Livetennisapi MCP vs Maxpreps MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Livetennisapi MCP and Maxpreps MCP MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Livetennisapi MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Sports domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Freemium).
• You have access to required keys: LIVETENNISAPI_KEY.
• Primary tools included: get_live_matches, get_upcoming_matches, get_match.

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Choose Maxpreps MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Sports domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: maxpreps_search, maxpreps_list_teams, maxpreps_get_school.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Livetennisapi MCP livetennisapi Sports	Maxpreps MCP Sports
Summary	Real-time tennis for ATP, WTA, Challenger and ITF — live scores, players, fixtures, model win-probability, and match-winner market prices. 12 read-only tools; a plan wall returns a plain-English explanation instead of a bare 403. Free tier, no card. npx -y livetennisapi-mcp	MaxPreps MCP — high school schedules, scores, records, rosters and stat leaders
Category & Scope	Sports

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "livetennisapi-livetennisapi-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "livetennisapi-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "LIVETENNISAPI_KEY": "YOUR_LIVETENNISAPI_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "maxpreps-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "maxpreps-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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