Watchtower FAQs

Question 1

What makes Watchtower ideal for Windows development?

Accepted Answer

It's optimized specifically for Windows 10/11, offering Windows-native debugging, high performance (fast time to first break and step operations), and seamless integration with Windows environments.

Question 2

Can Watchtower be used to debug existing running processes?

Accepted Answer

Yes, Watchtower supports both launching new processes for debugging and attaching to already running processes to initiate a debugging session.

Question 3

What is the benefit of Watchtower's MCP to DAP bridge architecture?

Accepted Answer

This architecture provides a unified interface for debugging tools (MCP clients) while leveraging established, language-specific debug adapters (DAP clients), ensuring consistency and broad language support from a single platform.

Question 4

What is Watchtower?

Accepted Answer

Watchtower is a Windows-native MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides unified step-through debugging across multiple programming languages by bridging to various DAP (Debug Adapter Protocol) clients.

Question 5

Which programming languages does Watchtower support?

Accepted Answer

Watchtower supports C# (.NET), Node.js/TypeScript, Python, and Dart/Flutter, offering a consistent debugging experience across these languages on Windows.

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