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:
- 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 atC:\path\to\repo\minesweeper-mcp-server:
- 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 homepageScreenshot of new tools
Example prompt
Example interaction
The actual conversation is very long. Here are some snippets:
Game start
Game starts
Placing flag at the wrong place
Claude places flag at the wrong place
Giving up after several attempts
Claude gives up
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:
- 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 atC:\path\to\repo\minesweeper-mcp-server:
- 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 homepageScreenshot of new tools
Example prompt
Example interaction
The actual conversation is very long. Here are some snippets:
Game start
Game starts
Placing flag at the wrong place
Claude places flag at the wrong place
Giving up after several attempts
Claude gives up