RateMyProfessors MCP Server

An unofficial MCP Server implementation for RateMyProfessors.com.
It allows you to fetch a professor's ratings, reviews and comments with an MCP client.

Features

• Search for professors by name and school.
• Get ratings, reviews, and comments.
• Easy integration with MCP clients like (Claude Desktop, VSCode, etc.).

Requirements

• Node.js 16 or newer (install node if you haven't)
• Claude Desktop or any other MCP client

Installation

Clone the repository and install dependencies:

git clone https://github.com/tohmze/ratemyprofessors-mcp.git
cd ratemyprofessors-mcp
npm install

Build the server

npm run build 

Testing the MCP Server with Claude Desktop

Setup Claude Desktop Config file

To use the ratemyprofessors MCP server, you’ll need to set it up in Claude for Desktop. Open the configuration file located at ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json with a text editor. If the file isn’t there yet, go ahead and create it.

If you have VSCode, Open with:

• Mac: code ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: code $env:AppData\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Copy the appropriate configuration snippet for your OS below and replace the placeholder path with the absolute path to your build folder. <details> <summary>macOS / Linux</summary>

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rate-my-prof": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/ABSOLUTE/PATH/TO/PARENT/FOLDER/ratemyprofessors-mcp/build/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

</details>

<details> <summary>Windows</summary>

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rate-my-prof": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["C:\\PATH\\TO\\PARENT\\FOLDER\\ratemyprofessors-mcp\\build\\index.js"]
    }
  }
}

</details>

Open Claude for Desktop

Click The Tool

You should see the rate-my-prof tool listed

Congrats 🥳 the server is ready to use!

Demo

Demo of using the RateMyProf MCP server in Claude Desktop:

Acknowledgements

This project uses the rmp-ts-api Typescript Wrapper API by @DeveloperMindset123. Big thanks for making it!