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openocd-mcp

An MCP server that drives OpenOCD, allowing AI assistants to flash firmware, control execution, inspect CPU registers and memory, set breakpoints, and read variables by name from firmware symbols or CMSIS-SVD files for any target OpenOCD supports.

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openocd-mcp logo, by microhenrioCommunity listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by microhenrio
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Checks and signals

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  • Popularity 5 GitHub stars

What you can do with it

  • Flash firmware images (.elf/.bin/.hex) to microcontrollers
  • Control execution by halting, resuming, or single-stepping
  • Read and write CPU registers and memory locations
  • Set hardware and software breakpoints including conditional ones

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.4.5MIT
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Packages and installation

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openocd-mcp 0.4.5

pypiuvx
openocd-mcp package definition
{
  "version": "0.4.5",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "openocd-mcp",
  "runtimeHint": "uvx",
  "registryType": "pypi",
  "registryBaseUrl": "https://pypi.org",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "OPENOCD_BIN",
      "description": "Path to OpenOCD binary; optional."
    },
    {
      "name": "OPENOCD_MCP_CONFIG",
      "description": "Path to openocd-mcp.json config; optional."
    },
    {
      "name": "OPENOCD_MCP_READONLY",
      "description": "Set to 1 to force read-only mode; optional."
    }
  ]
}

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  • · repository · passed · metadata changed · updated
  • · backfill · recorded · Pre-expansion baseline; unobserved rich metadata remains unknown

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openocd-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "openocd-mcp==0.4.5"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENOCD_BIN": "<YOUR_OPENOCD_BIN>",
        "OPENOCD_MCP_CONFIG": "<YOUR_OPENOCD_MCP_CONFIG>",
        "OPENOCD_MCP_READONLY": "<YOUR_OPENOCD_MCP_READONLY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openocd-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "openocd-mcp==0.4.5"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENOCD_BIN": "<YOUR_OPENOCD_BIN>",
        "OPENOCD_MCP_CONFIG": "<YOUR_OPENOCD_MCP_CONFIG>",
        "OPENOCD_MCP_READONLY": "<YOUR_OPENOCD_MCP_READONLY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration
{
  "servers": {
    "openocd-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "openocd-mcp==0.4.5"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENOCD_BIN": "<YOUR_OPENOCD_BIN>",
        "OPENOCD_MCP_CONFIG": "<YOUR_OPENOCD_MCP_CONFIG>",
        "OPENOCD_MCP_READONLY": "<YOUR_OPENOCD_MCP_READONLY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openocd-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "openocd-mcp==0.4.5"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENOCD_BIN": "<YOUR_OPENOCD_BIN>",
        "OPENOCD_MCP_CONFIG": "<YOUR_OPENOCD_MCP_CONFIG>",
        "OPENOCD_MCP_READONLY": "<YOUR_OPENOCD_MCP_READONLY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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