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A unified MCP server that aggregates 42 sports API providers into a single service. 410 tools covering scores, stats, odds, esports, college sports, chess, motorsport, boxing, AFL, and more across 70+ sports.

Each provider works independently. You only need API keys for the providers you use. Missing keys don't block startup — tools return an error when called without their key.

Works with:

Demo

NBA scores, Premier League odds, Tennis H2H — all from a single MCP server.

Compatibility

Platforms

OS	Status
macOS	Supported
Linux	Supported
Windows	Supported

MCP Clients

Client	Status	Notes
Claude Desktop	Supported	Anthropic's desktop app
Claude Code (CLI)	Supported	claude mcp add
Cursor	Supported	Built-in MCP
Windsurf (Codeium)	Supported	Built-in MCP
Continue.dev	Supported	Open-source AI assistant
Cline	Supported	VS Code extension
Zed	Supported	Built-in MCP
ChatGPT Desktop	Supported	OpenAI desktop app
Gemini CLI	Supported	Google CLI
Any MCP client	Supported	Stdio + HTTP/SSE transport

Uses the stdio transport from the MCP SDK. Works with any LLM (Claude, GPT, Gemini, Llama, Mistral, etc.).

Requirements: Node.js 18+, npm.

Providers (32)

Works instantly — no API key, no signup (19 providers, ~165 tools)

These providers work out of the box. Just build and run.

Prefix	Provider	Coverage	Tools	Notes
espn_	ESPN	20+ sports	10	Unofficial — can break
nhl_	NHL Web API	NHL	13	Undocumented but stable
mlb_	MLB Stats API	MLB/MiLB	13	Official, undocumented
f1_	Jolpica F1	Formula 1 (1950+)	13	Community-maintained
openf1_	OpenF1	F1 live telemetry	12	Live race weekends only
openliga_	OpenLigaDB	German football	10	Bundesliga focus
sportsdb_	TheSportsDB	40+ sports	13	Test key auto, watermarks
ncaa_	NCAA API	College sports	8	5 req/s rate limit
sportsrc_	SportSRC	Football, basketball, MMA + streams	7	V1 free, V2 needs paid key
lichess_	Lichess	Chess (users, top players, broadcasts, daily puzzle)	7	~20 req/sec/IP
chesscom_	Chess.com	Chess (profiles, stats, clubs, leaderboards)	7	Throttles on parallel calls
squiggle_	Squiggle	AFL (Australian Football League)	6	Honest UA required
motogp_	MotoGP	MotoGP/Moto2/Moto3/MotoE	7	Unofficial — can break
formulae_	Formula E	Formula E	7	Unofficial — can break
nascar_	NASCAR	NASCAR Cup/Xfinity/Truck	3	Unofficial CDN feeds
opendota_	OpenDota	Dota 2 analytics	11	60 req/min, 50k/mo
sleeper_	Sleeper	NFL fantasy	10	~1000 req/min
euroleague_	EuroLeague	EuroLeague + EuroCup basketball	6	Keyless feeds
footballdata_uk_	Football-Data.co.uk	Historical football results + odds	2	CSV, 25+ leagues

Tip: Use SPORTS_HUB_PROVIDERS=free to load only these 19 providers (~165 tools).

Free tier with API key — signup required, no credit card (23 providers, ~245 tools)

Registration takes 1-2 minutes. All keys are free.

