# Ball Ranks Fantasy Sports (remote · ballranks.com)

Fantasy football and basketball rankings and player projections from Ball Ranks.

- Trust score: 81/100 (high trust)
- Change this week: +3
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-11-04

## Components

- remote · `ballranks.com`: 81/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/ollynov-ball-ranks/api-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/ollynov-ball-ranks/api-mcp)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://ballranks.com/api/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `1.1.2`

## Trust breakdown

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. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-11-04.

- **Endpoint Security**: 83/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - No authorisation is required to call this server. Every tool declares its destructiveHint and none is destructive, so open access doesn't expose one.
  - HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path.
  - The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present.
  - DNSSEC is configured correctly; the domain's records validate against the full chain to the root.
- **Transport & Reachability**: 100/100
  - Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 55/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (fair).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 414 tokens (~103/item across 4 items; 4 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 90/100
  - Stability observed for 27 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 71/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 0% of tool parameters carry a description.
  - Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 4 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 5 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a current MCP spec version (2026-07-28).

## Install

### How do I install the Ball Ranks Fantasy Sports MCP server?

Ball Ranks Fantasy Sports is a hosted endpoint at https://ballranks.com/api/mcp, 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.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http ollynov-ball-ranks 'https://ballranks.com/api/mcp'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ollynov-ball-ranks": {
      "url": "https://ballranks.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "ollynov-ball-ranks": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://ballranks.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.ollynov-ball-ranks]
url = "https://ballranks.com/api/mcp"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "ollynov-ball-ranks": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://ballranks.com/api/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add ollynov-ball-ranks --url 'https://ballranks.com/api/mcp' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  ollynov-ball-ranks:
    url: "https://ballranks.com/api/mcp"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "ollynov-ball-ranks": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://ballranks.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add ollynov-ball-ranks -t streamable-http -u 'https://ballranks.com/api/mcp'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ollynov-ball-ranks": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://ballranks.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

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

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-11-03 (score 81, +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.

### 2026-10-31 (score 80, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 73 to 77. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 22 days of observed history at the previous scan, 23 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-29 (score 79, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 67 to 70. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 20 days of observed history at the previous scan, 21 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-27 (score 78, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 60 to 63. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 18 days of observed history at the previous scan, 19 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-25 (score 77, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 53 to 57. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 16 days of observed history at the previous scan, 17 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-23 (score 76, +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.

### 2026-10-21 (score 75, +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.

### 2026-10-19 (score 74, +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.

## MCP tools (4)

### `get_week_rankings` (~101 tokens)

Get weekly football rankings

Return published weekly fantasy football rankings for one position, week, and scoring format. Use this for start/sit comparisons or a ranked position list. This tool does not support basketball.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (integer)
- `model` (string)
- `offset` (integer)
- `position` (string)
- `scoring_format` (string)
- `season`
- `sport` (string)
- `week` (integer, required)

Output parameters:

- `meta` (object)
- `query` (object)
- `rankings` (array)
- `sourceUrl` (string)
- `total` (integer)

### `get_season_rankings` (~89 tokens)

Get season rankings

Return a paginated Ball Ranks season ranking board for fantasy basketball or football. Basketball uses nine-category per-game rankings; football accepts standard, half-PPR, or PPR scoring.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (integer)
- `model` (string)
- `offset` (integer)
- `scoring_format` (string)
- `season`
- `sport` (string, required)

Output parameters:

- `meta` (object)
- `query` (object)
- `rankings` (array)
- `sourceUrl` (string)
- `total` (integer)

### `get_player_rankings` (~72 tokens)

Get a player's season ranking

Look up one player's published Ball Ranks season ranking by player ID or slug. Use this when the user asks where a specific player ranks.

Input parameters:

- `model` (string)
- `player` (string, required)
- `scoring_format` (string)
- `season`
- `sport` (string, required)

Output parameters:

- `meta` (object)
- `player` (object)
- `ranking` (object)
- `scoringFormat` (string)
- `season` (string|number)
- `sourceUrl` (string)

### `get_player_projections` (~89 tokens)

Get a player's projection

Look up one player's published season projection, or a weekly football projection, by player ID or slug. Weekly projections require scope=weekly and a week number.

Input parameters:

- `model` (string)
- `player` (string, required)
- `scope` (string)
- `scoring_format` (string)
- `season`
- `sport` (string, required)
- `week` (integer)

Output parameters:

- `meta` (object)
- `player` (object)
- `projection` (object)
- `scope` (string)
- `scoringFormat` (string)
- `season` (string|number)
- `sourceUrl` (string)
- `week` (integer)

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/ollynov-ball-ranks/api-mcp#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-11-04: 81
- 2026-11-03: 81
- 2026-11-02: 80
- 2026-11-01: 80
- 2026-10-31: 80
- 2026-10-30: 79
- 2026-10-29: 79
- 2026-10-28: 78
- 2026-10-27: 78
- 2026-10-26: 77
- 2026-10-25: 77
- 2026-10-24: 76
- 2026-10-23: 76
- 2026-10-22: 75
- 2026-10-21: 75
- 2026-10-20: 74
- 2026-10-19: 74
- 2026-10-18: 73
- 2026-10-17: 73
- 2026-10-16: 73
- 2026-10-15: 72
- 2026-10-14: 72
- 2026-10-13: 71
- 2026-10-12: 71
- 2026-10-10: 70

## Common questions

### What is the Ball Ranks Fantasy Sports MCP server?

Ball Ranks Fantasy Sports is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.Ollynov/ball-ranks. Fantasy football and basketball rankings and player projections from Ball Ranks. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://ballranks.com/api/mcp).

### Is the Ball Ranks Fantasy Sports MCP server safe to use?

Ball Ranks Fantasy Sports scores 81 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 Ball Ranks Fantasy Sports MCP server expose?

Ball Ranks Fantasy Sports exposes 4 tools: get_week_rankings, get_season_rankings, get_player_rankings, get_player_projections. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 351 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the Ball Ranks Fantasy Sports MCP server require authentication?

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

### Is the Ball Ranks Fantasy Sports MCP server still maintained?

Ball Ranks Fantasy Sports is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 4 November 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://ballranks.com/api/mcp
- Repository: https://github.com/Ollynov/ball-ranks-plugin
- Website: https://ballranks.com/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/ollynov-ball-ranks/api-mcp.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/ollynov-ball-ranks/api-mcp.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/ollynov-ball-ranks/api-mcp