Learning Hub MCP

learninghub.cc

Beta — fully functional, tested with one family. Feedback and bug reports welcome via GitHub Issues.

MCP server for student learning workflow with SQLite database. Each instance serves one student — deploy a separate instance per child for isolated, focused AI tutoring.

Features

• Subjects - school subjects with multi-country support (UA, CZ, DE, etc.)
• Grades - grade tracking with 5-point European scale (1=best, 5=worst)
• Topics - subject topics for improvement tracking
• Homework - assignment tracking with deadlines
• Bonus Tasks - motivational tasks that reward game minutes
• Game Minutes - immutable transaction ledger for tracking earned/spent game time
• Books - textbook library with markdown summaries and content indexing
• Topic Reviews - reinforcement tracking for weak topics
• Escalation - bad grade notifications for parents
• Instruction Tools - markdown algorithms that guide AI agents through workflows
• Sync Providers - pluggable sync framework (EduPage, PRONOTE)
• Secrets - secure credential storage for sync providers

Installation

# Install dependencies
poetry install

# Initialize database
poetry run alembic upgrade head

Configuration

Database defaults to ./data/learning_hub.db. Override via environment variable:

DATABASE_URL=sqlite+aiosqlite:///./data/learning_hub.db

Sync provider credentials (EduPage, PRONOTE, etc.) are stored in the secrets table and managed via MCP tools (set_secret, list_secrets).

Config System (SQLite)

Runtime configuration stored in the configs table. Managed via MCP tools (get_config, set_config, list_configs). Use check_system_readiness to verify all required configs are set.

Entries with defaults (seeded by migration)

Key	Default	Description
GRADE_MINUTES_MAP	{"1":15,"2":10,"3":0,"4":-20,"5":-25}	Grade → game minutes conversion
TOPIC_REVIEW_THRESHOLDS	{"2":1,"3":2,"4":3,"5":3}	Repetitions needed per grade before TopicReview is closed
HOMEWORK_BONUS_MINUTES_ONTIME	10	Bonus minutes for on-time homework
HOMEWORK_BONUS_MINUTES_OVERDUE	-10	Penalty minutes for overdue homework
MAX_PENDING_BONUS_TASKS	4	Max concurrent pending bonus tasks
MAX_COMPLETED_BONUS_TASKS_PER_WEEK	15	Max completed bonus tasks in rolling 7 days
DEFAULT_DEADLINE_TIME	20:00	Default time when deadline has only a date
SETUP_COMPLETED	false	Whether initial setup has been completed
BASE_CRONS_INSTALLED	false	Whether base cron jobs have been created
SYNC_CRON_CONFIGURED	false	Whether a sync cron job has been created after first successful sync

Required entries (must be set before use)

Key	Description
TEMP_BOOK_DIR	Folder where users place book files for processing
BOOKS_STORAGE_DIR	Base folder for storing processed books
ISSUES_LOG	Path to the issue log file
FAMILY_LANGUAGE	Language for communication with the family

Usage

Run MCP Server

poetry run learning-hub-mcp

MCP Configuration

Add to your MCP client config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "learning-hub": {
      "command": "poetry",
      "args": ["run", "learning-hub-mcp"],
      "cwd": "/path/to/learning-hub-mcp"
    }
  }
}

MCP Tools (78 total)

Subjects

• create_subject - create a new school subject
• list_subjects - list subjects (filter: school, is_active)
• update_subject - update subject details

Topics

• create_topic - create a topic for a subject
• list_topics - list topics (filter: subject_id, is_open)
• close_topic - close topic (reason: resolved/skipped/no_longer_relevant)

Grades

• add_grade - add a grade (1-5 scale, 1=best), auto-creates minute transaction
• list_grades - list grades (filter: subject, date range, school)

Bonus Tasks

• create_bonus_task - create a bonus task linked to a topic (validates limits)
• list_bonus_tasks - list tasks (filter: status, topic)
• get_bonus_task - get a bonus task by ID
• get_latest_bonus_task - get the most recent bonus task
• apply_bonus_task_result - complete task, record grade, and update topic reviews
• cancel_bonus_task - cancel a task
• check_pending_bonus_task - check if there's a pending task to reuse

Minute Transactions

• get_balance - get current game minutes balance
• add_played_minutes - record played game time (deducts from balance)
• create_ad_hoc_transaction - create manual bonus or penalty
• list_transactions - list transactions (filter: date range, type)

Homework

• create_homework - create homework assignment
• list_homeworks - list homework (filter: status, subject)
• complete_homework - mark homework as done
• update_homework - update homework details
• close_overdue_homeworks - close overdue homework, auto-creates penalty transaction
• get_pending_homework_reminders - get reminders due (D-1, D-2)
• mark_homework_reminders_sent - mark reminders as sent

Books

• add_book - add a book to the library
• list_books - list books (filter: subject, has_summary)
• get_book - get a book by ID
• update_book - update book details
• delete_book - delete a book

Topic Reviews

• list_topic_reviews - list topic reviews (filter: subject, status)
• get_pending_reviews_for_topic - get pending reviews for a topic
• mark_topic_reinforced - mark review as reinforced
• increment_topic_repeat_count - increment repeat count for a review
• get_priority_topic_for_review - pick a priority topic from top-4

