A side-by-side look at the HK Racing AI and Livetennisapi MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose HK Racing AI for sports work; choose Livetennisapi MCP for sports as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
get_meeting, get_race, get_tips.LIVETENNISAPI_KEY.get_live_matches, get_upcoming_matches, get_match.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | H HK Racing AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Sports | Sports |
| Quality signal | 53/100 · Good | 47/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | No auth required | API key required |
| Pricing | Free | Freemium |
| Required env vars | None listed | LIVETENNISAPI_KEY |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 152 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 4 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 10 | 24 |
| Full listing | View HK Racing AI | View Livetennisapi MCP |
get_meetingHong Kong horse racing meeting at Sha Tin or Happy Valley: every race with post time, class, distance, course, status, the AI top pick and, after the race, the first three. Without a date it returns the next upcoming meeting (or the latest one if none is scheduled).get_raceOne Hong Kong race: full field with draw, jockey, trainer, weight, rating, latest win odds, the AI model's win probability and rank for every runner; after the race also finishing positions, margins and HKJC dividends.get_tipsAI top four for every race at a Hong Kong meeting, ranked by the model's win probability, with how the AI top pick was settled once the race is run. Without a date: the next upcoming meeting.get_track_recordThe public, pre-race-sealed record of every AI top pick ($10 win + $10 place at HKJC dividends), compared with backing the favourite in the same races. Losses included.searchSearch Hong Kong racehorses, jockeys and trainers by Chinese name, English name or brand number (e.g. H464). Returns ids usable with get_horse / get_person.get_horseA Hong Kong racehorse: trainer, rating, age, pedigree, career record, the last 10 runs (class, distance, draw, jockey, finishing position, odds, AI rank) and a written form summary. Accepts a Chinese or English name, brand number or id.get_personSeason statistics for a Hong Kong jockey or trainer: rides, wins/seconds/thirds, rank, win rate, most frequent partners and recent rides. Accepts a Chinese or English name or id.get_standingsThis season's Hong Kong jockey or trainer championship table: rank, rides, 1st/2nd/3rd, win rate and the last 30 days.get_partnershipHow a Hong Kong jockey and trainer have done together over the last two seasons: rides, wins, placings and recent rides together.get_draw_statsWin and place rates by draw for a Hong Kong course: venue, distance and rail position (A, A+3, B, B+2, C, C+3, or AWT for Sha Tin all-weather).get_live_matchesList tennis matches currently in progress, with live scores. Covers ATP, WTA, Challenger, ITF and juniors. Use this for "what tennis is on right now". Works on the FREE plan (no card needed).get_upcoming_matchesList tennis matches scheduled to start soon, with players, tournament and start time. Use this for "who plays next" or to find a match id before it starts. Works on the FREE plan (no card needed).get_matchFull detail for one match by id: players, score, surface, round and status. Includes market prices on PRO and model analysis on ULTRA. Works on the FREE plan (no card needed).get_match_scoreCurrent score for one match — the fastest, lowest-latency read. Use this when you only need the score and already know the match id. Works on the FREE plan (no card needed).search_playersSearch tennis players by name. Returns id, country, ranking and tour. Use the returned id with get_player. Works on the FREE plan (no card needed).get_playerOne player's profile: ranking, country, handedness, date of birth and cached stats. Works on the FREE plan (no card needed).get_fixturesUpcoming scheduled tennis fixtures, earliest first — the forward schedule, filterable by tour, player and date. Use this for "what is on this week". Works on the FREE plan (no card needed).search_tournamentsSearch the tournament catalogue — the stable id space that match objects carry as tournament_id. Returns surface, indoor, host city/country and category where curated. Works on the FREE plan (no card needed).get_tournamentOne tournament by its stable id — the tournament_id carried on match objects. Name, tour, surface, indoor, plus host city/country and category where curated. Works on the FREE plan (no card needed).get_recent_resultsRecently completed tennis matches with final scores and winners. Filterable by tour, player, nationality and play date. Requires the BASIC plan or any History plan.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 HK Racing AI yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
{
"mcpServers": {
"livetennisapi-livetennisapi-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"livetennisapi-mcp"
],
"env": {
"LIVETENNISAPI_KEY": "YOUR_LIVETENNISAPI_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
search_archive_matchesget_archive_matchOne result from the results archive (1968–2022), with per-match serve statistics where the era recorded them — stats are null for most rows before 1991, honestly, never synthesised. Requires the BASIC plan or any History plan.