NextArena MCP
An official MCP server provided by NextArena that exposes its free tournament generation tools to AI assistants. It allows agents to programmatically generate padel Americano and Mexicano draws, as well as pickleball round robins and knockout brackets, without requiring user authentication or API keys.
Endpoint and access
No sign-in to connect and list tools. Individual tools may still need a vendor account, credentials, or permissions; check the documented prerequisites.
https://www.nextarena.co/api/mcpWhat you can do with it
- Generate padel Americano draws for rotating doubles partners
- Create pickleball round robin schedules for singles or doubles
- Generate single-elimination brackets for pickleball tournaments
- Calculate Padel Mexicano standings based on match scores
Source and maintenance
Protocol and capabilities
- Server
- nextarena 0.1.2
- MCP protocol
- 2025-06-18
- Tools
- 6 advertised
- Resources
- Not advertised
- Resource templates
- Not advertised
- Prompts
- Not advertised
{
"tools": {
"listChanged": true
}
}Server-provided instructions
Untrusted server output shown for inspection. It is not Koskamo guidance and is excluded from knowledge search.
Tools
6 advertised
get_supported_tournament_options — Choose supported tournament options
Use for a generic tournament request with no confirmed sport or format, or to discover NextArena's supported sports, formats, entrant types and limits. Does not generate a tournament or select defaults. With no sport, ask Pickleball or padel first; with a confirmed sport, return only its formats. Do not display all formats as interchangeable across sports.
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"properties": {
"sport": {
"enum": [
"pickleball",
"padel"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "Only include a sport the user has selected for this tournament. Omit it when unknown; never infer it from unrelated previous requests."
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}{
"readOnlyHint": true,
"openWorldHint": false,
"idempotentHint": true,
"destructiveHint": false
}generate_round_robin — Generate a round robin
MANDATORY BEFORE CALLING: the user must have chosen BOTH sport and format for THIS tournament. If either is missing, ask instead of generating, or call get_supported_tournament_options to discover choices. Never infer sport or format from unrelated previous conversations, previous tool use, player/court counts or a default. 'Make a tournament for 20 players on four courts' requires clarification, not an Americano. Reuse choices explicitly confirmed earlier in this same tournament setup. Clarify individuals versus fixed teams when ambiguous. For PICKLEBALL only: generate singles, fixed-team or rotating-doubles round-robin fixtures. Establish sport first; offer pickleball round robin or knockout, and padel Americano or Mexicano. Before calling, establish singles vs fixed teams vs rotating partners, whether the count means players or teams, full round robin vs a limited number of rounds, match duration and available session time. Never infer fixed teams from an individual player count. A full singles/fixed-team draw has n*(n-1)/2 matches and may require multiple court waves per round. Pickleball rotating partners use mode rotating_doubles here, with a numeric round count, not generate_americano. Do not promise everyone meets everyone in rotating doubles. Always show the returned fixtures in full, round by round; never replace them with a summary. Return total matches and estimated session length; if it exceeds the user's time, discuss a shorter partial draw rather than silently changing format. Free draft only; no saving or publishing.
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"required": [
"sport",
"count",
"courts",
"durationMinutes",
"mode",
"rounds"
],
"properties": {
"mode": {
"enum": [
"singles",
"fixed_doubles",
"rotating_doubles"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "Required pickleball choice: singles, fixed doubles teams or rotating doubles with individual players. Ask when unspecified. Keep pickleball rotating doubles here; Americano is the padel tool."
},
"seed": {
"type": "integer",
"default": 1,
"maximum": 2147483647,
"minimum": 1,
"description": "Keep this value unchanged to reproduce a draw; change it only when requesting a new draw."
},
"count": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 64,
"minimum": 2,
"description": "Confirmed entrant count: individual players for singles or rotating doubles, complete teams for fixed doubles. Never silently divide a player count into teams; confirm the format and team count first."
},
"names": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 80,
"minLength": 1
},
"default": [],
"maxItems": 64,
"description": "Optional player names, or team names for fixed doubles. Supply exactly count names, or omit for numbered placeholders. Do not include contact details."
},
"sport": {
"type": "string",
"const": "pickleball",
"description": "Confirmed sport. NextArena offers pickleball round robin and knockout brackets; ask for the sport if missing."
},
"courts": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 16,
"minimum": 1,
"description": "Number of available courts."
},
"rounds": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 30,
"minimum": 1
},
{
"type": "string",
"const": "auto"
}
],
"description": "Required schedule choice. For rotating doubles, supply a numeric round count. Use auto only when the user wants a full singles or fixed-team round robin; a number limits the draw to that many rounds. Confirm full versus shorter play and available session time before choosing."
