Feature matrix

This table lines up every command and MCP (Model Context Protocol) tool across the three CLIs, so you can see what each one covers at a glance. Every cell names the command or MCP tool that provides the capability, or — when that CLI doesn’t have one. Rows come from what at least one of the three CLIs does; a — means that product’s platform either doesn’t have the concept or the CLI doesn’t cover it yet, not that the row is wrong for that product. See Web coverage for how each of these compares to what the platform’s own web UI offers.

Capability	Moodle	Ed Discussion	OnTrack
List units	`units list` (alias `courses`)	`units list` (alias `courses`, `projects`)	`units list` (alias `courses`, `projects`)
Unit detail	`units show`	`units show`	`units show`
Deadlines	`due`	—	`tasks list` (shows each task’s due date)
Grades	`grades`	—	—
Announcements / news	`news`	—	—
Forum / thread read	`threads show`	`threads show`, `threads read`	—
Thread search	`forums search`	`threads search`	—
Post / reply	—	`threads send`, `replies send`	—
Lesson / slide content	—	`lessons show`, `slides show`	—
Quiz answer	—	`slides submit`	—
Files download	`download` (alias `dl`), `get`	`files get`	`units get`, `tasks get`
Assignment / task submit	`submit`	—	`tasks submit`
Task state	—	—	`tasks set`
Chat with tutor	—	—	`chats list`, `chats read`, `chats send`
Roles	—	—	`roles list`
Notifications	`alerts`	—	—
Dashboard	bare `moodle`, `overview`	—	—
Open in browser	`open`	—	—
Shell completion	`completion`	—	—
Self-update	— (`npm`/`bun` reinstall only)	`update`	— (`npm`/`bun` reinstall only)
Agent skill generation	`skills generate`, `skills add`	`skills generate`	`skills generate`
`commands --json`	`commands --json`	`commands --json`	`commands --json`
Local MCP	`mcp serve`	`edstem-mcp` (separate binary)	—
Remote MCP	`mcp deploy` (your own Cloudflare Worker)	Hosted at a fixed URL, or self-deployed via the Cloudflare button	—
OAuth for hosted clients	`mcp pair`	Built into the hosted server	—
Keepalive / renewal	`auth keepalive`, `mcp renewal`	— (tokens don’t need renewal)	—
Uninstall	`uninstall` (a CLI command)	— (manual `npm`/`bun` removal)	— (manual `npm`/`bun` removal)

Rows come from each CLI’s full command list and MCP tool catalog, so they stay in sync with what’s actually shipped. “Self-update” and “Uninstall” list a — where the product has no dedicated command, even though the package can still be removed or updated with npm/bun directly.

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