# Send Pokemon Red to your agent
Hand the extracted package to your coding agent with a concrete install brief instead of figuring it out manually.
## Fast path
- Download the package from Yavira.
- Extract it into a folder your agent can access.
- Paste one of the prompts below and point your agent at the extracted folder.
## Suggested prompts
### New install

```text
I downloaded a skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder and install it by following the included instructions. Tell me what you changed and call out any manual steps you could not complete.
```
### Upgrade existing

```text
I downloaded an updated skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder, compare it with my current installation, and upgrade it while preserving any custom configuration unless the package docs explicitly say otherwise. Summarize what changed and any follow-up checks I should run.
```
## Machine-readable fields
```json
{
  "schemaVersion": "1.0",
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    "slug": "pokemon-red",
    "name": "Pokemon Red",
    "source": "tencent",
    "type": "skill",
    "category": "开发工具",
    "sourceUrl": "https://clawhub.ai/drbarq/pokemon-red",
    "canonicalUrl": "https://clawhub.ai/drbarq/pokemon-red",
    "targetPlatform": "OpenClaw"
  },
  "install": {
    "downloadUrl": "/downloads/pokemon-red",
    "sourceDownloadUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=pokemon-red",
    "sourcePlatform": "tencent",
    "targetPlatform": "OpenClaw",
    "packageFormat": "ZIP package",
    "primaryDoc": "SKILL.md",
    "includedAssets": [
      "SKILL.md",
      "references/game_instructions.md"
    ],
    "downloadMode": "redirect",
    "sourceHealth": {
      "source": "tencent",
      "status": "healthy",
      "reason": "direct_download_ok",
      "recommendedAction": "download",
      "checkedAt": "2026-04-30T16:55:25.780Z",
      "expiresAt": "2026-05-07T16:55:25.780Z",
      "httpStatus": 200,
      "finalUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=network",
      "contentType": "application/zip",
      "probeMethod": "head",
      "details": {
        "probeUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=network",
        "contentDisposition": "attachment; filename=\"network-1.0.0.zip\"",
        "redirectLocation": null,
        "bodySnippet": null
      },
      "scope": "source",
      "summary": "Source download looks usable.",
      "detail": "Yavira can redirect you to the upstream package for this source.",
      "primaryActionLabel": "Download for OpenClaw",
      "primaryActionHref": "/downloads/pokemon-red"
    },
    "validation": {
      "installChecklist": [
        "Use the Yavira download entry.",
        "Review SKILL.md after the package is downloaded.",
        "Confirm the extracted package contains the expected setup assets."
      ],
      "postInstallChecks": [
        "Confirm the extracted package includes the expected docs or setup files.",
        "Validate the skill or prompts are available in your target agent workspace.",
        "Capture any manual follow-up steps the agent could not complete."
      ]
    }
  },
  "links": {
    "detailUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/pokemon-red",
    "downloadUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/downloads/pokemon-red",
    "agentUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/pokemon-red/agent",
    "manifestUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/pokemon-red/agent.json",
    "briefUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/pokemon-red/agent.md"
  }
}
```
## Documentation

### Pokemon Red — You Are the Trainer

You play Pokemon Red directly. No middleman script. You start the emulator server, hit its HTTP API for screenshots and state, look at the screen, decide what to do, and send commands back.

### Setup (first time)

Clone the repo and install dependencies:

git clone https://github.com/drbarq/Pokemon-OpenClaw.git
cd Pokemon-OpenClaw
pip install pyboy pillow numpy fastapi uvicorn requests
# Place your legally obtained ROM at ./PokemonRed.gb

Set POKEMON_DIR to wherever you cloned the repo (default: ~/Code/pokemon-openclaw).

### Start a Session

# Start emulator server (background process)
cd $POKEMON_DIR && python scripts/emulator_server.py --save ready --port 3456

### Turn Loop

Every turn, do these in order:

### 1. Get state + screenshot

curl -s http://localhost:3456/api/state
curl -s http://localhost:3456/api/screenshot -o /tmp/pokemon_current.png

Then use the image tool to look at the screenshot. Always look before acting.

