BoardGameGeek MCP Server
OCI · DOCKER.IO/KDANIEL/BGG-MCP:1.6.1 · SCANNED SEP 20
BoardGameGeek MCP server providing access to BGG API data through standardized tools
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How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score → Why this is hard to score →
Supply Chain Security0
- Malware scan not yet available for this package.Unverified
- Known CVEs could not be checked: this artifact ships no SBOM, so there is no dependency list to read. Publishing one would let us assess it.Unverified
- Install-script risk not yet assessed.Unverified
- Dependency health could not be checked: this artifact ships no SBOM, so there is no dependency list to read. Publishing one would let us assess it.Unverified
Provenance & Transparency45
- Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL. View diagnostics → Pass
- Provenance check failed: no build-provenance attestation is published. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
- Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).Pass
- Actively maintained (last published 219 days ago).Pass
- Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository. See how to fix → Fail
Schema Quality & AI Usability85
- 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).Pass
- AI-judged instruction clarity (good).Pass
- Tool/resource definitions use about 1282 tokens (~106/item across 12 items; 10 tools + 2 resources), lean.Pass
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management90
- Stability observed for 27 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage100
- 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
- 100% of tool parameters carry a description.Pass
Tool Safety100
- No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
- We read all 10 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 11 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities60
- Spec-recency check failed: implements MCP spec 2025-06-18; the latest is 2026-07-28. See how to fix → Fail
Unverified: 1 category
A category scored 0 because we could not verify it: a data source with nothing on this package, evidence we could not reach, or a check we could not run. We only credit what we can confirm.
How do I install the BoardGameGeek MCP Server server?
BoardGameGeek MCP Server runs locally as a container image, launched with docker run --rm -i docker.io/kdaniel/bgg-mcp:1.6.1. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 3 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.
oci · docker.io/kdaniel/bgg-mcp:1.6.1
claude mcp add kkjdaniel-bgg-mcp -- docker run --rm -i docker.io/kdaniel/bgg-mcp:1.6.1
{
"mcpServers": {
"kkjdaniel-bgg-mcp": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"--rm",
"-i",
"docker.io/kdaniel/bgg-mcp:1.6.1"
]
}
}
} {
"servers": {
"kkjdaniel-bgg-mcp": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"--rm",
"-i",
"docker.io/kdaniel/bgg-mcp:1.6.1"
]
}
}
} codex mcp add kkjdaniel-bgg-mcp -- docker run --rm -i docker.io/kdaniel/bgg-mcp:1.6.1
{
"$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
"mcp": {
"kkjdaniel-bgg-mcp": {
"type": "local",
"command": [
"docker",
"run",
"--rm",
"-i",
"docker.io/kdaniel/bgg-mcp:1.6.1"
],
"enabled": true
}
}
} mcp_servers:
kkjdaniel-bgg-mcp:
command: "docker"
args: ["run", "--rm", "-i", "docker.io/kdaniel/bgg-mcp:1.6.1"] {
"McpServers": {
"kkjdaniel-bgg-mcp": {
"Transport": "stdio",
"Command": "docker",
"Arguments": [
"run",
"--rm",
"-i",
"docker.io/kdaniel/bgg-mcp:1.6.1"
]
}
}
} {
"mcpServers": {
"kkjdaniel-bgg-mcp": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"--rm",
"-i",
"docker.io/kdaniel/bgg-mcp:1.6.1"
]
}
}
} 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.
- 19 Sept 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 83 to 87. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 25 days of observed history at the previous scan, 26 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 17 Sept 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 77 to 80. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 23 days of observed history at the previous scan, 24 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 16 Sept 26 −4
- Stability: pass → 0.77 functional
- 15 Sept 26 +1
- Stability: 0.97 → pass security
- 13 Sept 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 90 to 93. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 27 days of observed history at the previous scan, 28 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 11 Sept 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 83 to 87. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 25 days of observed history at the previous scan, 26 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 9 Sept 26 −3
- Stability: pass → 0.80 functional
- 8 Sept 26 +1
- Stability: 0.97 → pass security
- Security disclosure: unverified → fail ▼ functional
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 · Analysed oci/docker.io/kdaniel/bgg-mcp:1.6.1
Provenance No attestation
The registry publishes no build provenance for this version, so there is nothing to verify.
