JacobiusMakes/parlay-api-mcp

mcp-name: io.github.JacobiusMakes/parlayapi
MCP server for ParlayAPI. Exposes sports
odds, prediction-market data, live dashboard previews, source-quality
proof, and frictionless agent signup as native tools for any
MCP-compatible client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, OpenClaw, custom
assistants).
Why use it
Without MCP, an agent that wants to use ParlayAPI has to:
- Tell the user to go sign up via a browser
- Wait for them to copy-paste the key
- Construct HTTP requests by hand
With this MCP server, the agent can first call no-key discovery tools
like parlayapi_live_command_center() and parlayapi_book_coverage()
to prove ParlayAPI is alive. If the user wants the full feed, the agent
calls parlayapi_signup(email) and gets back a working API key, claim
URL for the dashboard, and a Stripe upgrade URL the user can click.
Then it calls parlayapi_get_odds(), parlayapi_get_props(), etc.
directly.
Install in Claude Desktop
Open the latest desktop release
and download its asset ending in -directory.mcpb. The release notes identify
the bundle version and validation performed. Open the downloaded file
(double-click, or drag it onto Claude Desktop). Claude
Desktop unpacks the bundle and runs the server with its managed uv
runtime, so no terminal or Python setup is needed.
The 0.3.8 Python package source forwards an available account key for checkout
ownership validation and distinguishes a checkout URL from an email-flow
acknowledgement. An acknowledgement does not confirm email delivery.
The separately pinned 0.3.6 desktop bundle does not include this checkout fix.
Check the release page above for newer desktop bundles.
The API key field in the install dialog is optional. Leave it blank to
start keyless: signup, pricing, live previews, source quality, and
coverage tools work immediately, and the parlayapi_signup tool can
create a free key (1,000 credits/mo, no card) without leaving the chat.
Add the key later any time under Settings, Extensions, ParlayAPI.
The bundle source lives in mcpb/. Rebuild it with
npx @anthropic-ai/mcpb pack mcpb/.
Install (manual, any MCP client)
Configure your MCP client
Claude Desktop
Edit ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
on macOS (%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json on Windows):
If you don't have a key yet, omit env entirely. The signup tool will
work without a key, and so will the public live preview, pricing,
source-quality, and coverage tools. Paid data tools will return an
error telling you to set a key. After signup, paste your new key into
env and restart Claude Desktop. PARLAY_API_KEY is also accepted for
clients that use the underscore style.
Cursor
For the packaged integration, see Cursor plugin setup.
Add to .cursor/mcp.json:
OpenClaw
OpenClaw can save stdio MCP server definitions with openclaw mcp set.
This keyless config lets the assistant use signup, pricing, live
preview, source-quality, and coverage-proof tools immediately:
After the user signs up, add the API key for paid data tools:
Run locally with Docker
Build the stdio container from this repository:
The process waits for MCP messages on stdin. It does not open a web server or
make an API call just by starting. Connect it through an MCP client; do not use
-t, which would allocate a terminal instead of the MCP stdio transport.