BGG MCP

An MCP server implemented in Go that provides AI assistants with access to BoardGameGeek data, including game details, user collections, prices, recommendations, and rules forum content via standardized tools and resources.

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Community listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by kkjdaniel

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Popularity 58 GitHub stars

What you can do with it

Search for board games with type filtering
Get game details including rank and marketplace listings
Query and filter a user's collection with ratings
Get game recommendations based on similarity

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 1.9.2MIT

mcp-registry: io.github.kkjdaniel/bgg-mcp@1.9.2 Source repository

Last repository push: Oct 15, 2026, 11:51 AM UTC
Latest release: v1.9.2
Maintenance checked: Nov 2, 2026, 3:15 PM UTC

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docker.io/kdaniel/bgg-mcp:1.9.2

oci

docker.io/kdaniel/bgg-mcp:1.9.2 package definition

{
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "docker.io/kdaniel/bgg-mcp:1.9.2",
  "registryType": "oci",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "BGG_API_KEY",
      "description": "API key for BoardGameGeek authentication (recommended). Obtain from https://boardgamegeek.com/applications"
    },
    {
      "name": "BGG_COOKIE",
      "description": "Cookie string for BGG authentication (alternative to API key). Format: 'bggusername=user; bggpassword=pass; SessionID=xyz'"
    },
    {
      "name": "BGG_USERNAME",
      "description": "Your BoardGameGeek username for references such as ME or MY in prompts"
    },
    {
      "name": "BGG_DISABLE_UPDATE_CHECK",
      "description": "Set to true to stop the server checking GitHub for a newer release"
    }
  ]
}

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Nov 2, 2026, 3:15 PM UTC · repository · passed · metadata changed · updated
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Cursor

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Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bgg-mcp-1-9-2": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "BGG_API_KEY=<YOUR_BGG_API_KEY>",
        "-e",
        "BGG_COOKIE=<YOUR_BGG_COOKIE>",
        "-e",
        "BGG_USERNAME=<YOUR_BGG_USERNAME>",
        "-e",
        "BGG_DISABLE_UPDATE_CHECK=<YOUR_BGG_DISABLE_UPDATE_CHECK>",
        "docker.io/kdaniel/bgg-mcp:1.9.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BGG_API_KEY": "<YOUR_BGG_API_KEY>",
        "BGG_COOKIE": "<YOUR_BGG_COOKIE>",
        "BGG_USERNAME": "<YOUR_BGG_USERNAME>",
        "BGG_DISABLE_UPDATE_CHECK": "<YOUR_BGG_DISABLE_UPDATE_CHECK>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bgg-mcp-1-9-2": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "BGG_API_KEY=<YOUR_BGG_API_KEY>",
        "-e",
        "BGG_COOKIE=<YOUR_BGG_COOKIE>",
        "-e",
        "BGG_USERNAME=<YOUR_BGG_USERNAME>",
        "-e",
        "BGG_DISABLE_UPDATE_CHECK=<YOUR_BGG_DISABLE_UPDATE_CHECK>",
        "docker.io/kdaniel/bgg-mcp:1.9.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BGG_API_KEY": "<YOUR_BGG_API_KEY>",
        "BGG_COOKIE": "<YOUR_BGG_COOKIE>",
        "BGG_USERNAME": "<YOUR_BGG_USERNAME>",
        "BGG_DISABLE_UPDATE_CHECK": "<YOUR_BGG_DISABLE_UPDATE_CHECK>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "bgg-mcp-1-9-2": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "BGG_API_KEY=<YOUR_BGG_API_KEY>",
        "-e",
        "BGG_COOKIE=<YOUR_BGG_COOKIE>",
        "-e",
        "BGG_USERNAME=<YOUR_BGG_USERNAME>",
        "-e",
        "BGG_DISABLE_UPDATE_CHECK=<YOUR_BGG_DISABLE_UPDATE_CHECK>",
        "docker.io/kdaniel/bgg-mcp:1.9.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BGG_API_KEY": "<YOUR_BGG_API_KEY>",
        "BGG_COOKIE": "<YOUR_BGG_COOKIE>",
        "BGG_USERNAME": "<YOUR_BGG_USERNAME>",
        "BGG_DISABLE_UPDATE_CHECK": "<YOUR_BGG_DISABLE_UPDATE_CHECK>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bgg-mcp-1-9-2": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "BGG_API_KEY=<YOUR_BGG_API_KEY>",
        "-e",
        "BGG_COOKIE=<YOUR_BGG_COOKIE>",
        "-e",
        "BGG_USERNAME=<YOUR_BGG_USERNAME>",
        "-e",
        "BGG_DISABLE_UPDATE_CHECK=<YOUR_BGG_DISABLE_UPDATE_CHECK>",
        "docker.io/kdaniel/bgg-mcp:1.9.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BGG_API_KEY": "<YOUR_BGG_API_KEY>",
        "BGG_COOKIE": "<YOUR_BGG_COOKIE>",
        "BGG_USERNAME": "<YOUR_BGG_USERNAME>",
        "BGG_DISABLE_UPDATE_CHECK": "<YOUR_BGG_DISABLE_UPDATE_CHECK>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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