PlyMove MCP MCP server

PlyMove is an official MCP server that provides pedagogical chess intelligence for AI agents. It analyzes chess positions and games to generate learner-specific explanations, storyboards, and move comparisons based on a target Elo rating, helping agents teach chess concepts effectively.

Endpoint and access

No sign-in: your client connects and lists tools immediately, with no account or key.

No sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-10-05Operated by Ladonnee Consulting

MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)

https://mcp.plymove.com/mcp

Vendor documentation

What you can do with it

Build game storyboards from PGN and target Elo
Explain chess positions for specific learner levels
Compare candidate moves relative to player strength
Analyze what-if branches and alternative lines

Tools advertised by the last live check:

build_game_storyboard
explain_game
find_teaching_moments
explain_position
compare_moves
analyze_what_if

Connect from your client

Each snippet registers the same endpoint; pick the client you use.

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Claude Code

Run this once in a terminal. It registers a Streamable HTTP server. Use --scope project to write .mcp.json for the repo.

Claude Code configuration

claude mcp add --transport http plymove-mcp https://mcp.plymove.com/mcp

Codex

Run this once. Codex stores MCP servers in ~/.codex/config.toml (or .codex/config.toml in a trusted project).

Codex configuration

codex mcp add plymove-mcp --url https://mcp.plymove.com/mcp

Cursor

Merge this server into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, then enable plymove-mcp in your MCP settings.

Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "plymove-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.plymove.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this into cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline → MCP Servers → Configure). The type must be streamableHttp for a remote HTTP server.

Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "plymove-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://mcp.plymove.com/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this server into .vscode/mcp.json. Use MCP: List Servers to start plymove-mcp and inspect its tools.

VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "plymove-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.plymove.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI

Run this once. It writes .gemini/settings.json in the current project; pass --scope user for ~/.gemini/settings.json.

Gemini CLI configuration

gemini mcp add --transport http plymove-mcp https://mcp.plymove.com/mcp

Claude Desktop

Merge this into claude_desktop_config.json (macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\), then restart Claude Desktop.

Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "plymove-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.plymove.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Merge this into ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json, then refresh MCP in Cascade. Windsurf remote servers use serverUrl, not url.

Windsurf configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "plymove-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://mcp.plymove.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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