Prefix	Provider	Coverage	Tools	Free Limit	Get Key
pandascore_	PandaScore	Esports (13 titles)	14	1000 req/hr	Sign up
apifootball_	API-Football	Soccer (960+ leagues)	15	100 req/day	Sign up
apisports_	API-Sports	9 sports	10	100 req/day/sport	Sign up
apitennis_	API-Tennis	Tennis (ATP/WTA/ITF)	12	100 req/day	Sign up
bdl_	BallDontLie	NBA/NFL/MLB/NHL	10	Basic tier	Sign up
cricket_	CricketData	Cricket	10	100 req/day	Sign up
entitycricket_	Entity Sport	Cricket (250+ comps)	12	Free plan	Sign up
footballdata_	football-data.org	Soccer (12 leagues)	11	10 req/min	Sign up
sportmonks_	Sportmonks	Soccer	12	3000 req/hr	Sign up
sportsdata_	SportsDataIO	9 sports	12	1000 req/mo	Sign up
odds_	The Odds API	70+ sports odds	9	500 req/mo	Sign up
oddsio_	Odds-API.io	34 sports odds	10	Free account	Sign up
sgo_	Sports Game Odds	55+ leagues odds	10	Trial	Sign up
lumify_	Lumify	Odds, splits + AI bet analysis (8 sports)	14	Free trial key	Sign up
mma_	Fighting Tomatoes	MMA	8	200 req/mo	Sign up
livegolf_	Live Golf API	Golf (PGA/DP World)	8	Free tier	Sign up
isports_	iSportsAPI	Football/Basketball (Asia)	10	Free tier	Sign up
sportdevs_	SportDevs	Rugby/Volleyball/Handball	12	Trial	Sign up
msf_	MySportsFeeds	NFL/NBA/MLB/NHL	12	Free non-commercial	Sign up
golfcourse_	GolfCourseAPI	30K+ golf courses	6	300 req/day	Sign up
cfbd_	College Football Data	NCAA football	14	1000 req/mo	Sign up
boxing_	Boxing Data API	Pro boxing (fighters/bouts/titles)	8	100 req/mo	Sign up
highlightly_	Highlightly	Multi-sport highlights + odds	6	100 req/day	Sign up

Providers with missing keys don't block the server — they just return an error when called. Register keys incrementally as you need them.

Installation

Quick (npx — no install)

npx mcp-sports-hub

npm global

npm install -g mcp-sports-hub
mcp-sports-hub

From source

git clone https://github.com/lacausecrypto/mcp-sports-hub.git
cd mcp-sports-hub
npm install
npm run build

MCP Registry

This server is published on the official MCP Registry as io.github.lacausecrypto/sports-hub. MCP clients that support the registry can discover and install it automatically.

Transport Modes

Stdio (default — Claude Desktop, Cursor, etc.)

npx mcp-sports-hub

HTTP/SSE (remote clients, web apps, custom integrations)

# Via flag
npx mcp-sports-hub --http

# Via env
SPORTS_HUB_HTTP=1 SPORTS_HUB_PORT=3000 npx mcp-sports-hub

Endpoints:

• POST /mcp — MCP protocol (Streamable HTTP with SSE)
• GET /health — Health check ({"status":"ok","providers":19,"sessions":0,"mode":"session"})

Supports CORS and multi-client session management via the mcp-session-id header. Default port: 3000.

Each client gets its own session, created on initialize and addressed afterwards by its session id. Building a session costs ~90 ms for the 165-tool free preset, paid once per client rather than per request. Idle sessions are reaped.

SPORTS_HUB_MAX_SESSIONS=200   # concurrent sessions before new ones get a 503
SPORTS_HUB_SESSION_TTL=1800   # seconds a session may sit idle
SPORTS_HUB_STATELESS=1        # opt out: build a throwaway server per request

SPORTS_HUB_STATELESS=1 suits several replicas behind a load balancer with no sticky routing. It pays the build cost on every call, so prefer sessions for a single instance.

⚠ Security: HTTP mode binds to 127.0.0.1 (loopback) by default. Setting SPORTS_HUB_HOST=0.0.0.0 exposes an unauthenticated MCP endpoint to your whole network — anyone who can reach it can use your configured API keys. DNS-rebinding protection only blocks browser-origin attacks, not direct clients. Only expose it behind a reverse proxy with auth/TLS. SPORTS_HUB_CORS_ORIGINS must list explicit origins (a literal * is rejected).

Hosted (Smithery)

A Dockerfile and smithery.yaml are included for container hosting on Smithery. The hosted endpoint serves the keyless free preset, so clients connect with zero setup. The deploy sets SPORTS_HUB_DNS_REBINDING_PROTECTION=0 because Smithery's proxy forwards a non-localhost Host header.

SPORTS_HUB_DNS_REBINDING_PROTECTION=0 disables the Host/Origin check (it is on by default). Only set it when the server runs behind a trusted proxy that owns routing — never for a server directly reachable by browsers on localhost.

