Claude Desktop

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+

• A Sportmonks API token from my.sportmonks.com

• Claude Desktop installed

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:

Show me the current Premier League standings

Updating

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