this when the learner has chosen an answer to a CertArc practice question. Returns whether it is correct, the correct option and CertArc's explanation for every option. A confident wrong answer is a blind spot. Does not record anything.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Check practice answer
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • open_study_panelUse this when the connected learner wants to see their CertArc study overview: progress, saved schedule and next study option for one certification.1 finding

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "open_study_panel" says "open": a word for a change.
    • The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.

    Findings

    • Warn

      The server marks "open_study_panel" read-only (readOnlyHint: true), and its own name, description or input give the class "write".

      Matched text

      annotations: {"readOnlyHint":true,"destructiveHint":false,"idempotentHint":true,"openWorldHint":false}; The name "open_study_panel" says "open": a word for a change.

      What this check looks for
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Use this when the connected learner wants to see their CertArc study overview: progress, saved schedule and next study option for one certification. Read-only. Not for another learner, exam answers or changing plans.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Study overview
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • practice_questionUse this when someone wants CISM, CISSP, CISA, AAISM, or AAIA practice questions or sample exam questions, or asks for a quiz or to "test me".No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
    • The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Use this when someone wants CISM, CISSP, CISA, AAISM, or AAIA practice questions or sample exam questions, or asks for a quiz or to "test me". No account needed. Returns one scenario question from CertArc's free public practice set: the scenario, its options and a question ID, never the answer. The answer and CertArc's explanations come only from checking the learner's chosen option. Not for real exam questions.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Practice question
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
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  • get_exam_domainsUse this when someone asks what the CISM, CISSP, CISA, AAISM, or AAIA exam covers.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_exam_domains" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Use this when someone asks what the CISM, CISSP, CISA, AAISM, or AAIA exam covers. No account needed. Returns the exam domains and their weights, with links to CertArc's public guides and, where it has one, its free practice set. Not for personal progress.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Exam domains
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • get_next_study_actionUse this when the connected learner asks what to study next in CertArc.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_next_study_action" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Use this when the connected learner asks what to study next in CertArc. Returns the next eligible sprint in study order and a link to its domain; the calendar may recommend another. Does not start or complete a session.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Next study option
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • get_readinessUse this when the connected learner asks about their readiness score, how it is built, how to raise it, or which sprint or exam to retake for the most points.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_readiness" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Use this when the connected learner asks about their readiness score, how it is built, how to raise it, or which sprint or exam to retake for the most points. Returns CertArc's Readiness Score with its parts, the points Within reach on finished work and Still ahead in sessions not taken, the Improve your score steps with links to each module's results in CertArc, and the weekly readiness trend when CertArc has recorded it. A study measure, not an exam prediction.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Readiness and how to improve it
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • get_result_reviewUse this when the connected learner asks what happened in one sprint or exam: which answers were Incorrect, their confidence, miss reasons, domains, knowledge areas and time per an…Reads text others writeNo findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_result_review" says "get": a word for reading.

    What it can reach

    • untrusted-inputThe name "get_result_review" says "get" and "review": it reads comments, which other people can write.
    • untrusted-inputThe description's first sentence says "review": it reads comments, which other people can write.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Use this when the connected learner asks what happened in one sprint or exam: which answers were Incorrect, their confidence, miss reasons, domains, knowledge areas and time per answer, with that take's breakdown by domain, knowledge area, confidence, miss reason and pace, on a retake how each answer moved from Take 1 (Fixed, Slipped, Still missed, Right both times), whether the module can be retaken now (modes, what blocks it, when it unlocks) and the review still to do, as its CertArc result page decides. Takes a module as listed in the learner's results, and optionally take 1 or 2 (default latest). Answer facts only, never question text or answers; includes a link to the full review in CertArc.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Result review
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • get_resultsUse this when the connected learner asks how they did on sprints, practice exams, the baseline or the final assessment.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_results" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Use this when the connected learner asks how they did on sprints, practice exams, the baseline or the final assessment. Returns each completed one by its CertArc name with Take 1 and Take 2 scores (mode, correct, percent, date), the current composite, after a retake the movement (Breakthroughs, Persisted, Regressions, net change) and mastery, sessions in progress with answered counts, and what the Final Readiness Assessment still needs before it unlocks. Scores only; never questions.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Sprint and exam results
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • get_study_patternsUse this when the connected learner asks why they miss questions, where their blind spots are, how their confidence matches their results, or which domains are weakest.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_study_patterns" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Use this when the connected learner asks why they miss questions, where their blind spots are, how their confidence matches their results, or which domains are weakest. Also use it for pace and timing questions. Returns domains weakest first with blind spots, knowledge-area results, Confident/Unsure/Guess against Correct/Incorrect, tagged miss reasons, and the dashboard's pace (average seconds a question against the exam pace, exam projection, rushing risk, slowest area, timing by knowledge area, confidence, domain and session) and practice activity (last practice date, practice days in the last 7 and 30 days, total practice time) for one certification. Study signals, not a pass prediction; never question content.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Study patterns
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • get_study_planUse this when the connected learner asks what to study today or this week, what is overdue, or what is on their CertArc calendar.Reads private dataNo findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_study_plan" says "get": a word for reading.

