Integrates with the Steam API to provide user gaming information to AI assistants via the Model Context Protocol.
Most developer tooling work still happens through a UI a human drives. Steam Context MCP server moves it into the conversation instead. Integrates with the Steam API to provide user gaming information to AI assistants via the Model Context Protocol.
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides Steam gaming context to AI assistants. This service integrates with the Steam API to fetch user gaming information and exposes it through the MCP protocol, allowing AI assistants to access and understand users' gaming activities and preferences.
Installation goes through your MCP client rather than a global install: point it at ghcr.io/dsp/mcp-server-steam on a container image and it is fetched when the client starts. The copy-paste blocks for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are further down this page.
The server publishes 2 tools. What each one is for:
Configuration — The Configuration tool exposed by this serverPrerequisites — The Prerequisites tool exposed by this serverConfiguration is passed through the environment: STEAM_API_KEY. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.
Among the developer tooling options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. Steam Context's toolset — Configuration, Prerequisites — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by dsp; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
This entry was verified against Steam Context's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Configuration | The Configuration tool exposed by this server. |
| Prerequisites | The Prerequisites tool exposed by this server. |
{
"mcpServers": {
"steam-context": {
"command": "docker",
"args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "ghcr.io/dsp/mcp-server-steam"],
"env": {
"STEAM_API_KEY": "your-value"
}
}
}
}Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| STEAM_API_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
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