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ParlayAPI

by JacobiusMakesversion 0.3.8i★ 1iComputer or cloud
Registry nameio.github.JacobiusMakes/parlayapi

How to install

What it does

Sports odds, player props and source coverage for AI assistants. Connect with your own API key.

  • Connects Computer or cloud
  • Account or key Cloud: Works without a key · add Authorization if you have one (often raises limits) · Local: Needs PARLAYAPI_KEY
  • Category Games, sports, food & learning

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Passed 5/5 checks · What you ask goes through the maker’s server (parlay-api.com) · ✓ Commands checked Nov 13, 2026

First: which AI do you use?

Pick your app and the steps appear below.

Works with Claude · about 2 min

No key, nothing to install · Set it up once on claude.ai or the desktop app, then use it in chat · free accounts can add 1 · on Team/Enterprise an Owner adds it

  1. Open Claude’s Connectors page

    CustomizeConnectors

    CustomizeConnectors1Add2https://…3Add4
  2. Click “Add” → “Custom” → “Web” and fill in these 2 fields

    Copy each value into the field with the same name in Claude, then click Continue

    Name · NameParlayAPI
    Remote MCP server URL · Addresshttps://parlay-api.com/mcp/http

    Click Continue past the sign-in settings Claude detected · under Authentication choose what the maker says (Sign in now, Sign in when needed or No sign in), then click Add

  3. Turn it on in a chat

    +ConnectorsParlayAPI

  4. Try it

    Use ParlayAPI and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing

    ✓ If Claude says it is using ParlayAPI or shows a ParlayAPI tool in the answer, you are connected

Menu names checked against Anthropic’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version

Works with ChatGPT, depending on your plan

Full MCP: ChatGPT Business, Enterprise or Edu on the web · Pro: connects with read/fetch permissions, so tools that change data may not work · Plus: not confirmed in OpenAI’s docs; if you see an add-custom-MCP option on the Plugins page you can try these steps · web only

  1. Open ChatGPT’s add-MCP page on the web

    Plugins+Add custom MCP server

    ChatGPTPlugins1+2https://…3Create4
  2. Fill in the name and address

    Enter a name, paste the address under Connection, tick the risk warning and click Create as a plugin

    Name · NameParlayAPI
    Connection · Addresshttps://parlay-api.com/mcp/http
  3. Pick ParlayAPI in a chat

    Start a new chat and pick ParlayAPI from your plugins before typing

  4. Try it

    Use ParlayAPI and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing

    ✓ If ChatGPT says it is using ParlayAPI or shows a ParlayAPI tool in the answer, you are connected

Menu names checked against OpenAI’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version

Works with Claude Code · about 2 min

No key, nothing to install

  1. Open Terminal

    Mac: press Command+Space and type Terminal · Windows: open PowerShell

  2. Paste this command and press Enter

    claude mcp add --transport http --scope user parlayapi https://parlay-api.com/mcp/http
  3. Type /mcp in Claude Code

    You should see ParlayAPI listed as connected

  4. Try it

    Use ParlayAPI and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing

    ✓ If Claude Code says it is using ParlayAPI or shows a ParlayAPI tool in the answer, you are connected

Menu names checked against Anthropic’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version

Works with Cursor · about 2 min

No key, nothing to install

  1. Click this button to open Cursor

    Open in Cursor

    Cursor asks you to confirm; click Install

  2. Open the AI chat in Cursor in Agent mode

  3. Try it

    Use ParlayAPI and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing

    ✓ If Cursor says it is using ParlayAPI or shows a ParlayAPI tool in the answer, you are connected

Menu names checked against Cursor’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version

Works with VS Code · about 2 min

No key, nothing to install

  1. Click this button to open VS Code

    Open in VS Code

    VS Code asks you to confirm; click Install

  2. Open the AI chat in VS Code in Agent mode

  3. Try it

    Use ParlayAPI and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing

    ✓ If VS Code says it is using ParlayAPI or shows a ParlayAPI tool in the answer, you are connected

Menu names checked against VS Code’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version

Other apps that use MCP, such as Windsurf, Zed or Gemini CLI, each add servers differently. See how in the app list.

