parlayapi-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 (one click)

Download

parlayapi-mcp-0.3.5.mcpb

and open it (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 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)

# Quickest path, no venv:
uvx parlayapi-mcp --help

# Or install globally with pip:
pip install parlayapi-mcp

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):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "parlayapi": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["parlayapi-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "PARLAYAPI_KEY": "your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

Add to `.cursor/mcp.json`:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "parlayapi": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["parlayapi-mcp"],
      "env": { "PARLAYAPI_KEY": "your_key_here" }
    }
  }
}

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:

openclaw mcp set parlayapi '{"command":"uvx","args":["parlayapi-mcp"]}'

After the user signs up, add the API key for paid data tools:

openclaw mcp set parlayapi '{"command":"uvx","args":["parlayapi-mcp"],"env":{"PARLAYAPI_KEY":"your_key_here"}}'

Tools exposed

Resources

`parlayapi://docs/quickstart` - Python and JS code samples.

Local development

git clone https://github.com/JacobiusMakes/ParlayAPI
cd ParlayAPI/mcp-server
pip install -e .

# Run against the local API instead of production:
PARLAYAPI_BASE_URL=http://127.0.0.1:8080 \
PARLAYAPI_KEY=your_local_test_key \
parlayapi-mcp

License

MIT