Configuration

Environment Variables

Only set keys for providers you want:

# Free — no key needed:
# ESPN, NHL, MLB, Jolpica F1, OpenF1, OpenLigaDB, NCAA, TheSportsDB (test key),
# SportSRC (V1), Lichess, Chess.com, Squiggle (AFL),
# MotoGP, Formula E, NASCAR, OpenDota, Sleeper

# Optional (defaults to test key)
export THESPORTSDB_API_KEY="your-key"          # https://www.thesportsdb.com/

# Requires free registration
export PANDASCORE_TOKEN="your-token"            # https://pandascore.co/
export API_SPORTS_KEY="your-key"                # https://api-sports.io/
export API_FOOTBALL_KEY="your-key"              # https://www.api-football.com/
export API_TENNIS_KEY="your-key"                # https://api-tennis.com/
export BALLDONTLIE_API_KEY="your-key"           # https://www.balldontlie.io/
export CRICKETDATA_API_KEY="your-key"           # https://cricketdata.org/
export ENTITY_SPORT_KEY="your-key"              # https://www.entitysport.com/
export FOOTBALL_DATA_API_KEY="your-key"         # https://www.football-data.org/
export SPORTMONKS_API_KEY="your-key"            # https://www.sportmonks.com/
export SPORTSDATA_IO_KEY="your-key"             # https://sportsdata.io/
export THE_ODDS_API_KEY="your-key"              # https://the-odds-api.com/
export ODDS_API_IO_KEY="your-key"               # https://odds-api.io/
export SPORTS_GAME_ODDS_KEY="your-key"          # https://sportsgameodds.com/
export FIGHTING_TOMATOES_API_KEY="your-key"     # https://fightingtomatoes.com/
export LIVE_GOLF_API_KEY="your-key"             # https://livegolfapi.com/
export ISPORTSAPI_KEY="your-key"                # https://www.isportsapi.com/
export SPORTDEVS_API_KEY="your-key"             # https://sportdevs.com/
export GOLFCOURSE_API_KEY="your-key"            # https://golfcourseapi.com/
export MYSPORTSFEEDS_USER="your-user"           # https://www.mysportsfeeds.com/
export MYSPORTSFEEDS_PASS="your-pass"
export CFBD_API_KEY="your-key"                  # https://collegefootballdata.com/key
export LUMIFY_API_KEY="your-key"                # https://lumify.ai/

Windows (PowerShell):

$env:API_SPORTS_KEY = "your-key"
$env:PANDASCORE_TOKEN = "your-token"

Windows (cmd):

set API_SPORTS_KEY=your-key
set PANDASCORE_TOKEN=your-token

Response size and the fields parameter

Sports APIs return very wide objects, and every byte a tool returns is spent from the model's context window. A single espn_get_scoreboard-style team listing is ~300 KB of JSON, of which the part anyone wants is under 3 KB.

Every tool accepts an optional fields parameter: a comma-separated list of key names to keep, matched at any depth. Branches that match nothing are dropped, and a matched key keeps its whole value.

// espn_get_teams { "sport": "basketball", "league": "nba" }
//   -> 297 KB

// espn_get_teams { "sport": "basketball", "league": "nba",
//                  "fields": "id,abbreviation,displayName,location" }
//   -> 2.9 KB, same 30 teams

If fields matches nothing, the tool says so and lists the top-level keys it did see, rather than returning an empty object.

Responses are also capped. Above the limit, the longest lists in the payload are shortened until it fits (so the JSON still parses) and a note reports how many items were dropped.

SPORTS_HUB_MAX_RESULT_BYTES=40000   # default; serialized bytes per tool result

Claude Desktop

Config file locations:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sports-hub": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/mcp-sports-hub/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "PANDASCORE_TOKEN": "your-token",
        "API_SPORTS_KEY": "your-key",
        "THE_ODDS_API_KEY": "your-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Windows path: "args": ["C:/Users/you/mcp-sports-hub/dist/index.js"]

Only include env vars for providers you need. Omit env entirely for free-only providers.

