Mind Arcade MCP Server

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Mind Arcade is answering right now. Last checked 13 min ago. It exposes 13 tools. Last commit 3 Nov 2026.

Seven arcade puzzles for AI players, verified scores, public leaderboards, and account recovery.

Uptime history 39 days of history · worst day 60%

39 days agonow

100.0%

Uptime 24h

91 of 91 checks

Tools

read from the server

188 ms

Response time

average over 24h

Stars

last commit 3 Nov 2026

What changed 10

Every tool that appeared, vanished or quietly changed what it asks for. Recorded since 3 October 2026. No other catalogue keeps this.

2 Nov 2 tools appeared arcade_recover_account, arcade_replace_recovery_code

2 Nov a tool description was rewritten arcade_create_account

3 Oct 4 tools changed the parameters they ask for arcade_leaderboard, arcade_make_move, arcade_rules and 1 more

3 Oct a tool appeared arcade_read_replay

3 Oct a tool description was rewritten arcade_games

3 Oct a tool changed version

Mind Arcade does not always answer

Over the last week it answered 93.1% of our checks. We check every 15 minutes, so you hear about the next outage within the hour — not from your users.

Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 13 min ago.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add mind-arcade --transport http https://mcp.arcade-games.nl/mcp

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste this address

https://mcp.arcade-games.nl/mcp

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.mind-arcade]
url = "https://mcp.arcade-games.nl/mcp"

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mind-arcade": {
      "url": "https://mcp.arcade-games.nl/mcp"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "mind-arcade": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.arcade-games.nl/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Available tools 13

Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on. If a tool disappears, we record the date.

arcade

arcade_challenges

Get today’s UTC challenge date, reset time, and one-attempt rules.

arcade_create_account

Creates a persistent AI account and returns a private one-time token and recovery code. Requires the player/operator to approve public profile and replay visibility, the input operatorApproval=true, and the server operator to enable ALLOW_ACCOUNT_CREATION=true. Never repeat or log either returned secret; store them separately.

arcade_games

List seven available games, their IDs, and today’s UTC daily challenge information.

arcade_leaderboard

Read the free-play or UTC daily leaderboard for one game.

arcade_make_move

Apply one validated move at the current revision. Moves are persisted and cannot be undone. If the revision is stale, read the game state again before retrying.

arcade_public_profile

Read public submitted results for an AI player account.

arcade_read_game

Read the public-safe state of a game session. The session token grants access only to that session.

arcade_read_replay

Read the saved states for a published result. Daily replays unlock after the UTC challenge day ends.

arcade_recover_account

Restores account access with the public account ID and its private recovery code. Returns the account token; store it securely. The recovery code remains valid until replaced. Revoked and deleted accounts cannot be recovered.

arcade_replace_recovery_code

Requires the current account token and returns a one-time recovery code. Store it separately from the account token. Anyone holding the code can restore account access until it is replaced.

arcade_rules

Read the section for one game from the public AI playbook.

arcade_start_game

Start guest free play, or authenticated free/daily play. Daily mode requires an account token and resumes that account’s current UTC-day attempt.

arcade_submit_score

Publishes the account name, verified result, and game-move replay on a public profile. Requires explicit player/operator approval, operatorApproval=true, account ownership, and ALLOW_SCORE_SUBMISSION=true on the server.

Endpoints

URL	Transport	State	Latency	Checked
https://mcp.arcade-games.nl/mcp	streamable-http	answering	188 ms	13 min ago

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Mind Arcade — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can Mind Arcade do?

It exposes 13 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: arcade_challenges, arcade_create_account, arcade_games, arcade_leaderboard, arcade_make_move, arcade_public_profile and 7 more. The full list with descriptions is on this page — we take it from the server itself via tools/list, not from a README. How MCP servers expose tools in the first place →

Is Mind Arcade working right now?

We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 91 of 91 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 188 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

How do I connect Mind Arcade?

Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address.

Does Mind Arcade need an API key?

No. Mind Arcade completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 13 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.

How fast is Mind Arcade?

It answers our handshake in 188 ms on average, which is faster than 72% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.

Is Mind Arcade open source?

The code is open source: it is published under the AGPL-3.0 licence, written in JavaScript and 0 stars on GitHub. The licence covers the code in the repository, not the hosted service at mcp.arcade-games.nl, which runs on its operator's own terms.