Claude Debugs For You
aka Vibe Debugging
Enable Claude (or any other LLM) to interactively debug your code
This is an MCP Server and VS Code extension which enables claude to interactively debug and evaluate expressions.
That means it should also work with other models / clients etc. but I only demonstrate it with Claude Desktop and Continue here.
It's language-agnostic, assuming debugger console support and valid launch.json for debugging in VSCode.
Getting Started
- Download the extension from releases or VS Code Marketplace
- Install the extension
- If using
.vsixdirectly, go to the three dots in "Extensions" in VS Code and choose "Install from VSIX..."
- You will see a new status menu item "Claude Debugs For You" which shows if it is running properly (check) or failed to startup (x)
You can click this status menu for the commands available
Follow one of the options below, depending on your setup
If using stdio (classic, required for Claude Desktop)
Copy the stdio server path to your clipboard by searching vs code commands for "Copy MCP Debug Server stdio path to clipboard"
Paste the following (BUT UPDATE THE PATH TO THE COPIED ONE!) in your
claude_desktop_config.jsonor edit accordingly if you use other MCP servers
