Your board
Enter it once. The model always has it.
Cluemaster
Cluemaster Studio
A harness for playing Codenames as the spymaster, with an AI assistant. Enter your board, pick a model, and every clue it suggests is checked against the rules before you see it.
What it does
Checked clues
Every clue is checked against the rules first.
Chat
Ask why, push back, ask for another.
Real games
Play as the spymaster, with the AI as your assistant.
What happens when it gives a clue
One turn from a real example board. Bars are the guesser's expected finds out of 2.
01
Board
Word lists, what is revealed and the earlier clues go into the prompt.
MY TEAM BUNK CENTER BAND SNAKE OPPONENT MAKEUP NEUTRAL WELL KITCHEN STATE HORSE ASSASSIN MICROWAVE
02
Candidates
The model proposes several clues, each with targets.
QUARTERS 2 BUNK CENTER ORCHESTRA 2 BAND CENTER RUBBER 2 BAND SNAKE STAGE 2 BAND CENTER
03
Checks
Each candidate is tested against the rules.
QUARTERS pass ORCHESTRA pass RUBBER pass STAGE pass not a board word not a form of one targets are yours number matches
04
Guesser
A guesser plays each clue against the board.
QUARTERS
████████░░░░ 1.3
ORCHESTRA
████████░░░░ 1.3
RUBBER
████████████ 2.0
STAGE
██████████░░ 1.7
risk: STATE, WELL,
MAKEUP05
Clue
The best candidate is shown with its number.
RUBBER 2 words BAND, SNAKE found 2 of 2 risk: WELL (neutral)
The candidates and scores come from a training example, shown here as a sample turn.
Bring your model
Switch provider and model in settings. API keys stay in a settings file on your computer.
Ollama
Local models on your own machine.
Needs Ollama running
llama.cpp
Local models through llama-server.
Needs llama-server running
OpenRouter
Hosted models, including Claude, GPT and Gemini, behind one key.
Needs an OpenRouter key
What to know
The guesser is a check
It is the spymaster model in a different role, so it is not a strong player.
Search
Optional. Works through Serper, or Tavily when signed in.
Language
English only.