| Result | No attestation |
|---|---|
| Ecosystem | oci |
| Reason | No attestation published |
Background: How many MCP packages publish verified provenance →
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 →
bgg-collection ~444
Query a user's board game collection on BoardGameGeek (BGG). Returns all matching games by default. Use the filter parameters to narrow results (e.g. owned, wishlist, rated, play count).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| fortrade | boolean | – | Filters for games that are marked for trade in the collection |
| hasparts | boolean | – | Filters for games that have spare parts or not in the collection |
| maxbggrating | number | – | Filters based on the maximum global BoardGameGeek (BGG) rating of the games in the collection |
| maxplays | number | – | Filters based on the maximum number of plays of the games in the collection |
| maxrating | number | – | Filters based on the maximum personal rating of the games in the collection |
| minbggrating | number | – | Filters based on the minimum global BoardGameGeek (BGG) rating of the games in the collection |
| minplays | number | – | Filters based on the minimum number of plays of the games in the collection |
| minrating | number | – | Filters based on the minimum personal rating of the games in the collection |
| owned | boolean | – | Filters for owned games in the collection (default: true if no ownership filters specified) |
| played | boolean | – | Filters for games that have recorded plays in the collection |
| preordered | boolean | – | Filters for preordered games in the collection |
| rated | boolean | – | Filters for games that are rated in the collection |
| subtype | string | – | Filter by game type: 'boardgame' for base games only (excludes expansions), 'boardgameexpansion' for expansions only |
| username | string | yes | The username of the BoardGameGeek (BGG) user who owns the collection. When the user refers to themselves (me, my, I), use 'SELF' as the value. |
| wanttobuy | boolean | – | Filters for games that the user wants to buy in the collection |
| wanttoplay | boolean | – | Filters for games that the user wants to play in the collection |
| wishlist | boolean | – | Filters for wishlisted games in the collection |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
bgg-details ~163
Get detailed information about board games on BoardGameGeek (BGG). Use 'name' for a single game lookup by name, 'id' for a single game lookup by BGG ID, or 'ids' to fetch multiple games at once. Only provide one of these parameters.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | number | – | The BoardGameGeek ID of a single board game. Preferred over 'name' when the ID is already known. |
| ids | array | – | Array of BoardGameGeek IDs for fetching multiple games in a single request (maximum 20). Use this instead of 'id' when you need details for more than one game. |
| name | string | – | The name of the board game to look up. Use this when you only have the game's name. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
bgg-hot ~25
Find the current trending board game hotness on BoardGameGeek (BGG)
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
bgg-price ~76
Get current prices for board games from multiple retailers using BGG IDs
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| currency | string | – | Currency code (default: USD) |
| destination | string | – | Destination country (default: US) |
| ids | string | yes | Comma-separated BGG IDs (e.g., '12,844,2096,13857') |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
bgg-recommender ~108
Get game recommendations similar to a specific board game. Provide either 'name' or 'id', not both.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | number | – | BoardGameGeek (BGG) ID of the game to base recommendations on. Preferred over 'name' when already known. |
| min_votes | number | – | Minimum votes threshold for recommendation quality (default: 30) |
| name | string | – | Name of the game to base recommendations on. Use when the BGG ID is not known. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
bgg-rules ~108
Use this tool when users ask rules questions about board games (e.g., 'How does X work?', 'Can I do Y?', 'What happens when Z?'). Searches BoardGameGeek rules forums to find answers and clarifications from the community.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | number | – | The BoardGameGeek ID of the board game. Preferred over 'name' when already known. |
| name | string | – | The name of the board game. Use when the BGG ID is not known. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
bgg-search ~98
Search for board games on BoardGameGeek (BGG) by name or part of a name using a broad search (e.g., 'Catan', 'Ticket to Ride')
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | number | – | Maximum number of results to return (default: 30) |
| query | string | yes | Game name to search for on BoardGameGeek (BGG) |
| type | string | – | Filter results by game type (default: all) |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
bgg-thread-details ~56
Get full content of a specific BoardGameGeek forum thread, including all posts and replies. Use this after finding relevant threads with bgg-rules.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| thread_id | number | yes | The BoardGameGeek thread ID to fetch |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
bgg-trade-finder ~89
Find what games user1 owns that user2 has on their wishlist. Shows potential trading opportunities.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| user1 | string | yes | BGG username whose collection will be checked. When the user refers to themselves (me, my, I), use 'SELF' as the value. |
| user2 | string | yes | BGG username whose wishlist will be checked against user1's collection |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
bgg-user ~63
Find details about a specific user on BoardGameGeek (BGG)
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| username | string | yes | The username of the BoardGameGeek (BGG) user. When the user refers to themselves (me, my, I), use 'SELF' as the value. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
What is the BoardGameGeek MCP Server server?
BoardGameGeek MCP Server is listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.kkjdaniel/bgg-mcp. BoardGameGeek MCP server providing access to BGG API data through standardized tools. This page covers its container image (docker.io/kdaniel/bgg-mcp:1.6.1).
Is the BoardGameGeek MCP Server server safe to use?
BoardGameGeek MCP Server scores 53 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 BoardGameGeek MCP Server server expose?
BoardGameGeek MCP Server exposes 10 tools: bgg-collection, bgg-details, bgg-hot, bgg-price, bgg-recommender, and 5 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,230 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Is the BoardGameGeek MCP Server server still maintained?
BoardGameGeek MCP Server 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.
What licence is the BoardGameGeek MCP Server server under?
BoardGameGeek MCP Server declares the MIT licence, which is OSI-approved. That covers the source only, and says nothing about the cost of any service it calls.