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ParlayAPI

REMOTE · PARLAY-API.COM · 2 COMPONENTS · SCANNED SEP 20

Sports odds, player props and source coverage for AI assistants. Connect with your own API key.

+4 this week 68 Trust /100
Trust breakdown (7 categories)

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score → Why this is hard to score →

Endpoint Security51
Transport & Reachability100
Schema Quality & AI Usability81
  • 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).Pass
  • AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
  • Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 3576 tokens (~155/item across 23 items; 22 tools + 1 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params. See how to fix → Fail
  • Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management50
  • Stability observed for 15 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage71
  • 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
  • 0% of tool parameters carry a description.Fail
  • Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.Pass
Tool Safety100
  • No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
  • We read all 22 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
  • An AI judge read all 23 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
  • Implements a current MCP spec version (2026-07-28).Pass
Install

How do I install the ParlayAPI MCP server?

ParlayAPI is a hosted endpoint at https://parlay-api.com/mcp/http, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

remote · parlay-api.com

# add to Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http jacobiusmakes-parlayapi 'https://parlay-api.com/mcp/http'
// .cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jacobiusmakes-parlayapi": {
      "url": "https://parlay-api.com/mcp/http"
    }
  }
}
// .vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "jacobiusmakes-parlayapi": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://parlay-api.com/mcp/http"
    }
  }
}
# ~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.jacobiusmakes-parlayapi]
url = "https://parlay-api.com/mcp/http"
// opencode.json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "jacobiusmakes-parlayapi": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://parlay-api.com/mcp/http",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
# add to OpenClaw
openclaw mcp add jacobiusmakes-parlayapi --url 'https://parlay-api.com/mcp/http' --transport streamable-http
# ~/.hermes/config.yaml
mcp_servers:
  jacobiusmakes-parlayapi:
    url: "https://parlay-api.com/mcp/http"
// ~/.netclaw/config/netclaw.json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "jacobiusmakes-parlayapi": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://parlay-api.com/mcp/http"
    }
  }
}
# add to Vellum
assistant mcp add jacobiusmakes-parlayapi -t streamable-http -u 'https://parlay-api.com/mcp/http'
// mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jacobiusmakes-parlayapi": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://parlay-api.com/mcp/http"
    }
  }
}

The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.

Changelog

Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.

  • 20 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 47 to 50. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 14 days of observed history at the previous scan, 15 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 18 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 40 to 43. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 12 days of observed history at the previous scan, 13 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 16 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 33 to 37. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 10 days of observed history at the previous scan, 11 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 14 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 27 to 30. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 8 days of observed history at the previous scan, 9 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 12 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 20 to 23. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 6 days of observed history at the previous scan, 7 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 10 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 13 to 17. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 4 days of observed history at the previous scan, 5 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 7 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 3 to 7. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 1 days of observed history at the previous scan, 2 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 6 Sept 26 0
    • Stability: unverified → 0.03 functional
Diagnostics

Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.

Captured 20 Sept 2026 · Probed https://parlay-api.com/mcp/http

TLS valid

Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .

Subject Issuer Valid from Valid until Key Signature Serial
CN=parlay-api.com CN=YE2,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US 26 Jul 2026 24 Oct 2026 ECDSA 256 ECDSA-SHA384 6b8f48ac9432f0547eeb69cfc509f665c4e
SANs: *.parlay-api.com, parlay-api.com
CN=YE2,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US (CA) CN=Root YE,O=ISRG,C=US 3 Sept 2025 2 Sept 2028 ECDSA 384 ECDSA-SHA384 4df3b15dd6c0784c507cd37b58e6f115
CN=Root YE,O=ISRG,C=US (CA) CN=ISRG Root X2,O=Internet Security Research Group,C=US 13 May 2026 2 Sept 2032 ECDSA 384 ECDSA-SHA384 872165fc34b6e5fba8add5b3705fb53a
CN=ISRG Root X2,O=Internet Security Research Group,C=US (CA) CN=ISRG Root X1,O=Internet Security Research Group,C=US 13 May 2026 2 Sept 2032 ECDSA 384 SHA256-RSA 6c8f1dc727c7117f7baf853ac980f9cd

Background: What to check on a remote MCP endpoint →

DNSSEC insecure

Validation of parlay-api.com. Not signed

Zone DS Keys Algorithms Outcome
. trust_anchor 20326, 38696 8, 8 Verified
com. present 19718 13 Verified
parlay-api.com. absent Unsigned (proven) parent-signed NSEC/NSEC3 proves an unsigned delegation
Authentication No authorisation required

The endpoint answered without asking for a token. Anyone who knows the URL can reach it.

