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BoardGameGeek MCP Server MCP Server

Name: BoardGameGeek MCP Server
Author: kkjdaniel

BoardGameGeek MCP server providing access to BGG API data through standardized tools

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~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kkjdaniel-bgg-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "docker.io/kdaniel/bgg-mcp:1.9.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BGG_API_KEY": "",
        "BGG_COOKIE": "",
        "BGG_USERNAME": "",
        "BGG_DISABLE_UPDATE_CHECK": ""
      }
    }
  }
}

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Environment

Name	Required	Notes
BGG_API_KEY	No	API key for BoardGameGeek authentication (recommended). Obtain from https://boardgamegeek.com/applications
BGG_COOKIE	No	Cookie string for BGG authentication (alternative to API key). Format: 'bggusername=user; bggpassword=pass; SessionID=xyz'
BGG_USERNAME	No	Your BoardGameGeek username for references such as ME or MY in prompts
BGG_DISABLE_UPDATE_CHECK	No	Set to true to stop the server checking GitHub for a newer release

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