fpl-intelligence 0.6.0

AI-powered Fantasy Premier League MCP server — captain picks, transfer suggestions, player comparison, chip strategy, and more

FPL Intelligence — MCP Server

AI-powered Fantasy Premier League assistant for Claude Desktop. Get personalized captain picks, transfer suggestions, differentials, fixture analysis, price predictions, and live points — all from real FPL data.

Quick Start

1. Install:

pip install fpl-intelligence

2. Add to Claude Desktop (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json):

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

3. Restart Claude Desktop and ask:

"Analyze FPL team YOUR_TEAM_ID and give me your full recommendation."

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

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"]
    }
  }
}

Find Your FPL Team ID

Go to the FPL website, click "Points", and look at the URL:

https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/YOUR_TEAM_ID/event/<gw>

What Can It Do?

Tool	What it does
fpl_manager_hub	Start here. Full personalized analysis — captain, transfers, differentials, fixtures, price risks
captain_pick	Top 5 captain recommendations scored by xG, form, fixtures, and ICT index
transfer_suggestions	Transfer in/out recommendations based on your squad and budget
player_comparison	Head-to-head compare 2-4 players (e.g. "Salah vs Palmer vs Saka")
is_hit_worth_it	Should you take a -4 hit? Projects points over N gameweeks to decide
chip_strategy	When to use your remaining chips — optimal GW for each based on fixtures
differential_finder	Underowned players outperforming their ownership %
fixture_outlook	Teams ranked by upcoming fixture difficulty + best players to target
price_predictions	Players likely to rise or fall in price tonight
live_points	Live score, projected bonus, and auto-sub scenarios
squad_scout	Deep scout using FPL's hidden data — expected points, blank GW warnings, set piece duties, suspension risks

Example Prompts

Try these in Claude Desktop:

• "Analyze FPL team 5456980 and give me your full recommendation"
• "Who should I captain this gameweek?"
• "Compare Salah, Palmer, and Saka"
• "Is it worth taking a -4 hit to bring in Haaland?"
• "When should I use my bench boost?"
• "Find me some differentials under 5% ownership"
• "Which teams have the easiest fixtures for the next 6 weeks?"

How It Works

FPL Intelligence connects directly to the FPL API — the same free, public data source used by the FPL website. All data is real-time. The server runs locally on your machine and communicates with Claude Desktop via the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

No API keys. No accounts. No data leaves your machine except FPL API calls.

Troubleshooting

"FPL API calls are blocked" / 403 errors

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

1. Test if the API is reachable from your machine:

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/

If this returns 200, the API is reachable and the issue is likely Claude Desktop's sandbox (see below). If it returns 403, your network may be blocking the request.

2. Claude Desktop network permissions:

Claude Desktop runs MCP servers in a sandbox. The first time the server calls the FPL API, Claude Desktop may prompt you to approve network access to fantasy.premierleague.com. If you dismissed this prompt, the domain stays blocked.

• Restart Claude Desktop and watch for the network approval prompt
• Check Claude Desktop logs: ~/Library/Logs/Claude/ (macOS)

3. Corporate network / VPN / firewall:

Some corporate networks block *.premierleague.com. Try:

• Disconnecting from VPN
• Switching to a personal network
• Asking your IT team to allowlist fantasy.premierleague.com

4. FPL API is down or in maintenance:

The FPL API occasionally goes down during gameweek updates (usually around deadline time) or between seasons (June–July). Check if the API responds in your browser: fantasy.premierleague.com/api/bootstrap-static/

Server won't start

command not found: fpl-intelligence

The fpl-intelligence binary isn't on your PATH. Try:

# Find where pip installed it
pip show fpl-intelligence

# Use the full path in claude_desktop_config.json
which fpl-intelligence

Or use pipx for isolated installs:

pipx install fpl-intelligence

Python version error:

FPL Intelligence requires Python 3.12+. Check your version:

python3 --version

"Invalid team_id" errors

Make sure you're using your FPL team ID (a number like 5456980), not your FPL username. Find it by going to the FPL website, clicking Points, and checking the URL:

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

Still stuck?

Open an issue with:

• Your OS and Python version
• The error message (from Claude Desktop or terminal)
• Output of the curl test above

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md for development setup and guidelines.

License

MIT