Accesses BoardGameGeek board game data, user collections and profiles.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
Local
claude mcp add bgg -- docker run -i --rm docker.io/kdaniel/bgg-mcp:1.9.2~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.bgg]
command = "docker"
args = ["run", "-i", "--rm", "docker.io/kdaniel/bgg-mcp:1.9.2"]
# codex mcp add bgg -- docker run -i --rm docker.io/kdaniel/bgg-mcp:1.9.2~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"bgg": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"docker.io/kdaniel/bgg-mcp:1.9.2"
]
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"bgg": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"docker.io/kdaniel/bgg-mcp:1.9.2"
]
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"bgg": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"docker.io/kdaniel/bgg-mcp:1.9.2"
]
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"bgg": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"docker.io/kdaniel/bgg-mcp:1.9.2"
]
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"bgg": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"docker.io/kdaniel/bgg-mcp:1.9.2"
]
}
}
}Remote
claude mcp add --transport http bgg https://server.smithery.ai/@kkjdaniel/bgg-mcp/mcp --header 'Authorization: Bearer <SMITHERY_API_KEY>'~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.bgg]
url = "https://server.smithery.ai/@kkjdaniel/bgg-mcp/mcp"
bearer_token_env_var = "BGG_SMITHERY_API_KEY"
# codex mcp add bgg --url https://server.smithery.ai/@kkjdaniel/bgg-mcp/mcp --bearer-token-env-var BGG_SMITHERY_API_KEY
# export BGG_SMITHERY_API_KEY=<SMITHERY_API_KEY>~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"bgg": {
"url": "https://server.smithery.ai/@kkjdaniel/bgg-mcp/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer <SMITHERY_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"bgg": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://server.smithery.ai/@kkjdaniel/bgg-mcp/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer <SMITHERY_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"bgg": {
"httpUrl": "https://server.smithery.ai/@kkjdaniel/bgg-mcp/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer <SMITHERY_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json · Customize › Connectors › Add custom connector
{
"mcpServers": {
"bgg": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://server.smithery.ai/@kkjdaniel/bgg-mcp/mcp",
"--header",
"Authorization:${AUTH_HEADER}"
],
"env": {
"AUTH_HEADER": "Bearer <SMITHERY_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"bgg": {
"url": "https://server.smithery.ai/@kkjdaniel/bgg-mcp/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer <SMITHERY_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}