sbl-debugger-mcp: Instructions file for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md

sbl-debugger-mcp CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from soundbytelabs/sbl-debugger-mcp. It costs 1,316 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

A set of Claude Code instructions for using an MCP server to debug ARM Cortex-M firmware. Firmware is the software running directly on an embedded device.

In plain words
What is it for?
Connecting to a target, flashing firmware, checking device state, taking debugging snapshots, stepping through code, managing breakpoints, and inspecting registers, memory, and peripherals.
Why use it?
It gives the agent a guide to the debugger’s tools and common workflows, making hardware debugging actions easier to carry out consistently.

Instructions file for Claude Code

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Grade A, and why

sbl-debugger-mcp CLAUDE.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 7d ago.

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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.

CLAUDE.md · 107 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 107 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

sbl-debugger MCP Server — Agent Guide

ARM Cortex-M hardware debugger via GDB + OpenOCD. Attach to a target, flash firmware, set breakpoints, step through code, inspect registers/memory/peripherals.

Tool Overview

Tool Purpose
debug_attach Connect to target (starts OpenOCD + GDB)
debug_detach Disconnect and clean up
debug_sessions List active sessions
debug_status Check target state (halted/running)
debug_snapshot Complete state in one call — frame, registers, backtrace, locals, source
load Flash ELF to target
halt Stop execution (GDB interrupt, falls back to OpenOCD TCL)
continue_execution Resume execution
wait_for_halt Block until target stops (breakpoint, watchpoint, etc.)
step / step_over / step_out / step_instruction Step through code
run_to Run to a specific function/line/address
reset Reset target (optionally halt after reset)
breakpoint_set / breakpoint_delete / breakpoint_list Manage breakpoints
watchpoint_set Hardware watchpoint on memory/variable
read_registers / write_register CPU register access
read_memory / write_memory Raw memory access
read_locals Local variables in current frame
print_expr Evaluate C/C++ expression (struct fields, array indexing, pointer deref)
backtrace Call stack
disassemble Disassemble at address or current PC
list_peripherals / list_registers / read_peripheral_register / read_peripheral SVD-decoded peripheral inspection
monitor Raw OpenOCD command (escape hatch)

Common Workflows

Basic Debug Session

debug_attach(target="daisy", elf="/path/to/firmware.elf")
load(name="daisy")                    # Flash firmware
continue_execution(name="daisy")      # Start running
halt(name="daisy")                    # Stop to inspect
debug_snapshot(name="daisy")          # See everything at once
continue_execution(name="daisy")      # Resume
debug_detach(name="daisy")            # Clean up

Read the full file on GitHub · 107 lines

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sbl-debugger-mcp CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository soundbytelabs/sbl-debugger-mcp (0 stars, last pushed 6mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 1,316 tokens to every session, about $0.0066 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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