Kkjdaniel Bgg Mcp
by ai.smitherycommunityv1.3.2
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BGG MCP provides access to the BoardGameGeek API through the Model Context Protocol, enabling retrieval and filtering of board game data, user collections, and profiles.
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Install & configure
Prerequisites
- required
Install in your client
Paste into the AI you're chatting with — it will figure out the rest
Please install the `kkjdaniel-bgg-mcp` MCP server into my current AI client (that's you).
Required prerequisites (do these first if not already done):
- **BoardGameGeek API key** — Obtain a BGG API key for authenticated endpoints. (https://boardgamegeek.com/)
Canonical MCP server config (stdio transport):
- command: `docker`
- args: ["run","-i","--rm","-e","BGG_API_KEY","-e","BGG_USERNAME","kdaniel/bgg-mcp"]
- required environment variables:
- `BGG_API_KEY`: BoardGameGeek API key. (example: `<your-api-key>`)
- optional environment variables:
- `BGG_USERNAME`: BGG username (enables personal collection resource). (example: `<your-username>`)
Note: Docker is the recommended install per README; a manual Go build is also supported.
Add this MCP server to my current client's config in the correct format for you. If you need secrets or credentials I haven't provided, ASK me — do not invent values or leave raw placeholders. After adding it, tell me how to verify the server is connected.Note: Docker is the recommended install per README; a manual Go build is also supported.
Tools (10)
bgg-search
Search for board games with type filtering (base games, expansions, or all)
bgg-details
Get detailed information about a specific board game
bgg-collection
Query and filter a user's game collection with extensive filtering options
bgg-hot
Get the current BGG hotness list
bgg-user
Get user profile information
bgg-price
Get current prices from multiple retailers using BGG IDs
bgg-trade-finder
Find trading opportunities between two BGG users
bgg-recommender
Get game recommendations based on similarity to a specific game
bgg-thread-details
Get the full content of a specific BGG forum thread including all posts
bgg-rules
Answer rules questions by searching BGG forums for relevant discussions and clarifications
Environment variables
BGG_API_KEYrequiredAPI key for accessing BoardGameGeek's APIBGG_USERNAMErequiredYour BoardGameGeek username for personalized queriesDemos
Remote Endpoints
https://server.smithery.ai/@kkjdaniel/bgg-mcp/mcp
type: streamable-http
Details
- Language
- Go
- License
- MIT
- Released
- Sep 16, 2025
- Last commit
- Feb 13, 2026
- Registry name
- ai.smithery/kkjdaniel-bgg-mcp