Everything Scouting411 collects is open for anything else to use. Take it into your browser, your feed reader, your AI assistant, or your own code.
Search engine
Search Scouting411 from your browser's address bar.
Search engine
Search Scouting411 from your browser's address bar.
Add Scouting411 as a search engine: in Chrome, type scouting411.org and press Tab; in Firefox, use the address bar menu. Start a search with ! to jump straight to the top result.
RSS feeds
Follow every official source in any feed reader.
RSS feeds
Follow every official source in any feed reader.
The original/upstream news sources we use are published in a variety of formats. For your convenience, Scouting411 parses and re-exports these sources as a set of standards-compliant, non-paginated web feeds for you. If you don't know what a web feed is, you can learn more at aboutfeeds.com.
- •The feeds are not continuously updated. They may be stale by up to 24 hours at a given time.
- •While we have attempted to faithfully represent the original content, the metadata and formatting of these feeds is not identical to the upstream sources.
Add every Scouting411 feed to your reader at once via OPML.
MCP server
Connect an AI assistant to first-party Scouting data.
MCP server
Connect an AI assistant to first-party Scouting data.
Scouting411 runs an MCP server, so an AI assistant can look things up here directly instead of relying on memory or web search. MCP (the Model Context Protocol) is an open standard for connecting assistants to outside tools and data. It's free, needs no account or API key, and serves the same first-party data as this site, refreshed daily.
https://scouting411.org/mcpA remote MCP server over Streamable HTTP. Add it to any client that supports remote servers.
What it can do
- SearchFind ranks, merit badges, adventures, awards, resources, news sources, and site pages by name.
- NewsQuery posts from every official source, filtered by source, keyword, and date.
- AdvancementThe current official requirements for every rank, merit badge, Cub Scout adventure, and award.
- ResourcesOfficial handbooks, tools, and reference sites from the national organization.
It covers national, first-party material only: not council or unit content, third-party commentary, or retail.
Setup
Claude
Open Connectors in Claude's settings, choose Add custom connector, and paste the server URL.
Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http scouting411 https://scouting411.org/mcp
VS Code
Add to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"scouting411": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://scouting411.org/mcp"
}
}
}
Cursor
Add to mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"scouting411": {
"url": "https://scouting411.org/mcp"
}
}
}
Client menus change often; if these steps are out of date, check your client's documentation for adding a remote MCP server.
Good to know
- •Data is refreshed once a day, so it may be up to 24 hours behind the original sources.
- •The server's tools are still evolving and may change without notice.
- •Scouting411 is not affiliated with Scouting America. Assistants should cite the original source, which every result links to.
REST API
Build on the same data in your own code.
REST API
Build on the same data in your own code.
A free, public API for news, advancement, resources, and search, with an OpenAPI spec and interactive docs.
Developer docs