brainfaq-mcp

MCP server for the Brainfuck programming language that allows your favourite LLM to debug Brainfuck programs.

Features

MCP Tools

• load_code - Reset the debugger and load new Brainfuck source code. Supports configurable tape size, min/max cell values, and initial input.
• step - Execute a specified number of instructions (default 1) with detailed state output.
• run - Run the program until it finishes or waits for input, with optional instruction limit.
• add_input - Append characters to the input buffer when the program is waiting for input.
• get_state - Get the current interpreter state (memory, pointers, output) with optional windowing.
• read_output - Get the complete output string generated so far.

Capabilities

• Full Brainfuck support (8 operations: >, <, +, -, ., ,, [, ])
• Overflow/underflow detection with configurable value limits
• Bracket matching validation and loop control
• Step-by-step execution and debugging
• Memory protection with configurable tape size

Development

Setup:

npm i

Build:

npm run build

Tests:

npm run test

Tests are inspired by the Brainfuck test suite by Daniel Cristofani.

Release

Build first the source code using the command above.

Login to NPM:

npm login

Publish to NPM:

npm publish

Usage

Use this command to run the MCP server:

npx brainfaq-mcp

To use it in VS Code, add the following JSON snippet to .vscode/mcp.json (create the file if you don't have it):

{
  "servers": {
    "brainfaq-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["brainfaq-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

The MCP can be added to other IDEs with LLM agents support (e.g. Cursor) in similar ways. Check their documentation and configure them to run npx brainfaq-mcp. It will start the MCP server in stdio mode.

License

All work in this repos is licensed under "Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License".