MCP server

Balldontlie

io.github.pipeworx-io/balldontlie

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

balldontlie.io MCP.

Working at last checkOfficial: pipeworx.io's GitHub account (pipeworx-io)About 27,249 tokens per request once connected50 tools

https://gateway.pipeworx.io/balldontlie/mcp

At a glance

Type: MCP server
Publisher: pipeworx.io (verified by the MCP Registry)
Status: Working at last check
Tools: 50
Token cost: About 27,249 tokens per request
Sets up in: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok
Last checked: 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http balldontlie https://gateway.pipeworx.io/balldontlie/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.balldontlie]
url = "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/balldontlie/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"balldontlie":{"httpUrl":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/balldontlie/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"balldontlie":{"url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/balldontlie/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"balldontlie":{"type":"http","url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/balldontlie/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add balldontlie https://gateway.pipeworx.io/balldontlie/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"balldontlie","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/balldontlie/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"balldontlie","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/balldontlie/mcp"}

game ~79 tokens
Single NBA game by ID: matchup, scores, date, period, time, venue, season, postseason flag. Use after games() to fetch detail.
games ~184 tokens
NBA games filtered by season, team, or date range. Returns matchup, scores, date, season, postseason flag, status. Use for "did the Lakers win last night", schedule lookup, historical game search.
player ~72 tokens
Single NBA player by ID: name, position, height, weight, jersey, team. Use after players() to confirm.
players ~156 tokens
NBA player roster — search by name substring or filter by team. Returns ID, first/last name, position, height, weight, jersey number, and team. Use to resolve a player name to a numeric player_id required by stats/season_averages.
season_averages ~116 tokens
Fetch per-season NBA stat averages for one or more player_ids in a given season year; returns PTS, REB, AST, FG%, and other averages per player.
stats ~189 tokens
Per-game NBA player box-score stats filtered by player, team, game, or season. Returns PTS, REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO, FG%, FT%, 3P%, minutes, +/-. Use for individual game performance lookup, box-score analysis, fantasy stats.
team ~72 tokens
Single NBA team by ID: name, abbreviation, city, conference, division. Use after teams() to confirm details.
teams ~78 tokens
All 30 NBA teams: ID, name, city, abbreviation, conference, division. Use as a directory to resolve a team name into the numeric team_id required by other balldontlie tools.

Nba
NBA MCP — player, team, and game data via the BallDontLie API
Balldontlie
Provides access to live sports data and analytics from BALLDONTLIE: The Sports API

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