> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.etonecarg.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Get Event Center > Return one bounded event recap bundle with summary, optional sports-truth sections, optional watch availability, and optional media/editorial enrichment. Canonical tool name: `get_event_center` Family: [Hybrid Bundle Tools](/sports-mcp-server/tools/hybrid-bundle-tools) ## What this tool is best at Return the main one-call event recap bundle with summary, optional lineups, optional timeline, optional stats, optional odds, optional watchability, optional media, and optional editorial. ## Choose this tool when * the product wants the event center in one response instead of calling summary, lineups, timeline, stats, odds, watchability, and media separately. * Source ownership: GSD Lookup primary, availability optional, GSD Metadata media/editorial optional ## Use something smaller or different when * the host only needs one atomic event section or when the extra sections would waste tokens. ## Inputs you need ### Plain-English prerequisites * This tool does not require a prerequisite ID beyond the scoped inputs shown below. ### Required inputs in the public contract | Input | What it means | | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `eventId` | Event ref for the selected event-center experience. | | `timeFrom` | Bounded window start for the watchability-aware sections inside the bundle. | | `timeTo` | Bounded window end for the watchability-aware sections inside the bundle. | ### Optional inputs in the public contract | Input | What it means | | --------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `idSource` | Lookup-path hint for the supplied ID. `auto` uses namespace-aware routing, `gsd` treats the ID as sports-truth-facing, and `on` treats it as On-facing. It does not change source-of-truth ownership. | | `includeLineups` | Include lineups and officials in the event-center bundle. | | `includeTimeline` | Include play-by-play, incidents, or event-action timeline data in the bundle. | | `includeStats` | Include event stats in the bundle. | | `includeOdds` | Include odds data when available. | | `includeWatchOptions` | Include watchability enrichment in the bundle. | | `includeMedia` | Include bounded media and imagery enrichment in the bundle. | | `includeEditorial` | Include editorial enrichment when the experience truly needs it. Leave it off for tighter default responses. | | `includeSections` | Optional section allow-list for bundle tools. Use it when the host wants one composed tool but still needs a bounded payload. | | `rowLimit` | Optional cap for repeated rows returned inside bundles such as hubs or event-center watchability sections. | | `language` | Optional BCP 47 language hint such as `en-US`. Use it when the host needs translated provider output. | ### Notes on optional inputs * `includeSections` overrides the individual boolean include flags when both are provided. * `timeFrom` and `timeTo` are still required even for one known event because watchability-aware sections are window-bound. ## Sequencing guidance | Needed ID or scope | Call this first | Then use | | ------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | scope | [Tool Catalog](/sports-mcp-server/tools/tool-catalog) | Start from the smallest tool that can safely anchor the workflow, then deepen only if the user asks for more. | * Use this only after the host already knows the correct event. * Start from `get_event_summary` instead when the UX does not need the full bundle. ## Response highlights * This is the main one-call event recap bundle, not a raw passthrough of every upstream event endpoint. * The bundle is section-bounded and may return partial success with explicit `meta.partial`, `meta.missingSections[]`, and `meta.limitations[]` when one requested section is unavailable. ## Response shape | Field | What it means | | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `data.summary` | Minimum event summary block for the selected event. | | `data.lineups` | Optional lineup and official block. | | `data.timeline` | Optional action or play-by-play block. | | `data.stats` | Optional stats bundle containing `teamStats` and `personStats` plus normalized groups. | | `data.odds` | Optional odds block. | | `data.watchAvailability` | Optional watchability bundle with `options[]`, `eventEvidence[]`, `linkageStatus`, and `availabilityMode`. | | `data.media / data.editorial` | Optional bounded media and editorial enrichment blocks. | | `meta.partial / meta.missingSections[] / meta.limitations[]` | Envelope-level signals for requested sections that were intentionally omitted or unavailable. | ## Reuse next * Reuse provider refs returned by this tool to avoid resolving the same entity again. * Read `meta.agentHints.recommendedNextTools` and `meta.agentHints.disambiguationOptions` as non-binding host hints. ## Example requests ```json JSON-RPC theme={null} { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": "tool-call-1", "method": "tools/call", "params": { "name": "get_event_center", "arguments": { "eventId": "MATCH_ID", "timeFrom": "2026-04-08T18:00:00Z", "timeTo": "2026-04-08T23:00:00Z", "includeEditorial": false } } } ``` ```bash curl theme={null} curl "https://sports-mcp-server.etonecarg.com/" \ -X POST \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $SPORTS_MCP_API_KEY" \ -H "Accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -H "mcp-protocol-version: 2025-03-26" \ -d '{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": "tool-call-1", "method": "tools/call", "params": { "name": "get_event_center", "arguments": { "eventId": "MATCH_ID", "timeFrom": "2026-04-08T18:00:00Z", "timeTo": "2026-04-08T23:00:00Z", "includeEditorial": false } } }' ``` ```ts TypeScript theme={null} const payload = { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": "tool-call-1", "method": "tools/call", "params": { "name": "get_event_center", "arguments": { "eventId": "MATCH_ID", "timeFrom": "2026-04-08T18:00:00Z", "timeTo": "2026-04-08T23:00:00Z", "includeEditorial": false } } }; const response = await fetch("https://sports-mcp-server.etonecarg.com/", { method: "POST", headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.SPORTS_MCP_API_KEY!}`, Accept: "application/json, text/event-stream", "Content-Type": "application/json", "mcp-protocol-version": "2025-03-26", }, body: JSON.stringify(payload), }); const data = await response.json(); console.log(JSON.stringify(data, null, 2)); ``` ```python Python theme={null} import json import os import requests payload = { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": "tool-call-1", "method": "tools/call", "params": { "name": "get_event_center", "arguments": { "eventId": "MATCH_ID", "timeFrom": "2026-04-08T18:00:00Z", "timeTo": "2026-04-08T23:00:00Z", "includeEditorial": False } } } response = requests.post( "https://sports-mcp-server.etonecarg.com/", headers={ "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['SPORTS_MCP_API_KEY']}", "Accept": "application/json, text/event-stream", "Content-Type": "application/json", "mcp-protocol-version": "2025-03-26", }, json=payload, timeout=30, ) response.raise_for_status() print(json.dumps(response.json(), indent=2)) ``` ```json JSON-RPC theme={null} { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": "tool-call-1", "method": "tools/call", "params": { "name": "get_event_center", "arguments": { "eventId": "MATCH_ID", "timeFrom": "2026-04-08T18:00:00Z", "timeTo": "2026-04-08T23:00:00Z", "includeLineups": true, "includeTimeline": true, "includeStats": true, "includeOdds": true, "includeWatchOptions": true, "includeMedia": true, "includeEditorial": true } } } ``` ```bash curl theme={null} curl "https://sports-mcp-server.etonecarg.com/" \ -X POST \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $SPORTS_MCP_API_KEY" \ -H "Accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -H "mcp-protocol-version: 2025-03-26" \ -d '{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": "tool-call-1", "method": "tools/call", "params": { "name": "get_event_center", "arguments": { "eventId": "MATCH_ID", "timeFrom": "2026-04-08T18:00:00Z", "timeTo": "2026-04-08T23:00:00Z", "includeLineups": true, "includeTimeline": true, "includeStats": true, "includeOdds": true, "includeWatchOptions": true, "includeMedia": true, "includeEditorial": true } } }' ``` ```ts TypeScript theme={null} const payload = { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": "tool-call-1", "method": "tools/call", "params": { "name": "get_event_center", "arguments": { "eventId": "MATCH_ID", "timeFrom": "2026-04-08T18:00:00Z", "timeTo": "2026-04-08T23:00:00Z", "includeLineups": true, "includeTimeline": true, "includeStats": true, "includeOdds": true, "includeWatchOptions": true, "includeMedia": true, "includeEditorial": true } } }; const response = await fetch("https://sports-mcp-server.etonecarg.com/", { method: "POST", headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.SPORTS_MCP_API_KEY!}`, Accept: "application/json, text/event-stream", "Content-Type": "application/json", "mcp-protocol-version": "2025-03-26", }, body: JSON.stringify(payload), }); const data = await response.json(); console.log(JSON.stringify(data, null, 2)); ``` ```python Python theme={null} import json import os import requests payload = { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": "tool-call-1", "method": "tools/call", "params": { "name": "get_event_center", "arguments": { "eventId": "MATCH_ID", "timeFrom": "2026-04-08T18:00:00Z", "timeTo": "2026-04-08T23:00:00Z", "includeLineups": True, "includeTimeline": True, "includeStats": True, "includeOdds": True, "includeWatchOptions": True, "includeMedia": True, "includeEditorial": True } } } response = requests.post( "https://sports-mcp-server.etonecarg.com/", headers={ "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['SPORTS_MCP_API_KEY']}", "Accept": "application/json, text/event-stream", "Content-Type": "application/json", "mcp-protocol-version": "2025-03-26", }, json=payload, timeout=30, ) response.raise_for_status() print(json.dumps(response.json(), indent=2)) ``` ## Related tools ### Previous-step tools * [`get_event_summary`](/sports-mcp-server/tool-reference/get_event_summary) * [`get_watch_availability`](/sports-mcp-server/tool-reference/get_watch_availability) ### Next-step tools * [`get_media_assets`](/sports-mcp-server/tool-reference/get_media_assets) * [`get_program_context`](/sports-mcp-server/tool-reference/get_program_context) ### Alternative tools * No common alternatives. ## Prompt patterns this tool fits * Use `get_event_center` when the host already knows the right scope and needs this job directly. ## Common mistakes * Turning on every optional section by default when a smaller response would answer the prompt just as well.