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C64 Bridge MCP Server

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C64 Bridge runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 90 installs a week from npm. Last commit 7 Aug 2026.

MCP server for Commodore 64 Ultimate hardware and VICE emulator control.

Installs per day peak 154 · avg 38 · -44% w/w
a month agotoday
90
Installs / week
npm · c64bridge
36
Stars
0 open issues
7 Aug 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
GPL-2.0
License
TypeScript

What the code does

We read the source, 1 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df

Capabilities

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

File ships in the package but is absent from the source [пакет] generated/c64/index.js:1, [пакет] generated/openapi/c64u/index.js:1, [пакет] generated/openapi/u2/index.js:1
этот файл ставится пользователю, но в репозитории его нет
  const distPath = path.join(PROJECT_ROOT, 'dist', 'rag', fileName);
    const child = spawn(binaryPath, args, { stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"] });
In the project's build, not in the package

Found in continuous integration, deployment or infrastructure files, or in a neighbouring package of the same monorepo. None of this is installed when you add the server: it describes how the project is built and released. We list it because a leaked key in a build pipeline is still a real problem, but it is not something this server does on your machine.

Builds a database query by concatenation .github/workflows/release.yaml:253
      - name: Update GitHub release notes
        if: ${{ steps.state.outputs.skip_release_notes != 'true' }}

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

This code can reach further than it looks

We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.

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Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add c64bridge -- npx -y c64bridge
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "c64bridge": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "c64bridge"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.c64bridge]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "c64bridge"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "c64bridge": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "c64bridge"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "c64bridge": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "c64bridge"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: LOG_LEVEL (Logger verbosity.), C64BRIDGE_CONFIG (Path to the C64 Bridge configuration file.), C64_MODE (Active backend.), C64U_HOST (Ultimate 64 host name or IP address.), C64U_PORT (Ultimate 64 REST port.), C64U_PASSWORD (Ultimate 64 network password sent as X-Password.), VICE_BINARY (VICE emulator binary to launch.), VICE_VISIBLE (Launch VICE with a visible window when possible.), VICE_WARP (Enable VICE warp mode.), GITHUB_TOKEN (GitHub token for optional RAG discovery against GitHub.). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.

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C64 Bridge — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for C64 Bridge?
C64 Bridge runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the npm package c64bridge was installed 90 times last week.
How do I connect C64 Bridge?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls c64bridge straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use C64 Bridge?
The npm package c64bridge was installed 90 times in the last week. Week over week that is -44%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is C64 Bridge open source?
Yes — it is published under the GPL-2.0 licence, written in TypeScript and 36 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.