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dap_mcp
by KashunCheng
everything
by modelcontextprotocol
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Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOps & Infra
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dap_mcp · Summary

DAP-MCP enables LLM interaction with debuggers through standardized MCP protocol, offering debugging tools like breakpoints and execution control.

everything · Summary

Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.

dap_mcp · Use cases

  • AI-assisted debugging where language models can set breakpoints and control execution flow
  • Automated debugging workflows triggered by LLMs based on code analysis
  • Remote debugging through LLM interfaces when direct debugger access is limited

everything · Use cases

  • Testing MCP client implementations against all protocol features
  • Learning MCP protocol capabilities through a reference server
  • Validating client compatibility with different transport methods

dap_mcp · Install

Installation

  1. Install the dap-mcp package:

``bash pip install dap-mcp ``

  1. Create a configuration file (e.g., config.json) with your debugger settings
  1. Run the server:

``bash python -m dap_mcp --config config.json # or with uv uvx dap-mcp@latest --config config.json ``

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dap-debugger": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "dap_mcp"],
      "env": {
        "DAP_MCP_CONFIG": "/path/to/config.json"
      }
    }
  }
}

everything · Install

NPX (recommended)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

On Windows, use cmd /c:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "cmd",
      "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "mcp/everything"]
    }
  }
}

Global install

npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything@latest
npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything
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