MCP WinDbg

An MCP server that bridges AI models to Windows debugging via WinDbg/CDB, enabling natural language crash dump analysis, live remote debugging, and batch dump processing through a Python wrapper around the CDB debugger.

Evaluated Mar 06, 2026 (0d ago) vlatest

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⚙ Agent Friendliness

/ 100

Can an agent use this?

🔒 Security

/ 100

Is it safe for agents?

⚡ Reliability

/ 100

Does it work consistently?

Score Breakdown

⚙ Agent Friendliness

MCP Quality

Documentation

Error Messages

Auth Simplicity

Rate Limits

🔒 Security

TLS Enforcement

Auth Strength

Scope Granularity

Dep. Hygiene

Secret Handling

WinDbg debugger MCP. Local Windows debugging tool. Debug access provides deep system visibility — high privilege. Only use on authorized systems. Crash dumps may contain sensitive data.

⚡ Reliability

Uptime/SLA

Version Stability

Breaking Changes

Error Recovery

Best When

You are a Windows native developer or security researcher who regularly analyzes crash dumps and wants AI assistance interpreting call stacks, exception records, and memory state without manually crafting WinDbg commands.

Avoid When

Your debugging targets are Linux/macOS, or your organization restricts AI tool access to production debugging environments.

Use Cases

• AI-assisted Windows crash dump triage: ask the agent to explain an access violation from a minidump
• Batch analysis of a directory of crash dumps to identify recurring failure patterns
• Interactive live debugging of remote Windows targets with natural language command generation

Not For

• Linux or macOS debugging (Windows-only toolchain requirement)
• Automated fix generation (the tool assists analysis, not remediation)
• Environments without Debugging Tools for Windows or WinDbg installed

Interface

REST API

GraphQL

gRPC

MCP Server

Yes ↗

SDK

Webhooks

Authentication

OAuth: No Scopes: No

No authentication required; runs locally on the developer's Windows machine. Symbol server path configured via _NT_SYMBOL_PATH env var.

Pricing

Model: open_source

Free tier: Yes

Requires CC: No

MIT licensed. Requires Windows Debugging Tools (free from Microsoft).

Agent Metadata

Pagination

none

Idempotent

Partial

Retry Guidance

Not documented

Known Gotchas

⚠ Windows-only: will not run on macOS or Linux hosts.
⚠ Debugging Tools for Windows must be pre-installed; pip install alone is insufficient.
⚠ run_windbg_cmd passes arbitrary WinDbg commands; agents need domain knowledge to generate useful commands.
⚠ Session state (open dump/remote) must be managed explicitly; forgetting to close sessions may leak resources.
⚠ Default command timeout is 30 seconds; complex analysis commands may need --timeout adjustment.
⚠ Enterprise policy review recommended before using AI tools against production crash dumps containing sensitive data.

Alternatives

lldb-mcp gdb-mcp rr-debugger-mcp

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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-03-06.