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Opendota — Model Context Protocol server
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A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation for accessing OpenDota API data. This server enables LLMs and AI assistants to retrieve real-time Dota 2 statistics, match data, player information, and more through a standard interface.
Features
- Access player profiles, statistics, and match history
- Retrieve detailed match information
- Look up professional players and teams
- Get hero statistics and rankings
- Search for players by name
- And more!
Installation
Installing via Smithery
To install OpenDota API Server for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:
npx -y @smithery/cli install @asusevski/opendota-mcp-server --client claude
Manual Installation
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/asusevski/opendota-mcp-server.git
cd opendota-mcp-server
# Option 1: Automated setup (works with bash, zsh, and other shells)
./scripts/setup_env.sh
# Option 2: Manual installation with uv
uv add pyproject.toml
# For development dependencies
uv pip install -e ".[dev]"
Usage
Setting up your environment
- (Optional but recommended) Create an OpenDota API key at https://www.opendota.com/api-keys
- Set your API key as an environment variable:
export OPENDOTA_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
Running the server directly
python -m src.opendota_server.server
Running the server with Claude Desktop
Follow this: https://modelcontextprotocol.io/quickstart/user
If you use WSL, assuming you have cloned the repo and set up the python environment, this is how I wrote the claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"opendota": {
"command": "wsl.exe",
"args": [
"--",
"bash",
"-c",
"cd ~/opendota-mcp-server && source .venv/bin/activate && python src/opendota_server/server.py"
]
}
}
}
Using the example client
python -m src.client
Specific tools included:
- get_player_by_id - Retrieve player information by account ID
- get_player_recent_matches - Get recent matches for a player
- get_match_data - Get detailed data for a specific match
- get_player_win_loss - Get win/loss statistics for a player
- get_player_heroes - Get a player's most played heroes
- get_hero_stats - Get statistics for heroes
- search_player - Search for players by name
- get_pro_players - Get list of professional players
- get_pro_matches - Get recent professional matches
- get_player_peers - Get players who have played with a specified player
- get_heroes - Get list of all Dota 2 heroes
- get_player_totals - Get player's overall stats totals
- get_player_rankings - Get player hero rankings
- get_player_wordcloud - Get most common words used by player in chat
- get_team_info - Get information about a team
- get_public_matches - Get recent public matches
- get_match_heroes - Get heroes played in a specific match
Security
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License
MIT
Installing Opendota
This server has no published package — it is built from source. Open the repository and follow its README.
▸ github.com/asusevski/opendota-mcp-serverFAQ
Is Opendota MCP free?
Yes, Opendota MCP is free — one-click install via Unyly at no cost.
Does Opendota need an API key?
No, Opendota runs without API keys or environment variables.
Is Opendota hosted or self-hosted?
Self-hosted: the server runs locally on your machine via the install command above.
How do I install Opendota in Claude Desktop, Claude Code or Cursor?
Open Opendota on unyly.org, pick your client tab (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor) and press Install — the config is generated automatically, no JSON editing.
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