# How do I give Claude or ChatGPT live Novig data?

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Canonical: https://novigapi.com/answers/novig-data-for-ai-agents
Updated: 2026-11-15

Add novigapi.com's remote MCP server, https://novigapi.com/api/mcp, to Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor. Its search, fetch and devig tools work with no key; market, props, line history and fair-price tools need a free key, which an agent can request itself through an approval code you confirm (checked 15 Nov 2026). (Source: [novigapi.com pricing](https://novigapi.com/pricing))

An agent with Novig data can answer "what's the fair price on Mahomes passing yards and how has it moved today?" from the live book instead of from memory.

The server is stateless JSON-RPC over HTTPS, so any MCP client that supports remote servers can use it.

## How the options compare

Odds data for agents, checked 15 Nov 2026

| Source | MCP server | Free tier | Paid plans |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| novigapi.com | Remote MCP at novigapi.com/api/mcp; search, fetch and devig need no key | 100 credits a month, 20 requests a minute, no card | Developer $49, Production $149, Scale $499 a month; $9 for 1,000 credits that never expire |
| Odds-API.io | Open-source MCP server on GitHub | None listed on its pricing page | Solo $65 (2 books) to Pro $299 (15 books) a month; WebSocket add-on at the same price again |
| SportsGameOdds | Published sports-odds-api-mcp package | Amateur: 10 requests a minute, 2,500 objects a month, 10-minute updates | Rookie $99 (3-minute updates), Pro $299 (sub-minute, historical data) a month |
| TheRundown | Hosted MCP plus a local stdio download | 20,000 data points a day, 5-minute delay, no history | Starter $49 (60 s delay, 7-day history) to Max $2,499 (unlimited history) a month |
| OpticOdds | MCP integration guide for API customers | Not published | Not published; sales-led |


## Where novigapi.com falls short

> The MCP server covers Novig alone. Agents that need prices across many sportsbooks need a multi-book feed's server as well.

## Try it

Paste into your client's MCP settings. Leave the header out to try the keyless tools first.

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "novig": {
      "url": "https://novigapi.com/api/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer nv_..." }
    }
  }
}
```

Read the [endpoint reference](https://novigapi.com/docs/endpoints), compare [plans and credits](https://novigapi.com/pricing), or send a request from the [playground](https://novigapi.com/playground).

## Questions

### Can an agent sign up by itself?

Yes. It calls start_signup, you approve the code at novigapi.com/connect, and the key arrives once.

### Which tools work without a key?

search, fetch and devig. They cost no credits.

## Sources

- [Odds-API.io: pricing](https://odds-api.io/pricing)
- [SportsGameOdds: pricing](https://sportsgameodds.com/pricing)
- [TheRundown: API pricing](https://therundown.io/pricing/api)
- [OpticOdds: Novig page](https://opticodds.com/sportsbooks/novig-api)
- [novigapi.com endpoint reference](https://novigapi.com/docs/endpoints)

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