MCP API

Connect your AI assistant to NFL coaching data using the Model Context Protocol.

What is MCP?

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard that lets AI assistants like Claude connect to external data sources. Once connected, your AI can search coaches, explore coaching trees, look up team staffs, and more — all through natural conversation.

Available Tools

search_coaches

Search for coaches by name

"Find all coaches named Bill"

get_coach

Get a coach's full career history, mentors, and proteges

"Tell me about Bill Belichick's career"

get_coaching_tree

Get a head coach's coaching tree — who they mentored that became HCs

"Show me Bill Parcells' coaching tree"

get_team_staff

Get a team's full coaching staff for any year

"Who coached the Patriots in 2004?"

list_teams

List all NFL franchises with historical names

"What NFL teams are there?"

How to Connect

Claude Desktop

Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "coaching-tree": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://coaching-tree.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

Run this command:

claude mcp add coaching-tree --transport streamable-http https://coaching-tree.app/mcp

Any MCP Client

Endpoint: https://coaching-tree.app/mcp
Transport: Streamable HTTP (POST)
Authentication: None required

Try It

Once connected, try asking your AI assistant:

→ "Who were Bill Belichick's coaching proteges?"
→ "Show me the Patriots coaching staff in 2014"
→ "What coaches have the largest coaching trees?"
→ "Trace Andy Reid's career history"