Debug-MCP copilot-instructions.md

Project-specific instructions for developing Debug-MCP, a Python tool and debug runner. They describe its technologies, folder layout, commands, and coding style.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use them when changing or testing the Debug-MCP Python project, especially its source files and tests.
Why use it?
They give a coding agent the local conventions needed to work consistently in the project. They also document how to run tests, linting, scripts, and the debug server.

Instructions file for GitHub Copilot

Install

Getting it into your agent

One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.

agentmods
npx agentmods add instructions/kaina3/debug-mcp/copilot-instructions
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Kaina3/Debug-MCP

Made for: GitHub Copilot.

Per session 609 This file is loaded in full into every session.
When invoked 609 The same file — it is already loaded in full.
Security scan A 0 findings. Scan, not verified.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

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ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
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Opus 5 $0.00304 $0.00304
Sonnet 5 $0.00122 $0.00122
Haiku 4.5 $0.00061 $0.00061

Measured yesterday against content hash 8ee610c3d2e4, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-08-30, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

Debug-MCP copilot-instructions.md scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured yesterday.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

.github/copilot-instructions.md · 95 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 95 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Debug-MCP Development Guidelines

Auto-generated from all feature plans. Last updated: 2025-10-23

Active Technologies

  • Python 3.11 (tool + debug runner) + Standard library (bdb/pdb, subprocess, multiprocessing), typer/click for local CLI (optional), pydantic for schemas, pytest for tests (001-python-debug-tool)

Project Structure

src/
tests/

Commands

cd src [ONLY COMMANDS FOR ACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES][ONLY COMMANDS FOR ACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES] pytest [ONLY COMMANDS FOR ACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES][ONLY COMMANDS FOR ACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES] ruff check .

Code Style

Python 3.11 (tool + debug runner): Follow standard conventions

Recent Changes

  • 001-python-debug-tool: Added Python 3.11 (tool + debug runner) + Standard library (bdb/pdb, subprocess, multiprocessing), typer/click for local CLI (optional), pydantic for schemas, pytest for tests

Python Execution Instructions

Using uv (Recommended)

Run Python files directly:

# Run a Python script
uv run python my_script.py

# Run a module
uv run python -m my_module

# Run tests
uv run pytest

# Run the MCP server
uv run mcp-debug --workspace .

# Run with coverage
uv run pytest --cov=src/mcp_debug_tool --cov-report=html

Using venv (Traditional)

Activate environment first:

# macOS/Linux
source .venv/bin/activate

# Windows
.venv\Scripts\activate

Then run normally:

python my_script.py
python -m my_module
pytest
mcp-debug --workspace .

Why uv run is better

  • No activation needed: Works immediately without sourcing scripts
  • Consistent environment: Always uses the correct Python and dependencies
  • Cross-shell compatibility: Works the same in bash, zsh, fish, PowerShell
  • Faster startup: No shell initialization overhead
  • Reliable: Prevents "wrong Python" errors

Quick Reference

# Environment setup
uv venv                    # Create virtual environment
uv pip install -e ".[dev]" # Install project with dev deps

# Common commands
uv run pytest                           # Run all tests
uv run pytest tests/unit/ -v           # Run unit tests verbose
uv run ruff check .                    # Lint code
uv run ruff check --fix .              # Auto-fix lint issues
uv run ruff format .                   # Format code
uv run python -m mcp_debug_tool.server # Run MCP server
uv run mcp-debug --workspace .         # Run MCP server (CLI)

Read the full file on GitHub · 95 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. yesterday First seen · 95 lines · 609 tokens per session scan A 8ee610c3d2e4

Subscribe to this mod's changes

Debug-MCP copilot-instructions.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository Kaina3/Debug-MCP (1 stars, last pushed 10mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 609 tokens to every session, about $0.0030 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-31.

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