Turnale

Health check. Returns a static confirmation that the Turnale MCP server is reachable.

Create a new tournament. Keep setup SHORT: ask the organiser only for sport, players, court count and start time — sensible defaults cover everything else. FORMAT: never ask an open 'which format?' question. If the organiser clearly named one, pass it; otherwise omit format — the call then returns a

Add players to the roster in bulk (parse pasted lists or spreadsheets yourself and send structured entries — never invent placeholder names; use signup mode when names aren't known yet). Duplicate names are rejected for disambiguation. If an unlocked draw exists it is regenerated automatically.

Rename a player or set their gender/level/note.

Remove one or MANY players before any result is recorded (afterwards use withdraw_player or replace_player) — pass player_names to clear several in one call, never loop one-by-one. Regenerates an existing unlocked draw.

Fix the doubles pairs: pass explicit pairs by name, or auto-pair (random or level-balanced). Only before results exist. Regenerates an existing unlocked draw.

Change the tournament name, start time, match duration, break/changeover minutes, courts (count or names), house rules, or courtside score entry from the page. Court changes recompute the remaining schedule; played matches never move.

Move a waitlisted player onto the active roster when a spot opens (signed-in players are notified by email). The cap can be raised with update_settings.

Generate (or regenerate) the draw and schedule. This IS the start action: the first draw moves the tournament from setup to active and closes self-signup — when the organiser says "start the tournament", call this. The result includes rounds_text — SHOW it to the organiser as-is (translated to their

Compact full state of the tournament — settings, roster, progress, next matches, standings, page link. Call this first when resuming work in a new conversation with just the key.

Full roster with status, level, and doubles partner.

Matches with sides, scores, courts and times. Filter by state or round; paginate with after_match_number for large tournaments.

Upcoming matches in playing order with courts and estimated times.

Current standings per group/structure, tiebreak-ordered (wins → head-to-head → set diff → game diff; americano: total points).

Final placements (or placements-so-far for a tournament that ended early).

Chronological record of every change (newest first) — the answer to "who changed that?". Paginate with before_id. Ids are global across all tournaments, so gaps between ids are normal.

Full structured export of the tournament document (players, draws, results) — for the organiser's own records or data portability.

Download links for the printable PDF. pdf_url is the merged tournament document (match sheet with write-in score boxes, player sheet, standings/results when they exist) — hand this to the organiser. results_pdf_url and plan_pdf_url are deprecated pre-merge variants kept for comparison.

The printable PDF itself, returned as a base64 embedded resource — use this when the organiser wants the file handed to them and your client cannot fetch URLs. Default "sheet": the merged tournament document (match sheet with write-in score boxes, player sheet, standings/results when they exist). "r

Record one or many results. Score is conversational text: "6-4 3-6 10-7" (sets) or "16-8" (americano points). Outcomes: completed (default), walkover, retired (partial score allowed), cancelled, reinstate — reinstate CLEARS a recorded result and returns the match to scheduled (the fix for a mis-ente

A substitute takes over a player's spot. During play: slot takeover — completed results stay, the change is shown ("Anna, for Kristjan from R3"). Before the first result: choose mode slot_swap (default) or regenerate (re-pair and redraw using levels). Unknown substitute names are added to the roster

Withdraw a player (or their pair) mid-tournament. Remaining matches become walkovers for the opponents; americano regenerates its future rounds instead. Preview first, confirm to apply.

Exchange partners between two fixed pairs (name one player from each pair to swap). Fixed-pair doubles only — americano/mexicano rotate partners automatically. Preview first, confirm to apply — results already played stay with the pairs as they were.

Shift the start time, add a delay, or move one match to a specific court/slot. Played matches never move.

Finish the tournament. If matches are still pending it ends early and current standings freeze as the final results. Preview first, confirm to apply.

Roll the tournament back. Without to_change_id: restore exactly how it was before the most recent change (tool call or courtside page entry). With to_change_id (an id from get_audit_log): restore to just before that change — it and every later change are discarded in one step, so a burst of unwanted

Soft-delete the whole tournament (recoverable by support for 7 days, then gone). Preview first; confirm: true to apply.

Record a request for something Turnale does not support yet (a format, scoring variant, or feature), so it can be considered for the roadmap. Call this only when the organiser asked for something unsupported AND agreed to have it noted. Describe the missing capability in general terms — NEVER includ

Recommend tournament formats in plain language, with the round/time math done by the engine. Call this FIRST when the organiser has not named a format, names one hesitantly, or comes from a background where americano/mexicano need explaining — then show the organiser the top options as a brief menu

A blank Excel workbook the organiser fills in and hands back: Name, Level, Gender, Comments, one player per row, with a sheet explaining each column. Offer it when the organiser has no list ready, asks how to send their players, or would rather work in a spreadsheet than paste names into chat. Needs