},
"startTime": {
"type": "string",
"default": "09:00",
"pattern": "^([01]\\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d$",
"description": "Local start time in HH:MM, 24-hour format."
},
"restMinutes": {
"type": "integer",
"default": 0,
"maximum": 120,
"minimum": 0
},
"durationMinutes": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 180,
"minimum": 5,
"description": "Confirmed match duration in minutes, including any changeover allowance. Ask rather than silently assuming 20 minutes."
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}{
"readOnlyHint": true,
"openWorldHint": false,
"idempotentHint": true,
"destructiveHint": false
}generate_americano — Generate an Americano
MANDATORY BEFORE CALLING: the user must have chosen BOTH sport and format for THIS tournament. If either is missing, ask instead of generating, or call get_supported_tournament_options to discover choices. Never infer sport or format from unrelated previous conversations, previous tool use, player/court counts or a default. 'Make a tournament for 20 players on four courts' requires clarification, not an Americano. Reuse choices explicitly confirmed earlier in this same tournament setup. Clarify individuals versus fixed teams when ambiguous. Use this when the user wants a PADEL Americano tournament (not pickleball; use generate_round_robin with rotating_doubles for pickleball rotating partners), rotating doubles partners, balanced rests and varied opponents. Plans rounds before play. Each entrant is an individual player. Always show the returned schedule in full, round by round: start time, court, both pairs and who rests. Never replace it with a summary. Set restMinutes when the user wants a break between rounds. After the schedule, pass on any warning about uneven rests and its suggested round counts. Does not save or publish an event; do not use for score-led Mexicano pairings.
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"required": [
"sport",
"count",
"courts"
],
"properties": {
"seed": {
"type": "integer",
"default": 1,
"maximum": 2147483647,
"minimum": 1,
"description": "Keep this value unchanged to reproduce a draw; change it only when requesting a new draw."
},
"count": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 64,
"minimum": 4
},
"names": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 80,
"minLength": 1
},
"default": [],
"maxItems": 64,
"description": "Optional player names, or team names for fixed doubles. Supply exactly count names, or omit for numbered placeholders. Do not include contact details."
},
"sport": {
"type": "string",
"const": "padel",
"description": "Confirmed sport. NextArena offers padel Americano and Mexicano; ask for the sport if missing."
},
"courts": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 16,
"minimum": 1,
"description": "Number of available courts."
},
"rounds": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 30,
"minimum": 1
},
{
"type": "string",
"const": "auto"
}
],
"default": "auto"
},
"startTime": {
"type": "string",
"default": "09:00",
"pattern": "^([01]\\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d$",
"description": "Local start time in HH:MM, 24-hour format."
},
"preference": {
"enum": [
"balanced",
"partners",
"opponents"
],
"type": "string",
"default": "balanced"
},
"restMinutes": {
"type": "integer",
"default": 0,
"maximum": 120,
"minimum": 0
},
"pointsPerMatch": {
"type": "integer",
"default": 32,
"maximum": 64,
"minimum": 8,
"description": "Combined rally points shared by the two pairs, not points per pair. Both final scores must add to this number."
},
"durationMinutes": {
"type": "integer",
"default": 20,
"maximum": 180,
"minimum": 5
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}{
"readOnlyHint": true,
"openWorldHint": false,
"idempotentHint": true,
"destructiveHint": false
}generate_bracket — Generate a knockout bracket
MANDATORY BEFORE CALLING: the user must have chosen BOTH sport and format for THIS tournament. If either is missing, ask instead of generating, or call get_supported_tournament_options to discover choices. Never infer sport or format from unrelated previous conversations, previous tool use, player/court counts or a default. 'Make a tournament for 20 players on four courts' requires clarification, not an Americano. Reuse choices explicitly confirmed earlier in this same tournament setup. Clarify individuals versus fixed teams when ambiguous. Use this when the user wants a PICKLEBALL seeded or random single-elimination tournament bracket with byes, court assignments and provisional match times. Always show every returned match with its round, court and time; never replace it with a summary. Does not record winners, save an event or support double elimination.
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"required": [
"sport",
"count",
"courts"
],
"properties": {
"seed": {
"type": "integer",
"default": 1,
"maximum": 2147483647,
"minimum": 1,
"description": "Keep this value unchanged to reproduce a draw; change it only when requesting a new draw."
},
"count": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 64,
"minimum": 2
},
"names": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 80,
"minLength": 1
},
"default": [],
"maxItems": 64,
"description": "Optional player names, or team names for fixed doubles. Supply exactly count names, or omit for numbered placeholders. Do not include contact details."
},
"sport": {
"type": "string",
"const": "pickleball",
"description": "Confirmed sport. NextArena offers pickleball round robin and knockout brackets; ask for the sport if missing."
