Xbox Live Blade MCP

Xbox Live profiles, achievements, friends, presence, game library, SmartGlass console control, and Store catalog — as an MCP server.

Built on xbox-webapi-python (200+ stars, 16 API providers, MIT). Designed for Sidereal and any MCP-compatible host.

Why another Xbox MCP?

Feature	xboxlive-blade-mcp	Apify Xbox scrapers	gaming-mcp	Forerunner (Halo)
Real Xbox Live API (not scraping)	Yes	No (web scrape)	No (local FS)	Yes
Profile / gamerscore	Yes	Partial	No	Halo only
Achievements	Yes	No	No	No
Friends / presence	Yes	No	No	No
Game library + playtime	Yes	No	Local only	No
Messages (read/send)	Yes	No	No	No
Game clips + screenshots	Yes	No	No	No
SmartGlass console control	Yes	No	No	No
Store catalog search	Yes	Products only	No	No
Token-efficient output	Pipe-delimited	JSON blobs	JSON blobs	JSON blobs
Write gates	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A
Credential scrubbing	Yes	Apify-managed	N/A	Basic
Cross-platform	macOS/Linux/Win	Cloud only	Windows only	Cross-platform
Cost	Free	$19-25/mo	Free	Free
Tool count	22	1 (via gateway)	3	6
gaming-v1 contract	17/17	0/17	0/17	0/17

Quick Start

1. Install

# Via uv (recommended)
uvx xboxlive-blade-mcp

# Via pip
pip install xboxlive-blade-mcp

2. Configure Azure App

1. Go to portal.azure.com > App registrations > New registration
2. Name: xboxlive-blade-mcp (or any name)
3. Redirect URI: http://localhost:8400/auth/callback (Web)
4. Note the Application (client) ID
5. Under Certificates & secrets, create a Client secret (optional for public clients)

3. Authenticate

export XBOX_CLIENT_ID="your-azure-app-client-id"
export XBOX_CLIENT_SECRET="your-client-secret"  # optional

xboxlive-blade-mcp auth

This opens a browser for Microsoft account login. Tokens are cached at ~/.xboxlive-blade-mcp/tokens.json and auto-refresh on each use.

4. Run

# stdio (Claude Desktop, Sidereal)
xboxlive-blade-mcp

# HTTP transport
XBOX_MCP_TRANSPORT=http xboxlive-blade-mcp

Claude Desktop / Sidereal config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "xbox": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["xboxlive-blade-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "XBOX_CLIENT_ID": "your-client-id",
        "XBOX_CLIENT_SECRET": "your-secret",
        "XBOX_WRITE_ENABLED": "false"
      }
    }
  }
}

Tools (22)

Read (17 tools)

Tool	Description	gaming-v1
xbox_info	Auth status, gamertag, write gate	—
xbox_profile	User profile (gamerscore, tier, bio)	profile
xbox_search_users	Search by gamertag	search_users
xbox_achievements	Per-game achievement list	achievements
xbox_achievement_summary	Overall gamerscore + completion %	achievement_summary
xbox_achievement_compare	Compare two users on a game	achievement_compare
xbox_achievement_groups	Base game + DLC completion	achievement_groups
xbox_games	Full game library	games_played
xbox_games_recent	Recently played	games_recent
xbox_games_purchased	Owned/entitled titles	games_purchased
xbox_game_details	Store product metadata	game_details
xbox_search_games	Catalog search	search_games
xbox_friends	Friends with online status	friends
xbox_presence	Detailed presence for one user	presence
xbox_inbox	Message inbox	—
xbox_clips	Game clips with URIs	—
xbox_screenshots	Screenshots with URIs	—

Write-gated (4 tools) — require XBOX_WRITE_ENABLED=true

Tool	Description	gaming-v1	Gate
xbox_send_message	Send text message (256 char max)	send_message	write
xbox_friend_add	Add friend / accept request	friend_add	write
xbox_friend_remove	Remove a friend	friend_remove	write + confirm
xbox_console_command	SmartGlass: power, volume, media	—	write + confirm
xbox_consoles	List registered consoles	devices	—

