bgg-mcp

Overview

BGG MCP is a Go-based server that provides comprehensive access to BoardGameGeek's API through the Model Context Protocol. It offers tools for searching games, retrieving detailed information, querying user collections, getting hotness rankings, checking prices, finding trading opportunities, getting game recommendations, and accessing forum threads. The server integrates with BoardGamePrices.co.uk for pricing data and Recommend.Games for algorithmic recommendations. It includes both core and experimental tools, along with pre-configured prompts for common workflows.

Try asking AI

After installing, here are 3 things you can ask your AI assistant:

• bgg-search

  Search for board games with type filtering (base games, expansions, or all)

  Try:Search for Wingspan on BGGTry:How many expansions does Grand Austria Hotel have?
• bgg-details

  Get detailed information about a specific board game

  Try:Get details for AzulTry:What's the BGG rating for Gloomhaven?
• bgg-collection

  Query and filter a user's game collection with extensive filtering options

  Try:Show me ZeeGarcia's game collectionTry:List unplayed games in rahdo's collection
• bgg-hot

  Get the current BGG hotness list

  Try:Show me the current BGG hotness listTry:What's trending on BGG?
• bgg-user

  Get user profile information

  Try:Show me details about BGG user rahdoTry:When did user ZeeGarcia join BGG?
• bgg-price

  Get current prices from multiple retailers using BGG IDs

  Try:Get the best price for Wingspan in GBPTry:Compare prices for: Wingspan & Ark Nova
• bgg-trade-finder

  Find trading opportunities between two BGG users

  Try:What games does kkjdaniel have that I want?Try:Find games for trade between rahdo and me
• bgg-recommender

  Get game recommendations based on similarity to a specific game

  Try:Recommend games similar to WingspanTry:Find 5 games similar to Troyes
• bgg-thread-details

  Get the full content of a specific BGG forum thread including all posts

  Try:Get all posts in BGG thread #12345Try:Show me the full discussion about game rules
• bgg-rules

  Answer rules questions by searching BGG forums for relevant discussions

  Try:How does the auction mechanic work in Ra? use bgg-rulesTry:Can I play all cards at once in Azul? use bgg-rules

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Installation

"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"
    }
}

make build

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

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