Claude Code

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+

• A Sportmonks API token from my.sportmonks.com

• Claude Code installed

Install

1. Register the MCP server

claude mcp add sportmonks-football \
  --env SPORTMONKS_API_TOKEN="your_token" \
  -- npx -y sportmonks-football-mcp-server

2. Verify

claude mcp list

You should see sportmonks-football with status Connected.

Environment variables

Variable	Required	Description
SPORTMONKS_API_TOKEN	Yes	Your Sportmonks API token
SPORTMONKS_LOG_FILE	No	Path for the local tool-call log. Set to off to disable. Defaults to your OS temp directory
SPORTMONKS_DEBUG_URLS	No	Set to 1 or true to log outbound API URLs to stderr (token redacted). Off by default

Test it

Open Claude Code and ask:

Search for "Liverpool" and show me their current squad

Updating

The server runs via npx, so you always get the latest published version automatically. No manual update steps needed.