Claude Code (CLI)

claude mcp add sports-hub node /absolute/path/to/mcp-sports-hub/dist/index.js

Or in .claude/settings.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sports-hub": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/mcp-sports-hub/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "PANDASCORE_TOKEN": "your-token"
      }
    }
  }
}

Provider Filtering

By default, only the free preset is loaded (19 providers, ~165 tools — no API keys needed). Use SPORTS_HUB_PROVIDERS to change what's loaded:

# Default — free providers only (no config needed)
npx mcp-sports-hub

# Load ALL 42 providers (410 tools)
SPORTS_HUB_PROVIDERS=all npx mcp-sports-hub

# Use a preset
SPORTS_HUB_PROVIDERS=us-major npx mcp-sports-hub

# Pick specific providers
SPORTS_HUB_PROVIDERS=espn,nhl,odds npx mcp-sports-hub

# Exclude from all (prefix with -)
SPORTS_HUB_PROVIDERS=-sportsdata,-mma npx mcp-sports-hub

Presets

Preset	Providers	Tools	Needs keys?
free (default)	19 no-key providers (espn, nhl, mlb, f1, openf1, openliga, sportsdb, ncaa, sportsrc, lichess, chesscom, squiggle, motogp, formulae, nascar, opendota, sleeper, euroleague, footballdatauk)	~165	No
all	all 42 providers	410	Yes (for key-required providers)
chess	lichess, chesscom	14	No
us-major	espn, nhl, mlb, ncaa, cfbd, bdl, msf, nascar, sleeper	~93	Some
soccer	espn, apifootball, footballdata, sportmonks, openliga, sportsrc, footballdatauk, highlightly	~73	Some
f1	f1, openf1	25	No
motorsport	f1, openf1, motogp, formulae, nascar	~42	No
esports	pandascore, opendota	25	Some
odds	odds, oddsio, sgo, lumify	43	Yes
cricket	cricket, entitycricket	22	Yes
golf	livegolf, golfcourse	14	Some

Cache

All GET responses are cached in memory for 60 seconds by default. This protects against duplicate calls and rate limit waste. Configure with:

SPORTS_HUB_CACHE_TTL=120  # seconds (0 to disable)

The cache key includes a digest of the request's auth headers, so two API keys never read each other's entries. Concurrent identical requests are collapsed into a single upstream call, and a 404/410 is remembered briefly (SPORTS_HUB_NEGATIVE_CACHE_TTL, default 30s) so a wrong ID can't be re-fetched in a loop.

Rate limits and retries

429 and 5xx responses are retried with exponential backoff, honouring Retry-After when the upstream sends one. Client errors (4xx other than 408/425/429) and timeouts are not retried.

SPORTS_HUB_MAX_RETRIES=2        # extra attempts after the first (0 disables)
SPORTS_HUB_RETRY_BASE_MS=300    # backoff base; doubles per attempt

In Claude Desktop config:

"env": {
  "SPORTS_HUB_PROVIDERS": "us-major",
  "THE_ODDS_API_KEY": "your-key"
}

Tool Naming

All tools follow {provider}_{action}:

espn_get_scoreboard        — Live scores (ESPN)
nhl_get_standings          — NHL standings
mlb_get_game_boxscore      — MLB box score
f1_get_race_results        — F1 results (1950+)
openf1_get_laps            — F1 live telemetry
pandascore_get_lives       — Live esports matches
apifootball_get_fixtures   — Soccer fixtures (960+ leagues)
odds_get_odds              — Betting odds (70+ sports)
sportsrc_get_xg_stats      — Expected goals (xG)

MCP Resources & Prompts

Beyond tools, the server exposes:

Resources (readable catalogs, no API call):

• sportshub://providers — the full provider catalog (prefix, name, coverage, required key)
• sportshub://presets — all presets and the providers they load
• sportshub://provider/{key} — details for one provider (with key autocompletion)

Prompts (curated slash-command workflows over the 410 tools):

• whats-on-today · compare-odds {event} · motorsport-weekend {series} · league-standings {league} · team-deep-dive {team} · f1-race {season} {round}

All tools are annotated readOnly / idempotent so clients can skip confirmation prompts.

