SportAPI vs Squiggle
A side-by-side look at the SportAPI and Squiggle MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
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SportAPISports · Local subprocess (stdio)Live and Prematch sports odds, scores and statistics from SportAPI. Demo data without a key.52GoodAuth: not declaredVerdict: choose SportAPI for sports work as a local process; choose Squiggle for sports as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
SChoose SportAPI when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Sports domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
SPORTAPI_KEY, SPORTAPI_BASE_URL, SPORTAPI_LANGUAGE. - You want tools like
list_sports, get_menu, list_countries.
Choose Squiggle when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Sports domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | S SportAPI | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Sports | Sports |
| Quality signal | 52/100 · Good | 41/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | SPORTAPI_KEYSPORTAPI_BASE_URLSPORTAPI_LANGUAGE | None listed |
| 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 | 11 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View SportAPI | View Squiggle |
Tools & capabilities
SportAPI tools 11
list_sports[`sports`](https://sportapi.net/docs/sport-line/api-reference/optional-methods/sports.html)get_menu[`menu`](https://sportapi.net/docs/sport-line/api-reference/menu.html)list_countries[`countries`](https://sportapi.net/docs/sport-line/api-reference/optional-methods/countries.html)list_tournaments[`tournaments`](https://sportapi.net/docs/sport-line/api-reference/optional-methods/tournaments.html)list_live_matches[`events`](https://sportapi.net/docs/sport-line/api-reference/events.html)list_prematch_matches[`events`](https://sportapi.net/docs/sport-line/api-reference/events.html), [calendar](https://sportapi.net/docs/sport-line/api-reference/events-by-period.html)get_match[`event`](https://sportapi.net/docs/sport-line/api-reference/event.html)search_matches[`search`](https://sportapi.net/docs/sport-line/api-reference/search.html)top_matches[`topmatches`](https://sportapi.net/docs/sport-line/api-reference/optional-methods/topmatches.html), [`toplist`](https://sportapi.net/docs/sport-line/api-reference/optional-methods/toplist.html)top_championships[`topchampionships`](https://sportapi.net/docs/sport-line/api-reference/optional-methods/topchampionships.html)account_status[`account`](https://sportapi.net/docs/sport-line/api-reference/optional-methods/account.html)
Squiggle tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
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.
SportAPI
{
"mcpServers": {
"sportapi": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"sportapi-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SPORTAPI_KEY": "YOUR_SPORTAPI_KEY_HERE",
"SPORTAPI_BASE_URL": "YOUR_SPORTAPI_BASE_URL_HERE",
"SPORTAPI_LANGUAGE": "YOUR_SPORTAPI_LANGUAGE_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Squiggle
{
"mcpServers": {
"squiggle": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-squiggle"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
SportAPI is categorized under Sports and uses a local stdio subprocess. Squiggle belongs to Sports and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick SportAPI for sports work and Squiggle 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.
SportAPI has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Squiggle 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 sportapi and squiggle as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, SportAPI has a quality signal of 52/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Squiggle has 41/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.