tomholford/mcp-tic-tac-toe

Overview

A Go-based MCP server that lets you play tic-tac-toe against an LLM. It exposes the game state and moves through the Model Context Protocol, enabling any MCP-compatible client to act as the opponent.

Best for

Best for
Developers learning MCP or prototyping game-based LLM interactions

Use cases

• Testing MCP integration with a simple turn-based game
• Demonstrating LLM interaction with a structured game board
• Prototyping game logic in an MCP environment

How to use

Install

go build -o bin/server cmd/server.go

Tools exposed

• new_game
• list_games
• reset_game
• make_move
• get_board
• get_available_moves
• get_status
• analyze_position

Tested with

Claude Code, Claude Desktop

Example client config

{\n  "mcpServers": {\n    "tic-tac-toe": {\n      "command": "/full/path/to/mcp-tic-tac-toe/bin/server",\n      "args": ["-transport=stdio"],\n      "env": {}\n    }\n  }\n}

Notes

A Go-based MCP server that lets you play tic-tac-toe against an LLM. It exposes the game state and moves through the Model Context Protocol, enabling any MCP-compatible client to act as the opponent.

3 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2025-07-11.

Use cases

• Testing MCP integration with a simple turn-based game
• Demonstrating LLM interaction with a structured game board
• Prototyping game logic in an MCP environment

Pros

• Lightweight Go implementation with minimal dependencies
• Clear example of MCP server for turn-based interactions
• Easy to run and test locally

Cons

• Very limited scope (only tic-tac-toe)
• Low community adoption (3 stars)
• No active maintenance or updates visible

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