},
"courts": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 16,
"minimum": 1,
"description": "Number of available courts."
},
"seeded": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": true,
"description": "When true, names are in seed order, strongest first. When false, randomize using seed."
},
"startTime": {
"type": "string",
"default": "09:00",
"pattern": "^([01]\\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d$",
"description": "Local start time in HH:MM, 24-hour format."
},
"durationMinutes": {
"type": "integer",
"default": 20,
"maximum": 180,
"minimum": 5
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}{
"readOnlyHint": true,
"openWorldHint": false,
"idempotentHint": true,
"destructiveHint": false
}generate_mexicano_round — Generate a Mexicano round
MANDATORY BEFORE CALLING: the user must have chosen BOTH sport and format for THIS tournament. If either is missing, ask instead of generating, or call get_supported_tournament_options to discover choices. Never infer sport or format from unrelated previous conversations, previous tool use, player/court counts or a default. 'Make a tournament for 20 players on four courts' requires clarification, not an Americano. Reuse choices explicitly confirmed earlier in this same tournament setup. Clarify individuals versus fixed teams when ambiguous. Use this when the user asks to generate or run a PADEL Mexicano tournament. Creates round 1 from player count and courts, or the next round using all completed prior scores and individual standings. Always show the returned round in full: time, court, both pairs and who rests. Future pairings cannot be known in advance. If players must rest (count not a multiple of 4, or more players than court places), offer config.ranking: average (points per match) so extra rests do not cost anyone, and suggest a round count that gives equal rests. Set config.restMinutes when the user wants a break between rounds. Stateless: return the prior state with scores filled in. Does not save, publish or change a live tournament.
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"required": [
"config"
],
"properties": {
"seed": {
"type": "integer",
"default": 1,
"maximum": 2147483647,
"minimum": 1,
"description": "Keep this value unchanged to reproduce a draw; change it only when requesting a new draw."
},
"config": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"sport",
"count",
"courts"
],
"properties": {
"count": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 64,
"minimum": 4
},
"names": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 80,
"minLength": 1
},
"default": [],
"maxItems": 64,
"description": "Optional player names, or team names for fixed doubles. Supply exactly count names, or omit for numbered placeholders. Do not include contact details."
},
"sport": {
"type": "string",
"const": "padel",
"description": "Confirmed sport. NextArena offers padel Americano and Mexicano; ask for the sport if missing."
},
"courts": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 16,
"minimum": 1,
"description": "Number of available courts."
},
"rounds": {
"type": "integer",
"default": 5,
"maximum": 30,
"minimum": 1
},
"ranking": {
"enum": [
"total",
"average"
],
"type": "string",
"default": "total",
"description": "How the table ranks players. total: rally points, and a rest scores 0. average: points per match played. Offer average when some players rest more often than others."
},
"startTime": {
"type": "string",
"default": "09:00",
"pattern": "^([01]\\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d$",
"description": "Local start time in HH:MM, 24-hour format."
},
"restMinutes": {
"type": "integer",
"default": 0,
"maximum": 120,
"minimum": 0,
"description": "Break between rounds, in minutes."
},
"pointsPerMatch": {
"type": "integer",
"default": 32,
"maximum": 64,
"minimum": 8,
"description": "Combined rally points shared by the two pairs, not points per pair. Both final scores must add to this number."
},
"durationMinutes": {
"type": "integer",
"default": 20,
"maximum": 180,
"minimum": 5
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
},
"previousRounds": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"number",
"matches",
"byes"
],
"properties": {
"byes": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 63,
"minimum": 0
},
"maxItems": 60
},
"number": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 30,
"minimum": 1
},
"matches": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"court",
"time",
"sideA",
"sideB",
"scoreA",
"scoreB"
],
"properties": {
"time": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 32
},
"court": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 16,
"minimum": 1
},
"sideA": {
"type": "array",
"prefixItems": [
{
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 63,
"minimum": 0
},
{
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 63,
"minimum": 0
}
]
},
"sideB": {
"type": "array",
"prefixItems": [
{
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 63,
"minimum": 0
},
{
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 63,
"minimum": 0
}
]
},
"scoreA": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 64,
"minimum": 0
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"scoreB": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 64,
"minimum": 0
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
},
"maxItems": 16,
"minItems": 1
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
},
"default": [],
"maxItems": 30,
"description": "Completed rounds with scores. Player IDs are zero-based indexes in config.names. Preserve pairings and byes from the returned state; fill in scores. If an earlier score changes, discard later rounds before continuing."
