BoardGameGeek MCP Server
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_KEYAPI key for BoardGameGeek authentication (recommended). Obtain from https://boardgamegeek.com/applications
BGG_COOKIECookie string for BGG authentication (alternative to API key). Format: 'bggusername=user; bggpassword=pass; SessionID=xyz'
BGG_USERNAMEYour 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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