# pdb-mcp

> A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Python debugging using pdb

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/pdb-mcp/claim

## Declared
- version: 0.0.2
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:pdb-mcp

### Description (declared)

# PDB MCP Server

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A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Python debugging using pdb. This allows you to debug Python scripts through MCP tools.

## Features

- **Start Debug Session**: Launch a Python script in debug mode using pdb
- **Start Pytest Debug Session**: Run pytest with automatic pdb on test failures
- **Execute PDB Commands**: Send commands to control the debugging session
- **Auto-detect Python Interpreter**: Automatically uses virtual environment Python
- **Modular Architecture**: Clean separation of concerns with session and server modules

## Installation

### Install from PyPI

```bash
pip install pdb-mcp
```

### Install with uv (Recommended) ⚡️

[`uvx`](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/concepts/tools/) will automatically install the package and run the command.

```bash
uvx pdb-mcp
```

### Development Installation

```bash
pip install -e .
```

## Usage

### As MCP Server

Run the server:

```bash
pdb-mcp
```

The server exposes three tools:

#### 1. `start_debug`

Start a debugging session for a Python script.

**Parameters:**
- `script_path` (required): Path to the Python script to debug
- `python_path` (required): Path to Python interpreter for the project being debugged
- `working_directory` (required): Directory to run the command in (should be the project directory)
- `args` (optional): Command-line arguments to pass to the script
- `timeout` (optional): Time to wait without new output before returning in seconds (default: 5.0). As long as there's new output, will keep waiting.
- `env` (optional): Environment variables to set for the debugging session (e.g., {"DEBUG": "1"})

**Example:**
```json
{
  "script_path": "test_script.py",
  "python_path": "/path/to/python",
  "working_directory": "/path/to/project",
  "env": {"DEBUG": "1"}
}
```

#### 2. …

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.terminal (0.825, derived)
- code.debugging (0.802, derived)
- dev.package-management (0.768, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/pdb-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-10T09:25:45.872Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/pdb-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/pdb-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:pdb-mcp