Delve MCP Server

MCP server providing complete integration with Delve Go debugger, supporting all major debugging commands, program analysis, and execution control

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What is the Delve MCP server?

If you already use Delve, the delve mcp server is the piece that lets your assistant work with it directly. MCP server providing complete integration with Delve Go debugger, supporting all major debugging commands, program analysis, and execution control features.

What the server does

This is a TypeScript-based MCP server that provides a complete interface to the Delve debugger for Go programs. It implements all major Delve commands and capabilities through MCP tools.

Available tools

The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:

  • Resources — The Resources tool exposed by this server
  • Tools — Debug, trace, and analyze Go programs with: - Debug commands (debug, attach, exec, test) - Core dump analysis - Program tracing - Replay debugging
  • Configuration — The Configuration tool exposed by this server

Installation

The server ships on npm as @dwisiswant0/delve-mcp, so your MCP client can launch it on demand — there is no separate build step. Add the server block to your client's configuration, restart it, and the tools register themselves.

Where it fits

This sits in the developer tooling group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. Delve's toolset — Resources, Tools, Configuration — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by chatflowdev; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

This entry was verified against Delve's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.

Worth knowing first

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
ResourcesThe Resources tool exposed by this server.
ToolsDebug, trace, and analyze Go programs with: - Debug commands (debug, attach, exec, test) - Core dump analysis - Program tracing - Replay debugging with rr - DAP server support - Breakpoint management with conditions - Ex
ConfigurationThe Configuration tool exposed by this server.

How to install the Delve MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "delve-mcp": {
      "command": "/path/to/delve-mcp/build/index.js"
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Example prompts to try

  • Use Delve to Resources.
  • Use Delve to Tools.
  • Use Delve to Configuration.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Delve to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 3 tools (Resources, Tools, Configuration) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Delve directly.