See every app that uses MCP →

Address for apps that connect over the web

Addresshttps://parlay-api.com/mcp/http

JSON settings are under “For developers” below

Stuck? Ask people who use ParlayAPI💬 Discussion →
For developers: Terminal commands and JSON settings

Over the web

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http --scope user parlayapi https://parlay-api.com/mcp/http

Cursor (~/.cursor/mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "parlayapi": {
      "url": "https://parlay-api.com/mcp/http"
    }
  }
}

VS Code (mcp.json)

{
  "servers": {
    "parlayapi": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://parlay-api.com/mcp/http"
    }
  }
}

Installed on your computer

Claude Code

claude mcp add --scope user parlayapi --env PARLAYAPI_KEY=your-value -- uvx parlayapi-mcp

Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

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

Cursor (~/.cursor/mcp.json)

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

VS Code (mcp.json)

{
  "servers": {
    "parlayapi": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "parlayapi-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PARLAYAPI_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Values you fill in

  • PARLAYAPI_KEY secret env
    Your ParlayAPI key. Optional for public discovery and pricing; required for account data and full odds access.
  • Authorization secret HTTP header
    Bearer . Optional for public discovery and pricing; use your own key for account data and full odds access.

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

At a glance

Downloads per weeki
30/wk
Connection
Computer or cloud
Transport
stdio, streamable-http
Latest versioni
0.3.8
Published to registryi
Oct 2, 2026
Code last changedi
Oct 3, 2026
Maker
JacobiusMakes
Packages
pypi: parlayapi-mcp
Registry status
Active

Which apps can use it

Based on how this server connects and on each app’s own docs, checked Nov 10, 2026.

Connect over the internet in

ClaudeChatGPTGooseLM StudioMsty StudioCherry StudioCursorVS Code + GitHub CopilotVisual StudioWindsurf (Devin Desktop)ZedKiroClineContinueJetBrains AI AssistantClaude CodeCodex CLIGemini CLIOpenCodenodecodeWarpLibreChatOpen WebUIRaycast

Run on your computer in

ClaudeGooseLM StudioMsty StudioCherry StudioCursorVS Code + GitHub CopilotVisual StudioWindsurf (Devin Desktop)ZedKiroClineContinueJetBrains AI AssistantClaude CodeCodex CLIGemini CLIOpenCodenodecodeWarpLibreChatRaycast

All apps, with pros and cons →

Related guides

What it can do

Tool names and descriptions exactly as the server reported them on Nov 8, 2026. The maker wrote them, not us; we show them as plain text.

  • parlayapi_signup

    Create a free-tier ParlayAPI account for the given email. Returns the API key, a magic-login URL the user can click to access their dashboard, and a Stripe upgrade URL. Idempotent: if the email already has an account, returns exists=true with the login URL only (the existing API

  • parlayapi_checkout_link

    Request an owner-authenticated checkout URL or an email-link flow. A configured key is forwarded for the backend to verify account ownership. With no matching key, the backend returns an email-flow acknowledgement rather than a checkout URL. That response does not confirm email d

  • parlayapi_magic_link

    Email a magic-login link for an existing ParlayAPI account. Always returns ok=true regardless of whether the email exists, to prevent account enumeration. The user receives the link by email.

  • parlayapi_get_pricing

    Return the current public pricing table. No API key required. Use this when an agent needs to explain which tier unlocks a workflow before sending a checkout link.

  • parlayapi_live_sports

    List currently active live sports on the retail /live surface. No API key required. Returns sport keys plus live event and book counts so agents can discover what is active right now.

  • parlayapi_live_search

    Search live teams, players, and sport keys. No API key required. Useful when the user asks for a team, player, or league by natural-language name and the agent needs the exact sport_key to call next.

  • parlayapi_live_command_center

    Return the public best-line command center payload. No API key required. Shows current games, participating books, and best available real prices on the /live dashboard preview. This is a discovery and demo surface, not a substitute for the paid odds endpoints.

  • parlayapi_source_quality

    Return public per-source freshness and quality metadata. No API key required. Use this to prove that rows are flowing from each source before choosing books for a customer workflow.

  • parlayapi_book_coverage

    Return public per-book coverage gates. No API key required. This is the proof surface for whether each source survives freshness, normalization, database, REST-shape, and stream-shape checks.

