NBA MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| prompts | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| resources | {
"subscribe": false,
"listChanged": false
} |
| experimental | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| find_playerA | Look up an NBA player by full or partial name. Returns the player_id needed by player_career_stats, plus any other name matches. |
| find_teamA | Look up an NBA team by name, city, or 3-letter abbreviation (e.g. 'BOS'). Returns the team_id needed by team_roster. |
| list_teamsA | List all 30 NBA teams with their ids and abbreviations. |
| player_career_statsA | Career and per-season stats for a player. Get player_id from find_player. Returns regular-season and playoff career averages plus a season-by-season regular-season breakdown. |
| league_standingsA | Final or current standings for a season, split by conference. season is 'YYYY-YY', e.g. '2023-24'. |
| team_rosterA | Roster for a team in a given season. Get team_id from find_team. season is 'YYYY-YY'. |
| stat_leadersA | Per-game statistical leaders for a season. stat is one of: points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, three_pointers. season is 'YYYY-YY'. limit is capped at 50. |
| scoreboardA | Games and scores for a date (defaults to today). game_date is 'YYYY-MM-DD'. |
| game_boxscoreA | Box score summary for a game: final score and top 5 scorers per side. Get game_id from scoreboard. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| scouting_report | Build a scouting report for a player using the NBA tools. focus: 'overall', 'offense', 'defense', or 'playoffs'. |
| compare_players | Compare two players head-to-head using the NBA tools. |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| teams_resource | The 30 NBA teams with ids and abbreviations. |
| glossary_resource | What the stat fields returned by the tools mean. |
TDQS
Scored across 9 tools
Each tool targets a distinct NBA entity or query type: player lookup, team lookup, team enumeration, player stats, standings, roster, stat leaders, scoreboard, and box score. Even the closest pair, find_team and list_teams, are clearly differentiated as search versus full list.
Tool names mix imperative verb-led forms like find_player, find_team, and list_teams with noun/resource forms like player_career_stats, league_standings, and game_boxscore. The names are readable and consistently snake_case, but the verb/noun pattern is not applied uniformly.
Nine tools is a well-scoped size for an NBA data server, covering the major stat and score queries without redundancy. Each tool earns its place in the set.
The tool set covers the core read-only NBA workflow: player and team lookup, player stats, rosters, standings, stat leaders, scoreboard, and box score summaries. Gaps such as full box score details, player game logs, or a season schedule are minor and can be worked around.