Civilization V Harness (Linux)

io.github.ty-meador/civ-v-llm-harness · v2.14.4

Play Sid Meier's Civilization V (native Linux) as a human seat, by the game's own rules.

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Terminal

claude mcp add civ-v-llm-harness -e CIV5_TUNERD_SOCK=<CIV5_TUNERD_SOCK> -e CIV5_TUNERD_TOKEN=<CIV5_TUNERD_TOKEN> -e CIV5_CALL_LOG=<CIV5_CALL_LOG> -- uvx civ-v-llm-harness==2.14.4

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "civ-v-llm-harness": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "civ-v-llm-harness==2.14.4"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CIV5_TUNERD_SOCK": "<CIV5_TUNERD_SOCK>",
        "CIV5_TUNERD_TOKEN": "<CIV5_TUNERD_TOKEN>",
        "CIV5_CALL_LOG": "<CIV5_CALL_LOG>"
      }
    }
  }
}

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "civ-v-llm-harness": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "civ-v-llm-harness==2.14.4"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CIV5_TUNERD_SOCK": "<CIV5_TUNERD_SOCK>",
        "CIV5_TUNERD_TOKEN": "<CIV5_TUNERD_TOKEN>",
        "CIV5_CALL_LOG": "<CIV5_CALL_LOG>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "civ-v-llm-harness": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "civ-v-llm-harness==2.14.4"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CIV5_TUNERD_SOCK": "<CIV5_TUNERD_SOCK>",
        "CIV5_TUNERD_TOKEN": "<CIV5_TUNERD_TOKEN>",
        "CIV5_CALL_LOG": "<CIV5_CALL_LOG>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Tools

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Environment variables

Name	Description
`CIV5_TUNERD_SOCK` Required	Path of the Unix socket of the running tuner daemon (python -m harness.tunerd), usually $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/civ5-tuner.sock. The game and the daemon must be running first; see the install guide.
`CIV5_TUNERD_TOKEN` Optional, secret	This agent's seat token, when the daemon runs with a seat table (--seats). Not needed for a solo game.
`CIV5_CALL_LOG` Optional	Optional path of a JSON-lines file that receives one line per tool call. Off when unset.

Details

Package	`[email protected]` (PYPI, stdio)
First published	14 Nov 2026
Last updated	14 Nov 2026
Registry name	`io.github.ty-meador/civ-v-llm-harness`

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