FPL Intelligence — MCP Server

Turn Claude into your FPL analyst. Captain picks, transfer advice, rival scouting, chip timing, league predictions — powered by real-time FPL data.

Quick Start

Step 1 — Install

pip install fpl-intelligence

Step 2 — Connect to Claude Desktop

Open your Claude Desktop config file:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Add the server:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fpl": {
      "command": "fpl-intelligence"
    }
  }
}

Step 3 — Restart Claude Desktop

Close and reopen Claude Desktop. You should see fpl listed under the MCP servers icon.

Step 4 — Ask Claude anything about FPL

"Analyze my FPL team 5456980 — who should I captain, who should I transfer in, and when should I use my chips?"

That's it. Bank balance, free transfers, and chips are all auto-detected from your team ID.

Where's my team ID?

Go to fantasy.premierleague.com → click Points → grab the number from the URL:

https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/YOUR_TEAM_ID/event/30

Your league ID is in the mini-league URL:

https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/YOUR_LEAGUE_ID/standings/c

13 Tools

Tool	What it does
`fpl_manager_hub`	Full personalized analysis — captain, transfers, differentials, fixtures, price risks
`captain_pick`	Top 5 captain picks scored by form, xG, fixtures, and ICT index
`transfer_suggestions`	Who to bring in and ship out based on your squad and budget
`player_comparison`	Head-to-head compare 2-4 players across every metric
`is_hit_worth_it`	Should you take a -4? Projects net points over N gameweeks
`chip_strategy`	Optimal gameweek for each chip — factors in DGW predictions
`differential_finder`	Hidden gems outperforming their ownership
`fixture_outlook`	Teams ranked by upcoming fixture difficulty
`price_predictions`	Who's rising and falling tonight
`live_points`	Live score, projected bonus, auto-sub scenarios
`rival_tracker`	Spy on mini-league rivals — differentials, weaknesses, predicted moves
`league_analyzer`	Win probabilities for your league — who's the favourite and why
`squad_scout`	Deep scout using FPL's hidden data — ep_next, set pieces, suspension risks

Example Prompts

"Give me the full breakdown on team 5456980 — captain, transfers, everything"

"I have 2 free transfers and 1.5m in the bank. Who should I bring in?"

"Salah vs Palmer vs Saka — who's the best pick for the next 5 gameweeks?"

"I want to bring in Haaland for a -4. Is it worth the hit?"

"I still have my bench boost and triple captain. When should I use them?"

"Find me some differentials under 3% ownership that are actually returning points"

"It's 60 minutes into the games — how's my team doing? Any auto-subs?"

"Show me everything about mini-league 1189955 — who's going to win?"

"How do I beat my rivals in league 1189955? I'm team 5456980"

"Which players are about to drop in price tonight? I need to sell before the deadline"

How It Works

FPL Intelligence connects to the official FPL API — the same free, public data that powers the FPL website. All data is real-time.

The server runs locally on your machine and talks to Claude Desktop via MCP. No API keys, no accounts, no data leaves your machine except FPL API calls.

Install from Source

git clone https://github.com/dohyung1/x402-fpl-api.git
cd x402-fpl-api
uv sync

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fpl": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["run", "--directory", "/path/to/x402-fpl-api", "mcp_server.py"]
    }
  }
}

Troubleshooting

FPL API calls are blocked / 403 errors

The FPL API blocks requests that don't look like they come from a browser.

Test if the API is reachable:

curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" \
  -H "User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7)" \
  https://fantasy.premierleague.com/api/bootstrap-static/

Returns 200? The API works — the issue is likely Claude Desktop's sandbox (see below). Returns 403? Your network is blocking it.

Claude Desktop sandbox: Claude Desktop may prompt you to approve network access to fantasy.premierleague.com. If you dismissed this, restart Claude Desktop and watch for the prompt. Check logs at ~/Library/Logs/Claude/ (macOS).

VPN / corporate network: Some networks block *.premierleague.com. Try disconnecting from VPN or switching to a personal network.

FPL API downtime: The API goes down around deadline time and between seasons (June-July). Test in your browser: fantasy.premierleague.com/api/bootstrap-static/

Server won't start / command not found

command not found: fpl-intelligence — The binary isn't on your PATH:

which fpl-intelligence   # find the full path
pip show fpl-intelligence # check install location

Or use pipx for isolated installs: pipx install fpl-intelligence

Python version error: Requires Python 3.12+. Check with python3 --version.

Invalid team_id errors

Use your FPL team ID (a number like 5456980), not your username. Find it at fantasy.premierleague.com → Points → check the URL.

Still stuck?

Open an issue with your OS, Python version, the error message, and the output of the curl test above.

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md for development setup and guidelines.

License

MIT

FPL Intelligence