Install espn for Claude Desktop
Claude Desktop reads mcpServers from claude_desktop_config.json. Restart the app after saving.
- Open ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS, %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json on Windows, or ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on Linux.
- Paste the JSON config below.
- Replace placeholder secrets, then restart the client if it does not reload on its own.
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"christianclaudio-mcp-server-espn": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-server-espn"
],
"env": {
"ESPN_BASE_URL": "https://site.web.api.espn.com",
"ESPN_TIMEOUT_SECONDS": "30.0",
"ESPN_MAX_RETRIES": "3",
"ESPN_MCP_READONLY": "0",
"ESPN_MCP_PROFILE": "full",
"ESPN_MCP_ENABLE_TOOL_SEARCH": "0"
}
}
}
}