Sportscore MCP vs BirdieAPI
A side-by-side look at the Sportscore MCP and BirdieAPI MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
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BirdieAPISportsPGA Tour data from 2001: leaderboards, holes, courses, ratings, par-3/4/5 splits, major winner odds.48FairAuth: api key requiredVerdict: choose Sportscore MCP for sports work as a local process; choose BirdieAPI for sports. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Sportscore MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Sports domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You have the keys it needs:
SPORTSCORE_API_BASE, SPORTSCORE_UA, SPORTSCORE_HTTP_PORT, SPORTSCORE_HTTP_HOST, SPORTSCORE_NO_TELEMETRY. - You want tools like
get_matches, get_match_detail, get_team_schedule.
BChoose BirdieAPI when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Sports domain.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You have the keys it needs:
BIRDIEAPI_API_KEY. - You want tools like
list_tournaments, search_players, get_schedule.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | B BirdieAPI | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Sports | Sports |
| Quality signal | 61/100 · Good | 48/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | — |
| Auth | No auth required | API key required |
| Pricing | Free | Freemium |
| Required env vars | SPORTSCORE_API_BASESPORTSCORE_UASPORTSCORE_HTTP_PORTSPORTSCORE_HTTP_HOSTSPORTSCORE_NO_TELEMETRY | BIRDIEAPI_API_KEY |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 14 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 8 | 14 |
| Full listing | View Sportscore MCP | View BirdieAPI |
Tools & capabilities
Sportscore MCP tools 8
get_matchesList live and recent matches for a sport. Returns up to `limit` matches with scores, status, kickoff time and team logos. Good default for 'what's happening in football right now?'.get_match_detailGet detailed data for a single match by its slug (e.g. 'manchester-united-vs-liverpool'): score, status, timeline, lineups. Slugs come from get_matches results or match URLs on sportscore.com.get_team_scheduleGet a team's past and upcoming fixtures by team slug (e.g. 'barcelona', 'manchester-united', 'los-angeles-lakers').get_standingsGet the current standings table for a league or competition by slug (e.g. 'premier-league', 'la-liga', 'nba').get_top_scorersGet the top scorers (or top assisters) for a competition. Useful for 'who's leading the Premier League scoring charts?'.get_playerGet player statistics and metadata by player slug (e.g. 'lionel-messi', 'lebron-james', 'virat-kohli').get_bracketGet the knockout bracket for a tournament (e.g. 'uefa-champions-league', 'nba-playoffs').get_trackerGet live match tracker data (position, animation frames) for a match by numeric id. Usually only useful for football.
BirdieAPI tools 14
list_tournamentsA season's tournaments with dates, winner, purse and coursessearch_playersFind players by nameget_scheduleTournaments this week and coming up, with the host courseget_leaderboardA tournament's full leaderboard: position, rounds, total, earnings and pointsget_scorecardA player's hole-by-hole scorecard for a tournament, with par and yardageget_courseA course as set up for a tournament: par and yards per hole and how each hole playedget_ratingsOur strokes-versus-field rating: every active player, field-strength adjustedget_playerProfile, rating, season lines and recent finishesget_player_resultsA player's tournaments and rounds by season, with strokes versus the fieldget_player_statsA player's season stats: scoring, birdies, par-3/4/5 scoring, driving, greens, puttingget_course_historyA player's record at one tournament or course, every yearget_head_to_headTwo players' finishes and rounds in every tournament they both played- +2 more on the listing page
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.
Sportscore MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"backspace-me-sportscore-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"sportscore-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SPORTSCORE_API_BASE": "YOUR_SPORTSCORE_API_BASE_HERE",
"SPORTSCORE_UA": "YOUR_SPORTSCORE_UA_HERE",
"SPORTSCORE_HTTP_PORT": "YOUR_SPORTSCORE_HTTP_PORT_HERE",
"SPORTSCORE_HTTP_HOST": "YOUR_SPORTSCORE_HTTP_HOST_HERE",
"SPORTSCORE_NO_TELEMETRY": "YOUR_SPORTSCORE_NO_TELEMETRY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
BirdieAPI
No confirmed install command for BirdieAPI yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Frequently asked questions
Sportscore MCP is categorized under Sports and uses a local stdio subprocess. BirdieAPI belongs to Sports and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Pick Sportscore MCP for sports work and BirdieAPI 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. BirdieAPI has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.
Sportscore MCP is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. BirdieAPI is listed as freemium — a free tier with paid plans. Auth: api key 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 backspace-me-sportscore-mcp and birdieapi as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Sportscore MCP has a quality signal of 61/100 (Good) with 3 views, 0 installs and 14 GitHub stars. BirdieAPI has 48/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.
