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Claude Desktop

Prerequisites

Install

1. Edit your Claude Desktop config

Open the config file for your operating system:

  • Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

  • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Add the following:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sportmonks-football": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "sportmonks-football-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "SPORTMONKS_API_TOKEN": "your_token"
      }
    }
  }
}

Optional environment variables can be added to the env block:

Variable
Description

SPORTMONKS_LOG_FILE

Path for the local tool-call log. Set to off to disable. Defaults to your OS temp directory

SPORTMONKS_DEBUG_URLS

Set to 1 or true to log outbound API URLs to stderr (token redacted). Off by default

2. Restart Claude Desktop

The Sportmonks tools will be available in your next conversation.

Test it

Start a new conversation and ask:

Updating

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

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