# bielacki-igdb-mcp-server

An MCP server that wires your coding agent into the IGDB game database. Search titles, pull full game cards, and list hyped upcoming releases without leaving the chat.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI · ★ 5
- Author: bielacki
- License: MIT · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/bielacki/igdb-mcp-server
- Updated: 2026-10-21
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/bielacki-igdb-mcp-server

## What it does

Four tools come with the server. `search_games` looks titles up by name, `get_game_details` returns a full card for a given IGDB game ID, `get_most_anticipated_games` ranks unreleased titles by hype, and `custom_query` runs raw Apicalypse queries against any endpoint. Two resources ship alongside: a list of IGDB endpoints and a syntax guide for the query language.

You need a Client ID and Client Secret from the Twitch Developer Console. Without them the server can't authenticate, so set `IGDB_CLIENT_ID` and `IGDB_CLIENT_SECRET` in your client config. OAuth tokens get cached, which keeps repeat lookups from re-authenticating every time.

IGDB caps you at 4 requests per second and the server does no throttling of its own. Fire off queries in a tight loop and the API will start rejecting them. Request the fields you need in one call, or batch several lookups together.

## Requirements
- Remote server: `https://server.smithery.ai/@bielacki/igdb-mcp-server/mcp`

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
claude mcp add --transport http bielacki-igdb-mcp-server https://server.smithery.ai/@bielacki/igdb-mcp-server/mcp
```

### Codex

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
codex mcp add bielacki-igdb-mcp-server --url https://server.smithery.ai/@bielacki/igdb-mcp-server/mcp
```

### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "bielacki-igdb-mcp-server": {
            "url": "https://server.smithery.ai/@bielacki/igdb-mcp-server/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```

### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "bielacki-igdb-mcp-server": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://server.smithery.ai/@bielacki/igdb-mcp-server/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
gemini mcp add -t http bielacki-igdb-mcp-server https://server.smithery.ai/@bielacki/igdb-mcp-server/mcp
```

## When to use it
- look up a game by title and check its rating
- pull the platform list and release date for a title
- collect the most hyped unreleased games
- see everything a studio has published
- run a custom Apicalypse query against IGDB

## Example prompts
- Search for Elden Ring and list its expansions
- Which platforms is Hogwarts Legacy on?
- Show me the most anticipated games by hype

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