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}{
"readOnlyHint": true,
"openWorldHint": false,
"idempotentHint": true,
"destructiveHint": false
}calculate_mexicano_standings — Calculate Mexicano standings
MANDATORY BEFORE CALLING: the user must have chosen BOTH sport and format for THIS tournament. If either is missing, ask instead of generating, or call get_supported_tournament_options to discover choices. Never infer sport or format from unrelated previous conversations, previous tool use, player/court counts or a default. 'Make a tournament for 20 players on four courts' requires clarification, not an Americano. Reuse choices explicitly confirmed earlier in this same tournament setup. Clarify individuals versus fixed teams when ambiguous. Use this when the user wants individual PADEL Mexicano standings from completed round scores, without generating another round. Supply config and all completed previousRounds. Each player receives their pair's rally points. Does not save or publish results.
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"required": [
"config"
],
"properties": {
"seed": {
"type": "integer",
"default": 1,
"maximum": 2147483647,
"minimum": 1,
"description": "Keep this value unchanged to reproduce a draw; change it only when requesting a new draw."
},
"config": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"sport",
"count",
"courts"
],
"properties": {
"count": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 64,
"minimum": 4
},
"names": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 80,
"minLength": 1
},
"default": [],
"maxItems": 64,
"description": "Optional player names, or team names for fixed doubles. Supply exactly count names, or omit for numbered placeholders. Do not include contact details."
},
"sport": {
"type": "string",
"const": "padel",
"description": "Confirmed sport. NextArena offers padel Americano and Mexicano; ask for the sport if missing."
},
"courts": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 16,
"minimum": 1,
"description": "Number of available courts."
},
"rounds": {
"type": "integer",
"default": 5,
"maximum": 30,
"minimum": 1
},
"ranking": {
"enum": [
"total",
"average"
],
"type": "string",
"default": "total",
"description": "How the table ranks players. total: rally points, and a rest scores 0. average: points per match played. Offer average when some players rest more often than others."
},
"startTime": {
"type": "string",
"default": "09:00",
"pattern": "^([01]\\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d$",
"description": "Local start time in HH:MM, 24-hour format."
},
"restMinutes": {
"type": "integer",
"default": 0,
"maximum": 120,
"minimum": 0,
"description": "Break between rounds, in minutes."
},
"pointsPerMatch": {
"type": "integer",
"default": 32,
"maximum": 64,
"minimum": 8,
"description": "Combined rally points shared by the two pairs, not points per pair. Both final scores must add to this number."
},
"durationMinutes": {
"type": "integer",
"default": 20,
"maximum": 180,
"minimum": 5
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
},
"previousRounds": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"number",
"matches",
"byes"
],
"properties": {
"byes": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 63,
"minimum": 0
},
"maxItems": 60
},
"number": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 30,
"minimum": 1
},
"matches": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"court",
"time",
"sideA",
"sideB",
"scoreA",
"scoreB"
],
"properties": {
"time": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 32
},
"court": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 16,
"minimum": 1
},
"sideA": {
"type": "array",
"prefixItems": [
{
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 63,
"minimum": 0
},
{
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 63,
"minimum": 0
}
]
},
"sideB": {
"type": "array",
"prefixItems": [
{
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 63,
"minimum": 0
},
{
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 63,
"minimum": 0
}
]
},
"scoreA": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 64,
"minimum": 0
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"scoreB": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 64,
"minimum": 0
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
},
"maxItems": 16,
"minItems": 1
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
},
"default": [],
"maxItems": 30,
"description": "Completed rounds with scores. Player IDs are zero-based indexes in config.names. Preserve pairings and byes from the returned state; fill in scores. If an earlier score changes, discard later rounds before continuing."
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}{
"readOnlyHint": true,
"openWorldHint": false,
"idempotentHint": true,
"destructiveHint": false
}Prompts
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- Average latency
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Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http nextarena-mcp https://www.nextarena.co/api/mcpCodex
codex mcp add nextarena-mcp --url https://www.nextarena.co/api/mcpCursor
{
"mcpServers": {
"nextarena-mcp": {
"url": "https://www.nextarena.co/api/mcp"
}
}
}Cline
{
"mcpServers": {
"nextarena-mcp": {
"type": "streamableHttp",
"url": "https://www.nextarena.co/api/mcp",
"disabled": false
}
}
}VS Code
{
"servers": {
"nextarena-mcp": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://www.nextarena.co/api/mcp"
}
}
}Gemini CLI
gemini mcp add --transport http nextarena-mcp https://www.nextarena.co/api/mcpClaude Desktop
{
"mcpServers": {
"nextarena-mcp": {
"url": "https://www.nextarena.co/api/mcp"
}
}
}Windsurf
{
"mcpServers": {
"nextarena-mcp": {
"serverUrl": "https://www.nextarena.co/api/mcp"
}
}
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