Simple MCP Server to request data from CFPTime.org

server.py

# server.py
from mcp.server.fastmcp import FastMCP
import requests
import json

# Create an MCP server
mcp = FastMCP("Demo")

# Simplify and improve error handling for retrieving CFPs
@mcp.tool()
async def retrieve_all_cfps() -> str:
    """Retrieve CFPs from an external API"""
    url = "https://api.cfptime.org/api/cfps/"
    headers = {"Accept": "application/json", "User-Agent": "Mozilla/5.0"}

    try:
        response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
        response.raise_for_status()  # Raise an HTTPError for bad responses (4xx and 5xx)
        data = response.json()  # Parse JSON response
        return json.dumps({"success": True, "data": data})
    except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
        return json.dumps({"success": False, "error": str(e)})
    except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
        return json.dumps({"success": False, "error": f"JSON parsing error: {str(e)}"})


@mcp.tool()
async def retrieve_upcoming_conferences() -> str:
    """Retrieve all upcoming conferences from an external API"""
    url = "https://api.cfptime.org/api/upcoming/"
    headers = {"Accept": "application/json", "User-Agent": "Mozilla/5.0"}

    try:
        response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
        response.raise_for_status()  # Raise an HTTPError for bad responses (4xx and 5xx)
        data = response.json()  # Parse JSON response
        return json.dumps({"success": True, "data": data})
    except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
        return json.dumps({"success": False, "error": str(e)})
    except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
        return json.dumps({"success": False, "error": f"JSON parsing error: {str(e)}"})