bgg-mcp vs fetch

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	bgg-mcp by kkjdaniel	fetch by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 40	★ 85,748
30d uses	—	—
Score	45	76
Official	—	✓
Categories	gamesSearchAI / LLM Tools	Web ScrapingAI / LLM ToolsProductivity
Language	Go	TypeScript
Last commit	1 mo ago	this month

bgg-mcp · Summary

BGG MCP provides BoardGameGeek API access through MCP with tools for searching, collections, pricing, and recommendations.

fetch · Summary

An MCP server that fetches web content and converts HTML to markdown, allowing LLMs to read web pages.

bgg-mcp · Use cases

Board game enthusiasts researching game details and prices
Users analyzing their game collections and finding trading opportunities
Game masters seeking recommendations similar to specific titles

fetch · Use cases

LLMs reading news articles and blogs
Content analysis of web pages
Retrieving information from public websites
Chunked reading of large web documents

bgg-mcp · Install

Installation

Docker (Recommended)

"bgg": {
    "command": "docker",
    "args": ["run", "-i", "--rm",
        "-e", "BGG_API_KEY",
        "-e", "BGG_USERNAME",
        "kdaniel/bgg-mcp"
    ],
    "env": {
        "BGG_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here",
        "BGG_USERNAME": "your_bgg_username"
    }
}

Manual Setup

Install Go from [go.dev/doc/install](https://go.dev/doc/install)
Build the application:

make build

Add to your MCP config:

"bgg": {
    "command": "path/to/build/bgg-mcp",
    "args": ["-mode", "stdio"]
}

fetch · Install

Installation

**Using uv (recommended)** No specific installation needed. Use uvx to run the server directly:

uvx mcp-server-fetch

**Using PIP** Install via pip:

pip install mcp-server-fetch

Then run as:

python -m mcp_server_fetch

Claude Desktop Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fetch": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-server-fetch"]
    }
  }
}

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