SmartGlass Commands

xbox_console_command supports: power_on, power_off, reboot, mute, unmute, volume_up, volume_down, play, pause, go_home, go_back

Output Format

Compact, pipe-delimited, LLM-optimised:

# xbox_profile
TestPlayer | xuid=2535428504476914 | gamerscore=15230 | account_tier=Gold | bio=Playing games

# xbox_friends
CoolGamer | Online | xuid=253542850... | playing=Halo Infinite | gamerscore=8500
AnotherFriend | Offline | xuid=253542850... | last_seen=2026-04-01T18:30

# xbox_achievements (title_id=1240327261)
## 1240327261 (62/100 unlocked, 1250/2000G)
First Blood | 50G | earned=2026-01-15T10:00 | Win your first match
Legendary | 100G | locked | Complete campaign on Legendary

Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Secret	Default	Description
XBOX_CLIENT_ID	Yes	No	—	Azure App client ID
XBOX_CLIENT_SECRET	No	Yes	""	Azure App client secret
XBOX_TOKEN_PATH	No	No	~/.xboxlive-blade-mcp/tokens.json	Cached token location
XBOX_WRITE_ENABLED	No	No	false	Enable write operations
XBOX_MCP_TRANSPORT	No	No	stdio	stdio or http
XBOX_MCP_HOST	No	No	127.0.0.1	HTTP bind host
XBOX_MCP_PORT	No	No	8500	HTTP bind port
XBOX_MCP_API_TOKEN	No	Yes	—	Bearer token for HTTP auth

Security Model

• Write gates: All mutations (messaging, friend management, SmartGlass) require XBOX_WRITE_ENABLED=true
• Confirm gates: SmartGlass power commands and friend removal require explicit confirm=true
• Credential scrubbing: XBL3.0 tokens, JWTs, client secrets stripped from all error output
• Token storage: Cached at ~/.xboxlive-blade-mcp/tokens.json with chmod 600
• Auto-refresh: Tokens refresh automatically on each request; re-auth only on full expiry
• No credential leakage: Tool responses never contain tokens or secrets

Sidereal Marketplace

This MCP implements the gaming-v1 service contract (17/17 operations). It is published to the Sidereal Marketplace as a community plugin.

Contract Coverage

Tier	Coverage	Operations
Required	4/4	profile, achievements, achievement_summary, games_played
Recommended	4/4	games_recent, friends, presence, search_users
Optional	6/6	achievement_compare, achievement_groups, games_purchased, devices, game_details, search_games
Gated	3/3	send_message, friend_add, friend_remove

Development

# Clone
git clone https://github.com/Groupthink-dev/xboxlive-blade-mcp.git
cd xboxlive-blade-mcp

# Install with dev dependencies
uv sync --group dev --group test

# Run tests
uv run pytest

# Lint
uv run ruff check src/ tests/
uv run mypy src/

# Run locally
uv run xboxlive-blade-mcp

Architecture

src/xboxlive_blade_mcp/
├── server.py          # FastMCP tools (22 tools across 8 domains)
├── client.py          # Xbox Live API client (wraps xbox-webapi-python)
├── auth.py            # Bearer token middleware (HTTP transport)
├── models.py          # Config, write/confirm gates, credential scrubbing
├── formatters.py      # Token-efficient pipe-delimited output
└── xbox_auth.py       # Interactive OAuth2 browser flow (auth subcommand)

Dependencies

Package	Purpose
fastmcp	MCP server framework
xbox-webapi	Xbox Live API client (16 providers, OAuth2, rate limiting)
httpx	Async HTTP (transitive via xbox-webapi)
pydantic	Validation (transitive via fastmcp)

Underlying Xbox Live APIs

This MCP wraps the unofficial Xbox Live REST APIs which are the same endpoints used by the official Xbox app. They are not officially documented by Microsoft but have been stable for years. The community-maintained xbox-webapi-python library (200+ stars, 10 contributors) handles the complex auth chain (MSA OAuth2 -> Xbox User Token -> XSTS Token) and provides built-in rate limiting.

Licence

MIT