gamedb-port

gamedb-port queries the IGDB video-game database: search games by name, pull the full record for one game, list the most anticipated upcoming releases ranked by hype, or send a raw Apicalypse query to any IGDB endpoint. One binary serves a command-line interface and a stdio MCP server.

Access uses the documented IGDB contract. IGDB is authenticated through Twitch OAuth: set IGDB_CLIENT_ID and IGDB_CLIENT_SECRET to your Twitch application credentials. The tool exchanges them for a client-credentials access token, caches it in-process, and sends it with a Client-ID header on every call. If either variable is missing, commands fail before any request is made.

Install

IGDB_CLIENT_ID=... IGDB_CLIENT_SECRET=... npx @reneturcios/gamedb-port search zelda

Or run the container image:

docker run -i -e IGDB_CLIENT_ID=... -e IGDB_CLIENT_SECRET=... ghcr.io/cloudcorprecords/gamedb-port

The container defaults to the MCP server (see below). Pass CLI arguments to use it as a CLI instead.

Related MCP server: boardgames

CLI

gamedb-port search zelda --limit 5
gamedb-port search "final fantasy" --fields name,rating --limit 20
gamedb-port details 1942
gamedb-port details 1942 --fields name,summary,genres.name
gamedb-port anticipated
gamedb-port anticipated --limit 10 --min-hypes 50
gamedb-port query genres "fields name,slug; limit 5;"

gamedb-port --version

Commands print the upstream JSON payload. Exit codes: 0 on success, 1 when a call fails (missing credentials, an upstream API error, or invalid argument values), 2 for usage errors.

When no --fields is given, queries request a default field set: name,cover.url,first_release_date,genres.name,platforms.name,rating,summary.

MCP server

One bin serves both faces. The mcp subcommand starts a stdio MCP server:

npx -y @reneturcios/gamedb-port mcp

MCP client configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gamedb-port": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@reneturcios/gamedb-port", "mcp"],
      "env": {
        "IGDB_CLIENT_ID": "your-twitch-client-id",
        "IGDB_CLIENT_SECRET": "your-twitch-client-secret"
      }
    }
  }
}

Tools

The three shaped tools build their Apicalypse bodies for you: search_games becomes search "<query>"; fields ...; limit ...;, get_game_details becomes fields ...; where id = <game_id>;, and get_most_anticipated_games filters first_release_date > now & hypes >= <min_hypes> and sorts by hypes desc. custom_query sends its query body verbatim to https://api.igdb.com/v4/<endpoint>.

Development

npm install
npm run build   # tsc -> dist/
npm test        # node test runner over test/*.test.ts, no network (fake fetch fixtures)
npm run dev     # run the CLI from source via tsx

License

MIT — see LICENSE.