How to integrate College football data MCP with OpenClaw

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Introduction

OpenClaw is the fastest growing agent harness out there, which can work 24/7 to automate almost any kind of tasks. However, its capabilities are limited to the tools it has access to. Composio allows your OpenClaw to access College football data with authentication management handled for you. You can execute actions on College football data via your favorite OpenClaw interface (Telegram, WhatsApp, TUI, etc), whichever you prefer.

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Why use Composio?

Apart from a managed and hosted MCP server, you will get:

  • Programmatic tool calling allows LLMs to write its code in a remote workbench to handle complex tool chaining. Reduces to-and-fro with LLMs for frequent tool calling.
  • Handling Large tool responses out of LLM context to minimize context rot.
  • Dynamic just-in-time access to 20,000 tools across 1000+ other Apps for cross-app workflows. It loads the tools you need, so LLMs aren't overwhelmed by tools you don't need.

How to install College football data with OpenClaw

Using Composio API Key and Setup Prompt

Copy the setup prompt from the OpenClaw dashboard
  • Run it in your OpenClaw chat interface.
  • Authenticate College football data from the dashboard
  • Go back to your OpenClaw interface and start asking questions.

Using OpenClaw/Composio Plugin

1. Install OpenClaw Composio plugin

bash
openclaw plugins install @composio/openclaw-plugin

2. Copy the API Key from dashboard.composio.dev

3. Setup OpenClaw Config

bash
openclaw config set plugins.entries.composio.config.consumerKey "ck_your_key_here"

4. Restart OpenClaw

bash
openclaw gateway restart

5. Go to your chat interface and start asking questions.

6. When prompted, authenticate the app and you're all set.

How It Works

The plugin connects to Composio's MCP server at https://connect.composio.dev/mcp and registers all available tools directly into the OpenClaw agent. Tools are called by name — no extra search or execute steps needed.

If a tool returns an auth error, the agent will prompt you to connect that toolkit at dashboard.composio.dev.

Configuration

bash
{
  "plugins": {
    "entries": {
      "composio": {
        "enabled": true,
        "config": {
          "consumerKey": "ck_your_key_here"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
OptionDescriptionDefault
enabledEnable or disable the plugintrue
consumerKeyYour Composio consumer key (ck_...)
mcpUrlMCP server URL (advanced)https://connect.composio.dev/mcp

What is the College football data MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The College football data MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your College Football Data account. It provides structured and secure access to comprehensive college football stats, schedules, advanced analytics, and recruiting data, so your agent can fetch game results, analyze team performance, retrieve broadcast info, and explore historical metrics on your behalf.

  • Retrieve game schedules and results: Instantly fetch upcoming games, past scores, and matchup outcomes filtered by season, week, team, or conference.
  • Analyze advanced team and player stats: Have your agent pull in-depth box scores, advanced metrics, and season-long analytics to compare team or player performance.
  • Access media and broadcast information: Quickly get details on TV, radio, and streaming coverage for selected games, including broadcast schedules and platforms.
  • Review team talent and recruiting rankings: Let your agent track composite team talent scores and recruiting class data across seasons for any program.
  • Explore historical conference and division data: Effortlessly trace a team's conference membership history, division alignment, and related metadata over time.

