MCP server

Lichess

io.github.pipeworx-io/lichess

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

Lichess MCP — public read-only API for users, games, explorer, tablebase.

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

pipeworx.io (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

52

Token cost

About 27,694 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

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

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

Claude Desktop

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

Codex (config.toml)

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

Gemini CLI

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

Cursor

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

VS Code

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

Antigravity

agy mcp add lichess https://gateway.pipeworx.io/lichess/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":"lichess","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/lichess/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

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

Tools

• cloud_eval ~127 tokens
  Stockfish cloud evaluation for a FEN position.
• leaderboards ~76 tokens
  Fetch the top-10 rated players across every Lichess variant in a single call; returns one ranked list per variant (bullet, blitz, rapid, classical, and more).
• opening_explorer ~401 tokens
  Opening explorer. scope: "lichess" (community), "masters" (top 2200+ humans), "player" (single user). As of mid-2026 Lichess began requiring a Personal API Token on every explorer.lichess.ovh request — pass yours via _apiKey. Create one (free) at https://lichess.org/account/oauth/token; no scopes re
• tablebase ~114 tokens
  Syzygy tablebase lookup (≤7 pieces). Variant: standard (default), atomic, antichess.
• top_players ~191 tokens
  Lichess leaderboard for a single chess variant: the highest-rated Lichess accounts in one perf (bullet, blitz, rapid, classical, correspondence, chess960, crazyhouse, atomic, antichess, horde, kingOfTheHill, racingKings, threeCheck, ultraBullet), up to 200 entries. Returns each player username, titl
• tv_channels ~42 tokens
  Currently-featured TV games per variant.
• user ~102 tokens
  Fetch a Lichess player's public profile by username, including ratings across all variants (bullet, blitz, rapid, classical, chess960, etc.) and account metadata.
• user_performance ~148 tokens
  Single-variant performance + best rated game for a user.
• user_status ~96 tokens
  Online / playing status for the given usernames (up to 100).
• users ~94 tokens
  Bulk lookup of up to 300 users by username.

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