A side-by-side look at the EndzoneAPI 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 EndzoneAPI for sports work as a local process; choose StrikerAPI for sports. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
list_teams, get_standings, get_schedule.STRIKERAPI_API_KEY.list_teams, search_players, list_games.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | S StrikerAPI | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Sports | Sports |
| Quality signal | 52/100 · Good | 48/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | — |
| Auth | Not declared | API key required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Freemium |
| Required env vars | None listed | STRIKERAPI_API_KEY |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 20 | 19 |
| Full listing | View EndzoneAPI | View StrikerAPI |
list_teamsAll 32 teams with conference, division, colours, and logosget_standingsStandings and playoff seeding by the NFL tiebreaking procedure, with the step that decided each rankget_scheduleUpcoming games by week or for the next N dayssearch_playersFind players by name, team, or positionget_injuriesInjury report by team and week with practice and game statusget_depth_chartTeam depth chart by weekget_gamesQuery games by season, week, team, date, type, or status, with closing linesget_team_statsTeam totals and per-week lines with EPA, success rate, and situational splitsget_player_statsWeekly and season stat lines for one player: passing, rushing, receiving, defense, kicking, fantasyget_player_leadersLeaderboard for any stat, filtered by position, team, and seasonget_snap_countsOffensive, defensive, and special-teams snaps and shares by game or playerget_advanced_statsNext Gen Stats tracking metrics and Pro Football Reference advanced statslist_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": {
"endzoneapi": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"endzoneapi"
]
}
}
}
No confirmed install command for StrikerAPI yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.