Api Football vs Bagiq
A side-by-side look at the Api Football and Bagiq MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Api Football for sports work as a local process; choose Bagiq for sports over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Api Football when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Sports domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You want tools like
fixtures, standings, team_search.
Choose Bagiq when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Sports domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You want tools like
analyze_bag, find_bag_gaps, detect_overlap.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Sports | Sports |
| Quality signal | 56/100 · Good | 77/100 · Great |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | API key required | No auth required |
| Pricing | BYOK (pay the provider) | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Verified |
| GitHub stars | 0 | — |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 4 views 2 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 9 | 6 |
| Full listing | View Api Football | View Bagiq |
Tools & capabilities
Api Football tools 9
fixturesGet match fixtures (upcoming + recent) by league, team, or date. Use league=1 for FIFA World Cup, league=39 for EPL, league=140 for La Liga. Returns kickoff, teams, score (if played), venue, status.standingsCurrent standings table for a league. Returns rank, team, points, goal difference, form. Use league=1 for World Cup.team_searchLook up a team by name + country to get its team_id for use in other tools.league_searchLook up a league/tournament/competition by name to get its league_id.predictionsAPI-Football's own match-outcome predictions. Returns home/draw/away win probabilities, advice, h2h context, form. Use for "who will win" research on specific fixtures.football_injuriesCurrently injured and unavailable football players for a club or a league — who is out, the injury or reason, and whether they are ruled out or merely doubtful. Covers Serie A, the Premier League, La Liga, the Bundesliga, Ligue 1 and other competitions worldwide. Use for questions about which playe…football_squadThe current player squad for a football club — every player with shirt number, position, age and nationality. Use for questions about who plays for a club, squad lists, and a team roster.h2hHead-to-head record between two teams. Returns last N matches with scores.api_football_statusAPI-Football account status for the key in use: subscription plan name, whether it is active and when it ends, requests used today against the daily limit, and the per-minute limit the vendor reports in its rate-limit headers. The vendor does not count this call against the quota. Use it to tell a…
Bagiq tools 6
analyze_bagPerforms a complete BagIQ analysis on a player's disc golf bag. Can accept a list of discs OR a BagIQ share link (e.g. 'https://app.bagiq.app/?s=4fisr8a7'). Returns slot coverage percentage, bag identity label (e.g. 'Overstable-heavy', 'Chaos bag'), top missing shot gaps, redundant overlaps, and mapped flight coordinates.find_bag_gapsIdentifies missing shot shapes and unserved flight slots across BagIQ's 9 core slot targets (putter, midrange, fairway, and distance drivers), ranking voids by severity. Accepts discs list or a BagIQ share link.detect_overlapDetects redundant molds occupying the same flight slot or shot role, ranking pairs by overlap severity and recommending which disc to keep vs cut. Accepts discs list or a BagIQ share link.recommend_bag_fillersSuggests the highest-rated discs to fill missing shot slots or close voids in the bag based on BagIQ matrix coordinates and DiscList ratings, with interactive 1-click 'Add to Bag' deep links. Accepts discs list or a BagIQ share link.build_minimal_bagExtracts an optimal 3-to-5 disc minimalist setup from a larger bag, maximizing shot coverage while detailing necessary compromises. Accepts discs list or a BagIQ share link.get_shared_bagRetrieves and inspects a player's saved disc golf bag from a BagIQ share link (e.g. 'https://app.bagiq.app/?s=4fisr8a7'), short share ID, or slug link. Returns the full disc breakdown with plastics, wear states, confidence ratings, slot coverage, and interactive BagIQ deep links.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste 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.
Api Football
{
"mcpServers": {
"api-football": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-api-football"
]
}
}
}
Bagiq
{
"mcpServers": {
"bagiq": {
"url": "https://data.bagiq.app/mcp"
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Api Football is categorized under Sports and uses a local stdio subprocess. Bagiq belongs to Sports and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Pick Api Football for sports work and Bagiq for sports.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
Api Football is bring-your-own-key: usage is billed by the API provider you supply a key for. Auth: api key required. Bagiq is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add api-football and bagiq as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Api Football has a quality signal of 56/100 (Good) with 2 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Bagiq has 77/100 (Great) with 4 views, 2 installs and 0 GitHub stars.