ASP.NET Core Debugger - MCP Server for AI Agents
An MIT-licensed MCP server that lets an AI agent (Claude, etc.) debug your .NET / ASP.NET Core app - netcoredbg bundled for every platform, nothing extra to install. Its 4 documented tools cluster into exception, hang, process, debugger.
People who need developer tools tools inside Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in C#.
VERIFIED ACTIVE
LAST COMMIT 2026-07-31 · ★ 14 · #129 OF 139 MAINTAINED DEVELOPER TOOLS · VERIFIED 2026-08-25
MIT · C# · how we verify → /methodology
01 · Evidence
Security posture
What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.
license MIT - declared in the repository
registry namespace io.github.magna-nz is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner
02 · What ASP.NET Core Debugger - MCP Server for AI Agents can do
Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.
What you can build
An agent gets 4 documented tools across exception, hang, process, including exception_autopsy, hang_analyze, process_read_output, debugger_health.
Capability map
Tools grouped from the project's README - what ASP.NET Core Debugger - MCP Server for AI Agents lets an agent do.
Exception
1 tool - e.g. One call: exception chain + top frames + locals + source snippet
exception_autopsy
Hang
1 tool - e.g. Auto-pause, classify each thread's blocking pattern (Monitor / Task / Semaphore / async / …)
hang_analyze
Process
1 tool - e.g. Drain the debuggee's stdout/stderr
process_read_output
Debugger
1 tool - e.g. Quick check that netcoredbg loaded and the bundled binary is reachable
debugger_health
Latest releases
v1.2.0 · 2026-06-27
Enrich debug_step and exception_autopsy with one-shot snapshots
v1.1.1 · 2026-06-22
Bust GitHub camo cache on the downloads badge · Use cacheSeconds=3600 on the downloads badge · Enrich breakpoint_wait with top-frame locals and recent output
v1.0.0 · 2026-06-01
Fix Glama badge rendering - bust camo cache with ?v=2 · Tighten README intro, add table of contents + downloads badge · Add NuGet downloads badge · Bound DebugSession output + trace buffers to fix runaway memory leak…
03 · Who maintains ASP.NET Core Debugger - MCP Server for AI Agents
ASP.NET Core Debugger - MCP Server for AI Agents is maintained by magna-nz. We track 2 MCP servers from magna-nz - 2 actively maintained, 19 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from May 2026. Full record: all servers from magna-nz.
04 · Facts
- repository
- github.com/magna-nz/aspnetcore-debugger-mcp
- category
- developer tools - ranked #129 of 139 actively-maintained developer tools servers as of 2026-08-25.
- release cadence
- 4 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-06-27)
- registry
- io.github.magna-nz/aspnetcore-debugger-mcp (active, first published 2026-05-25 · 5 versions)
- packages
- nuget:AspNetCoreDebuggerMcp
05 · ASP.NET Core Debugger - MCP Server for AI Agents FAQ
Is ASP.NET Core Debugger - MCP Server for AI Agents still maintained?
Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-07-31 and it shipped 4 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.
What can ASP.NET Core Debugger - MCP Server for AI Agents do?
An agent gets 4 documented tools across exception, hang, process, including exception_autopsy, hang_analyze, process_read_output, debugger_health.
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