# Stockfish MCP Server

> Use this tool when you need to analyze chess positions, generate moves, or visualize boards, and want to leverage the powerful Stockfish engine via MCP tools. It solves problems such as evaluating complex positions, finding best moves, and applying moves to boards, providing outputs like move suggestions and board visualizations. Ideal for chess analysis, move generation, and board visualization use cases, accepting inputs like board positions and move sequences.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/indulge-stockfish-mcp-server  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/indulge-stockfish-mcp-server

## Description

Enables chess analysis and move generation using the Stockfish engine via MCP tools, allowing clients to evaluate positions, get best moves, apply moves, and visualize boards.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.70
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-30

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** other
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/byg87wymjm)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/indulge/stockfish-mcp-server>

## 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": "indulge-stockfish-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/indulge-stockfish-mcp-server` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/indulge-stockfish-mcp-server/pull`

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