MCP Server (AI Assistants)

SharpAPI includes a built-in MCP server at https://mcp.sharpapi.io/mcp — connect Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or any MCP-compatible AI assistant to query live odds and opportunities through natural language.

SharpAPI’s MCP server is listed in the mcpservers.org directory under Finance.

What is MCP?Permalink for this section

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) lets AI assistants call external tools directly. Instead of copying data from our API into a chat, your AI assistant can query SharpAPI in real-time:

“Find me the best +EV opportunities in NBA right now”

“Compare moneyline odds for the Lakers game across all sportsbooks”

“What arbitrage opportunities are available in soccer?”

SetupPermalink for this section

Add SharpAPI to your MCP client configuration:

Claude Desktop

Edit ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows):


{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sharpapi": {
      "type": "streamable-http",
      "url": "https://mcp.sharpapi.io/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "X-API-Key": "sk_live_..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop after saving.

Claude Code

Add to your Claude Code MCP settings:


{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sharpapi": {
      "type": "streamable-http",
      "url": "https://mcp.sharpapi.io/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "X-API-Key": "sk_live_..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Other MCP Clients

Any MCP client that supports Streamable HTTP transport can connect:

Endpoint: POST https://mcp.sharpapi.io/mcp
Auth: X-API-Key header, Authorization: Bearer header, or api_key query parameter
Protocol: JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP (MCP Streamable HTTP transport)
Version: 2025-03-26

Available ToolsPermalink for this section

The MCP server exposes 17 tools that map to SharpAPI’s REST API:

Reference DataPermalink for this section

Tool	Description
`get_sports`	List all sports with event and live counts
`get_leagues`	List leagues, filterable by sport
`get_sportsbooks`	List all sportsbooks with metadata
`get_markets`	List all market types (moneyline, spread, total, player props…)

Odds & EventsPermalink for this section

Tool	Description	Min Tier
`get_events`	Search events by sport, league, or team name	All
`get_odds`	Get current odds with filters	All
`get_odds_delta`	Incremental sync — only odds changed since a timestamp	All
`get_best_odds`	Best odds across all books for each selection	All
`compare_odds`	Side-by-side odds comparison for an event	All
`get_closing_lines`	Captured closing lines for CLV analysis	Pro

FuturesPermalink for this section

Tool	Description	Min Tier
`get_futures_odds`	Season-long markets (championship, MVP, win totals)	Enterprise
`compare_futures_lines`	Cross-book comparison on a futures market	Enterprise

OpportunitiesPermalink for this section

Tool	Description	Min Tier
`find_ev_opportunities`	+EV bets using Pinnacle as reference	Pro
`find_arbitrage`	Cross-book arbitrage with stake sizing	Hobby
`find_middles`	Middle opportunities (win both sides)	Pro
`find_low_hold`	Tightest lines across books	Pro

AccountPermalink for this section

Tool	Description
`get_account_info`	Your tier, rate limits, and features

Sportsbook Access by TierPermalink for this section

Odds, best odds, and comparison results are automatically filtered to the sportsbooks your tier can access:

Tier	Books	Examples
Free	2	DraftKings, FanDuel
Hobby	5	+ BetMGM, Caesars, Fanatics
Pro	15	+ SABA, Bet365, BetOnline, …
Sharp	25 (any of 43)	Any 25 of the 43 live books
Enterprise	All	+ Futures, Historical, Gamestate

Rate LimitsPermalink for this section

Each MCP tool call counts as one API request against your tier’s rate limit. The initial handshake (initialize + tools/list) costs 2-3 requests — this happens once per session.

Tier	Requests/min
Free	12
Hobby	120
Pro	300
Sharp	1,000
Enterprise	10,000

Use get_account_info to check your current usage and limits.

llms.txt — API Discovery for AgentsPermalink for this section

Alongside the MCP server, SharpAPI publishes a machine-readable API summary at https://api.sharpapi.io/llms.txt following the llms.txt convention . It describes the base URL, authentication, the MCP endpoint, and every available tool in a format language models parse reliably — so an agent (or a developer pasting it into a prompt) can orient on the API in one fetch, no key required. (This docs site serves its own separate https://docs.sharpapi.io/llms.txt for documentation discovery — the API one above is the machine-readable API summary.)

Point a coding agent at it directly:


Read https://api.sharpapi.io/llms.txt and use the SharpAPI REST API to ...

Example ConversationsPermalink for this section

Once connected, you can ask your AI assistant questions like:

“What sports have live events right now?”
“Show me NBA odds for tonight’s games on DraftKings”
“Find arbitrage opportunities in soccer with at least 1% profit”
“Compare the odds for the Chiefs game across all books”
“What’s my current API tier and how many requests do I have left?”

The AI will automatically call the appropriate SharpAPI tools and present the results in a readable format.