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The Blue Alliance

The Blue Alliance

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About The Blue Alliance

The Blue Alliance MCP Server gives AI assistants and other MCP clients access to FIRST Robotics Competition data through The Blue Alliance API. Its tools cover teams, events, matches, districts, and historical records, with responses validated using Zod.

Key features

  1. 01Look up team profiles, history, and awards
  2. 02Retrieve event teams, rankings, and alliances
  3. 03Query match scores and alliance details
  4. 04Access historical data from 1992 onward
  5. 05Validate response structures with Zod

Use cases

  1. 01Review a team's participation history and awards
  2. 02Check event rankings and participating teams
  3. 03Inspect match scores and robot tracking data

MCP support

As an MCP server, it exposes tools for MCP clients to retrieve team, event, match, and district data from The Blue Alliance API.

Configuration

Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.

mcp.json · Universal config
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "withinfocus-tba": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@withinfocus/tba-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TBA_API_KEY": "<TBA_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Run commandnpx -y @withinfocus/tba-mcp-server
Environment variables to set
TBA_API_KEYSecretThe Blue Alliance API key

Local servers need a runtime on your machine (e.g. Node.js 18+). Config file locations differ by client; see your client’s docs.

Packages
npm@withinfocus/tba-mcp-server1.4.0

Tools

61

Saved tool list · updated 2w ago

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
team_keystringYesFRC team key formatted as 'frc' followed by the team number with no leading zeros (e.g., 'frc86', 'frc254', 'frc1114'). Uniquely identifies a FIRST Robotics Competition team on The Blue Alliance.

Details

From the project README

The Blue Alliance MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides access to The Blue Alliance API for FIRST Robotics Competition data. Enables AI assistants and other MCP clients to retrieve comprehensive FRC team, event, and match information.

Features

  • Team Information: Get detailed team profiles, participation history, awards, and media
  • Event Data: Access event details, rankings, matches, and elimination alliances
  • Match Results: Retrieve match data with scores, alliances, and breakdowns
  • Historical Data: Query data from 1992 to the current year
  • Type Safety: All responses validated with Zod schemas
  • Comprehensive Coverage: 35+ tools covering all major TBA API endpoints

Installation

npm (Recommended)
npm install -g @withinfocus/tba-mcp-server
Docker

Pull the image from GitHub Container Registry:

docker pull ghcr.io/withinfocus/tba-mcp-server:latest

Or build locally:

git clone https://github.com/withinfocus/tba-mcp-server.git
cd tba-mcp-server
docker build -t tba-mcp-server .

Configuration

  1. Get an API key from The Blue Alliance

  2. Set your API key as an environment variable:

export TBA_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

Or create a .env file:

TBA_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

Usage

With npm

Add to your MCP client configuration (e.g., Claude Desktop):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tba": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@withinfocus/tba-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "TBA_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}
With Docker

Add to your MCP client configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tba": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--rm",
        "-i",
        "--init",
        "-e",
        "TBA_API_KEY=your_api_key_here",
        "ghcr.io/withinfocus/tba-mcp-server:latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Or run directly:

docker run --rm -i --init \
  -e TBA_API_KEY=your_api_key_here \
  ghcr.io/withinfocus/tba-mcp-server:latest

Available Tools

Team Information (24 tools)

Access comprehensive team data including profiles, participation history, events, matches, awards, and media.

Key tools: get_team, get_team_events, get_team_matches, get_team_awards, get_team_media

Event Information (19 tools)

Query event details, participants, rankings, matches, and analytics.

Key tools: get_event, get_events, get_event_teams, get_event_rankings, get_event_matches, get_event_oprs

Match Information (3 tools)

Retrieve detailed match data including scores, alliances, and robot tracking.

Key tools: get_match, get_match_simple, get_match_zebra

District Tools (8 tools)

Access district rankings, events, and team information.

Key tools: get_districts, get_district_rankings, get_district_events, get_district_teams

General/Utility Tools (6 tools)

Paginated team listings and API status information.

Key tools: get_teams, get_teams_by_year, get_status

Complete Documentation
  • All Tools - Complete reference for all 35+ tools with parameters and examples
  • Data Schemas - Detailed schema documentation for all response types

Quick Examples

Get team information
// Get detailed team profile
get_team(team_key: "frc86")

// Get team's events in a year
get_team_events(team_key: "frc86", year: 2024)

// Get team's awards
get_team_awards(team_key: "frc86", year: 2024)
Analyze an event
// Get event details
get_event(event_key: "2024casj")

// Get participating teams
get_event_teams(event_key: "2024casj")

// Get rankings
get_event_rankings(event_key: "2024casj")

// Get elimination alliances
get_event_alliances(event_key: "2024casj")
Get match data
// Get detailed match information
get_match(match_key: "2024casj_qm1")

// Get robot tracking data (if available)
get_match_zebra(match_key: "2024casj_qm1")

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md for development setup, testing guidelines, and how to add new tools.

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