mcpbeat

Xdebug MCP Server

io.github.kpanuragh/xdebug
local only

Xdebug runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 455 installs a week from npm. Last commit 1 Aug 2026.

MCP server for PHP Xdebug debugging with breakpoints, stepping, and variable inspection

Installs per day peak 96 · avg 38 · +46% w/w
a month agotoday
455
Installs / week
npm · xdebug-mcp
24
Stars
0 open issues
1 Aug 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
MIT
License
TypeScript

Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add xdebug -- npx -y xdebug-mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "xdebug": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "xdebug-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.xdebug]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "xdebug-mcp"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "xdebug": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "xdebug-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "xdebug": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "xdebug-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

Xdebug — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Xdebug?
Xdebug runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the npm package xdebug-mcp was installed 455 times last week.
How do I connect Xdebug?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls xdebug-mcp straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Xdebug?
The npm package xdebug-mcp was installed 455 times in the last week. Week over week that is +46%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Xdebug open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in TypeScript and 24 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.