Pico8 Mcp
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MCP server that lets LLM agents play real PICO-8 carts in deterministic lockstep: press buttons, step frames, inspect screenshots, read Lua globals, peek memory, reset/replay, and watch live in a browser.
Details
- Author
- smartfrog
- Downloads
- 212
- Categories
- Other, AI
Jump to
- Deterministic lockstep with real PICO-8 carts
- Press buttons and step individual frames
- Inspect screenshots and read Lua globals
- Peek and poke memory addresses
- Reset and replay game sessions
- Watch live gameplay in a browser
Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
-
Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
Pico8 McpCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"pico8 mcp": {
"pico8": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/path/to/pico8-mcp/dist/index.js"
],
"env": {
"PICO8_BIN": "/path/to/pico8"
}
}
}
}
}McpServers
{
"pico8": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/path/to/pico8-mcp/dist/index.js"
],
"env": {
"PICO8_BIN": "/path/to/pico8"
}
}
}MCP server that lets LLM agents play real PICO-8 carts in deterministic lockstep: press buttons, step frames, inspect screenshots, read Lua globals, peek memory, reset/replay, and watch live in a browser.
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