MCP Debug Server

MCP server for debugging Windows processes via WinDbg/CDB.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.10+
• Windows Debugging Tools (cdb.exe, dbgsrv.exe)

Debugger paths are auto-detected from Windows SDK installations.

Installation

pip install -e .

Quickstart

# 1. Start the debug server
.\dbgsrv.exe -t tcp:port=5005

# 2. Add to your MCP client config and connect
# 3. Ask the LLM: "Attach to notepad.exe and show me loaded modules"

MCP Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-debugserver": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["<path-to>/mcp-debugserver/src/mcp_debugserver/server.py"],
      "env": {
        "arch": "x64"
      }
    }
  }
}

Set arch to x86 or x64 to match your target process architecture.

Usage

The LLM has access to all debugging tools. Simply describe what you want to debug:

• "Attach to notepad.exe and set a breakpoint on CreateFileW"
• "Show me the call stack and registers"
• "Read 64 bytes of memory at the current instruction pointer"
• "Find all calls to malloc in the process"

Basic Workflow

1. start_debug_server - Launch debug server on a port
2. connect_debugger - Connect to the server
3. attach_process - Attach to target by PID or name
4. Use inspection/control tools as needed
5. detach_process / disconnect_debugger when done

Available Tools

Category	Tools
Lifecycle	start_debug_server, stop_debug_server, connect_debugger, disconnect_debugger
Process	attach_process, detach_process, get_process_info
Execution	break_execution, resume_execution, step_into, step_over, step_out
Breakpoints	set_breakpoint, remove_breakpoint, list_breakpoints, enable_breakpoint, disable_breakpoint
Memory	read_memory, write_memory, search_memory
Registers	read_registers, write_register
Inspection	get_callstack, list_threads, switch_thread, list_modules, module_info, disassemble
Symbols	evaluate_expression, display_symbol, reload_symbols, set_symbol_path
Exceptions	get_exception_info, enable_exception_monitoring, get_last_exception_captured, set_exception_break, resume_with_monitoring, create_minidump
Hardware BP	set_hardware_breakpoint, remove_hardware_breakpoint, list_hardware_breakpoints, toggle_hardware_breakpoint
Raw	execute_command - Run any WinDbg command directly

Troubleshooting

Issue	Solution
RPC Error 0x80010007	Architecture mismatch - set arch env var to match target
Can't find cdb.exe	Install Windows Debugging Tools from Windows SDK
Can't attach	Run with admin privileges; check no other debugger attached

License

MIT License - Copyright (c) 2025 MCP Debug Server

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