# io.github.mrfentmen/rom-mcp (npm · rom-mcp)

Search ROMs across Internet Archive, ROMsgames, CoolROM, and more. Verify checksums and parse saves.

- Trust score: 71/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +10
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-17

## Components

- npm · `rom-mcp`: 71/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/mrfentmen-rom-mcp/rom-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/mrfentmen-rom-mcp/rom-mcp)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `rom-mcp`
- Version: `1.2.0`
- Transport: `stdio`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-08-17.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 98/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - No known CVEs affecting this package version or its production dependencies.
  - No install/post-install scripts declared.
  - 30 of 96 dependencies flagged as unhealthy.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 45/100
  - Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL.
  - Provenance check failed: no build-provenance attestation is published.
  - Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).
  - Actively maintained (last published 8 days ago).
  - Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 67/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 668 tokens (~47/item across 14 items; 14 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 30/100
  - Stability observed for 9 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add mrfentmen-rom-mcp -- npx -y rom-mcp
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add mrfentmen-rom-mcp -- npx -y rom-mcp
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "mrfentmen-rom-mcp": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "rom-mcp"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add mrfentmen-rom-mcp --command npx --arg -y --arg rom-mcp
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  mrfentmen-rom-mcp:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "rom-mcp"]
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mrfentmen-rom-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "rom-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-08-16 (score 71, +4)

- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.27

### 2026-08-12 (score 67, 0)

- [functional regression] Security disclosure: unverified → fail

### 2026-08-11 (score 67, +6)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-08-08 (score 61)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (14)

### `search_rom` (~55 tokens)

Search Internet Archive for game ROMs by title, console, or keyword. Returns download links and metadata.

Input parameters:

- `max_results` (number): Maximum results to return
- `query` (string, required): Game title or keyword to search for

### `verify_rom` (~42 tokens)

Verify a ROM file against known checksums. Computes MD5, SHA1 and checks against databases.

Input parameters:

- `filepath` (string, required): Path to the ROM file on disk

### `match_by_checksum` (~68 tokens)

Identify a game by providing its MD5, SHA1, or CRC32 hash.

Input parameters:

- `crc32` (string): CRC32 hash of the ROM
- `md5` (string): MD5 hash of the ROM
- `sha1` (string): SHA1 hash of the ROM

### `parse_save_file` (~38 tokens)

Read and parse an emulator save file (.sav, .srm, .states).

Input parameters:

- `filepath` (string, required): Path to the save file

### `scan_collection` (~37 tokens)

Scan a directory of ROMs and identify all game files, compute checksums.

Input parameters:

- `directory` (string, required): Path to the ROM collection directory

### `get_download_link` (~43 tokens)

Get the direct download URL for a ROM from Internet Archive.

Input parameters:

- `filename` (string): Specific filename to download
- `identifier` (string, required): The Internet Archive identifier

### `download_rom` (~54 tokens)

Download a ROM from Internet Archive to a local directory.

Input parameters:

- `filename` (string, required): Filename to save as
- `identifier` (string, required): Internet Archive identifier
- `output_dir` (string, required): Directory to save the ROM into

### `search_all_sources` (~80 tokens)

Search across all ROM sources: Internet Archive, ROMsgames.net, CoolROM, Arcade Punks, ROMsFun, and Reddit r/Roms.

Input parameters:

- `console_filter` (string): Console type to filter by (e.g. 'nes', 'snes', 'gba')
- `query` (string, required): Game title or keyword to search for

### `search_romsgames` (~47 tokens)

Search ROMsgames.net for game ROMs.

Input parameters:

- `console_filter` (string): Console type to filter by
- `query` (string, required): Game title or keyword to search for

### `search_coolrom` (~32 tokens)

Search CoolROM for game ROMs.

Input parameters:

- `query` (string, required): Game title or keyword to search for

### `search_arcadepunks` (~36 tokens)

Search Arcade Punks for ROMs and related content.

Input parameters:

- `query` (string, required): Game title or keyword to search for

### `search_romsfun` (~46 tokens)

Search ROMsFun for game ROMs.

Input parameters:

- `console_filter` (string): Console type to filter by
- `query` (string, required): Game title or keyword to search for

### `search_reddit_roms` (~57 tokens)

Search Reddit r/Roms for community discussions and recommendations about ROMs.

Input parameters:

- `query` (string, required): Search term for Reddit r/Roms
- `sort` (string): Sort order
- `time` (string): Time filter

### `detect_console` (~33 tokens)

Detect the likely game console from a filename or path.

Input parameters:

- `filepath` (string, required): Filename or path to detect console from

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/mrfentmen-rom-mcp/rom-mcp#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-08-17: 71
- 2026-08-16: 71
- 2026-08-15: 67
- 2026-08-14: 67
- 2026-08-13: 67
- 2026-08-12: 67
- 2026-08-11: 67
- 2026-08-10: 61
- 2026-08-09: 61
- 2026-08-08: 61

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/rom-mcp
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/rom-mcp
- Repository: https://github.com/mrfentmen/rom-mcp
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/mrfentmen-rom-mcp/rom-mcp.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/mrfentmen-rom-mcp/rom-mcp.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/mrfentmen-rom-mcp/rom-mcp