Connect Your AI Assistant (MCP)

Connect your AI assistant to the alivesim.ai guide library over MCP. Once it is connected, the assistant can search and read the guides directly, so its answers about scenario-based learning, instructional design, and learning measurement are grounded in the guides and include links back to the source.

What is MCP?

MCP (Model Context Protocol) is the open standard that lets AI assistants like Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor connect to outside knowledge sources. This page connects them to the alivesim.ai library of 41 evidence-based guides.

The endpoint

Add this address as a custom connector in your assistant. It is public and read-only. There is nothing to sign in to and no key to paste.

https://www.alivesim.ai/api/mcp

The connector serves three tools: search the guides, read a full guide, and list the topics.

Setup

Claude

Open Settings.
Go to Connectors.
Choose Add custom connector.
Paste the endpoint address above and save.

ChatGPT

Open Settings.
Go to Connectors, then custom connector.
Paste the endpoint address above and save.

Cursor

Add the server to your MCP configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "alivesim-guides": {
      "url": "https://www.alivesim.ai/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Gemini

Google's Gemini CLI supports MCP servers. Add the server to your MCP configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "alivesim-guides": {
      "url": "https://www.alivesim.ai/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Support in Google's consumer Gemini apps varies and is still evolving.