MCP Server

BoardGameGeek MCP Server MCP Server

Name: BoardGameGeek MCP Server MCP Server
Author: io.github.kkjdaniel

io.github.kkjdaniel/bgg-mcp

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What is the BoardGameGeek MCP Server MCP server?

BoardGameGeek MCP server providing access to BGG API data through standardized tools

How to install BoardGameGeek MCP Server

Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.

transport: stdio

Config generated by PluginBench — verify against the source before use.

Environment / auth

BGG_API_KEY
API key for BoardGameGeek authentication (recommended). Obtain from https://boardgamegeek.com/applications
BGG_COOKIE
Cookie string for BGG authentication (alternative to API key). Format: 'bggusername=user; bggpassword=pass; SessionID=xyz'
BGG_USERNAME
Your BoardGameGeek username for references such as ME or MY in prompts

Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bgg-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "docker.io/kdaniel/bgg-mcp:1.6.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BGG_API_KEY": "<YOUR_BGG_API_KEY>",
        "BGG_COOKIE": "<YOUR_BGG_COOKIE>",
        "BGG_USERNAME": "<YOUR_BGG_USERNAME>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bgg-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "docker.io/kdaniel/bgg-mcp:1.6.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BGG_API_KEY": "<YOUR_BGG_API_KEY>",
        "BGG_COOKIE": "<YOUR_BGG_COOKIE>",
        "BGG_USERNAME": "<YOUR_BGG_USERNAME>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bgg-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "docker.io/kdaniel/bgg-mcp:1.6.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BGG_API_KEY": "<YOUR_BGG_API_KEY>",
        "BGG_COOKIE": "<YOUR_BGG_COOKIE>",
        "BGG_USERNAME": "<YOUR_BGG_USERNAME>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "bgg-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "docker.io/kdaniel/bgg-mcp:1.6.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BGG_API_KEY": "<YOUR_BGG_API_KEY>",
        "BGG_COOKIE": "<YOUR_BGG_COOKIE>",
        "BGG_USERNAME": "<YOUR_BGG_USERNAME>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add bgg-mcp --env BGG_API_KEY=<YOUR_BGG_API_KEY> --env BGG_COOKIE=<YOUR_BGG_COOKIE> --env BGG_USERNAME=<YOUR_BGG_USERNAME> -- docker run -i --rm docker.io/kdaniel/bgg-mcp:1.6.1