diff --git a/debug_manifest/.gitignore b/debug_manifest/.gitignore
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+# Ignore all resource files
+resources/*
+
+# But do not ignore .gitkeep files, to keep an empty `resources` directory
+!resources/.gitkeep
diff --git a/debug_manifest/README.md b/debug_manifest/README.md
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+# Configuring the Debugger
+
+## For VSCode
+
+### Set Up the debugger configuration (one-time setup step)
+To configure the debugger in VSCode to run the `debug_manifest`, follow these steps:
+
+1. Clone or Open the existing `airbyte-python-cdk` project in VSCode.
+2. Click on the Run and Debug icon in the Activity Bar on the side of the window.
+3. Click on the `create a launch.json file` link to create a new configuration file.
+4. Select `Python` from the list of environments.
+5. Replace the contents of the generated `launch.json` file with the following configuration:
+
+```json
+{
+    "version": "0.2.0",
+    "configurations": [
+        {
+            "name": "Python: Debug Manifest",
+            "type": "debugpy",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "console": "integratedTerminal",
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/debug_manifest",
+            "python": "<PATH_TO_CDK_ENV>/bin/python",
+            "module": "debug_manifest",
+            "args": [
+                // SPECIFY THE COMMAND: [spec, check, discover, read]
+                "read",
+                // SPECIFY THE CONFIG
+                "--config",
+                // PATH TO THE CONFIG FILE
+                "resources/config.json",
+                // SPECIFY THE CATALOG
+                "--catalog",
+                // PATH TO THE CATALOG FILE
+                "resources/catalog.json",
+                // SPECIFY THE STATE (optional)
+                // "--state",
+                // PATH TO THE STATE FILE
+                // "resources/state.json",
+                // ADDITIONAL FLAGS, like `--debug` (optional)
+                "--debug"
+            ],
+        }
+    ]
+}
+```
+
+6. Save the `launch.json` file.
+7. Install `CDK dependencies` by running `poetry install --all-extras`
+8. Replace the `"python": "<PATH_TO_CDK_ENV>/bin/python"` with the correct interpreter `PATH` pointing to the `CDK env` installed from Step `7` (use `which python` to have the complete python path), to wire the CDK env to the debugger. Alternatively you can switch the default interpreter you use in your IDE.
+### Set up the necessary resources to use within the manifest-only connector
+* These resources are ignored by `git`, in the `.gitignore`, thus should not be committed
+1. Put the `config.json` inside the `/airbyte_cdk/debug_manifest/resources` (this will hold the `source input configuration`).
+2. Put the `catalog.json` inside the `/airbyte_cdk/debug_manifest/resources` (this will hold the `configured catalog` for the target source).
+3. Put the `manifest.yaml` inside the `/airbyte_cdk/debug_manifest/resources`
+4. (Optional) Put the `state.json` inside the `/airbyte_cdk/debug_manifest/resources`
+
+## Debugging Steps
+1. Set any necessary breakpoints in your code, or `CDK` components code.
+2. Press `F5` / `Shift + CMD + D` / click the green play button in the `Run and Debug` view to start debugging.
+3. Iterate over the `2` and `3`, to debug your `manifest-only` source.
+
+Basically, you're now able to run the `manifest-only` sources like the regular python source, with `spec`, `check`, `discover` and `read` commands, as well as having the `--debug` alongside.
diff --git a/debug_manifest/debug_manifest.py b/debug_manifest/debug_manifest.py
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+#
+# Copyright (c) 2023 Airbyte, Inc., all rights reserved.
+#
+
+import sys
+from typing import Any, Mapping
+
+from airbyte_cdk.entrypoint import launch
+from airbyte_cdk.sources.declarative.yaml_declarative_source import (
+    YamlDeclarativeSource,
+)
+
+configuration: Mapping[str, Any] = {
+    "path_to_yaml": "resources/manifest.yaml",
+}
+
+
+def debug_manifest(source: YamlDeclarativeSource, args: list[str]) -> None:
+    """
+    Run the debug manifest with the given source and arguments.
+    """
+    launch(source, args)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    debug_manifest(
+        YamlDeclarativeSource(**configuration),
+        sys.argv[1:],
+    )
diff --git a/debug_manifest/resources/.gitkeep b/debug_manifest/resources/.gitkeep
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