Thesportsdb vs MCP Server
A side-by-side look at the Thesportsdb and 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 Thesportsdb for communication work as a local process; choose MCP Server for communication as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Thesportsdb when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Communication domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
list_sports, list_leagues, search_teams.
Choose MCP Server when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Communication domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
SVN_API_KEY, SVN_API_BASE, SVN_LANG, SVN_POLL_SECONDS. - You want tools like
get_balance, list_countries, list_services.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Communication | Communication |
| Quality signal | 56/100 · Good | 65/100 · Great |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | SVN_API_KEYSVN_API_BASESVN_LANGSVN_POLL_SECONDS |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 545 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 15 | 9 |
| Full listing | View Thesportsdb | View MCP Server |
Tools & capabilities
Thesportsdb tools 15
list_sportsReturn all sports tracked by TheSportsDB (e.g. Soccer, Ice Hockey, Basketball), each with id, name, and forum.list_leaguesList the sports leagues catalogued by TheSportsDB, optionally narrowed by sport name (Soccer, Ice Hockey, Basketball, American Football, Baseball) and by country name. Returns each league id, name, alternate name, sport, and country; the league id feeds league_teams and league_table in this pack. Answers which leagues exist for a sport or a country, and what league id to use next.search_teamsSearch TheSportsDB for sports teams by name — football/soccer clubs in any league worldwide including lower divisions, plus NBA, NFL, MLB and more. Returns team id (use with team_events_next / team_events_last for fixtures and results), sport, league, country, stadium, and description.get_teamFull team profile from TheSportsDB by numeric team_id — returns name, sport, country, stadium, formed year, description, badge, and social links.league_teamsList all teams in a TheSportsDB league by league_id; returns each team's id, name, badge, and country.search_playersSearch TheSportsDB for players by name. Returns player id, current team, nationality, position, and description. Use search_teams first to find team IDs if needed.get_playerFull player profile from TheSportsDB by numeric player_id — returns name, team, nationality, position, birth date, description, and thumbnail.team_events_lastRecent results for a team: the 5 most recently completed games/matches/fixtures by team_id (from search_teams); returns event name, date, home/away teams, and final score. Works for any league worldwide including lower divisions.team_events_nextUpcoming fixtures for a team: the next 5 scheduled games/matches by team_id (from search_teams); returns event name, kickoff date/time, home/away teams, league, and venue. Works for any league worldwide including lower divisions (e.g. Norwegian 1. Divisjon).events_by_daySports schedule/fixtures for a given date — all games/matches on that day, optionally filtered by sport or league. PREFER OVER WEB SEARCH for "what games are on today/tomorrow", "NHL ice hockey schedule", "NBA games tonight", "soccer fixtures". For "next 24h" pass today's and tomorrow's date. Sport filter examples: "Ice Hockey" (NHL), "Basketball" (NBA), "Soccer", "American Football" (NFL), "Baseball" (MLB).league_tableStandings table for a league/season.event_detailOne match by its TheSportsDB event id: final and half-time score, competition, season, round, venue, date and kickoff time, and the goal detail strings where the source carries them. Use for settling a match-level question (who won, what was the half-time score) after finding the event id with events_by_day, team_events_last or team_events_next.- +3 more on the listing page
MCP Server tools 9
get_balanceCurrent account balance. Ordering a number needs a funded balance; there is no free tier.list_countriesEvery country the numbers can come from, with its id and operators. Use the id in order_number.list_servicesServices available in a country, best match first. Order the code of the site you are registering with: a number bought for one service does not receive another service's SMS. Search by site name or domain, both work. The codes are arbitrary, so look them up instead of guessing: uk is Airbnb, not the United Kingdom. deliveredPercent is null when the pair has no statistics yet, which is the common case; then judge the pair by how many numbers are online. When the site is not in the catalogue at all, order notInList (ot), which receives SMS from any sender that is not in the list.order_numberOrder a private number for one service in one country. The number is held for 20 minutes and belongs to this activation alone. Money is held now and charged when the code arrives. The service code has to be the one for the site you are registering with, otherwise its SMS goes to a different pool and never reaches you.wait_for_codeWait for the verification code on an ordered number. Polls on its own and returns the code itself, already parsed out of the SMS. Trigger the SMS on the target service first.finish_activationClose an activation after the code was used. Do this on every success: a forgotten activation holds money until it expires.cancel_activationCancel an activation when no code arrived; the money returns to the balance in full. Can be called right after ordering. If the API answers that it is too early, wait a couple of minutes and repeat.request_another_smsAsk for one more code on the same number, for a password reset or a re-send. Works only after a first code has already arrived; before that the API refuses it.totp_codeCompute the authenticator code for an account whose second factor was set up with a shared secret. Runs locally by RFC 6238: the secret never leaves this machine.
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.
Thesportsdb
{
"mcpServers": {
"thesportsdb": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-thesportsdb"
]
}
}
}
MCP Server
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-server-160": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"sv-number-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SVN_API_KEY": "YOUR_SVN_API_KEY_HERE",
"SVN_API_BASE": "YOUR_SVN_API_BASE_HERE",
"SVN_LANG": "YOUR_SVN_LANG_HERE",
"SVN_POLL_SECONDS": "YOUR_SVN_POLL_SECONDS_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Thesportsdb is categorized under Communication and uses a local stdio subprocess. MCP Server belongs to Communication and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Thesportsdb for communication work and MCP Server for communication.
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.
Thesportsdb has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. MCP Server 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 thesportsdb and mcp-server-160 as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Thesportsdb has a quality signal of 56/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. MCP Server has 65/100 (Great) with 2 views, 0 installs and 545 GitHub stars.