Ball Ranks MCP Server

About Ball Ranks

Hosted, read-only remote MCP server for NFL and NBA fantasy rankings and player projections. Four tools: get_week_rankings, get_season_rankings, get_player_rankings, get_player_projections. Model Zero is free without authentication (rate limited); Premium Model One uses Authorization: Bearer <api key> with the same tool shapes. Docs: https://ballranks.com/developers. OpenAPI: https://ballranks.com/openapi.json.

Ball Ranks tools (4)

Read from the live server on Oct 26, 2026. These are the tools your AI assistant can call once connected.

get_week_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.

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.

get_player_rankings

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.

get_player_projections

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.

How to connect Ball Ranks to Claude, Cursor or VS Code

Ball Ranks runs as a hosted remote MCP server at https://ballranks.com/api/mcp. Add that URL to your MCP client's config (Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code) and the tools appear immediately, no install required.

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

Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http ball-ranks https://ballranks.com/api/mcp. Servers that require OAuth or an API key will prompt on first use.