dbgprobe-mcp-server
A stateful debug probe Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for developer tooling and AI agents. It allows agents to connect to on-chip debug probes like J-Link to flash firmware, read and write memory, reset targets, halt, step, set breakpoints, and inspect state conversationally without manually driving command-line tools.
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- Popularity 10 GitHub stars
What you can do with it
- Flash and iterate firmware on embedded targets
- Inspect memory and peripheral registers
- Debug interactively by halting and stepping
- Automate test flows across multiple boards
Source and maintenance
- Last repository push
- Latest release
- v0.1.4
- Maintenance checked
Packages and installation
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dbgprobe-mcp-server 0.1.4
{
"version": "0.1.4",
"transport": "stdio",
"identifier": "dbgprobe-mcp-server",
"registryType": "pypi",
"environmentVariables": [
{
"name": "DBGPROBE_BACKEND",
"format": "string",
"description": "Debug probe backend to use (default: jlink). Future: openocd, pyocd."
},
{
"name": "DBGPROBE_MCP_LOG_LEVEL",
"format": "string",
"description": "Log level: DEBUG, INFO, WARNING (default), ERROR."
},
{
"name": "DBGPROBE_JLINK_PATH",
"format": "string",
"description": "Explicit path to JLinkExe (or JLink.exe on Windows). Auto-detected if not set."
},
{
"name": "DBGPROBE_JLINK_GDBSERVER_PATH",
"format": "string",
"description": "Explicit path to JLinkGDBServerCLExe. Auto-detected if not set."
},
{
"name": "DBGPROBE_JLINK_DEVICE",
"format": "string",
"description": "Default target device string (e.g. nRF52840_xxAA). Can be overridden per-session."
},
{
"name": "DBGPROBE_INTERFACE",
"format": "string",
"description": "Debug interface: SWD (default) or JTAG."
},
{
"name": "DBGPROBE_SPEED_KHZ",
"format": "string",
"description": "Interface speed in kHz (default: 4000)."
},
{
"name": "DBGPROBE_MCP_PLUGINS",
"format": "string",
"description": "Plugin policy: 'all' or comma-separated plugin names. Unset = disabled."
},
{
"name": "DBGPROBE_MCP_TOOL_SEPARATOR",
"format": "string",
"description": "Tool name separator character (default '.'). Set to '_' for clients that reject dots (e.g. Cursor)."
}
]
}Tools
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Connect from your client
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{
"mcpServers": {
"dbgprobe-mcp-server": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"dbgprobe-mcp-server==0.1.4"
],
"env": {
"DBGPROBE_BACKEND": "<YOUR_DBGPROBE_BACKEND>",
"DBGPROBE_MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_DBGPROBE_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>",
"DBGPROBE_JLINK_PATH": "<YOUR_DBGPROBE_JLINK_PATH>",
"DBGPROBE_JLINK_GDBSERVER_PATH": "<YOUR_DBGPROBE_JLINK_GDBSERVER_PATH>",
"DBGPROBE_JLINK_DEVICE": "<YOUR_DBGPROBE_JLINK_DEVICE>",
"DBGPROBE_INTERFACE": "<YOUR_DBGPROBE_INTERFACE>",
"DBGPROBE_SPEED_KHZ": "<YOUR_DBGPROBE_SPEED_KHZ>",
"DBGPROBE_MCP_PLUGINS": "<YOUR_DBGPROBE_MCP_PLUGINS>",
"DBGPROBE_MCP_TOOL_SEPARATOR": "<YOUR_DBGPROBE_MCP_TOOL_SEPARATOR>"
}
}
}
}Cline
{
"mcpServers": {
"dbgprobe-mcp-server": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"dbgprobe-mcp-server==0.1.4"
],
"env": {
"DBGPROBE_BACKEND": "<YOUR_DBGPROBE_BACKEND>",
"DBGPROBE_MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_DBGPROBE_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>",
"DBGPROBE_JLINK_PATH": "<YOUR_DBGPROBE_JLINK_PATH>",
"DBGPROBE_JLINK_GDBSERVER_PATH": "<YOUR_DBGPROBE_JLINK_GDBSERVER_PATH>",
"DBGPROBE_JLINK_DEVICE": "<YOUR_DBGPROBE_JLINK_DEVICE>",
"DBGPROBE_INTERFACE": "<YOUR_DBGPROBE_INTERFACE>",
"DBGPROBE_SPEED_KHZ": "<YOUR_DBGPROBE_SPEED_KHZ>",
"DBGPROBE_MCP_PLUGINS": "<YOUR_DBGPROBE_MCP_PLUGINS>",
"DBGPROBE_MCP_TOOL_SEPARATOR": "<YOUR_DBGPROBE_MCP_TOOL_SEPARATOR>"
}
}
}
}VS Code
{
"servers": {
"dbgprobe-mcp-server": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"dbgprobe-mcp-server==0.1.4"
],
"env": {
"DBGPROBE_BACKEND": "<YOUR_DBGPROBE_BACKEND>",
"DBGPROBE_MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_DBGPROBE_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>",
"DBGPROBE_JLINK_PATH": "<YOUR_DBGPROBE_JLINK_PATH>",
"DBGPROBE_JLINK_GDBSERVER_PATH": "<YOUR_DBGPROBE_JLINK_GDBSERVER_PATH>",
"DBGPROBE_JLINK_DEVICE": "<YOUR_DBGPROBE_JLINK_DEVICE>",
"DBGPROBE_INTERFACE": "<YOUR_DBGPROBE_INTERFACE>",
"DBGPROBE_SPEED_KHZ": "<YOUR_DBGPROBE_SPEED_KHZ>",
"DBGPROBE_MCP_PLUGINS": "<YOUR_DBGPROBE_MCP_PLUGINS>",
"DBGPROBE_MCP_TOOL_SEPARATOR": "<YOUR_DBGPROBE_MCP_TOOL_SEPARATOR>"
}
}
}
}Claude Desktop
{
"mcpServers": {
"dbgprobe-mcp-server": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"dbgprobe-mcp-server==0.1.4"
],
"env": {
"DBGPROBE_BACKEND": "<YOUR_DBGPROBE_BACKEND>",
"DBGPROBE_MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_DBGPROBE_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>",
"DBGPROBE_JLINK_PATH": "<YOUR_DBGPROBE_JLINK_PATH>",
"DBGPROBE_JLINK_GDBSERVER_PATH": "<YOUR_DBGPROBE_JLINK_GDBSERVER_PATH>",
"DBGPROBE_JLINK_DEVICE": "<YOUR_DBGPROBE_JLINK_DEVICE>",
"DBGPROBE_INTERFACE": "<YOUR_DBGPROBE_INTERFACE>",
"DBGPROBE_SPEED_KHZ": "<YOUR_DBGPROBE_SPEED_KHZ>",
"DBGPROBE_MCP_PLUGINS": "<YOUR_DBGPROBE_MCP_PLUGINS>",
"DBGPROBE_MCP_TOOL_SEPARATOR": "<YOUR_DBGPROBE_MCP_TOOL_SEPARATOR>"
}
}
}
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