A side-by-side look at the Geomelon MCP and StrikerAPI MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Geomelon MCP for location services work as a local process; choose StrikerAPI for sports. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
GEOMELON_API_KEY, PORT.search_cities, get_city, get_city_translations.STRIKERAPI_API_KEY.list_teams, search_players, list_games.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | S StrikerAPI | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Location Services | Sports |
| Quality signal | 52/100 · Good | 48/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | — |
| Auth | API key required | API key required |
| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |
| Required env vars | GEOMELON_API_KEYPORT | STRIKERAPI_API_KEY |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 1 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 22 | 19 |
| Full listing | View Geomelon MCP | View StrikerAPI |
search_citiesSearch by name, country code, region, population range, sort orderget_cityFull details for a city by UUIDget_city_translationsAll name translations for a city by UUIDget_city_settlement_typesSettlement-type classifications for a city by UUIDcities_by_coordinates_closestCities nearest to a lat/lon, ordered by distancecities_by_coordinates_largestLargest cities near a lat/lon, ordered by populationcities_distanceDistance in km between two citieslist_countriesList countries, filter by name prefix or telephone dialing codeget_countryFull details for a country by UUID (includes translations and regions)get_country_translationsName translations for a country by UUIDget_country_regionsAll administrative regions for a country by UUIDlist_regionsList regions, filter by country UUIDlist_teamsClub ids, abbreviations and colours for a seasonsearch_playersFind players by namelist_gamesFixtures and results by season, stage, date, range or clubget_scheduleUpcoming fixtures with the median three-way line across sportsbooksget_standingsThe league table: points, deductions, goal difference, home and away, formget_ratingsOur club Elo ratings, rankedget_head_to_headTwo clubs' meetings: record, goals and every resultget_gameOne match: score, both box scores, every player's line, key events, each book's lineget_lineupsFormations, starting XIs, benches and substitutions with minutesget_playerProfile, per-season totals and per-90 rates, last 10 matchesget_player_gamesA player's full match logget_leadersSeason leaders: goals, assists, shots, xG, cards, savesPaste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
{
"mcpServers": {
"930m310n-geomelon-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"geomelon-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GEOMELON_API_KEY": "YOUR_GEOMELON_API_KEY_HERE",
"PORT": "YOUR_PORT_HERE"
}
}
}
}
No confirmed install command for StrikerAPI yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.