MCP stands for Model Context Protocol. It is an open standard for connecting AI apps to other software. You don’t need to know how it works to use it. If you are curious, see How it works.
Who it is for
Admins and owners
Turn the server on, choose which roles can connect, and decide what AI apps may view or change.
Staff
Counsellors, teachers and managers connect their AI app and sign in with their own account. Counsellors: read this 3-minute page first.
Technical teams
Wire up Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code, or any other app that speaks MCP.
What it can do
Your admin chooses, area by area, whether AI apps can only view or also make changes.
See the tool catalogue for the full list.
What stays safe
- Each person signs in as themselves. A connection always acts as the person who approved it, inside your institute only. The AI app cannot switch to another person or another institute.
- You decide what each role can reach. In Settings → MCP Server, an admin sets every area to Off, View or Edit, for everyone or per role.
- The CRM follows your lead visibility. A counsellor who sees only their own leads in the CRM sees only those leads in their AI app.
- Staff only. Learners and parents can never connect, whatever the settings say.
- Off until you turn it on. Nothing is reachable until an admin turns the server on. Switching it on pre-selects most areas, which you review before saving. See Turn on the server.
- Changes are previewed. Most edits save drafts that you publish yourself. Edits that are turned on separately and go live, and anything that calls or messages a person, show a preview first and run only after you say yes in the chat. One exception: invite-link and enrolment-form edits in Courses, and a course’s images or intro video, apply at once. See Risk levels and Confirmations.
- Every call is logged. Admins can revoke any connection at any time.
What it costs
Reading data and building drafts does not use your institute’s AI credits. The thinking is done by your AI app, under your own Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor plan. Some CRM actions start real work, such as placing an AI call. Those can use calling or messaging credits, the same as in your admin portal. The preview tells you before anything is spent.Your brand
Vacademy is used by many institutes under their own brand. When you connect, you sign in on your institute’s own admin portal. The approval page shows your institute’s name and brand. In your AI app, give the connection your institute’s name when you add it.Next steps
Quickstart
Turn it on and run your first prompt in about five minutes.
How it works
Sign-in, the three access checks, and what the AI app can see.
Connect your AI app
Step-by-step for Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code and VS Code.
Security
How access, data and logging work.