Minesweeper MCP Server: Global Real-Time Battles & Lightning Ranks

Unleash your Minesweeper mastery on the ultimate MCP server—global real-time matches, lightning-fast rankings, and explosive fun await! Join the challenge today!

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About Minesweeper MCP Server

What is Minesweeper MCP Server: Global Real-Time Battles & Lightning Ranks?

Minesweeper MCP Server is a specialized tool built on the Model Context Protocol (MCP) framework, designed to enable AI agents to play Minesweeper in real-time competitive environments. It acts as an interface between MCP-compatible clients and the core Minesweeper game server, facilitating global multiplayer matches and dynamic rankings. The server supports 0-indexed coordinate systems and integrates with tools like Claude Desktop to streamline agent interactions with game logic.

How to Use Minesweeper MCP Server: Global Real-Time Battles & Lightning Ranks?

Firstly, deploy the primary Minesweeper game server as outlined in its documentation. Next, build the MCP server locally using standard npm commands. To configure clients like Claude Desktop on Windows:

Locate your claude_desktop_config.json file
Add the server configuration block under mcpServers, specifying the node runtime and server entrypoint
Restart the application from the system tray to activate tools

Ensure proper debugging by enabling the DEBUG environment variable during setup.

Minesweeper MCP Server Features

Key Features of Minesweeper MCP Server: Global Real-Time Battles & Lightning Ranks?

This server introduces several innovations:

Real-time battle orchestration - Manages simultaneous matches across distributed agents
Lightning ranking updates - Instantaneous score tracking with minimal latency
Agent failure tolerance - Gracefully handles errors like misplaced flags (e.g., when agents incorrectly mark coordinates)
Debug visualization - Provides actionable logs for troubleshooting gameplay anomalies

Use Cases of Minesweeper MCP Server: Global Real-Time Battles & Lightning Ranks?

Developers and researchers use this server for:

Training AI agents through competitive play scenarios
Testing decision-making algorithms under time constraints
Hosting ranked tournaments with automatic leaderboards
Validating agent performance through predefined success metrics (e.g., full mine detection without errors)

For example, agents might start with "Begin a new game and flag all mines"

Minesweeper MCP Server FAQ

FAQ from Minesweeper MCP Server: Global Real-Time Battles & Lightning Ranks?

Q: Why does the server require separate game server deployment?
A: The MCP server acts as a dedicated interface layer, isolating game logic from client interactions for scalability.

Q: Can I customize ranking criteria?
A: Yes, by modifying the server's scoring middleware components.

Q: What happens if an agent makes an invalid move?
A: The server returns error feedback, allowing agents to adapt strategies in real-time.

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Minesweeper MCP Server

This is an Model Context Protocol server that allows an MCP client agents to play a game of Minesweeper. It is intended to be run alongside the Minesweeper game server.

Screen capture View the entire video demo at https://youtu.be/CXXMafVtlEQ (16x speedup).

Getting started

Follow the instructions of the game server to start it locally.
Build the MCP server:

npm install
npm run build
Configure your MCP client to add the tool. For example, here is how to add the tool to Claude Desktop on Windows's claude_desktop_config.json (locating the file), assuming you cloned the repo at C:\path\to\repo\minesweeper-mcp-server:

{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-server": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["C:\path\to\repo\minesweeper-mcp-server\build\index.js"],
"env": {
"DEBUG": "*"
}
}
}
}
Claude Desktop : Restart Claude Desktop to let it pick up the tools. Be sure to quit from the tray menu icon, not from the app (which simply hides the window). If you click the Tools icon, it should show the new tools:

Screenshot of Claude Desktop homepage

Screenshot of new tools

Example prompt

Start a new game of Minesweeper. Try your best to keep playing until you have flagged all mines. Remember that the coordinates are 0-indexed.

Example interaction

The actual conversation is very long. Here are some snippets:

Game start

Game starts

Placing flag at the wrong place

Giving up after several attempts

Claude gives up

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