The CounselorAI MCP server,
connected in one click.
College-access writing and financial-aid analysis tools for counselors, students, and families. Connect the official CounselorAI MCP server to Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor through gate — one gateway URL, no config files, security-checked.
Free to start · No credit card · No hosting needed
What your AI can do with CounselorAI
Real prompts you can type the moment it's connected — no setup, no docs to read.
“Use “appeal”: Draft a financial aid appeal letter to a college financial aid office. Call this when a family needs to ask for a review of an award: income.”
“Use “rec”: Draft a letter of recommendation from counselor notes. Call this to WRITE a letter. To critique one that already exists, call letterlens ins.”
“Use “letterlens”: Analyze a finished recommendation letter and return specific fixes: what is vague, what is asserted without evidence, what reads as generate.”
“Use “awardlens”: Break down one to three financial aid award letters: what is grant, what is loan, what is work-study that has to be earned, what the real ou.”
How secure is the CounselorAI MCP server?
Every server in the gate directory has to pass the same four checks before your AI can touch it. Here's how CounselorAI holds up.
Official endpoint
Operated by CounselorAI (counselorai.app) at its documented MCP endpoint — not a third-party mirror or community re-host.
No sign-in needed
This server only exposes public data — no account and no credentials are involved when you connect.
Scanned before it goes live
gate checks every tool for prompt injection, hidden instructions, data-exfiltration hints, and over-broad permissions before the server is available through your gateway.
Watched for drift
If CounselorAI adds or changes tools later, gate re-scans and alerts you — before your AI acts on the change.
Connected in three steps
Connect your gate
Add one gateway URL to Claude, ChatGPT, or any MCP client. One-time setup, about two minutes.
Pick CounselorAI
Choose CounselorAI in the gate directory. No sign-in needed.
Use it anywhere
CounselorAI's tools are live in every AI client you've connected — with rules and logging built in.
Free to start · No credit card · No hosting needed
The actual tools CounselorAI exposes
Fetched live from the official endpoint and re-checked daily by gate — not marketing copy.
appeal — Draft a financial aid appeal letter to a college financial aid office. Call this when a family needs to ask for a review of an award: income
rec — Draft a letter of recommendation from counselor notes. Call this to WRITE a letter. To critique one that already exists, call letterlens ins
letterlens — Analyze a finished recommendation letter and return specific fixes: what is vague, what is asserted without evidence, what reads as generate
awardlens — Break down one to three financial aid award letters: what is grant, what is loan, what is work-study that has to be earned, what the real ou
fafsa — Produce a FAFSA action checklist for one student, keyed to their grade, dependency status and income band. Answers the process question a fa
aid — Explain what a family is likely to see across a list of schools and why, in plain language. An explanation for a counselor to walk a family
scholarship — Surface scholarships worth this student's time and the angle their application should take for each. Runs a live web search, so it is slower
profile — Turn raw counselor notes into a structured student profile. Run this first when working one student across several tools: it is cheap, and i
+ 5 more tools once connected
The CounselorAI MCP server at a glance
https://api.counselorai.app/mcpQuestions, answered
Is there an official CounselorAI MCP server?
Yes — CounselorAI operates its own remote MCP server at api.counselorai.app. gate connects you to that official endpoint and adds security scanning, per-tool access rules, and an activity log on top.
How do I connect CounselorAI to Claude or ChatGPT?
Add gate's gateway URL to your AI client once, then pick CounselorAI in the directory. No account or sign-in is needed. From then on, CounselorAI's tools are available in every client you've connected to gate.
Do I need to host anything?
No. CounselorAI runs the server, and gate is fully managed. You just connect one URL — there's nothing to install, deploy, or maintain.
Is the CounselorAI MCP server safe to connect?
It's the vendor's official endpoint, and gate scans its tools for prompt injection and hidden instructions before it goes live, re-checks it whenever it changes, and lets you allow, block, or require approval for every single tool.
Is it free?
Yes — you can get started with gate for free and connect CounselorAI in minutes. No credit card required.
Connect more than just CounselorAI
Every server below works through the same gateway URL — connect once, add tools anytime.
Squarespace DomainsDesignView →Set up CounselorAI in: Claude · Claude Code · ChatGPT · Cursor · VS Code