A side-by-side look at the BirdieAPI and Odds Api.net MCP Server MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose BirdieAPI for sports work; choose Odds Api.net MCP Server for sports as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
BIRDIEAPI_API_KEY.list_tournaments, search_players, get_schedule.ODDS_API_KEY.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | B BirdieAPI | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Sports | Sports |
| Quality signal | 48/100 · Fair | 78/100 · Great |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | API key required | API key required |
| Pricing | Freemium | Paid service |
| Required env vars | BIRDIEAPI_API_KEY | ODDS_API_KEY |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Verified |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 32 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 5 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 14 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View BirdieAPI | View Odds Api.net MCP Server |
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 playedNo tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
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.
No confirmed install command for BirdieAPI yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
{
"mcpServers": {
"odds-api-net-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@odds-api/mcp"
],
"env": {
"ODDS_API_KEY": "YOUR_ODDS_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}