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Setup guide

From zero to analyst in 3 steps

SportIQ runs as a hosted MCP server. Add it as a custom connector in Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor, sponsor Pro, and paste your key. Two minutes, no build step.

Sponsor & get a Pro key →See pricing
1

Add the connector

Paste the hosted SportIQ URL into your AI client as a custom MCP connector — or run it locally with uvx.

2

Sponsor Pro

Sponsor SportIQ on GitHub at the Pro or Lifetime tier. Your Pro key arrives instantly in the welcome message.

3

Paste your key

Drop the key into your config as SPORTIQ_PRO_KEY. All 24 intelligence tools unlock immediately.

Hosted MCP endpoint — every tool is free right now while in trial:

https://sportiq-mcp-329580761892.us-central1.run.app/mcp

Pick your client

Claude.ai

Custom connector
  1. 1.Open Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector.
  2. 2.Paste the hosted MCP URL below.
  3. 3.Approve the tools when Claude prompts you.

ChatGPT / Cursor

Any MCP client
  1. 1.Open your client's MCP / connectors settings.
  2. 2.Add a new server pointing at the hosted URL (or the uvx command).
  3. 3.Reload — the SportIQ tools appear in the tool list.

Local (uvx)

Run it yourself
  1. 1.Make sure uv is installed (pipx install uv).
  2. 2.Run uvx sportiq-mcp, or add the JSON config to claude_desktop_config.json.
  3. 3.Set your API keys + SPORTIQ_PRO_KEY in the env block.

Quickstart Config

claude_desktop_config.json

Command Line

uvx sportiq-mcp

Claude Config (JSON)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sportiq": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["sportiq-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "CRICAPI_KEY": "optional",
        "APIFOOTBALL_KEY": "optional",
        "THEODDS_KEY": "optional",
        "SPORTIQ_PRO_KEY": "sq_your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

No keys? It still runs on free seed + public-source data.

No install? Add the hosted server as a custom connector — every tool, including the Pro intelligence layer, is free right now: …run.app/mcp

The Claude.ai connector flow

What it looks like, click by click.

step-1.png
1.Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
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2.Paste the hosted MCP URL and continue
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3.Approve the SportIQ tools
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4.Paste your Pro key — all 24 tools unlock

Where the Pro key goes

After you sponsor at the Pro ($10/mo) or Lifetime ($49 one-time) tier, your key arrives in the GitHub Sponsors welcome message. Set it as SPORTIQ_PRO_KEY in your MCP config's env block — that's the only thing standing between you and the full intelligence layer.

Sponsor & unlock →

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