Supported Tools & Triggers

Tools
Advanced Box ScoreRetrieves advanced analytics for a single college football game including: - Team metrics: PPA (Predicted Points Added), success rates, rushing efficiency, havoc rates, scoring opportunities - Player metrics: Usage rates by quarter and play type, individual PPA breakdowns - Game info: Teams, scores, win probabilities, excitement index Requires a valid gameId from Get Games and Results action.
Advanced Game StatsTool to retrieve advanced team metrics at the game level.
Advanced Season Stats by TeamRetrieve advanced season-level team statistics including PPA (Predicted Points Added), success rates, explosiveness, havoc metrics, and rushing/passing efficiency breakdowns.
Betting LinesTool to fetch betting lines and totals by game and provider.
Composite Team TalentFetches 247Sports composite team talent rankings for a given season.
Conference MembershipsTool to retrieve current conference memberships for college football teams.
Divisions by ConferenceTool to list FBS/FCS conference divisions with active years and metadata.
Get Conference SP+ RatingsRetrieve aggregated historical conference SP+ (Success Rate + Points Per Play) ratings for college football conferences.
Get Drive DataRetrieves college football drive-level data including offensive/defensive teams, yards gained, drive results (TD, PUNT, INT, etc.
Get Field Goal Expected PointsRetrieves field goal expected points values for various field positions and distances.
FPI RatingsRetrieves historical Football Power Index (FPI) ratings for college football teams.
Get Game Havoc StatsTool to retrieve havoc statistics aggregated by game.
Get Game MediaRetrieve broadcast information for college football games including TV channels, streaming platforms, and radio outlets.
Get Games and ResultsTool to retrieve college American football games and results for a given season/week/team.
Get Player Game StatsFetches detailed player statistics for college football games.
Get Player UsageRetrieves player usage data for a given season.
Get Play TypesTool to fetch all available play types.
Get Predicted Points Added By TeamTool to retrieve historical team Predicted Points Added (PPA) metrics by season.
Get Pregame Win ProbabilitiesTool to retrieve pregame win probabilities for college football games.
Get RecruitsRetrieves player recruiting rankings from the College Football Data API.
Get Stats CategoriesTool to fetch all available team statistical categories.
Get Team Game StatsFetch team-level box score statistics for college football games.
Get Team Recruiting RankingsRetrieve team recruiting rankings from the College Football Data API.
Get Teams ATS RecordsTool to retrieve against-the-spread (ATS) summary by team.
Get User InfoRetrieves information about the authenticated user from the College Football Data API.
Get Win ProbabilityTool to query play-by-play win probabilities for a specific game.
List Coaches and HistoryTool to get coaching records and history.
List ConferencesRetrieves all college football conferences from the College Football Data API.
List FBS TeamsTool to list FBS teams for a given season.
List FCS TeamsTool to list FCS teams for a given season and conference.
List TeamsRetrieve a list of college football teams from the CFBD (College Football Data) API.
List Venues and StadiumsTool to list college football venues with metadata (name, capacity, location, etc.
NFL Draft PicksTool to list NFL Draft picks.
NFL Draft PositionsRetrieves the standardized list of NFL draft positions.
NFL Draft TeamsTool to list NFL teams used in draft endpoints.
Play-by-Play DataTool to fetch play-by-play data for college football games.
Play Stats PlayerFetch player-level statistics tied to individual plays.
Play Stat TypesTool to fetch all play-level stat type definitions.
Player PPA by GameRetrieve player-level PPA (Predicted Points Added) / EPA (Expected Points Added) stats for individual games.
PPA Player By SeasonTool to fetch player-level PPA/EPA aggregated by season.
Predict Expected Points (EP)Get expected points (EP) for all field positions given a specific down and distance scenario.
PPA Team By GameTool to retrieve team Predicted Points Added (PPA) by game.
Rankings PollsRetrieve college football poll rankings (AP Top 25, Coaches Poll, Playoff Committee, FCS, Division II/III).
Elo RatingsTool to retrieve Elo ratings for college football teams.
SP+ RatingsRetrieve SP+ (Success Rate + Points Per Play) team ratings for college football.
SRS RatingsRetrieves Simple Rating System (SRS) team ratings.
Recruiting Group DictionaryRetrieves aggregated college football recruiting data grouped by position.
Recruiting Transfer PortalRetrieves NCAA college football transfer portal entries for a given season.
Returning Production by TeamTool to fetch Bill Connelly–style returning production splits by team and season.
Search PlayersSearch for college football players by name.
Season Stats PlayerFetch aggregated season statistics for college football players.
Season Team StatsTool to get basic season stats aggregated by team and season.
Season Types DictionaryRetrieve the list of available season types for a specific college football year.
Team Matchup HistoryTool to retrieve head-to-head team matchup records over a date range.
Get team season recordsRetrieve college football team win-loss records for a specific season.
Get Team RosterFetches the roster for a college football team for a specific season.

Conclusion

You've successfully integrated College football data with OpenClaw using Composio plugin. Now interact with College football data directly from your terminal, Web UI, or any messenger app using natural language commands.

Key benefits of this setup:

  • Seamless integration across TUI, Web UIs, and Messenger apps like Telegram, WhatsApp, Slack, etc.
  • Natural language commands for College football data operations
  • Managed authentication through Composio
  • Access to 20,000+ tools across 1000+ apps for cross-app workflows
  • Programmatic tool calling for complex tool chaining

Next steps:

  • Try asking OpenClaw to perform various College football data operations
  • Explore cross-app workflows by connecting more toolkits like Calendar, Slack, Notion, etc.
  • Build complex automation scripts that leverage OpenClaw's 24/7 running capabilities

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FAQ

What are the differences in Tool Router MCP and College football data MCP?

With a standalone College football data MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of College football data tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from College football data and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Can I use Tool Router MCP with OpenClaw?

Yes, you can. OpenClaw fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right College football data tools.

Can I manage the permissions and scopes for College football data while using Tool Router?

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which College football data scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

How safe is my data with Composio Tool Router?

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your College football data data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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