Gearboy
skills · by drhelius
Game Boy / Game Boy Color / Super Game Boy emulator, debugger and embedded MCP server for macOS, Windows, Linux, BSD and RetroArch.
No known CVEs
GPL-3.0 license
Actively maintained
Last commit 1d ago
Works with most clients
Transport: stdio, sse, http
0 tools
Grade F
Step 1
Install in your client
Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.
CD
Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse, http · Node 18+
Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"gearboy": {
"args": [
"-y",
"skills"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
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What Gearboy does
Gearboy is an accurate cross-platform Game Boy / Game Boy Color / Super Game Boy emulator written in C++ that runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, BSD and RetroArch, with an embedded MCP server for debugging and tooling.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Gearboy safe to use?
- Gearboy has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under GPL-3.0.
- How do I install Gearboy?
- Gearboy supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
- What AI clients work with Gearboy?
- Gearboy is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
- Is Gearboy actively maintained?
- Gearboy is actively maintained — last commit was 1 day ago. It has 1,165 GitHub stars.
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