Sports Rules MCP MCP server

An MCP server that provides access to the Sports Rules engine, allowing agents to determine offside calls in soccer (IFAB Law 11) and hockey (NHL Rule 83) based on player positions and involvement. It exposes a pure function via Streamable HTTP without authentication, supporting both JSON API and MCP protocols for rule verification.

Endpoint and access

No sign-in: your client connects and lists tools immediately, with no account or key.

No sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-10-05Operated by Gumball Tools

MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)

https://sports-rules.gumballtools.com/api/mcp

Vendor documentation

What you can do with it

Determine offside status in soccer using IFAB Law 11
Check offside position in hockey using NHL Rule 83
Verify if an offside position constitutes an offence
Get machine-readable rule verdicts via JSON API

Tools advertised by the last live check:

offside
offside_rule_contrast

Connect from your client

Each snippet registers the same endpoint; pick the client you use.

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Claude Code

Run this once in a terminal. It registers a Streamable HTTP server. Use --scope project to write .mcp.json for the repo.

Claude Code configuration

claude mcp add --transport http sports-rules-mcp https://sports-rules.gumballtools.com/api/mcp

Codex

Run this once. Codex stores MCP servers in ~/.codex/config.toml (or .codex/config.toml in a trusted project).

Codex configuration

codex mcp add sports-rules-mcp --url https://sports-rules.gumballtools.com/api/mcp

Cursor

Merge this server into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, then enable sports-rules-mcp in your MCP settings.

Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sports-rules-mcp": {
      "url": "https://sports-rules.gumballtools.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this into cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline → MCP Servers → Configure). The type must be streamableHttp for a remote HTTP server.

Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sports-rules-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://sports-rules.gumballtools.com/api/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this server into .vscode/mcp.json. Use MCP: List Servers to start sports-rules-mcp and inspect its tools.

VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "sports-rules-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://sports-rules.gumballtools.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI

Run this once. It writes .gemini/settings.json in the current project; pass --scope user for ~/.gemini/settings.json.

Gemini CLI configuration

gemini mcp add --transport http sports-rules-mcp https://sports-rules.gumballtools.com/api/mcp

Claude Desktop

Merge this into claude_desktop_config.json (macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\), then restart Claude Desktop.

Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sports-rules-mcp": {
      "url": "https://sports-rules.gumballtools.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Merge this into ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json, then refresh MCP in Cascade. Windsurf remote servers use serverUrl, not url.

Windsurf configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sports-rules-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://sports-rules.gumballtools.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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