  • parlayapi_list_sports

    List available sport keys. Use these in subsequent calls. Examples: baseball_mlb, basketball_nba, americanfootball_nfl, icehockey_nhl, soccer_epl, mma_ufc, esports_lol, table_tennis_*.

  • parlayapi_get_odds

    Get game-level odds for a sport from all configured bookmakers. Args: sport_key: e.g. "baseball_mlb", "soccer_epl" markets: Comma-separated. h2h, spreads, totals. regions: us, us2, uk, eu, fr, au, ca, mx, latam, br, asia. Comma-separated for multiple. bookmakers: Comma-separated

  • parlayapi_get_props

    Get player prop odds for a sport. Args: sport_key: e.g. "baseball_mlb", "basketball_nba" markets: Comma-separated prop market keys (optional). Examples: player_points, player_rebounds, player_strikeouts, player_passing_yards, player_total_bases. bookmakers: Comma-separated. Examp

  • parlayapi_best_line

    Find the best (highest) price for each outcome across bookmakers. Useful for line-shopping bots. Returns one row per game / market / side with the bookmaker offering the best price. Args: sport_key: e.g. "baseball_mlb" market: h2h | spreads | totals bookmakers: Restrict the searc

  • parlayapi_verdict

    Should I bet this? One-call verdict for a specific bet. Returns the no-vig fair price for the exact bet, the best available price and which book has it, how the user's price (if given) grades as EV, a line-shopping nudge, and a plain-English call: BET / LEAN / FAIR / PASS (or NO_

  • parlayapi_set_bettable_books

    Remember which books the user can bet at, so parlayapi_verdict scopes its best-price and shop recommendations to them automatically (no need to pass region/books every call). Call this once when a user tells you where they bet ("I'm in the US on DraftKings and FanDuel"). Pass reg

  • parlayapi_parlay_verdict

    Grade a multi-leg parlay: should you bet it, and at which book? Give 2 to 12 legs (each shaped like a parlayapi_verdict bet) and get the combined no-vig fair price, the single best BOOK to place the whole slip at (a real parlay is one slip, not best-of-each), the parlay's EV, the

  • parlayapi_best_bets

    What should I bet right now? Ranked +EV plays for a sport. The discovery counterpart to parlayapi_verdict: scans the whole board, grades every candidate with the same no-vig engine, keeps only bets that are +EV at a book the user can bet at, and ranks them by edge. Also returns e

  • parlayapi_account_info

    Get info about the API key currently in use: tier, credits remaining, billing period.

  • parlayapi_find_arbitrage

    Find cross-book arbitrage candidates from current quoted prices. Scans every event for quoted prices whose combined implied probability is under 100%. Results are candidates, not guaranteed executable profit: prices can move or be unavailable, and limits, latency, commissions, vo

  • parlayapi_find_ev

    Find positive-EV bets vs a sharp book's no-vig fair line. Compares every soft book's price against the no-vig fair probability derived from a sharp book (default Pinnacle); rows where a soft book offers better odds than the sharp fair price are +EV. Three-way soccer markets use a

  • parlayapi_consensus

    Get consensus (average) odds across all bookmakers per market. Returns average, best, and worst price per (event, market, player, line), a sharp baseline for line-shopping. Soccer and other 3-way markets return separate home, draw, and away consensus rows. Args: sport_key: e.g. "

  • parlayapi_find_middles

    Find cross-book middle opportunities. A middle takes the Over at a low line on one book and the Under at a higher line on another, so a window of whole numbers cashes BOTH bets (e.g. Over 7.5 at one book, Under 9.5 at another means 8 or 9 wins both). Scans game totals, spreads, A

Basic checksi

We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 13, 2026

  • ✓ Pass

    Maker matches the repo

    The registry name was verified with the GitHub account JacobiusMakes, which owns the repo

  • ✓ Pass

    Still maintained

    Code last changed 41 days ago

  • ✓ Pass

    Has a licence

    Uses MIT

  • ✓ Pass

    Endpoint responds

    Responded in 907 ms (HTTP 200)

  • – Not applicable

    Sign-in with OAuth

    No sign-in needed

  • ✓ Pass

    No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

    Read 22 tool descriptions and found no hidden instructions to the AI

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Compared with others in Games, sports, food & learningi

  • More stars than 86% of the other 1477 servers in this category
  • Published to the registry more recently than 37% of the other 1477 servers in this category
  • Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 1477 servers in this category

Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.

