# mGBA MCP Server

> Use this tool when you need to automate testing and analysis of Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance games. It provides programmatic control of the mGBA emulator, allowing inputs such as custom Lua scripts and outputs like screenshots and memory dumps. Ideal for use cases like automated game testing, data extraction, and research, where precise control and data capture are required.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/struktured-labs-mgba-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/struktured-labs-mgba-mcp

## Description

Enables programmatic control of the mGBA emulator for Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance games, including screenshot capture, memory reading, sprite data dumping, and custom Lua script execution for automated testing and game analysis.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.94
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** other
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/pd4ytd6jgs)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/struktured-labs/mgba-mcp>

## 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": "struktured-labs-mgba-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/struktured-labs-mgba-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/struktured-labs-mgba-mcp/pull`

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