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BoardGameGeek MCP Server

io.github.kkjdaniel/bgg-mcp·v1.6.1·Other
Quality Score
86
/100

BoardGameGeek MCP server providing access to BGG API data through standardized tools

§01  Install
Claude Desktop (Docker)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bgg-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--rm",
        "-i",
        "docker.io/kdaniel/bgg-mcp:1.6.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BGG_API_KEY": "<bgg_api_key>",
        "BGG_COOKIE": "<bgg_cookie>",
        "BGG_USERNAME": "<bgg_username>"
      }
    }
  }
}
§02  Environment variables
BGG_API_KEY

API key for BoardGameGeek authentication (recommended). Obtain from https://boardgamegeek.com/applications

BGG_COOKIE

Cookie string for BGG authentication (alternative to API key). Format: 'bggusername=user; bggpassword=pass; SessionID=xyz'

BGG_USERNAME

Your BoardGameGeek username for references such as ME or MY in prompts

§03  MCP Quality Score  ·  methodology
freshness
21
completeness
15
installability
25
documentation
15
stability
10
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