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Add standalone DebugMCP CLI - #156

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Oz Zafar (ozzafar) merged 6 commits into
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@ozzafar Oz Zafar (ozzafar) commented Sep 17, 2026

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Summary

  • add a standalone DebugMCP CLI that connects MCP agents directly to explicitly configured DAP adapters over stdio, without requiring VS Code or any IDE
  • add project/user adapter registration, validation, launch configuration expansion, and language shorthand metadata while supporting any stdio-capable DAP adapter
  • configure supported agents for the standalone host and keep HTTP/stdio registration mutually exclusive
  • publish the minimal debugmcp npm package and bundle/install the debug-live skill during agent configuration
  • harden adapter startup, reverse runInTerminal, launch races, navigation state, and process cleanup on MCP disconnect
  • bump the extension to 2.4.0 and document/announce the standalone CLI

Validation

  • 248 unit/integration tests passing
  • 2 POSIX permission tests intentionally skipped on Windows
  • Python: MCP -> DebugMCP CLI -> debugpy
  • C#: MCP -> DebugMCP CLI -> netcoredbg
  • C++: MCP -> DebugMCP CLI -> OpenDebugAD7 -> GDB
  • isolated npm tarball install, adapter registration/validation, and bundled skill installation

Notes

DebugMCP does not discover, download, install, or upgrade debug adapters. Users explicitly register the adapter supplied by their environment, and debugmcp adapter validate verifies its DAP initialize handshake.

Oz Zafar (ozzafar) and others added 6 commits September 16, 2026 11:56
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Add standalone DebugMCP CLI
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Introduce an explicit DAP adapter registry, stdio MCP host, shared agent configuration, and standalone debugger execution for Python and compiled languages.

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

Copilot-Session: 5e39a3eb-0164-4765-9a88-9d240291ee6f
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Package standalone CLI for npm
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Add a minimal debugmcp npm package containing the bundled command, package documentation, and license.

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

Copilot-Session: 5e39a3eb-0164-4765-9a88-9d240291ee6f
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Harden standalone CLI reliability
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Copilot-Session: 5e39a3eb-0164-4765-9a88-9d240291ee6f
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Bundle debug skill with CLI package
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Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Copilot-Session: 5e39a3eb-0164-4765-9a88-9d240291ee6f
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Announce standalone DebugMCP CLI
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Copilot-Session: 5e39a3eb-0164-4765-9a88-9d240291ee6f
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Expand CLI language shorthands
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Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Copilot-Session: 5e39a3eb-0164-4765-9a88-9d240291ee6f
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✅ Extension Build Successful!

📦 VSIX artifact is ready for download

👉 View artifacts

Scroll down to the "Artifacts" section and download extension-vsix

To install: In VS Code, run Extensions: Install from VSIX... and select the downloaded file.

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Oz Zafar (ozzafar) merged commit 6338606 into main Sep 17, 2026
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