PlayFab MCP Server

What Is This? 🤔

This server is a middleware that enables large language models (like Claude and VS Code) to interact directly with PlayFab services. Acting as a secure and efficient translator, it connects your AI assistant with various PlayFab functionalities, such as item search, segment inquiries, player profile lookups, inventory management, and PlayFab ID conversion.

Quick Example

You: "Show me the latest 10 items."
Claude: *calls the PlayFab search_items API and returns the results in plain text*

How Does It Work? 🛠️

This server leverages the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to establish a universal interface between AI models and PlayFab services. Although MCP is designed to support any AI model, it is currently available as a developer preview.

Follow these steps to get started:

1. Set up your project.
2. Add your project details to your LLM client's configuration.
3. Start interacting with PlayFab data naturally!

What Can It Do? 📊

Catalog & Search

• Search for items using PlayFab's search_items API.
• Catalog Management (Economy v2):
  • Create new draft items with the create_draft_item API.
  • Update existing draft items with the update_draft_item API.
  • Delete items from catalog with the delete_item API.
  • Publish draft items to make them available with the publish_draft_item API.
  • Get detailed item information with the get_item API.

Player Management

• Retrieve comprehensive segment information.
• Query player profiles within specified segments.
• Convert a PlayFab ID to a Title Player Account ID via the get_title_player_account_id_from_playfab_id API.
• Get detailed user account information with the get_user_account_info API.

Inventory Management

• Get Operations:
  • Retrieve current inventory items with the get_inventory_items API.
  • Fetch inventory collection IDs using the get_inventory_collection_ids API.
• Add/Remove Operations:
  • Add items to inventory with the add_inventory_items API.
  • Delete items from inventory with the delete_inventory_items API.
  • Subtract specific amounts with the subtract_inventory_items API.
• Modify Operations:
  • Update item properties with the update_inventory_items API.

Economy v2 Administration

• Execute batch inventory operations with the execute_inventory_operations API.
• Note: In Economy v2, virtual currencies are managed as inventory items.

User Account Administration

• Ban players by ID, IP, or MAC address with the ban_users API.
• Unban players completely with the revoke_all_bans_for_user API.

Player Data Management

• Retrieve player custom data with the get_user_data API.
• Update player custom data with the update_user_data API.

Title Configuration Management

• Set global title data with the set_title_data API.
• Retrieve title data with the get_title_data API.
• Set server-only internal data with the set_title_internal_data API.
• Retrieve internal data with the get_title_internal_data API.

Quick Start 🚀

Installing via Smithery

To install PlayFab MCP Server for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @akiojin/playfab-mcp-server --client claude

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18 or higher.
• A valid PlayFab account (obtain your Title ID and Developer Secret Key via PlayFab Game Manager).
• A supported LLM client such as Claude Desktop.

Set Up Your Project

Obtain your PlayFab Title ID and Developer Secret Key from the PlayFab Game Manager, then create a .env file in the project root with the following content (replace the placeholders with your actual credentials):

PLAYFAB_TITLE_ID=
PLAYFAB_DEV_SECRET_KEY=

Getting Started

1. Install Dependencies In the project root, run the following command to install all necessary dependencies:

   npm install

2. Build the Project Compile the project by executing:

   npm run build

3. Start the Server Start the server by executing:

   npm start

4. Confirmation Message Upon startup, you should see this message:

   PlayFab Server running on stdio

Running with Cursor

To use the PlayFab MCP server with Cursor, follow these steps:

1. Install Cursor Desktop if you haven't already.
2. Open a new instance of Cursor in an empty folder.
3. Copy the mcp.json file from this repository into your folder and update the values according to your environment.
4. Launch Cursor; the PlayFab MCP Server should appear in the tools list.
5. For example, try a prompt like "Show me the latest 10 items" to verify that the server processes your query correctly.

Adding Your Project Details to Claude Desktop's Config File

Open Claude Desktop and navigate to File → Settings → Developer → Edit Config. Then, replace the claude_desktop_config file content with the following snippet:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "playfab": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@akiojin/playfab-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PLAYFAB_TITLE_ID": "Your PlayFab Title ID",
        "PLAYFAB_DEV_SECRET_KEY": "Your PlayFab Developer Secret Key"
      }
    }
  }
}

With these steps, you have successfully configured the PlayFab MCP server for use with your LLM client, allowing seamless interaction with PlayFab's services.