Twitch MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides access to Twitch API data for channel statistics, viewership, and discovery.

Features

Channel Statistics: Get channel information, follower counts, and recent followers
Viewership Data: Check stream status, current viewer counts, and stream details
Discovery Tools: Search for channels and game categories
Real-time Data: All data fetched directly from Twitch's API

Prerequisites

Node.js 18 or higher
A Twitch Developer Application (for API credentials)

Setup

Create a Twitch Developer Application:
- Go to Twitch Developer Console
- Create a new application
- Note your Client ID and Client Secret
Install dependencies:
npm install
Configure API credentials:
cp .env.example .env # Edit .env with your actual credentials
Build the project:
npm run build

Available Tools

Channel Statistics

get_channel_info: Get basic channel information (game, title, language)
get_channel_followers: Get follower count and recent followers

Viewership Data

get_stream_info: Get current stream status and viewer count

Discovery

search_channels: Search for channels by name or keyword
search_categories: Search for Twitch game categories

Usage

With Claude Desktop

Add this server to your Claude Desktop MCP settings (usually in ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "twitch": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["path/to/twitch-mcp/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "TWITCH_CLIENT_ID": "your_actual_client_id",
        "TWITCH_CLIENT_SECRET": "your_actual_client_secret"
      }
    }
  }
}

Command Line Usage

# Start the server
TWITCH_CLIENT_ID=your_id TWITCH_CLIENT_SECRET=your_secret npm start

# Development mode
TWITCH_CLIENT_ID=your_id TWITCH_CLIENT_SECRET=your_secret npm run dev

Example Commands

Get channel info: get_channel_info with channel name
Check if channel is live: get_stream_info with channel name
Get follower stats: get_channel_followers with channel name
Search channels: search_channels with search query
Find games: search_categories with category name

Testing

You can test the MCP server using the MCP Inspector:

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector \
  TWITCH_CLIENT_ID=your_id TWITCH_CLIENT_SECRET=your_secret \
  node dist/index.js

Contributing

Fork the repository
Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
Open a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the ISC License.

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remote-capable server

The server can be hosted and run remotely because it primarily relies on remote services or has no dependency on the local environment.

Enables access to Twitch API data for retrieving channel statistics, viewership information, stream status, and discovering channels and game categories. Provides real-time Twitch data including follower counts, current viewer numbers, and search functionality through natural language interactions.

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