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Dolphin emulator MCP server

Let your AI read game memory and press buttons inside the Dolphin GameCube and Wii emulator.

This is a helper that connects your AI assistant to Dolphin, the program people use to play GameCube and Wii games on a computer. Once it is set up, you can ask your AI to look at what is happening inside a running game or to press buttons for you. It is handy for people who like to tinker with games, test things, or automate tricky parts.

What is an MCP server? The 30-second version

On its own, your AI can only chat with you. An MCP server is a small helper program that gives your AI one new skill. This helper gives your AI a connection to Dolphin, the GameCube and Wii emulator running on your computer. So when you ask, your AI can look inside the game or send controller input there for you.

What this MCP server does

You ask your AI something about the game you have open in Dolphin. Your AI passes that request to this helper program. The helper talks to a small script running inside Dolphin, which can read the game's memory, press buttons, or save and load states. The answer comes back to your AI, and your AI explains it to you in the chat. You never have to touch the technical parts yourself.

Flow diagram: you ask your AI “What's my score in the game right now?”, on your own computer the Dolphin emulator MCP server works with dolphin emulator, and you get back answers in plain chat.

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What you can do with it

Read numbers stored in the game's memory, like score or health values
Write new values into memory to change something in the game
Press GameCube buttons and move the analog sticks
Press Wii Remote buttons
Reset the emulator to restart the game
Save and load the game to numbered slots
Advance the game one frame at a time for precise timing

Try asking your AI

“Check if Dolphin is running and connected”
“Read the value at memory address 0x80000020 and tell me what it is”
“Press the A button on GameCube controller port 0”
“Save the current game to slot 3”

What it gives back to you

You get answers in plain chat: numbers read from memory, confirmation that a button was pressed, or a note that a save or reset happened. Bulk memory reads come back as a hex dump, which is a block of coded numbers your AI can help you read. If something fails, you get a short error message explaining what went wrong.

Before you start

What you need

Felk's Dolphin fork installed (a special build of Dolphin with Python scripting, not the normal Dolphin)
Node.js installed on your computer
The bridge script loaded inside Dolphin's Scripting panel
A game running in Dolphin for most actions to work

Good to know

Writing to memory or pressing buttons can change or break your game session, so save your progress first and be careful with addresses you are not sure about.

Install it with your AI

Add Dolphin emulator MCP server to your AI, no technical skills needed

You don't install anything by hand. You copy one prompt, paste it into an AI that can work on your computer, and it checks, installs and connects the server for you, asking you when it needs something.

Sign in to get the install prompt

Members get a ready-made prompt that lets the Claude desktop app check Dolphin emulator MCP server, install it and connect it for them, step by step. You don't need any technical skills: you copy, paste and answer a few questions. Your connected AI can also find and install any of the 4,066 MCP servers here for you.