Use Catchmently with AI

Ask Claude or ChatGPT about schools and it looks up Catchmently for you.

Any other agent

Hermes, OpenClaw and others: send it this and it connects itself.

Connect the Catchmently MCP server: add a server named catchmently with URL https://mcp.catchmently.com/mcp (remote HTTP) to your MCP config, reload, then tell me which tools you can see. It works without sign-in at 3 requests a minute; if you can, sign me in with OAuth (free with my email) for more.

Every figure free until 4 January 2027. Try it without sign‑in; sign in free with your email for more.

Then ask

Which primary schools near SE22 8DL are rated Outstanding?

Compare the Ofsted reports of the secondary schools within 2 miles of SW19.

Other apps and step-by-step

Claude

On claude.ai or in the Claude app, go to Customize > Connectors and choose Add custom connector.
Name it Catchmently and paste the server address.
Choose Add, then ask about schools. Sign in with your email when asked.

ChatGPT

On chatgpt.com, open Plugins, choose + and add a custom MCP server. On some plans you first turn on Developer mode in Settings.
Name it Catchmently, paste the server address and keep OAuth as the sign‑in.
Create it, then pick Catchmently in a chat by typing @.

Claude Code

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

Cursor, VS Code and others

Cursor (mcp.json) and most other apps:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "catchmently": { "url": "https://mcp.catchmently.com/mcp" }
  }
}

VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json):

{
  "servers": {
    "catchmently": { "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.catchmently.com/mcp" }
  }
}

Server address

https://mcp.catchmently.com/mcp

What it can look up

Find a school, nursery or childcare provider by name
Schools near a postcode, nearest first, with the latest Ofsted outcome and whether each is selective or a faith school
School details: Ofsted strengths and areas to improve, exam results, applications and offers, and how admissions work there, with the national application and offer dates
The area around a postcode: flood risk, noise and deprivation, plus crime, sold prices, broadband, transport and local amenities
Last distance offered and the council catchment or priority area

Every figure is free here until 4 January 2027, for up to 50 schools a day. Without an account the app can ask 3 times a minute; sign in free with your email when it asks, for 20 a minute. Holders of a 3-month pass sign in with the email they bought it with and have no 50-school cap. The app can only read: it cannot buy anything, see your shortlist or notes, or change your account. What it sends us is in our privacy notice.

Building your own app or website?

The same data is available as a JSON API with your own keys: see the Catchmently API.

Questions: support@catchmently.com. Catchmently is run by Simple Metrics Ltd, company number 16700613, 71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9JQ.