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Cambridge, AQA and Edexcel past papers: questions, figures and mark schemes by part, and marking.

11 tools: 5 change things and 6 only read.

Tools: 0 delete, 0 irreversible, 5 write, 6 read.
  • Reads private data · 0
  • Reads text others write · 0
  • Can send data out · 0
  • No findings

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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.

11 tools

Changes things 5Claude Code: ask
  • class_summaryFor a teacher's own exam.now class: topic bands across the class with no pupil names, and how many pupils have started.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
    For a teacher's own exam.now class: topic bands across the class with no pupil names, and how many pupils have started. Small groups are suppressed to protect pupils' privacy.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Class summary
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • common_mistakesUp to 5 exam.now write-ups of common mistakes in a subject, drawn from Cambridge examiner reports, each with a short summary and a link.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
    Up to 5 exam.now write-ups of common mistakes in a subject, drawn from Cambridge examiner reports, each with a short summary and a link. Narrow them with a topic code or words.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Common mistakes
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • exam_timetableCambridge exam dates for one or more syllabuses in the June or November 2026 series: component, date, morning or afternoon session and duration, with a link to the exam.now timetab…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
    Cambridge exam dates for one or more syllabuses in the June or November 2026 series: component, date, morning or afternoon session and duration, with a link to the exam.now timetable. Zone defaults to the UK timetable.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Exam timetable
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • mark_answerMark a student's answer to one part against the official mark scheme with exam.now's marker.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "mark_answer" says "mark": a word for a change.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Mark a student's answer to one part against the official mark scheme with exam.now's marker. Returns marks awarded and available, the mark-scheme rows earned and missed, feedback and a common-mistake link, and saves the mark to the student's exam.now progress. Needs a linked exam.now account with marking.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Mark an answer
    • readOnlyHint: false
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • topic_progressThe linked student's own progress in one subject on exam.now: each syllabus topic's band (secure, getting there, not yet), the next three topics to work on and links to practise th…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
    The linked student's own progress in one subject on exam.now: each syllabus topic's band (secure, getting there, not yet), the next three topics to work on and links to practise them.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Topic progress
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
Only reads 6Show 6 read-only tools
  • find_past_paperFind Cambridge, AQA or Edexcel past papers on exam.now from a free-text query such as "0580 june 2024 paper 4" or from structured fields.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "find_past_paper" says "find": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Find Cambridge, AQA or Edexcel past papers on exam.now from a free-text query such as "0580 june 2024 paper 4" or from structured fields. Returns up to 10 papers with their exam.now paper_id, title, session, duration, total marks, whether it can be answered on screen, and links to the question paper, mark scheme and examiner report. Use the paper_id with get_question, get_mark_scheme or get_paper.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Find a past paper
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • find_questions_by_topicPast-paper questions on exam.now tagged with a syllabus topic, newest first.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "find_questions_by_topic" says "find": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Past-paper questions on exam.now tagged with a syllabus topic, newest first. Pass the topic code (e.g. E2.5) or words (e.g. "simultaneous equations"). Returns question references with the start of each prompt, marks, whether it has a figure, and a link to the question.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Find questions by topic
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • get_mark_schemeThe official mark-scheme rows for one part of an exam.now past paper: each row's code (M1, A1, B1…), marks, answer, guidance and alternatives, the part's maximum marks, the paper's…No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_mark_scheme" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    The official mark-scheme rows for one part of an exam.now past paper: each row's code (M1, A1, B1…), marks, answer, guidance and alternatives, the part's maximum marks, the paper's general marking principles, the mark-scheme PDF page and a link to it on exam.now.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Get a mark scheme
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • get_paperAn exam.now past paper as structured JSON (metadata, questions, parts, prompts, marks, answer kinds, figure URLs), a few questions at a time.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_paper" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    An exam.now past paper as structured JSON (metadata, questions, parts, prompts, marks, answer kinds, figure URLs), a few questions at a time. Use next_from to get the next page. include_mark_scheme adds the mark-scheme rows for the same questions and needs a linked exam.now account (a free one is fine).

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Get a whole paper
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • get_questionThe text of one question or part from an exam.now past paper: context, prompt, marks, figures (with alt text), the answer surface (response kinds, tools, whether a calculator is al…No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_question" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    The text of one question or part from an exam.now past paper: context, prompt, marks, figures (with alt text), the answer surface (response kinds, tools, whether a calculator is allowed), topic codes and a link to the part on exam.now. Pass question for the whole question or part for one part.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Get a question
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • practise_questionShow one past-paper question as a practice card the student can answer, with its figures and answer surface.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The description's first verb is "show": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Show one past-paper question as a practice card the student can answer, with its figures and answer surface. The model gets the full question so it can give hints without giving the answer away. Use mark_answer to mark the student's answer.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Practise a question
    • 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 private-data or untrusted-input or outbound.

Reads private data0
Reads files, mail, messages, databases, secrets, calendars or repositories.
Reads text others write0
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.

No check matched anything in these tool definitions. That is not a safety guarantee.

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.

All changes to this server

Install

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

claude mcp add --transport http past-papers https://exam.now/mcp
claude mcp add --transport http past-papers https://exam.now/mcp

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__past-papers__find_past_paper",
      "mcp__past-papers__get_question",
      "mcp__past-papers__get_mark_scheme",
      "mcp__past-papers__get_paper",
      "mcp__past-papers__find_questions_by_topic",
      "mcp__past-papers__practise_question"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__past-papers__mark_answer",
      "mcp__past-papers__topic_progress",
      "mcp__past-papers__exam_timetable",
      "mcp__past-papers__common_mistakes",
      "mcp__past-papers__class_summary"
    ],
    "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 past-papers. Review it before you use it.

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Keep the decision: fail CI when the tools change, follow every change, or show a badge.

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Fail a build when the tools you reviewed are not the tools the server serves today.

curl -s "https://anlyon.dev/api/v1/servers/now.exam/past-papers/verify?hash=0d603681398ca14e2d7e8ba70175b3a01ce3976572a087ea62b6e30a6258edd6" | jq -e '.changed == false'

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