Result No authorisation required
HTTP status 200
Header Value
strict-transport-security max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains
content-security-policy default-src 'self'; script-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline' https://cdn.jsdelivr.net https://js.stripe.com; style-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline' https://cdn.jsdelivr.net https://fonts.googleapis.com; img-src 'self' data: https://cdn.jsdelivr.net; connect-src 'self' wss: https://api.stripe.com; frame-src https://js.stripe.com; font-src 'self' https://fonts.gstatic.com https://cdn.jsdelivr.net; media-src 'self' https://videos.parlay-api.com; worker-src 'self' blob:;
x-content-type-options nosniff
x-frame-options DENY
referrer-policy strict-origin-when-cross-origin
permissions-policy camera=(), microphone=(), geolocation=()

Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →

Transports 2 probes
Transport URL Outcome Status Location
streamable-http https://parlay-api.com/mcp/http Verified 200
http (plaintext) http://parlay-api.com/mcp/http Inconclusive 406
MCP tools · 22 exposed · ~3,556 tokens

The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability. A tool's description is untrusted text the model reads on every call, which is what makes this list a security surface and not just an inventory: how tool poisoning works →

Tool Tokens
parlayapi_account_info ~32

Get info about the API key currently in use: tier, credits remaining, billing period.

Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

parlayapi_best_bets ~253

What should I bet right now? Ranked +EV plays for a sport. The discovery counterpart to parlayapi_verdict: scans the whole board, grades every candidate with the same no-vig engine, keeps only bets that are +EV at a book the user can bet at, and ranks them by edge. Also returns edge_alerts (books showing a price far off the market). Player props only, priced by several books, prediction markets and game moneylines excluded (for a game line, use parlayapi_verdict). Scoped to the user's books. Args: sport_key: e.g. "baseball_mlb". region: us (default) | eu | uk | au | ca. books: exact CSV of books you can bet at (overrides region). limit: max plays to return (default 20). min_edge: minimum edge %% vs the no-vig fair line (default 2.0).

NameTypeReqDescription
booksstring
limitinteger
min_edgenumber
regionstring
sport_keystringyes

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

parlayapi_best_line ~112

Find the best (highest) price for each outcome across bookmakers. Useful for line-shopping bots. Returns one row per game / market / side with the bookmaker offering the best price. Args: sport_key: e.g. "baseball_mlb" market: h2h | spreads | totals bookmakers: Restrict the search to these books (optional).

NameTypeReqDescription
bookmakersstring
marketstring
sport_keystringyes

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

parlayapi_book_coverage ~72

Return public per-book coverage gates. No API key required. This is the proof surface for whether each source survives freshness, normalization, database, REST-shape, and stream-shape checks.

NameTypeReqDescription
include_warnboolean
window_minutesinteger

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

parlayapi_checkout_link ~68

Generate a Stripe Checkout URL the user can click to upgrade. Tiers: starter ($5), pro ($20), business ($40), enterprise ($100), scale ($200). All are monthly subscriptions.

NameTypeReqDescription
emailstringyes
tierstring

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

parlayapi_consensus ~129

Get consensus (average) odds across all bookmakers per market. Returns average, best, and worst price per (event, market, player, line), a sharp baseline for line-shopping. Soccer and other 3-way markets return separate home, draw, and away consensus rows. Args: sport_key: e.g. "baseball_mlb", "soccer_epl". markets: Comma-separated market_keys (optional), e.g. "moneyline,totals".

NameTypeReqDescription
marketsstring
sport_keystringyes

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

parlayapi_find_arbitrage ~228

Find guaranteed-profit arbitrage opportunities across bookmakers. Scans every event and returns bets where the combined implied probability across the books is under 100%, so betting each side locks in profit regardless of outcome. Soccer and other 3-way (home/draw/away) markets are fully supported, including arbs anchored on the draw. Args: sport_key: e.g. "baseball_mlb", "soccer_epl". min_profit: Minimum profit % to include (e.g. 1.5 for 1.5%). Default 0. exclude_exchanges: Drop arbs anchored on an exchange (novig/prophetx), whose asks can be no-volume. Default False. markets: Comma-separated market_keys to limit the scan (optional), e.g. "h2h,spreads,totals".

NameTypeReqDescription
exclude_exchangesboolean
marketsstring
min_profitnumber
sport_keystringyes

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

parlayapi_find_ev ~206

Find positive-EV bets vs a sharp book's no-vig fair line. Compares every soft book's price against the no-vig fair probability derived from a sharp book (default Pinnacle); rows where a soft book offers better odds than the sharp fair price are +EV. Three-way soccer markets use a dedicated no-vig pass over home/draw/away, so +EV on the draw surfaces too. Args: sport_key: e.g. "baseball_mlb", "soccer_epl". sharp_book: Sharp baseline book. Default "pinnacle". min_edge: Minimum edge % to include (e.g. 3 for 3%). Default 2. markets: Comma-separated market_keys (optional).

