What is LiveScore MCP?

A free Model Context Protocol server at livescoremcp.com giving AI assistants read-only access to real-time football scores, fixtures, league tables, top scorers, head-to-head records, squads and player statistics from more than 1,100 competitions.

Do I need an API key for LiveScore MCP?

No. There is no API key, no account and no registration. Point your MCP client at https://livescoremcp.com/mcp.

Which transports are supported?

Streamable HTTP at https://livescoremcp.com/mcp and Server-Sent Events at https://livescoremcp.com/sse for older clients.

Is LiveScore MCP open source?

Yes, written in Go and published under the MIT licence at github.com/holoduke/livescore-mcp.

Is there a rate limit?

Yes, 30 tool calls per minute per IP. Free for personal and non-commercial use; commercial use requires permission.

Free · no API key · MIT licensed · Go

Live football datayour assistant can read

Q: How do I add LiveScore MCP to Claude Code?

Run: claude mcp add --transport http livescore https://livescoremcp.com/mcp

Point Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client at one URL. Fourteen read-only tools, answers shaped for a model, and a link back to the match page for every result.

livescoremcp.com Source on GitHub

Connect

Endpoint https://livescoremcp.com/mcp (Streamable HTTP). Clients that only speak the older SSE transport use https://livescoremcp.com/sse.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http livescore https://livescoremcp.com/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste:

https://livescoremcp.com/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Create (developer mode), endpoint https://livescoremcp.com/mcp, no authentication. The search and fetch tools follow the shape ChatGPT connectors and deep research expect.

Cursor / VS Code

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "livescore": { "url": "https://livescoremcp.com/mcp" }
  }
}

Fourteen tools, all read-only

Answers are compact text written for a model: IDs for follow-up calls, and a football-mania.com link for every match, team, player and competition.

Tools exposed by the LiveScore MCP server
Tool	Returns
`get_live_scores`	Matches in play right now, with score and minute; filter by country or competition.
`get_day_fixtures`	All matches on a date — results, live matches and kick-off times.
`get_league_fixtures`	A competition's latest results, live matches and upcoming fixtures, or one round.
`get_standings`	League table with points, goal difference, form, qualification and relegation zones.
`get_top_scorers`	Top scorers of a competition.
`get_head_to_head`	All-time record between two teams, recent meetings and their next fixture.
`get_match`	Events, line-ups, substitutions, statistics, injuries, form, report and head-to-head.
`get_team`	Results, fixtures, squad, injuries, transfers, coach, stadium and honours.
`get_player`	Statistics per season and competition, market value, injuries and transfers.
`search`	Find teams, players and competitions; returns typed IDs such as `team:9002`.
`fetch`	Full details for an ID returned by `search`.
`get_team_image`	Team logo URL.
`get_fixtures`	Alias of `get_league_fixtures`, kept for 1.0 clients.
`health`	Connectivity check.

Names or IDs	Pass `"Arsenal"` or `"La Liga"` directly; the best search match is used, so the model need not look up an ID first.
Time zones	Pass an IANA `timezone` such as `Europe/London` and kick-off times and the meaning of "today" follow it. Default UTC.
Languages	Set `language` (en, es, de, fr, pt, pt-BR, ar and more) to localise names and links.
Raw data	`format: "json"` returns the underlying feed instead of prose.

Things it can answer

All of these resolve against live data rather than a training cut-off.

“What’s the score in the Arsenal match right now, and who scored?”

“Show me the Eredivisie table and who they play next weekend.”

“How do Real Madrid and Bayern compare head-to-head in the Champions League?”

“Which matches are on today in Brazil, and what time in my time zone?”

“Give me Haaland’s goals per competition this season.”

“Who are the top scorers in Serie A, and is anyone injured?”

Build and policy

Language	Go, using mcp-go. One small stateless binary.
Transports	Streamable HTTP (`/mcp`, stateless) and SSE (`/sse`).
Data source	football-mania.com's own API — the pipeline behind the apps.
Licence	MIT, public at github.com/holoduke/livescore-mcp.
Rate limit	30 tool calls per minute per IP.
Usage	Free for personal and non-commercial use. No bulk scraping. Commercial use requires permission.

Questions

Do I need an API key or an account?

No. Point your client at https://livescoremcp.com/mcp and it works.

Which clients work with it?

Anything speaking Model Context Protocol: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, claude.ai, ChatGPT developer-mode connectors, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code, Cline and others.

Is it open source?

Yes — Go, MIT licence. You can self-host a copy, though the hosted instance at livescoremcp.com is the one backed by the live feed.

Can it write or change anything?

No. Every tool is read-only; the server holds no user state.