Hotline Sports · Agent integration

Watch answers, inside your assistant.

Connect Hotline Sports to an MCP-compatible host to find a game, see its public US broadcast information, and open its watch options. Hosts supporting MCP Apps can display a Hotline Sports card.

Connect

MCP Streamable HTTP endpoint:

https://hotlinesports.com/api/mcp

This public integration is free and does not require a Hotline account. Add the endpoint through your host’s custom MCP connection settings. Custom connections and embedded cards depend on your host and account. A public directory listing is not yet available.

Try a watch question

“Use Hotline Sports to find the next Minnesota Vikings game and tell me where it airs.”

find_game finds event candidates by team or event name, date, league, and time zone.
where_to_watch uses the returned event ID to retrieve public broadcast information and the branded card. A ZIP is optional.

Check the connection

An MCP client initializes the connection, then lists the tools. For a quick read-only HTTP check, this request lists the available tools without sending account data:

curl https://hotlinesports.com/api/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Accept: application/json, text/event-stream' \
  --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list","params":{}}'

Expect a JSON-RPC result containing find_game and where_to_watch. Use the returned input schemas when calling a tool. If several games match, ask the fan to choose before looking up watch information.

Connection details

Transport: stateless Streamable HTTP POST. Opening the endpoint with GET returns 405 with an instruction to use POST; it does not provide an event stream.
No API key or account connection is required. The tools do not read or change saved plans.
On HTTP 429, honor the Retry-After header. Check JSON-RPC errors and tool isError results before presenting an answer.
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What the answer means

Channel listings describe where a game airs. They do not confirm that your subscriptions carry it. Regional coverage can vary; a ZIP alone does not verify a local affiliate assignment. Every answer preserves uncertainty and links back to Hotline Sports. Retrieval time is separate from source verification time, which is currently unavailable.

The tools are read-only. They do not connect your Hotline account or read saved subscriptions. Send only the team, date, and optional ZIP needed for the question; do not send credentials or account details.

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