NameTypeReqDescription
marketsstring
min_edgenumber
sharp_bookstring
sport_keystringyes

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

parlayapi_find_middles ~255

Find cross-book middle opportunities. A middle takes the Over at a low line on one book and the Under at a higher line on another, so a window of whole numbers cashes BOTH bets (e.g. Over 7.5 at one book, Under 9.5 at another means 8 or 9 wins both). Scans game totals, spreads, AND player-total props (points, rebounds, strikeouts, ...). Each result carries the window, the numbers that hit, and per-$100 economics: profit_if_hit and net_if_above/below_window. Args: sport_key: e.g. "baseball_mlb", "basketball_nba". min_gap: Minimum window width in points/runs/goals. Default 1.0. markets: Comma-separated market_keys to limit the scan (optional), e.g. "totals" or "player_points". include_props: Include player-total props alongside game lines. Default True.

NameTypeReqDescription
include_propsboolean
marketsstring
min_gapnumber
sport_keystringyes

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

parlayapi_get_odds ~170

Get game-level odds for a sport from all configured bookmakers. Args: sport_key: e.g. "baseball_mlb", "soccer_epl" markets: Comma-separated. h2h, spreads, totals. regions: us, us2, uk, eu, fr, au, ca, mx, latam, br, asia. Comma-separated for multiple. bookmakers: Comma-separated bookmaker keys (optional). Examples: pinnacle, draftkings, fanduel, bovada, caesars. odds_format: decimal | american

NameTypeReqDescription
bookmakersstring
marketsstring
odds_formatstring
regionsstring
sport_keystringyes

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

parlayapi_get_pricing ~48

Return the current public pricing table. No API key required. Use this when an agent needs to explain which tier unlocks a workflow before sending a checkout link.

Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

parlayapi_get_props ~169

Get player prop odds for a sport. Args: sport_key: e.g. "baseball_mlb", "basketball_nba" markets: Comma-separated prop market keys (optional). Examples: player_points, player_rebounds, player_strikeouts, player_passing_yards, player_total_bases. bookmakers: Comma-separated. Examples: prizepicks, underdog, sleeper, draftkings, fanduel. player: Filter to props mentioning this player name. include_futures: Include season-long futures (default False).

NameTypeReqDescription
bookmakersstring
include_futuresboolean
marketsstring
playerstring
sport_keystringyes

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

parlayapi_list_sports ~73

List available sport keys. Use these in subsequent calls. Examples: baseball_mlb, basketball_nba, americanfootball_nfl, icehockey_nhl, soccer_epl, mma_ufc, esports_lol, table_tennis_*.

NameTypeReqDescription
active_onlyboolean
NameTypeReqDescription
resultarrayyes

No examples provided.

parlayapi_live_command_center ~85

Return the public best-line command center payload. No API key required. Shows current games, participating books, and best available real prices on the /live dashboard preview. This is a discovery and demo surface, not a substitute for the paid odds endpoints.

NameTypeReqDescription
limitinteger
sport_keystring

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

parlayapi_live_search ~74

Search live teams, players, and sport keys. No API key required. Useful when the user asks for a team, player, or league by natural-language name and the agent needs the exact sport_key to call next.

NameTypeReqDescription
limitinteger
qstringyes

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

parlayapi_live_sports ~52

List currently active live sports on the retail /live surface. No API key required. Returns sport keys plus live event and book counts so agents can discover what is active right now.

Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.

NameTypeReqDescription
resultarrayyes

No examples provided.

parlayapi_magic_link ~59

Email a magic-login link for an existing ParlayAPI account. Always returns ok=true regardless of whether the email exists, to prevent account enumeration. The user receives the link by email.

NameTypeReqDescription
emailstringyes

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

parlayapi_parlay_verdict ~398

Grade a multi-leg parlay: should you bet it, and at which book? Give 2 to 12 legs (each shaped like a parlayapi_verdict bet) and get the combined no-vig fair price, the single best BOOK to place the whole slip at (a real parlay is one slip, not best-of-each), the parlay's EV, the weakest leg, same-game correlation warnings, and (with stake) the payout. Best-price is scoped to books the user can bet at (set once via parlayapi_set_bettable_books, or pass region/books here). Args: legs: list of leg objects, e.g. [{"sport": "baseball_mlb", "home": "Detroit Tigers", "away": "Kansas City Royals", "market": "h2h", "side": "Detroit Tigers"}, {"sport": "baseball_mlb", "team": "Detroit Tigers", "market": "totals", "side": "over", "line": 8.5}] Each leg: sport, market (h2h/spreads/totals or a player-prop key), side (team, or over/under), home+away or team, player (for props), line. region: us (default) | eu | uk | au | ca. books: exact CSV of books you can bet at (overrides region). stake: optional stake amount, to compute the payout if it hits. book: optional, also report the parlay price at this specific book.

