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GDB Debugger

signal-slot/mcp-gdb

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides GDB debugging functionality for use with Claude or other AI assistants.

Install

npx -y mcp-gdb

Client configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gdb": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-gdb"
      ]
    }
  }
}
GitHub stars
12
Category
Developer Tools, Education & Learning
License
MIT
Updated
Oct 6, 2026

Features

  • Start and manage GDB debugging sessions

  • Load programs and core dumps for analysis

  • Set breakpoints, step through code, and examine memory

  • View call stacks, variables, and registers

  • View source code with VS Code integration

  • Execute arbitrary GDB commands

Tools (15)

  • gdb_start

    Start a new GDB session

  • gdb_load

    Load a program into GDB

  • gdb_command

    Execute an arbitrary GDB command

  • gdb_terminate

    Terminate a GDB session

  • gdb_attach

    Attach to a running process

  • gdb_load_core

    Load a core dump file

  • gdb_set_breakpoint

    Set a breakpoint

  • gdb_continue

    Continue program execution

  • gdb_step

    Step program execution

  • gdb_next

    Step over function calls

  • gdb_finish

    Execute until the current function returns

  • gdb_backtrace

    Show call stack

  • gdb_print

    Print value of expression

  • gdb_examine

    Examine memory

  • gdb_info_registers

    Display registers

Details on this page are taken from the project's README. Open README

Supported clients

Clients mentioned in this server's README:

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