mcp-server-chart vs cfbd-mcp-server

Installation

Install globally:

npm install -g @antv/mcp-server-chart

For Desktop Apps (e.g., Claude Desktop, VSCode):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-chart": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@antv/mcp-server-chart"]
    }
  }
}

For Windows:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-chart": {
      "command": "cmd",
      "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@antv/mcp-server-chart"]
    }
  }
}

Installing via Smithery

To install College Football Data Server for Claude Desktop automatically via [Smithery](https://smithery.ai/server/cfbd):

npx -y @smithery/cli install cfbd --client claude

Manual Installation

1. Clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/cfbd-mcp-server
cd cfbd-mcp-server

1. Create and activate a virtual environment:

uv venv
source .venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate

1. Install dependencies:

uv pip install -e .

1. Create a .env file in the project root and add your API key:

CFB_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

Claude Desktop Configuration

1. Open your Claude Desktop configuration at:

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

1. Add the server configuration:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "cfbd-mcp-server": {
            "command": "uv",
            "args": [
                "--directory",
                "/full/path/to/cfbd-mcp-server",
                "run",
                "cfbd-mcp-server"
            ],
            "env": {
                "CFB_API_KEY": "xxx",
                "PATH": "/full/path/to/python"
            }
        }
    }
}