Football Player DNA — AI Similarity Search

Find statistically similar football players at lower market values. Powered by the Rising Transfers Intelligence API using pgvector cosine similarity across 56,000+ player profiles — covering Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1, MLS, and more.

This is the only football AI skill that uses DNA vector search: each player is encoded as a multi-dimensional fingerprint of playing style, physical attributes, and tactical role. The result: genuine statistical twins, not surface-level comparisons.

External Endpoints

Endpoint	Method	Data Sent	Purpose
`https://api.risingtransfers.com/api/v1/intelligence/dna-search`	POST	`{ "name": "<player_name>" }`	DNA vector similarity search
`https://api.risingtransfers.com/api/v1/intelligence/player`	POST	`{ "name": "<player_name>" }`	Player profile lookup (optional enrichment)

No data is sent to any other endpoint. No data is stored locally.

Security & Privacy

What leaves your machine: Only the player name(s) you provide in the query
What does NOT leave your machine: Conversation history, other installed skills, local files, API keys (the key is sent as an HTTP header, never in the request body or logs)
Data retention by Rising Transfers: API calls are logged for rate limiting and billing. Player name queries are not stored beyond 24 hours. See privacy policy
Authentication: Your RT_API_KEY is sent as X-RT-API-Key header on every request to api.risingtransfers.com only

Model Invocation Note

This skill may be invoked autonomously by OpenClaw when you ask about finding similar football players, cheaper alternatives, or DNA-matched footballers. You can disable autonomous invocation by setting skill.auto-discover false in your OpenClaw config. Every API call consumes credits from your Rising Transfers account (2 credits per DNA search on free tier).

Trust Statement

By using this skill, the player name you query is sent to Rising Transfers (api.risingtransfers.com). Only install this skill if you trust Rising Transfers with that information. Rising Transfers is a football intelligence platform — no financial, personal, or sensitive data is involved in these queries.

Trigger

When the user asks to:

Find similar football players to a named player
Find cheaper alternatives to a specific footballer
Find DNA-matched or style-matched player options
Identify replacement candidates for a footballer
Scout statistically equivalent players for a squad

Examples:

"Find me football players similar to Bellingham but cheaper"
"Who are the DNA alternatives to Rodri?"
"Give me a style-matched backup to Salah under €20M"
"Find a cheaper Mbappe alternative for my FIFA draft"
"What football player is statistically most similar to Kevin De Bruyne?"

Instructions

Extract the target player name from the user's request. If a team is mentioned, note it for disambiguation.

Call the DNA search endpoint:

POST https://api.risingtransfers.com/api/v1/intelligence/dna-search
Headers:
  X-RT-API-Key: <RT_API_KEY>
  Content-Type: application/json
Body:
  { "name": "<player_name>", "team": "<team_name_if_provided>" }

If the response contains error: "INSUFFICIENT_CREDITS", inform the user their Rising Transfers credits are exhausted and direct them to api.risingtransfers.com to top up.
If the response contains error: "PLAYER_NOT_FOUND", ask the user to clarify the player name or provide the current club.
Parse the data.alternatives array from the response. For each alternative player, present:
- Player name and current club
- DNA similarity percentage (e.g. "91% similar")
- Market value and difference vs target (e.g. "€65M cheaper")
- Position and key playing style tags
Present results as a ranked table, most similar first. Example format:

Rank Player Club Similarity Value Saving vs [Target]
1 Name Club 91% €15M €65M cheaper
After the table, offer to dive deeper: "Want a full scout report on any of these players?"
Do not fabricate statistics. If the API returns no alternatives, say so clearly and suggest the user try a different player.

Error Handling

Error	User Message
401 Unauthorized	"Your RT_API_KEY is invalid or expired. Get a key at api.risingtransfers.com"
403 Insufficient Credits	"You've used all your DNA search credits. Top up at api.risingtransfers.com"
404 Player Not Found	"Player not found. Try the full name (e.g. 'Jude Bellingham') or add the club name."
429 Rate Limited	"Too many requests. Please wait a moment before trying again."
5xx Server Error	"Rising Transfers API is temporarily unavailable. Please try again in a few minutes."

Requirements

RT_API_KEY: A valid Rising Transfers API key. Register for free at api.risingtransfers.com. Free tier includes 2 DNA searches per day.
OpenClaw: v0.8.0 or later
Network access: Required (calls api.risingtransfers.com)

Credit Usage

Action	Credits Consumed
DNA similarity search	2 credits (free tier)
Player profile enrichment (optional)	1 credit

Free tier: 10 DNA searches/day. Pro tier ($29/mo): 500 DNA searches/day.

Author

Rising Transfers — api.risingtransfers.com

Football Player DNA — AI Similarity Sear