How do I install the Esports skill?

Run npx skillmds add machina-sports/esports in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

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Which AI agents work with Esports?

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Is Esports free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free. This skill is licensed under MIT.

Who published Esports?

machina-sports (@machina-sports) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Esports by machina-sports — Agent Skill

Name: Esports
Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Author: machina-sports

Esports

Esports data — Dota 2 (OpenDota) and League of Legends esports (Leaguepedia). Pro matches, tournaments, teams, and structured LoL competitive data. Use when: user asks about Dota 2 pro matches/teams/leagues, or LoL esports tournaments/rosters/results. Don't use when: user asks about esports betting/odds — use the `kalshi` (get_esports_odds) or `polymarket` (get_esports_events) skills (no keyless bookmaker-odds source exists). Don't use for non-Dota/LoL titles (only Dota 2 and LoL are covered).

File contents

Esports Data

Keyless, public sources. No API key, no signup.

Dota 2 → OpenDota (api.opendota.com). Real JSON. Free tier ~60 req/min.
League of Legends esports → Leaguepedia Cargo (lol.fandom.com). Structured rows. CC-BY-SA — attribute Leaguepedia when you reuse the data.

CRITICAL

Dota 2 only for match/team/league data (OpenDota). LoL uses Leaguepedia Cargo.
Leaguepedia is aggressively rate-limited. The throttle comes back as an in-body error (Leaguepedia API error: ...) on an HTTP 200 — not a 4xx. Results are cached ~30 min; don't hammer it.
No odds here. Bookmaker odds for esports are not available keyless. For implied-probability signals, use kalshi get_esports_odds --game=cs2 or polymarket get_esports_events.
Personal use. Third-party ToS apply (OpenDota MIT; Leaguepedia CC-BY-SA).

Quick Start

CLI:

sports-skills esports get_pro_matches --limit=10
sports-skills esports get_pro_teams --limit=10
sports-skills esports get_leagues --tier=premium
sports-skills esports get_lol_tournaments --region=Korea --limit=5
sports-skills esports lol_cargo_query --tables=Teams --fields=Name,Region --limit=5

Python:

from sports_skills import esports

esports.get_pro_matches(limit=10)
esports.get_lol_tournaments(region="Brazil")

Commands

Command	Description
`get_pro_matches`	Recent Dota 2 professional matches (OpenDota)
`get_leagues`	Dota 2 leagues/tournaments, filter by tier (OpenDota)
`get_pro_teams`	Top Dota 2 teams by rating (OpenDota)
`get_match`	Detailed Dota 2 match by id (OpenDota)
`get_lol_tournaments`	Recent LoL esports tournaments (Leaguepedia)
`lol_cargo_query`	Raw Leaguepedia Cargo query (any table/fields)

Leaguepedia Cargo reference

lol_cargo_query needs tables + fields. Common tables (fields vary — verify with a small query first): Tournaments (Name, DateStart, DateEnd, League, Region, Prizepool), MatchSchedule (Team1, Team2, Winner, DateTime_UTC, BestOf), ScoreboardGames, Players, Teams. Full schema: https://lol.fandom.com/wiki/Special:CargoTables.

Troubleshooting

Leaguepedia API error: You've exceeded your rate limit → you're being throttled. Wait and retry; the connector caches for ~30 min to help.
Empty matches/teams from OpenDota → transient; OpenDota is volunteer-run best-effort infra with no SLA. Retry.

---name: esportsdescription: Esports data — Dota 2 (OpenDota) and League of Legends esports (Leaguepedia). Pro matches, tournaments, teams, and structured LoL competitive data. Use when: user asks about Dota 2 pro matches/teams/leagues, or LoL esports tournaments/rosters/results. Don't use when: user asks about esports betting/odds — use the `kalshi` (get_esports_odds) or `polymarket` (get_esports_events) skills (no keyless bookmaker-odds source exists). Don't use for non-Dota/LoL titles (only Dota 2 and LoL are covered).license: MIT---# Esports DataKeyless, public sources. **No API key, no signup.**- **Dota 2** → OpenDota (`api.opendota.com`). Real JSON. Free tier ~60 req/min.- **League of Legends esports** → Leaguepedia Cargo (`lol.fandom.com`). Structured rows. **CC-BY-SA — attribute Leaguepedia when you reuse the data.**## CRITICAL- **Dota 2 only** for match/team/league data (OpenDota). LoL uses Leaguepedia Cargo.- **Leaguepedia is aggressively rate-limited.** The throttle comes back as an *in-body* error (`Leaguepedia API error: ...`) on an HTTP 200 — not a 4xx. Results are cached ~30 min; don't hammer it.- **No odds here.** Bookmaker odds for esports are not available keyless. For implied-probability signals, use `kalshi get_esports_odds --game=cs2` or `polymarket get_esports_events`.- **Personal use.** Third-party ToS apply (OpenDota MIT; Leaguepedia CC-BY-SA).## Quick StartCLI:```bashsports-skills esports get_pro_matches --limit=10sports-skills esports get_pro_teams --limit=10sports-skills esports get_leagues --tier=premiumsports-skills esports get_lol_tournaments --region=Korea --limit=5sports-skills esports lol_cargo_query --tables=Teams --fields=Name,Region --limit=5```Python:```pythonfrom sports_skills import esportsesports.get_pro_matches(limit=10)esports.get_lol_tournaments(region="Brazil")```## Commands| Command | Description ||---|---|| `get_pro_matches` | Recent Dota 2 professional matches (OpenDota) || `get_leagues` | Dota 2 leagues/tournaments, filter by tier (OpenDota) || `get_pro_teams` | Top Dota 2 teams by rating (OpenDota) || `get_match` | Detailed Dota 2 match by id (OpenDota) || `get_lol_tournaments` | Recent LoL esports tournaments (Leaguepedia) || `lol_cargo_query` | Raw Leaguepedia Cargo query (any table/fields) |## Leaguepedia Cargo reference`lol_cargo_query` needs `tables` + `fields`. Common tables (fields vary — verifywith a small query first): `Tournaments` (Name, DateStart, DateEnd, League,Region, Prizepool), `MatchSchedule` (Team1, Team2, Winner, DateTime_UTC, BestOf),`ScoreboardGames`, `Players`, `Teams`. Full schema:<https://lol.fandom.com/wiki/Special:CargoTables>.## Troubleshooting- `Leaguepedia API error: You've exceeded your rate limit` → you're being throttled. Wait and retry; the connector caches for ~30 min to help.- Empty `matches`/`teams` from OpenDota → transient; OpenDota is volunteer-run best-effort infra with no SLA. Retry.

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