ESPN data API

5 endpoints for ESPN: scoreboard, headlines, teams, standings, athlete. One API key, one JSON schema, as MCP tools or REST.

Endpoints

Call any of them over MCP with call_endpoint and its path, or over REST.

Endpoint	Returns	Credits	Cache
scoreboardGET /v1/espn/scoreboard	Games on the current ESPN scoreboard: teams, scores, status, venue and odds.	1	30 min
headlinesGET /v1/espn/headlines	Headlines for ESPN, each with byline, summary, published time and lead image.	1	30 min
teamsGET /v1/espn/teams	Every team in ESPN: abbreviation, logo, colours, division, venue and city.	1	30 min
standingsGET /v1/espn/standings	ESPN table: rank, wins, losses, points and goal difference per team, with its conference or division.	1	30 min
athleteGET /v1/espn/athlete	One ESPN athlete: position, team, jersey, age, height, college, draft and season stat line.	1	15 min

Connect your agent over MCP

Remote MCP server: https://data.openkrill.app/mcp with your key in the x-api-key header.

Claude Code · Run in a terminal

claude mcp add --transport http krilldata \
  https://data.openkrill.app/mcp \
  --header "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Cursor · Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "krilldata": {
      "url": "https://data.openkrill.app/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop · Add to claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "krilldata": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://data.openkrill.app/mcp",
        "--header",
        "x-api-key:${API_KEY}"
      ],
      "env": {
        "API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}