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MCP Server for WinDbg Crash Analysis

MCP Server for WinDbg Crash Analysis is an MCP server that bridges AI models with WinDbg for crash dump analysis, user-mode remote debugging, and kernel debugging. It has 1,633 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with uvx mcp-windbg.

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Install MCP Server for WinDbg Crash Analysis

Generated from the server's MCP registry entry. Replace your-value with your own values.

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-for-windbg-crash-analysis": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-windbg"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CDB_PATH": "your-value",
        "_NT_SYMBOL_PATH": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env CDB_PATH=your-value --env _NT_SYMBOL_PATH=your-value --transport stdio mcp-server-for-windbg-crash-analysis -- uvx mcp-windbg

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-for-windbg-crash-analysis": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-windbg"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CDB_PATH": "your-value",
        "_NT_SYMBOL_PATH": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "mcp-server-for-windbg-crash-analysis": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-windbg"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CDB_PATH": "your-value",
        "_NT_SYMBOL_PATH": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Config formats checked against the official docs on Oct 7, 2026: modelcontextprotocol.io (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com (opens in a new tab), cursor.com (opens in a new tab), code.visualstudio.com (opens in a new tab).

Environment variables

Variables the server reads at startup.

NameRequiredDescription
CDB_PATHNoCustom path to cdb.exe (optional)
_NT_SYMBOL_PATHNoSymbol path for Windows debugging (optional, defaults to Microsoft symbol server)

Tools (11)

Parsed from the Tools section of the README; check the repository for the current list.

  • list_dumps

    List crash dump files in a directory

  • open_cdb_dump

    Open and triage a crash dump

  • open_cdb_remote

    Attach to a user-mode remote debug server (-remote)

  • open_kd_session

    Attach to a kernel target (-k, KDNET / named pipe / serial)

  • open_kd_dump

    Open and triage a kernel crash dump (MEMORY.DMP, minidump)

  • run_cdb_command

    Run a command on a user-mode session

  • run_kd_command

    Run a command on a kernel session

  • close_cdb_session

    Close a user-mode session

  • close_kd_session

    Close a kernel session (resumes the target machine)

  • send_ctrl_break

    Break into a running live session

  • wait_for_break

    Wait for a target you resumed with g to stop again

About MCP Server for WinDbg Crash Analysis

A Model Context Protocol server that bridges AI models with WinDbg for crash dump analysis, user-mode remote debugging, and kernel debugging.

  • copilot
  • copilot-chat
  • crash-dump
  • crash-reports
  • mcp
  • mcp-server
  • windbg
  • windbg-extension

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How do I install the MCP Server for WinDbg Crash Analysis MCP server?

Add the command uvx mcp-windbg to your MCP client: put it in claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop, run claude mcp add for Claude Code, or add it to .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor) or .vscode/mcp.json (VS Code). The snippets on this page are ready to paste.

Is MCP Server for WinDbg Crash Analysis free?

The server is open source under the MIT license, so running it is free. It does not declare any required API key.

Is MCP Server for WinDbg Crash Analysis actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on Oct 23, 2026. The latest release is v1.6.0, published Oct 23, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months.