---
title: ToolRouter — Agent Use Case Guide
description: Step-by-step guide for completing a task with a specific AI agent using ToolRouter.
url: https://toolrouter.com/tools/sports-scores/use-cases/get-live-scores/claude
---
# How to Get Live Sports Scores with Claude

Claude turns raw sports data into analytical insights by pulling live scores, historical results, and schedule data, then reasoning through what the numbers actually mean for teams, players, and playoff races. It identifies trends like winning streaks and home-court advantages, highlights upsets that break expected patterns, and builds the kind of statistical narratives that go beyond what you get from a simple box score. Ask follow-up questions to drill deeper into any aspect of the data.

## Setup

claude mcp add toolrouter -- npx -y toolrouter-mcp

## Steps

1. Connect ToolRouter: claude mcp add toolrouter -- npx -y toolrouter-mcp
2. Ask Claude: "Get live scores for NBA games using sports-scores"
3. Claude returns current scores for all games in progress
4. Ask follow-up questions like "Is the Lakers game close?"
5. Request periodic updates to track games over time

## Example Prompt

```
What are the live NBA scores right now? Show me all games in progress with current scores and quarter.
```

## Tips

- Specify the league to narrow results to the sport you care about
- Ask Claude to summarize which games are close for quick triage
- Combine with team_schedule to know when upcoming games start