Family Members

• create_family_member - add a family member (student/parent/tutor/admin)
• list_family_members - list members (filter: role)
• update_family_member - update member details
• delete_family_member - delete a member
• get_student - get the student record

Gateways

• create_gateway - register a messaging channel (Telegram, etc.)
• list_gateways - list gateways (filter: family_member, channel)
• update_gateway - update gateway details
• delete_gateway - delete a gateway
• lookup_gateway - find gateway by platform + external ID

Configs

• get_config - get a config value by key
• set_config - set a config value (existing keys only)
• list_configs - list all config entries

Secrets

• set_secret - set a secret value (credentials, API keys)
• list_secrets - list secrets (keys only, values never exposed)

Sync Providers

• list_sync_providers - list all sync providers with status
• update_sync_provider - activate/deactivate, link to school
• run_sync - run sync for all active providers (or a specific one)
• find_edupage_subdomain - detect EduPage school subdomain from stored credentials

Readiness

• check_system_readiness - check if the system is properly configured (active schools, required configs)

Escalation

• get_grades_pending_escalation - get grades needing parent notification
• mark_grades_escalated - mark grades as escalated (parent was notified)

Instruction Tools

• get_grade_escalation_instructions - escalate bad grades to tutor/admin
• get_learning_system_instructions - master instruction: full system rules
• get_student_request_router_instructions - classify student request (A/B/C scenarios)
• get_bonus_task_assignment_instructions - assign a new bonus task
• get_submission_routing_instructions - route submitted work to evaluator
• get_bonus_task_evaluation_instructions - evaluate completed bonus task
• get_homework_evaluation_instructions - evaluate homework submission
• get_book_lookup_instructions - find and deliver textbook pages
• get_books_workflow_instructions - process and register new books
• get_homework_manual_instructions - manually add homework (parent only)
• get_grade_manual_instructions - manually add a grade (adult only)
• get_student_content_policy_instructions - content safety filtering for external student content
• get_topic_review_curation_instructions - curate and close stale topic reviews
• get_base_crons_setup_instructions - instructions for setting up base cron jobs

OpenClaw Bridge Plugin

The learning-hub-bridge/ directory contains a TypeScript plugin that makes all MCP tools available as native OpenClaw agent tools.

Why

OpenClaw doesn't support MCP servers natively. Without the bridge, the agent would need exec + mcporter — slow (~3s per call), buggy (mcporter serialization issues with lists), and invisible to the model (tools not in tool list).

How it works

1. On gateway startup, the bridge spawns the Python MCP server as a child process (STDIO)
2. Discovers all tools via client.listTools() (MCP protocol)
3. Registers each as a native OpenClaw tool via api.registerTool() with prefix learning_hub_
4. Proxies execute() → client.callTool(), merging multiple TextContent blocks into a single JSON array
5. Auto-reconnects if the Python process dies

After this, the model sees learning_hub_list_subjects, learning_hub_add_grade, etc. directly in its tool list.

Deployment

The bridge must be installed as an OpenClaw extension. The source lives in learning-hub-bridge/ inside this repo, but OpenClaw loads plugins from ~/.openclaw/extensions/<pluginId>/.

Step 1. Copy the bridge to extensions:

cp -r /path/to/learning-hub-mcp/learning-hub-bridge ~/.openclaw/extensions/learning-hub

Step 2. Install dependencies:

cd ~/.openclaw/extensions/learning-hub
npm install

Step 3. Add plugin config to openclaw.json:

{
  "plugins": {
    "entries": {
      "learning-hub": {
        "enabled": true,
        "config": {
          "command": "/bin/bash",
          "args": ["-lc", "cd /path/to/learning-hub-mcp && exec .venv/bin/learning-hub-mcp"],
          "cwd": "/path/to/learning-hub-mcp",
          "toolPrefix": "learning_hub"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Step 4. Allow tools for the agent in openclaw.json:

{
  "agents": {
    "list": [
      {
        "id": "main",
        "tools": {
          "alsoAllow": ["learning-hub"]
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

Step 5. Restart gateway:

openclaw gateway restart

Config options

Option	Description	Default
command	Command to start MCP server	(required)
args	Arguments for the command	(required)
cwd	Working directory for MCP server process	—
toolPrefix	Prefix for registered tool names	learning_hub

Updating after MCP changes

When new tools are added to the MCP server, the bridge picks them up automatically on gateway restart — no bridge code changes needed. Just restart:

openclaw gateway restart

Development

# Run tests
poetry run pytest

# Run tests with coverage
poetry run pytest --cov=learning_hub

# Lint code
poetry run ruff check .

# Fix lint issues
poetry run ruff check --fix .

Known Limitations

• Tested with a single family (one student, two schools: EduPage CZ + UA)
• PRONOTE sync implemented but minimally tested
• SQLite only — designed for single-family self-hosted use
• Requires OpenClaw as the AI agent runtime
• Edge cases with diverse school configurations are likely not yet covered

License

PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0