mcp-odds-api

A mimimalist Model Context Protocol MCP server to interact with the OddsAPI.

Features

• Uses environmental variables to limit the queries to some regions and a single sport.

It supports both SSE and STDIO transports.

Tools

The server implements the following tools to interact with the OddsAPI:

• get_events:

  • Get in-play and forthcoming events (matches).

• get_odds:

  • Get odds for all forthcoming events (matches) for selected betting markets.

• get_event_odds:

  • Get odds for a specific event (match) for selected betting markets.

Configuration

1. Create _or edit the Claude Desktop configuration file located at:

   • On macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
   • On Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add the following:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-odds-api": {
      "command": "/path/to/uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-odds-api"],
      "env": {
        "ODDS_API_KEY": "<your-api-odds-key>",
        "ODDS_API_REGIONS": "<region1>", "<region2>",
        "ODDS_API_SPORT": "<selected-sport-key>",
      }
    }
  }
}

3. Replace /path/to/uvx with the absolute path to the uvx executable. Find the path with which uvx command in a terminal. This ensures that the correct version of uvx is used when starting the server.

4. Restart Claude Desktop to apply the changes.

Run the stand-alone SSE server

Create a .env file from .env.example and then execute the following command:

$ uvx --env-file /path/to/.env mcp-odds-api --transport sse --port 9090

Note the use of nvx and not uvx will fetch mcp-odds-api from the default registry https://pypi.org.

Development

Setup

1. Prerequisites:

   • Python 3.10 or higher.
   • A OddsAPI key (request here).
   • uv package manager (installation).

2. Clone the Repository:

git clone https://github.com/marcoeg/mcp-odds-api
cd mcp-nvd

3. Set Environment Variables:
   • Create a .env file in the project root:

   ODDS_API_KEY="" ODDS_API_REGIONS="", "" ODDS_API_SPORT=""

4. Install Dependencies:

uv sync
uv pip install -e .

Start the server with SSE transport

$ uv run mcp-odds-api --transport sse --port 9090
python-dotenv could not parse statement starting at line 2
2025-04-30 19:35:34 - dotenv.main - WARNING - python-dotenv could not parse statement starting at line 2
INFO:     Started server process [68314]
INFO:     Waiting for application startup.
INFO:     Application startup complete.
INFO:     Uvicorn running on http://0.0.0.0:9090 (Press CTRL+C to quit)

Run the Inspector:

$ CLIENT_PORT=8077 TARGET_PORT=9090 \
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector run

Starting MCP inspector...
⚙️ Proxy server listening on port 6277
🔍 MCP Inspector is up and running at http://127.0.0.1:8077 🚀

Then open the browser to the URL indicated by the MCP Inspector. Select SSE Transport Type.