JDWP Inspector FAQs

Question 1

What advanced debugging features does JDWP Inspector offer?

Accepted Answer

Key features include conditional breakpoints (suspending only on true expressions), logpoints (logging without stopping), deferred breakpoints (activating on class load), arbitrary expression evaluation with full classpath access, and runtime modification of local variables and object fields.

Question 2

What is JDWP Inspector?

Accepted Answer

JDWP Inspector is an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server designed to give AI agents full, comprehensive debugger control over running Java applications. It leverages JDWP/JDI to enable deep state inspection, breakpoint management, expression evaluation, and runtime value mutation.

Question 3

How does JDWP Inspector specifically benefit AI agents?

Accepted Answer

Unlike traditional debuggers, JDWP Inspector provides AI-tailored capabilities such as conditional breakpoints to filter irrelevant hits, logpoints for non-intrusive tracing, runtime expression evaluation for dynamic analysis, and value mutation to test hypotheses without restarts, empowering AI to diagnose complex issues more effectively.

Question 4

Is JDWP Inspector secure and private?

Accepted Answer

Yes, security is a core design principle. It runs entirely on your local machine, makes zero network calls (no telemetry or phone-home), is built from source, and is fully auditable, ensuring maximum privacy and control over your data.

Question 5

What are the prerequisites for using JDWP Inspector?

Accepted Answer

To run JDWP Inspector, you will need JDK 17+ (a full JDK, as JDI is required) and Maven 3.8+ for building the project. It integrates seamlessly with Claude Code via a plugin or manual MCP registration.

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