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Claude Code is Anthropic's CLI coding agent. It discovers MCP servers automatically from config files.

Two Options

Create `.mcp.json` in Your Project Root

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "altsportsdata": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--directory", "/path/to/altsportsdata-mcp",
        "python", "-m", "altsportsdata_mcp.server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ALTSPORTSDATA_API_KEY": "your_api_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

This is the same format as Claude Desktop — one config works everywhere.

Verify

claude mcp list

You should see altsportsdata with 29 tools.

Use It

claude

Then ask:

"Get me the upcoming F1 events and the moneyline favorites for each."

Claude Code will call get_events, get_moneylines, and get_favorites automatically.

Register via CLI

claude mcp add altsportsdata \
  --command "uv" \
  --args "run" "--directory" "/path/to/altsportsdata-mcp" \
        "python" "-m" "altsportsdata_mcp.server" \
  --env ALTSPORTSDATA_API_KEY=your_api_key

Verify

claude mcp list

Output:

altsportsdata: connected (29 tools)

Use Everywhere

The server is now available in every Claude Code session — no per-project config needed.

claude "What BKFC events are live right now? Get me the odds."

Remove or Update

# Remove
claude mcp remove altsportsdata

# Update (re-add with new config)
claude mcp remove altsportsdata
claude mcp add altsportsdata --command "uv" ...

What's Next?

Tools Reference → — See all 29 tools
Cursor → — Use with Cursor IDE
Claude Desktop → — Use with Claude Desktop

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