From 6d85580c2b20babef5514a3832ce34a8ced4f270 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: ozzafar <48795672+ozzafar@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2026 15:32:02 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Bump VS Code extension version to 2.4.4 Update the extension manifest and root lockfile version after merging the five issue fixes. Leave the standalone CLI version unchanged. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Copilot-Session: a882e001-7e0e-4256-8a20-8eaec9c947f4 --- package-lock.json | 4 ++-- package.json | 2 +- 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json index 29bb4d4..5a69dbd 100644 --- a/package-lock.json +++ b/package-lock.json @@ -1,12 +1,12 @@ { "name": "debugmcpextension", - "version": "2.4.3", + "version": "2.4.4", "lockfileVersion": 3, "requires": true, "packages": { "": { "name": "debugmcpextension", - "version": "2.4.3", + "version": "2.4.4", "license": "MIT", "dependencies": { "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.32.0", diff --git a/package.json b/package.json index a541cd8..eeccb6a 100644 --- a/package.json +++ b/package.json @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ "name": "debugmcpextension", "displayName": "DebugMCP — Agentic Debugging for VS Code, Cursor & More", "description": "Your AI agent debugs for you — right inside VS Code, Cursor & other VS Code-based editors. Let Copilot, Cline, Cursor, Codex & any MCP agent set breakpoints, step through code, and inspect variables live instead of guessing from logs.", - "version": "2.4.3", + "version": "2.4.4", "publisher": "ozzafar", "author": { "name": "Oz Zafar", From 0111bfccf8bf1082c8c7a08c3ff613e4cb8bb3b5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: ozzafar <48795672+ozzafar@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2026 15:37:03 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Document extension 2.4.4 changes in README Refresh the version badge and release highlights, document debug status/output tools and opt-in capture limits, and explain unconfirmed restart results. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Copilot-Session: a882e001-7e0e-4256-8a20-8eaec9c947f4 --- README.md | 48 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 45 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index b0bda06..c5383a7 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Let AI agents debug your code inside VS Code - set breakpoints, step through exe [![VS Code](https://img.shields.io/badge/VS%20Code-1.104.0+-blue.svg)](https://code.visualstudio.com/) -[![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-2.4.3-green.svg)](https://github.com/microsoft/DebugMCP) +[![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-2.4.4-green.svg)](https://github.com/microsoft/DebugMCP) [![VS Marketplace](https://img.shields.io/badge/VS%20Marketplace-Install-blue.svg)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ozzafar.debugmcpextension) @@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ Let AI agents debug your code inside VS Code - set breakpoints, step through exe ## ✨ What's New +### 2.4.4 +- **Opt-in logpoint output retrieval** - `get_debug_output` reads captured debugger output by session, with prefix/category filters and incremental cursors. Capture is disabled by default; see [Debug output capture](#debug-output-capture). +- **Consistent debug status** - function names and source locations now match the selected evaluation frame. Successful Continue/Step responses update execution state even when adapters omit a `continued` event, without discarding newer stops. +- **Remote skill installation** - extension activation refreshes `debug-live` in the extension host's home, including fresh Dev Containers and remote hosts without existing agent configuration or onboarding. +- **Restart without a missing-response wait** - when a fresh stop is observed but the adapter has not acknowledged the restart, `restart_debugging` returns an explicit **completion unconfirmed** result instead of waiting for the operation timeout. This does not claim that all restart commands succeeded; acknowledged success and reported failures retain their behavior. + ### 2.4 - **Standalone DebugMCP CLI** — install [`debugmcp`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/debugmcp) from npm and give MCP-compatible agents direct access to explicitly configured DAP adapters without running VS Code. The CLI supports any language with a DAP adapter that communicates over stdio, configures supported agents, and installs the `debug-live` skill automatically. @@ -81,7 +87,9 @@ DebugMCP is an MCP server that gives AI coding agents full control over the VS C | **step_out** | Step out of the current function | None | | **continue_execution** | Continue until next breakpoint | None | | **pause_execution** | Interrupt a freely-running program and stop at its current location (no breakpoint needed) | None | -| **restart_debugging** | Restart the current debug session | None | +| **restart_debugging** | Restart the current debug session; a fresh stop without acknowledgement returns an explicit completion-unconfirmed result, not confirmed success | None | +| **get_debug_status** | Read paused/running/no-session status, the active session ID, and selected-frame details when paused; optionally wait for a pause | `waitForPauseSeconds` (optional, 0-600; bounded by the operation timeout) | +| **get_debug_output** | Read captured output for one session; requires user-enabled capture and at least one filter | `sessionId` (required)
`prefix` and/or `category` (required filter; both are ANDed)
`cursor` (optional)
`limit` (optional, 1-100) | | **add_breakpoint** | Add a breakpoint at a specific line (optionally conditional) | `fileFullPath` (required)
`line` (required, 1-based)
`condition` (optional) | | **add_logpoint** | Add a logpoint that logs a message (instead of pausing) when a line is reached | `fileFullPath` (required)
`line` (required, 1-based)
`logMessage` (required, `{expr}` interpolated)
`condition` (optional) | | **remove_breakpoint** | Remove a breakpoint from a specific line | `fileFullPath` (required)
