Bring Live Scores
to Claude Desktop
Create your Vinkius account to connect SportDB to Claude Desktop and start using all 18 AI tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code. No hosting, no server setup — just connect and start using.
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What is the SportDB MCP Server?
Turn your AI agent into a dedicated sports analyst with SportDB. Query real-time match data, historical league tables, and deep player intelligence across multiple sports — all through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Live Match Tracking — Retrieve real-time scores for football, basketball, hockey, and tennis as they happen
- League Standings — Fetch full league tables with points, wins, draws, losses, and goal difference for any season
- Fixture Schedules — Browse completed and upcoming matches for specific leagues and seasons
- Match Deep Dive — Inspect individual matches with lineups, formations, substitutions, and in-game statistics
- Club Intelligence — Search for clubs, view profiles with stadium information, and retrieve current squad rosters
- Player Analytics — Search players, view career profiles, seasonal statistics, and complete transfer histories
How it works
- Subscribe to this server
- Enter your SportDB API Key from the SportDB Dashboard
- Start querying sports data from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client
Your agent navigates the entire competition hierarchy — from country to league to season to match — so you never have to dig through sports websites manually.
Who is this for?
- Sports Analysts & Journalists — instantly pull live scores, standings, and player stats to enrich reporting
- Fantasy League Managers — monitor player form, transfer activity, and team performance from your workspace
- Developers & Data Engineers — integrate professional-grade multi-sport data into AI-powered applications
Built-in capabilities (18)
Requires the numeric club ID. List all players currently registered to a specific club
Requires the numeric club ID obtained from search results. Get the full profile of a club by its ID
g., "premier-league"), returns all available seasons. Use this to find the season identifier needed for standings and fixtures queries. List available seasons for a specific competition
g., "england", "spain", "germany"), returns all competitions available in that country. The response includes competition slugs needed to drill deeper into seasons and standings. List competitions (leagues/cups) available in a specific country for a sport
Includes dates, teams, scores for completed matches, and upcoming schedule. Requires sport, country_slug, competition_slug, and season. Get scheduled and completed match fixtures for a season
Use this when the user asks about ongoing basketball games or live NBA/EuroLeague results. Get live basketball match scores happening right now
Use this when the user asks about ongoing football games, current scores, or live results. Get live football (soccer) match scores happening right now
Use this when the user asks about ongoing hockey games or live NHL/KHL results. Get live ice hockey match scores happening right now
Use the match_id obtained from fixtures or live results. Get detailed information for a specific match by its ID
Returns player names and positions for each side. Get starting lineups and substitutions for a specific match
Requires a valid match_id. Get in-match statistics for a specific match
Requires the numeric player ID obtained from search results. Get the full profile of a player by their ID
Requires the numeric player ID. Get career and seasonal statistics for a specific player
Requires the numeric player ID. Get the complete transfer history of a specific player
Requires sport, country_slug, competition_slug, and season (e.g., "2024-2025"). This is the primary tool for answering "who is top of the league" questions. Get league table standings for a specific season of a competition
The sport parameter should be a slug like "football", "basketball", "hockey", or "tennis". Use this as the starting point to navigate the competition hierarchy. List all countries available for a given sport
Returns a list of matching clubs with their IDs and basic metadata. Use this to find a club ID before requesting its profile or player roster. Search for clubs/teams by name keyword
Returns matching players with their IDs and basic profile data. Use this to find a player ID before requesting their detailed profile, statistics, or transfer history. Search for players by name keyword
Why Claude Desktop?
Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect SportDB to your AI workflow. Add Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 18 tools in the chat interface. ask a question, Claude calls the right tool, and you see the answer. Zero code, zero context switching.
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Claude Desktop is the reference MCP client. it was designed alongside the protocol itself, ensuring the most complete and stable MCP implementation available
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Zero-code configuration: add a server URL to a JSON file and Claude instantly discovers and exposes all available tools in the chat interface
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Claude's extended thinking capability lets it reason through multi-step tool usage, chaining multiple API calls to answer complex questions
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Enterprise-grade security with local config storage. your tokens never leave your machine, and connections go directly to Vinkius Edge network
SportDB in Claude Desktop
Why run SportDB with Vinkius?
The SportDB connection runs on our fully managed, secure cloud infrastructure. We handle the hosting, maintenance, and security so you don't have to deal with servers or code. All 18 tools are ready to work instantly without any complex setup.
