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Espn MCP Server

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Model Context Protocol server for live & historical sports stats and odds via ESPN.

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Model Context Protocol server for live & historical sports stats and odds via ESPN.

Security Report

10.0
Low Risk10.0Low Risk

Valid MCP server (1 strong, 2 medium validity signals). No known CVEs in dependencies. Package registry verified. Imported from the Official MCP Registry. Trust signals: trusted author (4/4 approved).

4 files analyzed · 1 issue found

Security scores are indicators to help you make informed decisions, not guarantees. Always review permissions before connecting any MCP server.

Permissions Required

This plugin requests these system permissions. Most are normal for its category.

file_system

Check that this permission is expected for this type of plugin.

HTTP Network Access

Connects to external APIs or services over the internet.

What You'll Need

Set these up before or after installing:

Optional REST base URL overrideOptional

Environment variable: ESPN_BASE_URL

HTTP request timeout in secondsOptional

Environment variable: ESPN_TIMEOUT_SECONDS

Maximum retry attempts on HTTP 429 / 5xxOptional

Environment variable: ESPN_MAX_RETRIES

Restrict server execution strictly to read-only inspection toolsOptional

Environment variable: ESPN_MCP_READONLY

Server domain profile (full, games, teams, news, readonly)Optional

Environment variable: ESPN_MCP_PROFILE

Replace flat tool catalog with dynamic search transformOptional

Environment variable: ESPN_MCP_ENABLE_TOOL_SEARCH

Tool Search backend: bm25 (default) or regexOptional

Environment variable: ESPN_MCP_TOOL_SEARCH_BACKEND

How to Install

Add this to your MCP configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-christianclaudio-espn": {
      "env": {
        "ESPN_BASE_URL": "your-espn-base-url-here",
        "ESPN_MAX_RETRIES": "your-espn-max-retries-here",
        "ESPN_MCP_PROFILE": "your-espn-mcp-profile-here",
        "ESPN_MCP_READONLY": "your-espn-mcp-readonly-here",
        "ESPN_TIMEOUT_SECONDS": "your-espn-timeout-seconds-here",
        "ESPN_MCP_ENABLE_TOOL_SEARCH": "your-espn-mcp-enable-tool-search-here",
        "ESPN_MCP_TOOL_SEARCH_BACKEND": "your-espn-mcp-tool-search-backend-here"
      },
      "args": [
        "mcp-server-espn"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

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