{"type":"mcp_server","name":"cfbd-mcp-server","description":"This repository provides an MCP server that allows AI assistants to access and query college football statistics from the College Football Data API, enabling comprehensive data analysis and insights.","category":"AI","language":"Python","stars":26,"forks":4,"owner":"lenwood","github_url":"https://github.com/lenwood/cfbd-mcp-server","homepage":null,"setup":"## Setup\n\n**Installing via Smithery**\n\nTo install College Football Data Server for Claude Desktop automatically via [Smithery](https://smithery.ai/server/cfbd):\n\n```bash\nnpx -y @smithery/cli install cfbd --client claude\n```\n\n1.  Clone this repository:\n```bash\ngit clone https://github.com/yourusername/cfbd-mcp-server\ncd cfbd-mcp-server\n```\n\n2.  Create and activate a virtual environment:\n```bash\nuv venv\nsource .venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: .venv\\Scripts\\activate\n```\n\n3.  Install dependencies:\n```bash\nuv pip install -e .\n```\n\n4.  Create a `.env` file in the project root and add your API key:\n```bash\nCFB_API_KEY=your_api_key_here\n```\n\n**Manual Installation**\n\n1.  Clone this repository:\n```bash\ngit clone https://github.com/yourusername/cfbd-mcp-server\ncd cfbd-mcp-server\n```\n\n2.  Create and activate a virtual environment:\n```bash\nuv venv\nsource .venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: .venv\\Scripts\\activate\n```\n\n3.  Install dependencies:\n```bash\nuv pip install -e .\n```\n\n4.  Create a `.env` file in the project root and add your API key:\n```bash\nCFB_API_KEY=your_api_key_here\n```\n\n**Usage**\n\n### Running the Server\n\nStart the server:\n```bash\nuv run cfbd-mcp-server\n```\n\n### Connecting with Claude Desktop\n\n1.  Open your Claude Desktop configuration at:\n    - macOS: `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`\n    - Windows: `%APPDATA%\\Claude\\claude_desktop_config.json`\n\n2.  Add the server configuration:\n```json\n{\n    \"mcpServers\": {\n        \"cfbd-mcp-server\": {\n            \"command\": \"uv\",\n            \"args\": [\n                \"--directory\",\n                \"/full/path/to/cfbd-mcp-server\",\n                \"run\",\n                \"cfbd-mcp-server\"\n            ],\n            \"env\": {\n                \"CFB_API_KEY\": \"xxx\",\n                \"PATH\": \"/full/path/to/python\"\n            }\n        }\n    }\n}\n```\n\n3.  Close then restart Claude Desktop","tools":"## Available Tools\n\n1.  Resources (Access schema documentation for all endpoints)\n2.  Tools (Query endpoints directly)\n3.  Prompts (Pre-built analysis templates)","faq":null,"created_at":"2024-12-20T14:27:28+00:00","updated_at":"2025-03-09T07:03:42+00:00","source_url":"https://model-context-protocol.com/servers/cfbd-api-college-football-data-server","related_articles":[]}