Parlay
Read-only MCP server for live Polymarket, Kalshi, Limitless odds; Manifold sentiment.
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Read-only MCP server for live Polymarket, Kalshi, Limitless odds; Manifold sentiment.
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README
# Parlay — Prediction Market MCP Server
[](https://lobehub.com/mcp/parlay-run-parlay-mcp)
The AI-native intelligence layer for prediction markets.
Parlay is a hosted MCP server for searching, comparing, and briefing prediction markets from AI assistants. It is a PMXT-backed aggregator over Polymarket, Kalshi, and Limitless, with Manifold treated separately as a sentiment-only signal. This repository is the public bundle and connection reference for the hosted Parlay service at `https://mcp.parlay.run/mcp`; it does not contain the MCP server implementation.
## What it does
| Tool | What it does |
| --- | --- |
| `search_markets` | Cross-venue keyword search for live prediction markets and event contracts |
| `market_brief` | Synthesized brief on a topic, combining real-money signals with community sentiment |
| `discover_markets` | Browse trending, high-volume, fast-moving, or high-disagreement markets |
| `compare_markets` | Compare the same event contract across venues side-by-side — probability, liquidity, settlement |
| `scan_discrepancies` | Surface cross-venue price discrepancies as a discovery feed (informational, not trade recommendations) |
| `inspect_platform` | Drill into a single named venue |
Every tool response carries unified metadata: data freshness, venues queried, venues failed, market type (`real_money` / `sentiment` / `mixed`), match confidence (`high` / `medium` / `low` / `not_applicable`), liquidity status, risk flags, and a standard non-trade-recommendation disclaimer.
## Connect
Parlay supports two connection paths depending on your client.
### Path A — Claude.ai (Desktop, web, mobile, Cowork)
Parlay connects through Claude's Custom Connectors interface. The same flow works across all Claude surfaces.
1. Open Claude settings (profile icon → **Settings**).
2. In the sidebar, select **Connectors**.
3. Scroll to the bottom and click **Add custom connector**.
4. Enter URL: `https://mcp.parlay.run/mcp`
5. Click **Add**, then **Connect** to complete OAuth authorization.
Parlay's tools will appear in your tool list on the next message.
> **Note:** Custom Connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise plans. Free Claude users are limited to one custom connector at a time. Do **not** configure Parlay through `claude_desktop_config.json` — that file is for local stdio MCP servers only; Parlay is a remote MCP server.
### Path B — OpenClaw, Cursor, Cline, Claude Code, LobeHub, and other JSON-config clients
These clients read MCP server configuration from a JSON file and don't run an OAuth dance themselves. Use a personal access token instead.
1. Generate a token at https://parlay.run/settings/tokens
2. Export it: `export PARLAY_TOKEN=parlay_pat_xxxxxxxxxxxx`
**Security**: Treat your token as a secret. Do not share, log, or commit it. Store it only in your local MCP client configuration.
#### Cline
**Recommended**: Use Cline's Remote Servers tab → "Add Server", entering `https://mcp.parlay.run/mcp` as the URL, selecting **Streamable HTTP** as the Transport Type, and adding `Authorization: Bearer <your token>` as a header.
For manual JSON editing or detailed troubleshooting, see [llms-install.md](./llms-install.md). **Do not copy `.mcp.json` verbatim into Cline** — Cline uses a slightly different schema (covered in the install guide).
**OpenClaw**
```bash
git clone https://github.com/parlay-run/parlay-mcp.git
openclaw plugins install ./parlay-mcp
openclaw gateway restart
```
**Cursor / Claude Code**
Drop the `parlay` entry from `.mcp.json` (at the root of this repo) into your client's MCP server config.
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"parlay": {
"url": "https://mcp.parlay.run/mcp",
"transport": "streamable-http",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer ${PARLAY_TOKEN}"
}
}
}
}
```
## Coverage
- Real-money: Polymarket, Kalshi, Limitless
- Sentiment (architecturally separated): Manifold
- Catalog-only: Smarkets, Myriad, Metaculus, Probable, Baozi
## Compliance posture
- **Read-only.** No order placement, no position management, no fund custody.
- **No private credentials handled.** Users never share venue API keys with Parlay.
- **Sentiment isolation.** Manifold is mechanically excluded from real-money tools (`compare_markets`, `scan_discrepancies`). The `sentiment_market_excluded` risk flag is emitted whenever it is filtered out.
- **Settlement and liquidity risk flags.** Markets with weak settlement criteria, missing volume data, or stale signals carry explicit risk flags in their metadata.
- **Standard disclaimers.** Every tool response carries a non-trade-recommendation disclaimer in its metadata block.
```
Claude / ChatGPT / Gemini / OpenClaw
↕ (MCP over HTTPS)
┌────────────────────┐
│ mcp.parlay.run │
│ (this server) │
└────────┬───────────┘
│
┌────────────┴────────────┐
↓ ↓
Real-money data layer Sentiment data layer
Polymarket, Kalshi Manifold
+ secondary venues (isolated)
```
## Pricing
- **Free**: 15 tool calls / month (search_markets, market_brief)
- **Pro**: $29/mo, 150 calls / month
- **Team**: coming soon, 1,500 calls / month
## Built on
Parlay's real-money venue access is built on [PMXT](https://www.pmxt.dev), an open-source unified SDK for prediction market venues. Parlay adds the AI intelligence layer on top: event comparability, settlement-risk metadata, sentiment isolation, and tool orchestration for MCP. PMXT trading methods are explicitly **not** exposed by Parlay — the hosted product is read-only by design.
## Resources
- [parlay.run](https://parlay.run)
- Server endpoint: https://mcp.parlay.run/mcp
## License
This repository — including connection examples, metadata, and client configuration files for the hosted Parlay MCP service — is licensed under the MIT License. See [LICENSE](LICENSE). The repository/service licensing split is also described in [TERMS.md](TERMS.md).
The hosted Parlay service at `mcp.parlay.run`, Parlay brand assets, APIs, data products, pricing, accounts, and service outputs are proprietary and governed by the Parlay Terms of Service: https://www.parlay.run/terms-of-service.