How do I install Dyslexia Steps?

Copy the http config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does Dyslexia Steps need an API key?

No required environment variable is listed on this record.

What transport does Dyslexia Steps use?

Dyslexia Steps is reached over HTTP.

When was Dyslexia Steps last checked?

Last checked 2026-11-08. Phonics word lists and reading-game catalogue for dyslexia support. Read-only.

Dyslexia Steps MCP server

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Server URL

https://mcp.dyslexiasteps.com/mcp

The Claude button above opens Claude with the name and URL filled in. You still confirm it there.

shClaude Code

1claude mcp add --transport http com.dyslexiasteps-dyslexia-steps https://mcp.dyslexiasteps.com/mcp

Run in a terminal.

jsonClaude Desktop

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "com.dyslexiasteps-dyslexia-steps": {4      "command": "npx",5      "args": [6        "-y",7        "mcp-remote",8        "https://mcp.dyslexiasteps.com/mcp"9      ]10    }11  }12}

claude_desktop_config.json

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Remote URL or a command on your machine? How the two installs differ

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A new server you create. It is not this listing's official endpoint. Use the publisher install when you want their URL and their credentials.

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Server facts

Remote

Transport: http
Version: 0.1.0
Last checked

Tools

No tool list yet. Remote servers get one after the first health check.

FAQ

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dyslexiasteps-mcp

MCP server for the free word lists on Dyslexia Steps: 38 English phonics and sight word lists placed by grade (Pre-K to Grade 3) with the source of each placement, plus 216 lists in German, Spanish, French, Dutch and Brazilian Portuguese. Ask an assistant for "20 words with sh for a first grader" and it answers from sourced lists. Read-only.

Tools

Tool	What it returns
`list_word_lists`	The lists (id, title, language, section, grade range, placement basis, word count); filter by language, grade or section
`get_word_list`	One list in full: words, groups (for example -at, -an, -ap families), basis, URL, license
`get_words_for_grade`	Every different English word from the lists that cover a grade, with the lists each word comes from
`find_words`	Words that start with, end with or contain a pattern such as `sh`, `ck` or `ight`, with their list and grade
`get_placement_basis`	How grades were assigned: Dolch (public domain), a Common Core Foundational Skills item, or a typical sequence
`get_citation`	License (compilation CC BY 4.0, Dolch words public domain), citation text and CSV/JSON downloads

Use

Local:

{ "mcpServers": { "dyslexiasteps": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "dyslexiasteps-mcp"] } } }

Claude Code: claude mcp add --scope user dyslexiasteps -- npx -y dyslexiasteps-mcp. Self-host the HTTP transport: npm run build && PORT=8787 npm run start:http (POST /mcp, stateless).

Honest limits

A grade is a typical guide, not a rule: programs and standards differ, and a placement is not an assessment of any child. The lists in other languages follow each language's own reading curriculum and have no grade. The server only returns word lists; it gives no advice about a learning difficulty. Source of the placements: https://dyslexiasteps.com/word-lists-by-grade

Data CC BY 4.0, code MIT.

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How do I install Dyslexia Steps?

Does Dyslexia Steps need an API key?

What transport does Dyslexia Steps use?

When was Dyslexia Steps last checked?

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dyslexiasteps-mcp

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