# Geartowns

> Geartowns — drhelius-geartowns. Use this tool when you need to emulate and debug FM Towns systems on various operating systems, including macOS, Windows, and Linux, with features like embedded MCP server and RetroArch support. It solves problems related to running legacy FM Towns software and games on modern platforms. The tool accepts FM Towns ROMs and game files as input and provides a debugging interface with output for troubleshooting and testing.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/drhelius-geartowns  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/drhelius-geartowns

## Description

FM Towns emulator and debugger with embedded MCP server for macOS, Windows, Linux, BSD and RetroArch.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 1.00
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** container
- **Runtime environment:** vm
- **License:** GPL-3.0
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [GitHub](https://github.com/drhelius/Geartowns)

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "drhelius-geartowns"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/drhelius-geartowns` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/drhelius-geartowns/pull`

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