    What it can reach

    • private-dataThe description's first sentence says "calendar": it reads calendars.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Use this when the connected learner asks what to study today or this week, what is overdue, or what is on their CertArc calendar. Returns the calendar as CertArc shows it: every entry with its date and status (Completed, In progress, Overdue, Due today, Scheduled, Locked), the next session by the calendar's own rule, this week, overdue entries, counts, the plan start, exam date and days to the exam. Dates are in the learner's plan time zone. Does not change the plan.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Study calendar
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • get_study_summaryUse this when the connected learner asks about their CertArc progress.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_study_summary" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Use this when the connected learner asks about their CertArc progress. Returns aggregate sprint progress, the target exam date and days to the exam, and the learner's access (Paid, Trial or None and the day it ends) for one certification. Never prices or payments; never for another person.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Study progress
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • search_learning_resourcesUse this when someone asks for CertArc study guides on a topic.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "search_learning_resources" says "search": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Use this when someone asks for CertArc study guides on a topic. Returns published guide titles and links for one certification (the learner's latest when the account is linked). Never returns exam questions or answer keys. Not a general web search.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Learning guides
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false

This is not a safety rating, and no finding is not a safety guarantee. The groups and findings come from fixed checks of the tool definitions the server returned on the date shown, not from its code or what it does when called. How the checks work.

Exfil surface

Which tools read private data, which read text someone else can write, and which can send data out. One of each is a path a prompt injection can use.

No private-data, untrusted-input, outbound path in this server alone: no tool is tagged outbound.

Reads private data1
Reads files, mail, messages, databases, secrets, calendars or repositories.
Reads text others write1
Brings in text someone else can write: web pages, inbound email, messages, issues and comments.
Can send data out0
Can carry data to people or systems: it sends, posts or publishes, or takes a recipient, channel or URL.

Other servers in the same agent add their own tools to these paths. Audit your whole setup to see them together.

Findings

Matches of fixed checks, with the text they matched.

1 warn
  • The server marks "open_study_panel" read-only (readOnlyHint: true), and its own name, description or input give the class "write".

    Matched text

    annotations: {"readOnlyHint":true,"destructiveHint":false,"idempotentHint":true,"openWorldHint":false}; The name "open_study_panel" says "open": a word for a change.

    What this check looks for

History

Changes to its tool definitions and to its remote endpoint, newest first.

No change seen yet. Its tools are rescanned every day, and a remote endpoint is looked at once a week.

Install

Pinned to version 1.0.0. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.

claude mcp add --transport http certarc https://certarc.com/mcp/claude
claude mcp add --transport http certarc https://certarc.com/mcp/claude

Run in a terminal.

Claude Code permissions

Allow the reads, ask before a change or a way out, deny the deletes. Paste into .claude/settings.json.

.claude/settings.json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__certarc__get_exam_domains",
      "mcp__certarc__search_learning_resources",
      "mcp__certarc__get_study_patterns",
      "mcp__certarc__get_readiness",
      "mcp__certarc__get_results",
      "mcp__certarc__get_result_review",
      "mcp__certarc__get_study_summary",
      "mcp__certarc__get_study_plan",
      "mcp__certarc__get_next_study_action"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__certarc__practice_question",
      "mcp__certarc__check_practice_answer",
      "mcp__certarc__open_study_panel"
    ],
    "deny": []
  }
}

Tools that only read are allowed, tools that change things ask first, tools that delete or cancel are denied. A read that can send data out (it takes a URL, say) asks first too. It assumes the server is installed as certarc. Review it before you use it.

Capability tags behind 2 rules
  • mcp__certarc__get_result_review untrusted-input
  • mcp__certarc__get_study_plan private-data

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