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Server Configuration

Describes the environment variables required to run the server.

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
MCP_CONFIRM_MODENoWhat a write does on a client that cannot show a confirmation prompt. Values: ask-user, auto, refuse.ask-user
MCP_CONFIRM_SECRETNoSigning key; set it only if tokens must survive a server restart.
MCP_CONFIRM_TTL_SECONDSNoHow long a confirmation token stays valid.600
ALPHAPORTAL_SESSION_FILENoOverride the store path (default ~/.alphaportal-mcp/session.json).~/.alphaportal-mcp/session.json
ALPHAPORTAL_REFRESH_TOKENNoThe refresh token. Optional if the fetchproxy bridge can read it from a signed-in tab; required for a headless/hosted deployment.
ALPHAPORTAL_DISABLE_FETCHPROXYNoSet to '1' to disable the browser-bridge fallback and require the env var.

Instructions

Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.

This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.

Capabilities

Features and capabilities supported by this server

Protocol revision2025-11-25

CapabilityDetails
tools
{
  "listChanged": true
}

Tools

Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions

NameDescription
alphaportal_list_studentsA

List the students (children) on the signed-in account, with grade, school, and transportation flags. Start here to get each studentId.

alphaportal_get_studentB

Get a student's full transportation detail: assigned school plus morning and afternoon stops with times and calendars.

alphaportal_get_student_stopsA

Get a student's assigned bus stops — stop name, scheduled time, days of the week, and stop location (lat/lng) for each.

alphaportal_get_bus_locationA

Get the live GPS location of a student's bus for the selected run (AM or PM): latitude, longitude, speed, and the vehicle id. Returns the last known position; empty when the bus is not currently running.

alphaportal_get_report_linkA

Get a one-time PDF download link for a student's transportation report (stops, schedule). Returns a URL to open in a browser.

alphaportal_list_notificationsA

List the account's transportation notifications — arrival/departure alerts (e.g. "arrived at school") with title, body, the student, and timestamp.

alphaportal_get_profileA

Get the signed-in user profile (name, email, role, account).

alphaportal_get_accountA

Get the account (school district) info — name, timezone, date/phone formats — and the current server date.

alphaportal_get_settingsA

Get the portal feature/visibility settings (which notification types and features are enabled for this district).

alphaportal_list_schoolsA

List all schools in the district with names and coordinates (lat/lng). Useful for resolving a school by name.

alphaportal_list_gradesA

List the district grade levels (id + name).

alphaportal_list_requestsA

List the transportation requests submitted on this account, with tracking numbers and status.

alphaportal_edit_walk_radiusA

Set a student's walk-zone radius, in meters. This can affect transportation eligibility, so it asks the user to confirm first: a confirmation prompt where the client supports one; otherwise the first call returns a preview of the exact payload and a confirmToken, and only a repeat call with that token proceeds (see MCP_CONFIRM_MODE). Verified required fields: studentId, radius.

alphaportal_set_notificationA

Set a student's transportation notification preferences (push/email, per AM/PM run) across the categories the district enables: stopRadiusEntry, studentScan, backupBus, schoolArrival, stopServiced. Asks the user to confirm first: a confirmation prompt where the client supports one; otherwise the first call returns a preview of the exact payload and a confirmToken, and only a repeat call with that token proceeds (see MCP_CONFIRM_MODE). NOTE: the portal sends the whole preference set at once; categories you omit may be left unchanged or reset by the server — review the preview first.

alphaportal_session_statusA

Check whether the server can authenticate to AlphaPortal: it resolves the refresh token (from ALPHAPORTAL_REFRESH_TOKEN, the saved session, or a signed-in browser tab via the bridge) and tries to mint an access token. Returns no credentials.

alphaportal_healthcheckA

Resolves the credential the way real tools do, then makes one authenticated request to api.alpharoute.app. Reports which source supplied the credential, whether api.alpharoute.app accepted it, the round-trip time, and a plain-English hint distinguishing 'no credential' from 'credential rejected' from 'a api.alpharoute.app-side problem'. Read-only; never returns the credential itself. Call this when a real tool fails and you want to know which hop broke.

Prompts

Interactive templates invoked by user choice

NameDescription

No prompts

Resources

Contextual data attached and managed by the client

NameDescription

No resources

TDQS

A3.9/5.0

Scored across 16 tools

Disambiguation4/5

Most tools target distinct resources, but there is mild overlap: get_student returns transportation detail including stops while get_student_stops returns only stops, and session_status vs healthcheck both serve diagnostic/auth-check purposes. Descriptions do help differentiate these cases.

Naming Consistency4/5

Consistent alphaportal_ prefix and verb_noun pattern (list_students, get_student, set_notification, edit_walk_radius) throughout. The lone deviation is healthcheck, a noun-only name, which is minor and still readable.

Tool Count4/5

16 tools for a school transportation portal is slightly heavy but each appears to earn its place across students, schools, notifications, settings, and diagnostics. No redundant filler tools.

Completeness4/5

Strong read coverage of students, schools, grades, stops, bus location, reports, notifications, profile, account, and settings, plus write paths for notifications and walk radius. Minor gaps like no create/update for transportation requests (list only) are workable.

Maintenance

ActivityActive
ResponsivenessResponsive