Vice FAQs

Question 1

What is Vice (ViceMCP)?

Accepted Answer

Vice (ViceMCP) bridges modern AI assistants with retro computing by exposing the powerful debugging capabilities of the VICE Commodore emulator through the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

Question 2

Which Commodore machines does Vice support?

Accepted Answer

Vice supports a wide range of 8-bit Commodore emulations via VICE, including the C64, C128, VIC-20, PET, and Plus/4.

Question 3

How does Vice integrate with AI assistants?

Accepted Answer

Vice uses the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to allow AI assistants like Claude to directly interact with running VICE emulator instances, enabling AI-driven debugging, memory operations, and CPU control.

Question 4

What kind of debugging operations can I perform with Vice?

Accepted Answer

With Vice, you can perform advanced debugging operations such as real-time memory reads, writes, and searches, setting and managing breakpoints, stepping through code, examining/setting CPU registers, and loading/saving programs.

Question 5

Is Vice compatible across different operating systems?

Accepted Answer

Yes, Vice (ViceMCP) is a cross-platform tool built with .NET 9.0, designed to run seamlessly on Windows, macOS, and Linux environments.

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