`line` (required) | @@ -99,6 +107,38 @@ DebugMCP is an MCP server that gives AI coding agents full control over the VS C > present) so skills-compatible harnesses load the full workflow on demand. The server also > advertises MCP `instructions` pointing agents at it before debugging. +### Debug output capture + +To read logpoint messages without pausing the program, enable +`debugmcp.captureDebugOutput` in VS Code user settings before output is emitted. +For the standalone CLI host, start it with `debugmcp serve --capture-output`. +Capture is **off by default**, and MCP tools cannot enable it. + +Obtain `sessionId` from `get_debug_status` while the session is active, then call +`get_debug_output`, for example: + +```json +{ + "sessionId": "", + "prefix": "[orders]", + "limit": 20 +} +``` + +Provide a nonempty `prefix` (up to 256 characters), a `category` (`console`, +`stdout`, `stderr`, or `important`), or both. Reuse the returned `nextCursor` as +`cursor` with the same filters to read new entries; `hasMore` indicates additional +entries to scan, and `truncated` reports evicted history. Only DAP output events +are captured, not existing Debug Console contents. + +Output stays in memory, bounded to 8 sessions and 1,000 events/256 KiB per +session. Events over 8 KiB are replaced by an omission marker. History can +remain after termination until eviction, but changing the capture setting or +disposing the host clears it; output is not persisted or logged by the capture +feature. Credential-pattern redaction happens before retention, but is +**heuristic and event-local, not a guarantee that every secret is removed**. +Enable capture only for output you intend to make available to the agent. + ### 🎯 Debugging Best Practices DebugMCP follows systematic debugging practices for effective issue resolution: @@ -395,7 +435,8 @@ Configure DebugMCP behavior in VSCode settings: { "debugmcp.serverPort": 3001, "debugmcp.timeoutInSeconds": 180, - "debugmcp.bindHost": ["127.0.0.1", "::1"] + "debugmcp.bindHost": ["127.0.0.1", "::1"], + "debugmcp.captureDebugOutput": false } ``` @@ -404,6 +445,7 @@ Configure DebugMCP behavior in VSCode settings: | `debugmcp.serverPort` | `3001` | Port number for the MCP server | | `debugmcp.timeoutInSeconds` | `180` | Timeout for debugging operations | | `debugmcp.bindHost` | `["127.0.0.1", "::1"]` | Network interface(s) the HTTP server binds to. Accepts a string or array of strings. See [Security model](#security-model) before changing. | +| `debugmcp.captureDebugOutput` | `false` | User-controlled, machine-scoped capture of bounded debugger output. See [Debug output capture](#debug-output-capture); agents cannot enable capture through MCP. | ### Security model From 386d6caff466c6befbb6ce9580a61817c12ec40a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: ozzafar <48795672+ozzafar@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2026 15:38:22 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Move 2.4.4 release notes from README to changelog Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Copilot-Session: a882e001-7e0e-4256-8a20-8eaec9c947f4 --- CHANGELOG.md | 11 +++++++++++ README.md | 6 ------ 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md index c0af6a3..6750489 100644 --- a/CHANGELOG.md +++ b/CHANGELOG.md @@ -12,6 +12,17 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/), and this ### Added - **Claude Code auto-registration** - Claude Code is now offered in the agent selection popup and configured via `~/.claude.json`'s user-scope `mcpServers` field. Claude Desktop connects via its Custom Connector UI instead of a static config file; the README's manual configuration section covers both. +## [2.4.4] - 2026-10-25 + +### Added +- **Opt-in logpoint output retrieval** - `get_debug_output` reads captured debugger output by session in VS Code and the standalone CLI, with prefix/category filters and incremental cursors. Capture is disabled by default; see [Debug output capture](README.md#debug-output-capture) (#178). + +### Fixed +- Debug status function names and source locations now match the selected evaluation frame instead of borrowing top-frame metadata (#179). +- Successful Continue/Step responses update execution state even when adapters omit a `continued` event, without discarding newer stops (#177). +- Extension activation refreshes `debug-live` in the extension host's home, including fresh Dev Containers and remote hosts without existing agent configuration or onboarding (#174). +- When a fresh stop is observed but the adapter has not acknowledged the restart, `restart_debugging` returns an explicit **completion unconfirmed** result instead of waiting for the operation timeout. This does not claim that all restart commands succeeded; acknowledged success and reported failures retain their behavior (#172). + ## [2.4.2] - 2026-09-27 ### Fixed diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index c5383a7..824cd80 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -34,12 +34,6 @@ Let AI agents debug your code inside VS Code - set breakpoints, step through exe ## ✨ What's New -### 2.4.4 -- **Opt-in logpoint output retrieval** - `get_debug_output` reads captured debugger output by session, with prefix/category filters and incremental cursors. Capture is disabled by default; see [Debug output capture](#debug-output-capture). -- **Consistent debug status** - function names and source locations now match the selected evaluation frame. Successful Continue/Step responses update execution state even when adapters omit a `continued` event, without discarding newer stops. -- **Remote skill installation** - extension activation refreshes `debug-live` in the extension host's home, including fresh Dev Containers and remote hosts without existing agent configuration or onboarding. -- **Restart without a missing-response wait** - when a fresh stop is observed but the adapter has not acknowledged the restart, `restart_debugging` returns an explicit **completion unconfirmed** result instead of waiting for the operation timeout. This does not claim that all restart commands succeeded; acknowledged success and reported failures retain their behavior. - ### 2.4 - **Standalone DebugMCP CLI** — install [`debugmcp`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/debugmcp) from npm and give MCP-compatible agents direct access to explicitly configured DAP adapters without running VS Code. The CLI supports any language with a DAP adapter that communicates over stdio, configures supported agents, and installs the `debug-live` skill automatically.