Wpf Visual Tree MCP Server

The 28 tools it gives your agent

Extracted from the project's README - what wpf-visual-tree lets an agent do.

wpf_list_processes

- List all running WPF applications

wpf_attach

- Attach to a WPF application (supports auto_inject for DLL injection)

wpf_get_visual_tree

- Get the visual tree hierarchy (default depth: 25, max: 100)

wpf_get_element_properties

- Get all dependency properties of an element

wpf_find_elements

- Query elements by type, x:Name, visible text, property values and visibility; results include text, automation id, enabled/visible state and screen bounds

wpf_find_elements_deep

- Same query filters without result limit, across all windows including adorners/popups

wpf_capture_screenshot

- Capture a screenshot of the window or element (returns image); mode='screen' captures real on-screen pixels including open popups, dropdowns and context menus

wpf_get_bindings

- Get data bindings for an element (includes MultiBinding, converter, StringFormat)

wpf_get_binding_errors

- List all captured binding errors

wpf_clear_binding_errors

- Clear the captured binding errors list

wpf_get_data_context

- Get DataContext type, properties, INPC status, and inheritance chain

wpf_get_resources

- Enumerate resource dictionaries

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wpf_get_styles

- Get applied styles and templates

wpf_watch_property

- Monitor a property for changes

wpf_evaluate_binding

- Explain why a property has its value - value source, and for bindings a hop-by-hop path resolution pinpointing where a broken binding fails

wpf_explain_triggers

- Evaluate Style and ControlTemplate triggers against the current state (condition, current value, active, setters) - 'why doesn't this trigger fire?'; and attrib

wpf_snapshot

- Capture an element subtree's state (layout, visibility, brushes, text) under a label

wpf_diff

- Diff two snapshots - measure exactly what a change moved (property from→to, added/removed)

wpf_set_property

- Live-edit a dependency property at runtime (type-converted), to test a change without rebuilding. State-changing, reversible.

wpf_revert_property

- Undo wpf_set_property edits (one, filtered, or all) - restores the prior binding/value/default.

wpf_highlight_element

- Visually highlight an element

wpf_click_element

- Click a control - UI Automation invoke (Invoke/Toggle/Select/ExpandCollapse) by default, physical=true for a real OS mouse click (auto-scrolls into view), click

wpf_select_item

- Select an item in a ComboBox/ListBox/ListView/TabControl by visible text or index - works with virtualized items. State-changing.

wpf_wait_for

- Wait until an element is visible/exists/enabled/hidden, polling in the target app - no sleep-and-retry loops.

wpf_set_text

- Set text/value of a TextBox/ComboBox/PasswordBox - UI Automation IValueProvider.SetValue by default, physical=true to type via OS keyboard input. State-changing

wpf_send_keys

- Send a keyboard shortcut (Ctrl+S, Alt+F4, F5, Enter, ...) to an element or the focused window. State-changing.

wpf_get_layout_info

- Get layout information

wpf_export_tree

- Export visual tree to XAML or JSON