MCP Server for WinDbg Crash Analysis for Cursor: Setup

What you can do with MCP Server for WinDbg Crash Analysis in Cursor

Choose it to pair assistant explanations with direct WinDbg/CDB control for Windows investigations.

• Connect to a remote debugging target and inspect threads.
• Apply trusted text filters before passing debugger content to an assistant.

Before you start: MCP Server for WinDbg Crash Analysis in Cursor

• Windows
• Python 3.10 or newer
• Debugging Tools for Windows or Microsoft Store WinDbg
• mcp-windbg package installed
• An MCP-compatible client

Install with pip install mcp-windbg before using this documented client launch. Configure symbols for your environment. Streamable HTTP is a separate option; only trusted Python scripts should be supplied as text filters.

MCP Server for WinDbg Crash Analysis Cursor configuration

1. Choose Cursor configuration scope

   For MCP Server for WinDbg Crash Analysis, open Project: .cursor/mcp.json User: ~/.cursor/mcp.json. Merge into mcpServers at project or user scope.

2. Add MCP Server for WinDbg Crash Analysis to Cursor

   Use the mcp-windbg entry below in mcpServers. Keep MCP Server for WinDbg Crash Analysis's documented stdio connection fields and your other Cursor entries.

3. Check MCP Server for WinDbg Crash Analysis in Cursor

   MCP Server for WinDbg Crash Analysis: Enable in Cursor’s MCP settings; inspect tools.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-windbg": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": [
        "-m",
        "mcp_windbg"
      ],
      "env": {
        "_NT_SYMBOL_PATH": "<debugger symbol search path>"
      }
    }
  }
}

MCP Server for WinDbg Crash Analysis tools available to Cursor

MCP Server for WinDbg Crash Analysis's stored tool list documents 7 tools; compare it with Cursor's connected tool list, because the stored list is not a live check.

list_windbg_dumps

Find list_windbg_dumps under MCP Server for WinDbg Crash Analysis in Cursor's MCP settings; inspect its arguments when the agent requests a call.

Find crash dump files for individual or batch investigation.

open_windbg_dump

Find open_windbg_dump under MCP Server for WinDbg Crash Analysis in Cursor's MCP settings; inspect its arguments when the agent requests a call.

close_windbg_dump

Find close_windbg_dump under MCP Server for WinDbg Crash Analysis in Cursor's MCP settings; inspect its arguments when the agent requests a call.

open_windbg_remote

Find open_windbg_remote under MCP Server for WinDbg Crash Analysis in Cursor's MCP settings; inspect its arguments when the agent requests a call.

close_windbg_remote

Find close_windbg_remote under MCP Server for WinDbg Crash Analysis in Cursor's MCP settings; inspect its arguments when the agent requests a call.

Disconnect and clean up a remote debugging session.

run_windbg_cmd

Find run_windbg_cmd under MCP Server for WinDbg Crash Analysis in Cursor's MCP settings; inspect its arguments when the agent requests a call.

Execute a WinDbg command during an investigation.

send_ctrl_break

Find send_ctrl_break under MCP Server for WinDbg Crash Analysis in Cursor's MCP settings; inspect its arguments when the agent requests a call.

Interrupt a running debugging target for inspection.

MCP Server for WinDbg Crash Analysis: full stored tool descriptions

Troubleshooting MCP Server for WinDbg Crash Analysis in Cursor

• Cursor must find python (Python) for MCP Server for WinDbg Crash Analysis. Enable the project/user entry in MCP settings and inspect its tools.
• Review _NT_SYMBOL_PATH for MCP Server for WinDbg Crash Analysis before sharing project .cursor/mcp.json; project scope travels with the repository.
• MCP Server for WinDbg Crash Analysis uses stdio here: Cursor must keep the configured process running; protocol output belongs on stdout and diagnostics on stderr.
• Known limitation: Requires Windows and Microsoft's debugging tools.
• Known limitation: Assists investigation rather than automatically fixing crashes.
• Known limitation: Filter scripts execute in-process and must be trusted.
• General Cursor troubleshooting lives in the /clients/cursor guide.

Frequently asked questions