NameTypeReqDescription
bankroll
bookstring
booksstring
kellynumber
legsarrayyes
regionstring
stake

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

parlayapi_set_bettable_books ~145

Remember which books the user can bet at, so parlayapi_verdict scopes its best-price and shop recommendations to them automatically (no need to pass region/books every call). Call this once when a user tells you where they bet ("I'm in the US on DraftKings and FanDuel"). Pass region OR an exact books list. Args: region: us | eu | uk | au | ca. books: exact CSV of book keys, e.g. "draftkings,fanduel,novig". Overrides region.

NameTypeReqDescription
booksstring
regionstring

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

parlayapi_signup ~221

Create a free-tier ParlayAPI account for the given email. Returns the API key, a magic-login URL the user can click to access their dashboard, and a Stripe upgrade URL. Idempotent: if the email already has an account, returns exists=true with the login URL only (the existing API key is intentionally NOT exposed for security). Use this when a user wants to start building with ParlayAPI and does not have a key yet. After signup, ask the user to add the returned api_key to their MCP server config under PARLAYAPI_KEY, then restart the MCP client to pick it up. Args: email: User's email address. intended_use: Optional one-line description of what they're building. Used for analytics. agent_id: Identifier for the agent making the call. Defaults to "mcp-client".

NameTypeReqDescription
agent_idstring
emailstringyes
intended_usestring

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

parlayapi_source_quality ~62

Return public per-source freshness and quality metadata. No API key required. Use this to prove that rows are flowing from each source before choosing books for a customer workflow.

NameTypeReqDescription
limitinteger
minutesinteger

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

parlayapi_verdict ~645

Should I bet this? One-call verdict for a specific bet. Returns the no-vig fair price for the exact bet, the best available price and which book has it, how the user's price (if given) grades as EV, a line-shopping nudge, and a plain-English call: BET / LEAN / FAIR / PASS (or NO_DATA). Use this when a user asks whether a specific bet is worth making, or whether they're getting a good number, instead of stitching /ev + /consensus + /best-line yourself. The best-price / shop recommendation is scoped to books the user can bet at (default US, so a US bettor is never told to use a euro book). Set it once with parlayapi_set_bettable_books and it is remembered per key, or pass region / books here per call. Args: sport: sport_key, e.g. "baseball_mlb". side: the team you'd bet (h2h / spreads), or "over" / "under" (totals / props). market: h2h | spreads | totals | a player-prop key (player_hits, player_points, ...). home, away: the two teams, to identify the game. Or pass `team` with one name. team: one team name to find the game (alternative to home + away). player: player name (required for player-prop markets). line: the number for spreads, totals, or props. book: the book you'd bet at (grades that book's current price). price: the price you're offered (American like -110, or decimal like 1.91). Overrides `book`, use it to grade a specific number in hand. region: where you can bet: us (default) | eu | uk | au | ca. books: exact CSV of books you can bet at (overrides region; use for state-level geo-blocks, e.g. "draftkings,fanduel,novig"). bankroll: the user's bankroll; when the bet is +EV, returns a suggested Kelly stake amount ("bet it, ~$X"). kelly: Kelly fraction (default 0.5 = half-Kelly, the bankroll-safe standard). The response also carries an `edge_alert` when a book shows a p…

NameTypeReqDescription
awaystring
bankroll
bookstring
booksstring
homestring
kellynumber
line
marketstring
playerstring
pricestring
regionstring
sidestringyes
sportstringyes
teamstring

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

Common questions

What is the ParlayAPI MCP server?

ParlayAPI is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.JacobiusMakes/parlayapi. Sports odds, player props and source coverage for AI assistants. Connect with your own API key. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://parlay-api.com/mcp/http).

Is the ParlayAPI MCP server safe to use?

ParlayAPI scores 68 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

What tools does the ParlayAPI MCP server expose?

ParlayAPI exposes 22 tools: parlayapi_signup, parlayapi_checkout_link, parlayapi_magic_link, parlayapi_get_pricing, parlayapi_live_sports, and 17 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 3,556 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

Does the ParlayAPI MCP server require authentication?

No. We connected to ParlayAPI without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.

Is the ParlayAPI MCP server still maintained?

ParlayAPI is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 20 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.