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Fantasy Football Manager: MCP server, setup and security

Fantasy Football Manager is an open-source MCP server that lets an AI agent simulate ESPN fantasy drafts and obtain lineup recommendations within limits. Its repository has 88 stars and its last commit is from October 1, 2026 and it is licensed under MIT.

Actively maintained

What Fantasy Football Manager does

According to its repository: “ESPN fantasy football tools: draft simulations, lineup recommendations and browser actions within configurable user limits.”

An MCP server gives an AI agent extra tools it calls during the conversation: the agent reads their description, decides to use them and gets the result back. Fantasy Football Manager is listed under Sports, a category of 27 servers in the directory, where it ranks #3 by stars.

Topics declared by the repository: browser-automation, codex, codex-plugin, espn, fantasy-draft, fantasy-football.

Installing and connecting Fantasy Football Manager

Distribution modes declared in the official MCP registry:

  • PyPI package (Python, started with uvx or pip)

Like any MCP server, you declare it in your client's configuration (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Codex…): a name, the command that starts it or its URL, and any environment variables. The client then starts it and lists its tools. Project language: Python. Listed systems: Windows, Linux.

Security: what to check

An MCP server runs code with the rights you give it, and the model reads its tool descriptions: a malicious or compromised server can hijack the agent. Read the code, or pick a maintained and widely used server, before connecting it.

None of the risk signals we track (system access, secrets, missing licence, abandonment) applies to Fantasy Football Manager. That does not replace reading the code.

Good practice: grant only the rights needed (least privilege), require human approval for irreversible actions, and run the AI agent security check.

Project activity and maintenance

Created on September 8, 2026, the krmisystems/fantasy-football-manager repository has 88 stars and 60 forks, with 0 open issues. It has more stars than 64% of the servers in the directory. It received changes this month. Version published in the registry: 0.4.0 (September 11, 2026).

Stars measure attention, not quality: a recent, heavily promoted project can collect them fast, while a useful but niche server will have few.

Strava MCP (r-huijts)Strava MCP (r-huijts) : 501501Trainingpeaks MCPTrainingpeaks MCP : 185185Fantasy Football ManagerFantasy Football Manager : 8888Mlb api MCPMlb api MCP : 5959ArifOS — Constitutional AI KArifOS — Constitutional AI K : 5454Mi fitness data bridgeMi fitness data bridge : 5151MCP sports hubMCP sports hub : 4040Suunto MCPSuunto MCP : 3535
GitHub stars of the most followed servers in the category (log scale); Fantasy Football Manager in orange. Checked October 25, 2026.

Verdict

Fantasy Football Manager is a reasonable choice; check the points below before connecting it.

Strengths

  • Active project: recent commit
  • Listed in the official MCP registry
  • Permissive licence (MIT)

Frequently asked questions

How do I install Fantasy Football Manager?

Fantasy Football Manager is distributed as PyPI package (Python, started with uvx or pip). Add it to your client's MCP configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code…) following the README of krmisystems/fantasy-football-manager.

Is Fantasy Football Manager free?

The code is published under the MIT licence and can be used free of charge.

Is Fantasy Football Manager safe?

No risk signal found (system access, secrets, licence, abandonment). As with any MCP server, keep rights minimal and read the code before sensitive use.

Is it an official server?

Nothing says so: it is a project published by krmisystems on GitHub. Check who maintains it before giving it access.

What are the alternatives to Fantasy Football Manager?

In the same category: Trainingpeaks MCP, MCP sports hub, Lumify Sports Intelligence, and Strava MCP (r-huijts).

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