shipp-sports

Real-time sports data skill for Claude Code, powered by Shipp.ai.

What This Skill Does

shipp-sports gives Claude access to live sports data across three major sport categories: NBA (basketball), MLB (baseball), and Soccer (global football). It combines Shipp.ai's real-time event feeds with curated external data sources to deliver comprehensive sports intelligence.

Live data via Shipp.ai:

• Real-time scores for in-progress games
• Daily and upcoming game schedules
• Play-by-play event streams (cursor-based polling)

Enriched data via external sources:

• Player statistics and season averages
• Team rosters and depth charts
• League standings and tables
• Injury reports and roster moves

Supported Sports and Leagues

Sport	Shipp Param	Leagues / Competitions
NBA	nba	NBA regular season, playoffs, All-Star
MLB	mlb	MLB regular season, spring training, postseason
Soccer	soccer	Premier League, La Liga, Champions League, and more

Setup

1. Get Your Shipp.ai API Key

1. Go to platform.shipp.ai
2. Create an account or sign in
3. Navigate to Settings > API Keys
4. Generate a new key
5. Set the environment variable:

export SHIPP_API_KEY="your-api-key-here"

2. (Optional) Football-Data.org API Key

For soccer standings and team data enrichment:

1. Register at football-data.org
2. The free tier provides 10 requests/minute
3. Set the environment variable:

export FOOTBALL_DATA_API_KEY="your-key-here"

3. Install Dependencies

pip install requests

No other dependencies are required. The skill uses only the Python standard library plus requests.

Usage Examples

NBA

"What are tonight's NBA scores?"
"Show me live play-by-play for the Celtics game"
"What are LeBron's stats this season?"
"Who's injured on the Warriors?"
"Give me the current NBA standings race"

MLB

"When do pitchers and catchers report for spring training?"
"Show me today's MLB schedule"
"What's the Yankees' 40-man roster?"
"Who are the top prospects in spring training?"
"Give me injury updates for the Dodgers"

Soccer

"What are today's Premier League scores?"
"Show me the La Liga standings"
"When is the next Champions League match?"
"Give me live play-by-play for the Arsenal match"
"What's the current Premier League table?"

Data Available Per Sport

NBA (Mid-Season — February 2026)

Data Point	Source	Availability
Live scores	Shipp.ai	Real-time (polling)
Game schedule	Shipp.ai	Daily / upcoming
Play-by-play	Shipp.ai	Live games
Player stats	balldontlie	Season / career
Injury reports	Public feeds	Updated daily

MLB (Spring Training Starting — February 2026)

Data Point	Source	Availability
Live scores	Shipp.ai	Real-time (polling)
Game schedule	Shipp.ai	Daily / upcoming
Play-by-play	Shipp.ai	Live games
Player stats	MLB Stats API	Season / career
Rosters	MLB Stats API	Current 40-man
Injury reports	Public feeds	Updated daily

Soccer (Leagues in Progress — February 2026)

Data Point	Source	Availability
Live scores	Shipp.ai	Real-time (polling)
Game schedule	Shipp.ai	Daily / upcoming
Play-by-play	Shipp.ai	Live matches
Standings	football-data.org	Updated per matchday
Team data	football-data.org	Current season

Architecture

User Query
    |
    v
shipp_wrapper.py  (unified entry point)
    |
    +---> sports_data.py     (Shipp.ai: live scores, schedule, play-by-play)
    |
    +---> external_sources.py (balldontlie, MLB Stats API, football-data.org)
    |
    v
Merged Response with Source Attribution

The wrapper tries Shipp.ai first for live/schedule data, then enriches or falls back to external sources for stats, standings, and injury data.

API Reference

Shipp.ai Endpoints Used

Method	Endpoint	Purpose
POST	/connections/create	Create a sport connection
POST	/connections/{id}	Poll for events
GET	/connections	List active connections
GET	/sports/{sport}/schedule	Get game schedule

External Endpoints Used

API	Base URL	Auth Required
balldontlie	https://api.balldontlie.io/v1	No
MLB Stats API	https://statsapi.mlb.com/api/v1	No
football-data.org	https://api.football-data.org/v4	Yes (free)

Error Handling

The skill handles all standard error scenarios:

• 400 Bad Request: Invalid parameters — logs and returns helpful message
• 401 Unauthorized: Invalid API key — prompts for reconfiguration
• 402 Payment Required: Plan limit reached — notifies user
• 429 Rate Limited: Automatic exponential backoff with retry
• 5xx Server Error: Retry with backoff, fall back to external sources

Documentation

• Shipp.ai Docs: docs.shipp.ai
• Shipp.ai Platform: platform.shipp.ai
• API Reference: docs.shipp.ai/api

License

This skill is part of the Shipp.ai branded skill collection.