Which integrations are available for this server?

Allows filtering of game information and search results based on Metacritic review scores and availability. Provides comprehensive tools to search for Steam games, retrieve detailed game information including system requirements and DLC, and fetch user reviews with advanced filtering options. Enables specialized filtering of game reviews to focus on Steam Deck compatibility and performance feedback.

Steam Reviews MCP Server

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🎯 Key Features

🔍 Game Search - Search Steam games by name with batch support (up to 5 queries)
📊 Detailed Game Info - Get comprehensive game data with criteria filtering
💬 Review Fetching - Advanced filtering (time-bounded, Steam Deck, review bombs)
🧠 Sentiment Analysis - NLP-powered analysis with topic drill-down
⚡ Smart Caching - 70-85% API call reduction with variable TTL
🔗 Example Quotes - Clickable Steam community links for review quotes

🔒 Security

🐳 Hardened Docker Images
- Non-root user (mcpuser)
- Multi-stage builds
- Minimal Alpine base
- dumb-init process management
✅ Input Validation
- Zod schema validation for all inputs
- Type-safe TypeScript throughout

🛠️ Available Tools

Tool	Purpose	Key Features
search_steam_games	Search for games	Single/batch search, AppID lookup, price info
get_game_info	Get game details	Batch lookup, criteria filtering, system requirements, DLC
fetch_reviews	Fetch user reviews	Advanced filters, pagination, time-bounded queries
analyze_reviews	Analyze sentiment	NLP analysis, topic drill-down, example quotes with links

📋 Prerequisites

Node.js 18.0 or higher
npm or compatible package manager
No API key required! Uses public Steam Store API

🚀 Quick Start

Option 1: NPM (Recommended)

npm install -g @jhomen368/steam-reviews-mcp

Configure with Claude Desktop:

Add to your configuration file:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{ "mcpServers": { "steam-reviews": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@jhomen368/steam-reviews-mcp"] } } }

Option 2: Docker (HTTP Mode)

docker run -d \ --name steam-reviews-mcp \ -p 8086:8086 \ ghcr.io/jhomen368/steam-reviews-mcp:latest

Docker Compose:

services: steam-reviews-mcp: image: ghcr.io/jhomen368/steam-reviews-mcp:latest container_name: steam-reviews-mcp ports: - "8086:8086" restart: unless-stopped

Test the server:

curl http://localhost:8086/health

Connect MCP clients:

Transport: SSE (Server-Sent Events)
URL: http://localhost:8086/mcp

Option 3: From Source

git clone https://github.com/jhomen368/steam-reviews-mcp.git cd steam-reviews-mcp npm install npm run build node build/index.js

💡 Usage Examples

Search for Games

// Single search search_steam_games({ query: "Baldur's Gate 3", limit: 10 }) // Batch search (up to 5 queries) search_steam_games({ queries: ["Elden Ring", "Cyberpunk 2077", "Hades"], limit: 5 })

Get Game Info with Criteria

get_game_info({ appIds: [1086940, 1245620], criteria: { minReviewScore: 80, minReviews: 1000, requireMetacritic: true }, includeRequirements: true, includeDlc: true })

Fetch Reviews with Filters

// Recent positive reviews fetch_reviews({ appId: 1086940, filter: "recent", reviewType: "positive", dayRange: 30 }) // Filter out review bombs fetch_reviews({ appId: 1086940, filterOfftopicActivity: true })

Analyze Sentiment

// General analysis analyze_reviews({ appId: 1086940, sampleSize: 100 }) // Topic-focused analysis analyze_reviews({ appId: 1086940, topic: "performance" })

Natural Language Examples

Simply ask your AI assistant:

"Search for Elden Ring on Steam"
"Get info about Baldur's Gate 3 including system requirements"
"What are people saying about Cyberpunk 2077 recently?"
"Analyze negative reviews for No Man's Sky - what are the main complaints?"
"Find free games with at least 90% positive reviews"

⚙️ Configuration

Environment Variables

All configuration is optional with sensible defaults:

# Cache settings CACHE_ENABLED=true # Enable caching (default: true) CACHE_MAX_SIZE=1000 # Max cache entries # Rate limiting RATE_LIMIT_ENABLED=true # Enable rate limiting (default: true) MAX_REQUESTS_PER_MINUTE=30 # Max API calls per minute # HTTP mode (for Docker) HTTP_MODE=false # Enable HTTP transport PORT=8086 # HTTP server port

📚 Documentation

CHANGELOG.md - Version history and release notes
CONTRIBUTING.md - Contribution guidelines
Steam Store API - Steam API reference

🔧 Troubleshooting

Connection Issues

Verify Steam Store API is accessible (no firewall blocks)
Check rate limiting if receiving 429 errors
Review logs for timeout errors

Docker Issues

# Check logs docker logs steam-reviews-mcp # Verify health curl http://localhost:8086/health

Build Issues

# Ensure Node.js 18+ node --version # Clean rebuild rm -rf node_modules build npm install npm run build

🤝 Contributing

Contributions welcome! Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

📄 License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details

🙏 Acknowledgments

Steam - Gaming platform and API
Model Context Protocol - Open protocol for AI integrations
Anthropic - Creators of the MCP standard

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Steam Reviews MCP