Common questions

Is ParlayAPI safe?

It passed 5 of 5 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

You need to fill in: PARLAYAPI_KEY

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

Either way works: install it on your computer or connect to the cloud version.

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed 41 days ago, and the latest version (0.3.8) reached the registry 42 days ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. It connects by URL, so apps that accept remote MCP servers work too, such as ChatGPT on the web (full MCP on Business and above; Pro read-only).

What can I use instead?

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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

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)

# Start the stdio server (normally launched by your MCP client):

uvx --from parlayapi-mcp==0.3.8 parlayapi-mcp

Or install globally with pip:

pip install parlayapi-mcp==0.3.8

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

For the packaged integration, see Cursor plugin setup.

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"}}'

Run locally with Docker

Build the stdio container from this repository:

docker build -t parlayapi-mcp:local .

docker run --rm -i --read-only --cap-drop=ALL --security-opt=no-new-privileges parlayapi-mcp:local

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.

For account tools, configure your own PARLAYAPI_KEY in your MCP client's secret configuration and pass that environment variable into the container:

docker run --rm -i --read-only --cap-drop=ALL --security-opt=no-new-privileges -e PARLAYAPI_KEY parlayapi-mcp:local

No key is baked into the image. Each user should configure their own key and keep account responses within their own client. This container is not a shared community feed. The MIT software license grants no data distribution rights; applicable Terms and any written agreement govern API data use. These container defaults do not amend existing agreements.

Public discovery tools need no key. Account tools use your allowance; check current plans and limits. The existing tool set also includes account creation, checkout-link creation, login-link email and saved-book preferences. Approve those actions explicitly in your MCP client. Listing tools itself creates no account, sends no email and starts no checkout.

For private security reports, email support@parlay-api.com. Do not put API keys or account responses in public issues.

Tools exposed

ToolAuthPurpose
parlayapi_signupnoneCreate a free-tier account, return API key + claim URL + upgrade URL
parlayapi_checkout_linknoneStripe upgrade URL for any tier
parlayapi_magic_linknoneEmail a passwordless login link
parlayapi_get_pricingnoneCurrent public pricing and credit tiers
parlayapi_live_sportsnoneActive live sports, event counts, and book counts
parlayapi_live_searchnoneSearch live teams, players, and sport keys
parlayapi_live_command_centernonePublic best-line preview from /live
parlayapi_source_qualitynonePublic source freshness and quality metadata
parlayapi_book_coveragenonePublic per-book five-gate coverage proof
parlayapi_list_sportskeyAll available sport keys
parlayapi_get_oddskeyGame-level odds (h2h, spreads, totals) for a sport
parlayapi_get_propskeyPlayer prop odds for a sport
parlayapi_best_linekeyBest price per outcome across bookmakers
parlayapi_verdictkeyOne-call "should I bet this?": fair price vs market, best book you can bet at, plain-English BET/PASS call
parlayapi_set_bettable_bookskeyRemember the user's region/books so verdicts skip books they can't use
parlayapi_parlay_verdictkeyGrade a multi-leg parlay: combined fair price, best book to place it, EV, weakest leg, correlation warnings, payout
parlayapi_best_betskeyRanked +EV plays for a sport, scoped to books you can bet at, plus edge alerts
parlayapi_account_infokeyTier, credits remaining, billing period
parlayapi_find_arbitragekeyCross-book arbitrage candidates, 3-way (home/draw/away) markets included
parlayapi_find_evkeyPositive-EV bets vs a sharp book's no-vig fair line
parlayapi_consensuskeyConsensus (average) odds across all bookmakers per market
parlayapi_find_middleskeyCross-book middle opportunities

Resources

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

Local development

git clone https://github.com/JacobiusMakes/parlay-api-mcp

cd parlay-api-mcp 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

Privacy Policy

This extension connects to ParlayAPI. See the ParlayAPI Privacy Policy.

License

MIT


Part of the ParlayAPI ecosystem: a real-time sports odds API with a free tier of 1,000 credits per month, no card required. Explore all the tools at github.com/JacobiusMakes.