get_player_profile
Retrieve player profiles from Chess.com to access key details and public information, enabling analysis and search through standardized MCP interfaces for chess-related data.
Instructions
Get a player's profile from Chess.com
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| username | Yes |
Input Schema (JSON Schema)
{
"properties": {
"username": {
"title": "Username",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"username"
],
"title": "get_player_profileArguments",
"type": "object"
}
Implementation Reference
- src/chess_mcp/server.py:83-96 (handler)The handler function decorated with @mcp.tool, implementing the get_player_profile tool by calling the Chess.com API endpoint for player profile.@mcp.tool(description="Get a player's profile from Chess.com") async def get_player_profile(username: str) -> Dict[str, Any]: """ Get a player's profile information from Chess.com. Args: username: The Chess.com username Returns: Player profile data """ logger.info("Fetching player profile", username=username) return await make_api_request(f"player/{username}")
- src/chess_mcp/server.py:26-81 (helper)Supporting utility function used by get_player_profile to perform the actual API request to Chess.com.async def make_api_request( endpoint: str, params: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None, accept_json: bool = True ) -> Union[Dict[str, Any], str]: """ Make a request to the Chess.com API. Args: endpoint: The API endpoint to request params: Optional query parameters accept_json: Whether to accept JSON response (True) or PGN (False) Returns: JSON response as dict or text response as string Raises: httpx.HTTPError: If the request fails """ url = f"{config.base_url}/{endpoint}" headers = { "accept": "application/json" if accept_json else "application/x-chess-pgn" } logger.debug( "Making API request", endpoint=endpoint, url=url, accept_json=accept_json, has_params=params is not None ) async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client: try: response = await client.get(url, headers=headers, params=params or {}) response.raise_for_status() if accept_json: result = response.json() logger.debug("API request successful", endpoint=endpoint, response_type="json") return result else: result = response.text logger.debug("API request successful", endpoint=endpoint, response_type="text") return result except httpx.HTTPError as e: logger.error( "API request failed", endpoint=endpoint, url=url, error=str(e), error_type=type(e).__name__ ) raise