You stay in complete control of your data. Your AI only accesses the information you approve, keeping your sensitive passwords and private details completely safe. Plus, with automatic optimizations, your AI works faster and more efficiently.
* Every connection is hosted and maintained by Vinkius. We handle the security, updates, and infrastructure so you don't have to write code or manage servers. See our infrastructure
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Complete visibility into every agent action
Audit live requests, latency, success rates, and active security compliance policies.
Optimize spending and track token ROI
Analyze real-time token consumption and cost metrics detailed by connection.
Explore our live AI Agents Analytics dashboard to see it all working
This dashboard is included when you connect SportDB using Vinkius. You will never be left in the dark about what your AI agents are doing with your tools.
SportDB and 4,000+ other AI tools. No hosting, no code, ready to use.
Professionals who connect SportDB to Claude Desktop through Vinkius don't need to write code, manage servers, or worry about security. Everything is pre-configured, secure, and runs automatically in the background.
Raw MCP | Vinkius | |
|---|---|---|
| Ready-to-use MCPs | Find and configure each manually | 4,000+ MCPs ready to use |
| Connection Setup | Manual coding & server setup | 1-click instant connection |
| Server Hosting | You host it yourself (needs 24/7 uptime) | 100% hosted & managed by Vinkius |
| Security & Privacy | Stored in plaintext config files | Bank-grade encrypted vault |
| Activity Visibility | Blind execution (no logs or tracking) | Live dashboard with real-time logs |
| Cost Control | Runaway AI token spend risk | Automatic budget limits |
| Revoking Access | Must delete files or code to stop | 1-click disconnect button |
How Vinkius secures
SportDB for Claude Desktop
Every request between Claude Desktop and SportDB is protected by our secure gateway. We automatically keep your sensitive data private, prevent unauthorized access, and let you disconnect instantly at any time.
Frequently asked questions
Can my AI agent show me live football scores while I work?
Yes! Simply ask your agent to run the get_live_football tool and it will instantly retrieve all ongoing matches with real-time scores, minute markers, and status updates. You can also use get_live_basketball or get_live_hockey for other sports.
How do I find the Premier League standings for the current season?
Navigate the hierarchy: first use list_countries with sport 'football', then get_country_competitions for 'england', then get_competition_seasons for 'premier-league', and finally get_standings with the season slug. Your agent can chain these steps automatically from a simple question like 'Show me the Premier League table'.
Can the integration modify any data on SportDB, or is it strictly read-only?
All 18 tools are strictly read-only query operations. The integration cannot create, update, or delete any data on SportDB. Your API key is used solely for authenticated reads, ensuring your account remains safe from any destructive operations.
How does Claude Desktop discover MCP tools?
When Claude Desktop starts, it reads the claude_desktop_config.json file and connects to each configured MCP server. It calls the tools/list endpoint to fetch the schema for every available tool, then surfaces them as clickable options in the chat interface via the 🔌 icon.
What happens if the MCP server is temporarily unavailable?
Claude Desktop handles disconnections gracefully. if the server is unreachable at startup, the tools simply won't appear. Once the server becomes available again, restarting Claude Desktop will re-establish the connection. There is no timeout penalty or error loop.
Can I connect multiple MCP servers simultaneously?
Yes. You can add as many servers as you need in the mcpServers section of the config file. Each server appears as a separate tool provider, and Claude can use tools from multiple servers in a single conversation turn.
Is there a limit on the number of tools per server?
Claude Desktop can handle hundreds of tools per server. However, for optimal LLM performance, Vinkius servers are designed to expose focused, well-documented tool sets rather than overwhelming the model with too many options.
Does Claude Desktop support Streamable HTTP transport?
Yes. Claude Desktop supports both SSE (Server-Sent Events) and the newer Streamable HTTP transport that Vinkius uses. Simply provide the server URL. Claude auto-negotiates the transport protocol.
Server not appearing after restart
Ensure the JSON is valid (no trailing commas). Check the file path: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\\Claude\\ (Windows).
Authentication error
Verify your Vinkius token is correct. Go to cloud.vinkius.com to regenerate it if needed.
Tools not showing in chat
Click the 🔌 icon at the bottom of the chat input. If it shows 0 tools, the server may still be connecting. wait a few seconds.
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