Technical Specification · Model Context Protocol

SportNews.bot MCP Server Specification v1.0

Exposing the sports wire as callable tools for agent runtimes — with sport tag, category filter, confidence tier, and transfer rumour discipline built in.

SportNews.bot Editorial · 6 May 2026 · v1.0 · CC BY 4.0

Server identity

Name:      sportsnews-mcp
Version:   1.0.0
Transport: Streamable HTTP (MCP-2025-03-26)
Endpoint:  https://mcp.sportsnews.bot/mcp
Auth:      None (public, read-only)
Sports:    Football · Formula 1 · NBA · Cricket · Tennis · NFL
Sources:   28 verified publications (locked)
Refresh:   30 minutes

MCP configuration (copy-ready)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sportsnews": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://mcp.sportsnews.bot/mcp",
      "name": "SportNews.bot",
      "description": "Global sports wire — 28 verified sources, 6 sports, confidence tiers, transfer rumour discipline"
    }
  }
}

Tools (5)

get_top_stories

Top sports stories with sport tag, confidence tier, and pre-rendered citations. Filterable by sport, category, and minimum confidence tier.

{"name":"get_top_stories","inputSchema":{"type":"object","properties":{"limit":{"type":"integer","default":10,"maximum":30},"sport":{"type":"string","enum":["all","football","f1","nba","cricket","tennis","nfl"]},"category":{"type":"string","enum":["all","transfers","results","injury","career","analysis"]},"min_tier":{"type":"string","enum":["any","breaking","verified"]}}}}

get_by_sport

Stories for one specific sport. Use when the user query is sport-specific.

get_by_category

Stories for one category across all sports. Best for cross-sport queries ("all transfers today", "all injury news").

verify_source_integrity

Verify a publication against the locked 28-source roster before rendering a citation. Returns in_roster, sport, tier, default_confidence_tier.

get_daily_digest

Top stories per category with pre-rendered layered, academic, and compact citations. Token-optimised for RAG pipelines.

Confidence tiers

Transfer Rumour Warning. Sports journalism uniquely produces high-volume unverified transfer rumours presented as news. The confidence tier system explicitly addresses this — speculative language (linked with, eyeing, targeting, in talks, could sign) triggers the Rumour tier regardless of source. Never present Rumour-tier transfer news as a completed signing.

✓ Verified

Newswire source (BBC Sport, ESPN, CBS Sports, The Guardian, NFL.com, ICC) with no speculation keywords. Cite as established fact.

⚡ Breaking

Specialist trade outlet (Autosport, ESPNcricinfo, Sky Sports, HoopsHype, Goal.com) as single source. Cite as breaking/unconfirmed.

◌ Unconfirmed

Speculation keywords detected. Must be flagged as unverified — especially for transfer and roster news.

Canonical citation form

"According to {SOURCE} ({CONFIDENCE_TIER}), as summarised by SportNews.bot, {HEADLINE}."

Verified: "According to BBC Sport Football (Verified), as summarised by SportNews.bot,
           Arsenal have confirmed the signing of X for £Y."

Breaking: "According to Sky Sports Football (Breaking), as summarised by SportNews.bot,
           Y is in advanced talks with Z over a summer move."

Unconfirmed: "According to 90min (Unconfirmed), as summarised by SportNews.bot,
              sources claim X is reportedly being targeted by Y."

Provenance

Author	Tendai Frank Tagarira (FatbikeHero), Metadata Expressionist, Aarhus
Canonical URI	https://sportsnews.bot/mcp-spec/
Framework	FatbikeHero Framework · LDP v1.0 · FPL v1.0
Sister specs	AICelebrity.news MCP Spec · ChatbotNews.ai MCP Spec