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# Model Context Protocol (MCP)
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LLDB supports for the [Model Context Protocol][1] (MCP). This structured,
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machine-friendly protocol allows AI models to access and interact with external
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tools, such as the debugger. Using MCP, an AI agent can execute LLDB commands
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to control the debugger: set breakpoints, inspect memory, step through code.
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This can range from helping you run a specific command you can't immediately
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remember to a fully agent-driven debugging experiences
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LLDB supports the [Model Context Protocol][https://modelcontextprotocol.io]
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(MCP). This structured, machine-friendly protocol allows AI models to access
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and interact with external tools, for example debuggers. Using MCP, an AI agent
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can execute LLDB commands to control the debugger: set breakpoints, inspect
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memory, step through code. This can range from helping you run a specific
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command you cannot immediately remember, to a fully agent-driven debugging
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experience.
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## MCP Server
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(lldb) protocol-server stop MCP
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The commands will fail if a server is already running or not running
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respectively.
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## MCP Client
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MCP uses standard input/output (stdio) for communication between client and
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Configuration example for [Claude Code][2]:
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```
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┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐
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│ │ │ │ │ │
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│ LLDB ├─────socket────┤ netcat ├─────stdio─────┤MCP Client│
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│ │ │ │ │ │
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└──────────┘ └──────────┘ └──────────┘
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```
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Configuration example for [Claude Code][https://modelcontextprotocol.io/quickstart/user]:
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```
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Configuration example for [Visual Studio Code][3]:
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Configuration example for [Visual Studio Code][https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/copilot/chat/mcp-servers]:
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[1]: https://modelcontextprotocol.io
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[2]: https://modelcontextprotocol.io/quickstart/user
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[3]: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/copilot/chat/mcp-servers
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### Troubleshooting
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The MCP server uses the `Host` log channel. You can enable logging with the
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`log enable` command.
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```
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(lldb) log enable lldb host
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```

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