Architecture

src/
├── index.ts                    # Imports + registers all 42 providers; transports
├── shared/
│   ├── http.ts                 # fetchJson, fetchText, buildUrl, toolResult, errorResult
│   │                           #   + retry/backoff, coalescing, keyed cache
│   ├── catalog.ts              # provider catalog + presets (single source of truth)
│   ├── annotations.ts          # central read-only annotations + titles
│   ├── tool-pipeline.ts        # central `fields` param, size cap, empty-result hints
│   ├── projection.ts           # field projection used by the pipeline
│   ├── slim.ts                 # strips $schema boilerplate from tools/list
│   ├── resources.ts            # MCP resources (provider/preset catalogs)
│   └── prompts.ts              # MCP prompts (curated workflows)
└── providers/
    ├── espn.ts                 #  10 tools — no key
    ├── nhl.ts                  #  13 tools — no key
    ├── mlb-stats.ts            #  13 tools — no key
    ├── jolpica-f1.ts           #  13 tools — no key
    ├── openf1.ts               #  12 tools — no key
    ├── openligadb.ts           #  10 tools — no key
    ├── golfcourse.ts           #   6 tools — GOLFCOURSE_API_KEY
    ├── thesportsdb.ts          #  13 tools — optional key
    ├── pandascore.ts           #  14 tools — PANDASCORE_TOKEN
    ├── api-football.ts         #  15 tools — API_FOOTBALL_KEY
    ├── api-sports.ts           #  10 tools — API_SPORTS_KEY
    ├── api-tennis.ts           #  12 tools — API_TENNIS_KEY
    ├── balldontlie.ts          #  10 tools — BALLDONTLIE_API_KEY
    ├── cricketdata.ts          #  10 tools — CRICKETDATA_API_KEY
    ├── entity-sport-cricket.ts #  12 tools — ENTITY_SPORT_KEY
    ├── football-data.ts        #  11 tools — FOOTBALL_DATA_API_KEY
    ├── sportmonks.ts           #  12 tools — SPORTMONKS_API_KEY
    ├── sportsdata-io.ts        #  12 tools — SPORTSDATA_IO_KEY
    ├── the-odds-api.ts         #   9 tools — THE_ODDS_API_KEY
    ├── odds-api-io.ts          #  10 tools — ODDS_API_IO_KEY
    ├── sports-game-odds.ts     #  10 tools — SPORTS_GAME_ODDS_KEY
    ├── lumify.ts               #  14 tools — LUMIFY_API_KEY
    ├── fighting-tomatoes.ts    #   8 tools — FIGHTING_TOMATOES_API_KEY
    ├── live-golf.ts            #   8 tools — LIVE_GOLF_API_KEY
    ├── isportsapi.ts           #  10 tools — ISPORTSAPI_KEY
    ├── sportdevs.ts            #  12 tools — SPORTDEVS_API_KEY
    ├── mysportsfeeds.ts        #  12 tools — MYSPORTSFEEDS_USER/PASS
    ├── sportsrc.ts             #   7 tools — V1 free, V2 needs paid key (not exposed)
    ├── ncaa.ts                 #   8 tools — no key
    ├── cfbd.ts                 #  14 tools — CFBD_API_KEY
    ├── lichess.ts              #   7 tools — no key
    ├── chess-com.ts            #   7 tools — no key
    ├── squiggle.ts             #   6 tools — no key
    ├── motogp.ts               #   7 tools — no key
    ├── formula-e.ts            #   7 tools — no key
    ├── nascar.ts               #   3 tools — no key
    ├── opendota.ts             #  11 tools — no key
    ├── sleeper.ts              #  10 tools — no key
    ├── euroleague.ts           #   6 tools — no key
    ├── football-data-uk.ts     #   2 tools — no key (CSV)
    ├── boxing.ts               #   8 tools — BOXING_DATA_API_KEY
    └── highlightly.ts          #   6 tools — HIGHLIGHTLY_API_KEY

Each provider exports register(server). Keys are checked at call time, not startup.

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create src/providers/my-api.ts exporting register(server: McpServer)
3. Prefix tool names: myapi_get_something
4. Import + call in src/index.ts
5. npm run build to verify
6. Submit a PR

License

MIT