# challenge-mcp

> A Model Context Protocol server for challenge management with authentication

Record `challenge-mcp` (mcp_server) · JSON: https://wellknown.network/agents/challenge-mcp/record.json · HTML: https://wellknown.network/agents/challenge-mcp
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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/challenge-mcp/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://challenge-mcp.readthedocs.io
- repository: https://github.com/your-username/challenge-mcp/issues
- version: 0.1.1
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: authentication, challenge, fastapi, mcp, model-context-protocol, server
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:challenge-mcp

### Description (declared)

# Challenge MCP

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A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for challenge management with authentication. This package provides a FastMCP server that enables AI assistants to interact with challenge management systems through a standardized protocol.

## Features

- 🚀 **FastMCP Server**: Built on the Model Context Protocol for seamless AI integration
- 🔐 **Authentication**: Secure token-based authentication system
- 🏆 **Challenge Management**: Complete API for managing challenges, participants, and teams
- 📊 **Real-time Data**: Server-Sent Events (SSE) support for live updates
- 🔧 **Easy Configuration**: Environment-based configuration with sensible defaults

## Installation

### From PyPI (Recommended)

```bash
pip install challenge-mcp
```

### From Source

```bash
git clone https://github.com/your-username/challenge-mcp.git
cd challenge-mcp
pip install -e .
```

### Development Installation

```bash
git clone https://github.com/your-username/challenge-mcp.git
cd challenge-mcp
pip install -e ".[dev]"
```

## Quick Start

### 1. Environment Setup

Create a `.env` file in your project directory:

```env
API_BASE_URL=https://your-api-server.com
# Add other environment variables as needed
```

### 2. Start the Server

```python
from challenge_mcp import mcp

# Configure if needed
mcp.host = "0.0.0.0"
mcp.port = 8050

# Start the server
mcp.run()
```

### 3. Health Check

Once the server is running, you can check its health:

```bash
curl http://localhost:8050/v1/mcp/health
```

## API Endpoints

The server provides several MCP tools for challenge management:

### Challenge Management
- `get_active_challenge_list` - Fetch active challenges with…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- security.identity (1, declared)
- dev.package-management (0.768, derived)
- dev.version-control (0.745, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/challenge-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-09T11:30:04.984Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/challenge-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/challenge-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:challenge-mcp