### 2. Decide: Navigate or Manual?

Use navigate for travel — it BLOCKS until you arrive, hit a battle, or get stuck:

curl -s -X POST http://localhost:3456/api/navigate \\
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \\
  -d '{"destination": "Viridian City"}'

Navigate returns one of:

"status": "arrived" — you're there! Continue quest.
"status": "battle" — wild encounter interrupted. Fight it, then navigate again.
"status": "stuck" — couldn't reach destination. Try manual buttons or different route.
"status": "error" — unknown destination or no path. Check destinations list.

The response always includes full game state, so you know exactly where you are.

Important: Navigate blocks — set a long timeout (60-120s) on the curl call.

Check available destinations first:

curl -s http://localhost:3456/api/destinations

Check which maps have pathfinding data:

curl -s http://localhost:3456/api/maps

Fall back to manual buttons only when:

Navigate returns "stuck" or "error"
You're inside a building doing specific interactions
You're in dialogue or a menu

### 3. Manual controls (when needed)

# Move / interact
curl -s -X POST http://localhost:3456/api/press \\
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \\
  -d '{"buttons": ["up","up","a"], "reasoning": "Walking to door"}'

Valid buttons: up, down, left, right, a, b, start, select. Send 1-5 per turn.

### 4. Battle (when in_battle is true in state)

Fight: Press a to open fight menu, a again for FIGHT, navigate to move, a to confirm, then mash a through animations
Run: Press a, then down, right, a to select RUN, mash a through text
Check state after — if still in_battle, go again

### 5. Quest tracking

curl -s http://localhost:3456/api/quest                    # Current objective
curl -s -X POST http://localhost:3456/api/quest/complete \\
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \\
  -d '{"lesson": "Door is at x=12"}'                      # Advance step + save lesson

### 6. Save frequently

curl -s -X POST http://localhost:3456/api/command \\
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \\
  -d '{"command": "save", "name": "checkpoint_viridian"}'

### Key Endpoints

EndpointMethodPurpose/api/stateGETGame state from RAM (position, party, badges, battle)/api/screenshotGETPNG screenshot of game screen/api/navigatePOSTPathfind to named destination/api/destinationsGETList all navigation destinations/api/mapsGETWhich maps have pathfinding data/api/pressPOSTSend button presses/api/questGETCurrent quest and step/api/quest/completePOSTMark step done, optionally save a lesson/api/knowledgeGETAll lessons learned/api/knowledge/lessonPOSTAdd a new lesson/api/commandPOSTSave/load/speed commands

### Strategy Priority

Navigate first. For any travel, use /api/navigate. It blocks until arrival or battle — no polling needed.
Handle battles immediately. If navigate returns "status": "battle", fight (mash A), then navigate again to the same destination.
Check quest. Always know your current objective. Don't wander.
HP management. Below 30% → consider healing. Below 15% → definitely heal. Navigate to nearest pokecenter.
Ignore text_active. The text detection flag is broken (always true). Don't spam B to dismiss phantom text.
Save often. Every 10 turns or after any milestone.

### Session Pattern

A sub-agent session should:

Start emulator server (if not already running)
Check quest status and destinations
Play 20-50 turns (navigate + manual as needed)
Save state before exiting
Report progress (location, level, quest step, any highlights)

Keep notes in /tmp/pokemon_notepad.txt for continuity within a session.

### For Full Game Strategy

See references/game_instructions.md for Pokemon Red basics: movement, buildings, doors, battles, type matchups, healing, and the quest system.
## Trust
- Source: tencent
- Verification: Indexed source record
- Publisher: drbarq
- Version: 1.2.0
## Source health
- Status: healthy
- Source download looks usable.
- Yavira can redirect you to the upstream package for this source.
- Health scope: source
- Reason: direct_download_ok
- Checked at: 2026-04-30T16:55:25.780Z
- Expires at: 2026-05-07T16:55:25.780Z
- Recommended action: Download for OpenClaw
## Links
- [Detail page](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/pokemon-red)
- [Send to Agent page](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/pokemon-red/agent)
- [JSON manifest](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/pokemon-red/agent.json)
- [Markdown brief](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/pokemon-red/agent.md)
- [Download page](https://openagent3.xyz/downloads/pokemon-red)