BirdieAPI vs Lumify — MCP Server Comparison | AllMCPs
BirdieAPI vs Lumify
A side-by-side look at the BirdieAPI and Lumify MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
list_sportsList supported sports with their leagues and current season. Returns each sport's id, slug, name, team-sport flag, and its leagues (each with its current_season). Use list_seasons with current_only=false for historical seasons.
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.
BirdieAPI
No confirmed install command for BirdieAPI yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
BirdieAPI is categorized under Sports and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Lumify belongs to Sports and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick BirdieAPI for sports work and Lumify 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.
BirdieAPI is listed as freemium — a free tier with paid plans. Auth: api key required. Lumify has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. 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 birdieapi and lumifyai-lumify as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, BirdieAPI has a quality signal of 48/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Lumify has 61/100 (Good) with 2 views, 0 installs and 9 GitHub stars.
list_eventsList events (schedules and live scores), paginated by id (after_id). Filter by sport, league, status, date range, season, or team_id (resolve teams via list_teams / get_team). Returns event id, name, sport/league, start time, status, and venue for each; pass include_scores to also inline participants + scores (intended for small result sets — use get_event for one event's full detail, or query_events for free-text/natural-language filters instead of structured params). include_scores shares the 20/min score-poll budget with get_live_score; prefer the SSE stream for live boards.
get_eventGet a single event with participants and venue. Optionally inline current odds and/or bet intelligence (same 1 credit as the event call). Raises a not-found error if event_id doesn't exist. Use list_events / query_events to discover ids first, or batch_get_events to fetch several ids in one call.
batch_get_eventsGet multiple events by id in one call — for agents that already have a list of ids and want full detail for each without one call per event. Max 25 ids. Returns full detail for every id that exists plus a not_found list for any that don't (never billed). Use get_event for a single id, or list_events / query_events to discover ids first.
query_eventsSearch events with a natural-language query instead of structured filters — e.g. 'live nfl games today' or 'college basketball this week'. Rule-based (not an LLM): recognizes sport (nfl/nba/mlb/nhl/tennis/soccer/ncaaf/ncaab + aliases like hockey, american football, college basketball), status (live/final/upcoming/…), dates (today/tomorrow, this week, next N days, YYYY-MM-DD ranges). Bare 'football' is ambiguous and left unrecognized. Response includes interpreted filters, equivalent REST call, and unrecognized_terms. Prefer list_events when you already know the structured filters you want.
get_live_scoreGet a lightweight live score snapshot for an event: status, period, clock, per-participant score and period-by-period scores, and last-updated time. Cheaper and faster than get_event when you only need the score, not participants or venue. Capped at 20 calls/min per key (shared with GET /v1/events/{id}/score and list_events include_scores=true). For live updates prefer the SSE stream. Raises a not-found error if event_id doesn't exist.
get_oddsGet current betting odds for an event: per-bookmaker lines and last-updated time. Includes in-play quotes while the event is underway; books that have not quoted since kickoff are omitted. bookmaker defaults to pinnacle. Use 'all' or a comma-separated list for multiple books — still 1 credit. Default is main lines (is_main=true); set include_alts for alternate spread/total rungs. Final events include result (won/lost/push/void) graded from the pre-kickoff close. MLB, tennis, and soccer (MLS + big-five) mains also include fair_price and consensus mirrored from published assessments. Returns available:false with no charge if odds aren't posted for this event yet. If bookmaker is omitted and Pinnacle hasn't posted a line yet (common for the first/last games of a preseason slate), falls back to the best-covered other book and adds requested_bookmaker='pinnacle' plus fallback_bookmaker to the response instead of reporting no odds; an explicit bookmaker='pinnacle' never falls back. Use get_odds_history for line movement over time.
get_odds_historyGet line-movement history for an event: a list of past odds snapshots (movements), each with its own timestamp, up to limit entries. bookmaker defaults to pinnacle. Use get_odds instead if you only need the current line.
get_statsGet raw, deterministic team/match statistics for a soccer, MLB, tennis, NFL, NCAAF, NBA, NCAAB, or NHL event — no odds (use get_odds) and no scoring (use get_intelligence). Payload is sport-specific: teams.home/away except tennis (players.player_1/player_2). Tennis doubles/qualifying return available:false. Form/record/H2H exclude walkovers and NFL/NCAAF/NBA/NCAAB preseason. Other sports return HTTP 400. Field catalog: https://lumify.ai/docs/reference#event-stats
get_player_propsGet player-prop lines and live progress for an NFL, NCAAF, NBA, NCAAB, NHL, MLB, or soccer event. Joins persisted player-prop mains to this-event player box counts and grades over/under/push (1:1 slugs, combo sums including rush+rec and pass+rush yards, weighted total bases, anytime TD, double-double/triple-double, hockey points). Sport × market catalog: https://lumify.ai/docs/player-props. GET /odds / get_odds stay on moneyline/spread/total. Returns available:false with no charge if no prop mains have been ingested. Other sports return HTTP 400.
get_team_propsGet team-total lines and live progress for an NFL, NCAAF, MLB, or soccer event. Joins persisted Pinnacle team-total mains (each team's full-game points/runs/goals Over/Under) to this-event participant scores and grades over/under/push. GET /odds / get_odds stay on moneyline/spread/total. Returns available:false with no charge if no team-total mains have been ingested. Other sports return HTTP 400.
get_period_oddsGet first-half / first-five / first-set lines and live progress for an NFL, NCAAF, NBA, NCAAB, MLB, soccer, or tennis event. Joins persisted first_half_spreads / first_half_totals mains to this-event period scores (1H = Q1+Q2, NCAAB or soccer native 1H; MLB F5 = innings 1–5; tennis S1 = first-set games) and grades the period, not the full game. GET /odds / get_odds stay on moneyline/spread/total. Returns available:false with no charge if no period mains have been ingested. Other sports return HTTP 400.
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