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| Evidence field | MCP Server for WinDbg Crash AnalysisMCP100 Selected | CVE MCP ServerMCP100 Selected |
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| Provenance | ||
| Provenance details | Community implementation io.github.svnscha · Publisher source ↗ | Community implementation github:mukul975 · Publisher source ↗ |
| Maintenance | ||
| Maintenance details | Repo: Jul 20, 2026 Package: Jul 16, 2026 | Repo: Aug 5, 2026 Package: Not documented |
| Popularity evidence | ||
| GitHub stars | 1,519 GitHub stars · checked 2026-08-14T18:46:26.000Z | 1,132 GitHub stars · checked 2026-08-14T18:46:26.000Z |
| 30-day package downloads | 3,088 PyPI Stats package downloads · checked 2026-08-14T18:46:26.000Z | No reliable download data |
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| Client coverage details | Claude Code✓ Local stdio Claude Desktop✓ Local stdio Codex✓ Local stdio VS Code✓ Local stdio Cursor✓ Local stdio OpenCode✓ Local stdio | Claude Code✓ Local stdio Claude Desktop✓ Local stdio Codex✓ Local stdio VS Code✓ Local stdio Cursor✓ Local stdio OpenCode✓ Local stdio |
| Client coverage note | Local stdio runs on your computer. Streamable HTTP connects to a remotely hosted MCP server. | |
| Access and data | ||
| Authentication | Stdio has no separate authentication. The documented HTTP transport has no authentication; the publisher recommends localhost, SSH tunneling, or an authenticating reverse proxy. | Optional provider API keys are supplied through environment variables, while many sources work without keys. MCP HTTP client authentication is not documented. |
| Cost | The MIT-licensed server lists no MCP fee. Windows Debugging Tools and symbol-network use are external requirements. | The open-source server lists many free or no-key sources. Optional provider APIs can impose separate charges or limits; no complete service price is documented. |
| Permissions | Launches CDB or KD, reads crash dumps, attaches to user-mode remote and kernel targets, runs arbitrary WinDbg or KD commands, and can interrupt live sessions. | Queries CVE, IP, domain, hash, package, malware, threat-intelligence, and code-search providers; maintains local cache and audit data. URLScan submission is the documented write-like exception. |
| Data handling | Dump contents, symbol paths, commands, and outputs can be returned to the client or model. Filter scripts can redact text before it leaves the host; symbol retrieval may use Microsoft symbol services. Retention is not documented. | CVE IDs, IPs, hashes, domains, and package names can be sent to external APIs, and responses are cached in local SQLite. The publisher says API keys and response payloads are excluded from audit logs; no telemetry and no inbound ports are documented. |
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| Risk context | Crash dumps can contain secrets or PII, and arbitrary debugger or kernel commands can affect live systems. Keep HTTP loopback-only or behind authentication, use redaction filters, and supervise remote and kernel sessions. | Broad external intelligence fan-out sends queried indicators off-host; URLScan can submit URLs, and HTTP mode can expose a service endpoint. Keep queries non-sensitive where possible, preserve the documented private-IP blocking, and restrict HTTP exposure. |
| Evidence date | ||
| Editorial review | 2026-08-11 | 2026-08-11 |
| Candidate evidence | 2026-08-14T18:46:26.000Z | 2026-08-14T18:46:26.000Z |
Popularity, maintenance, fit, permissions, and client support are independent evidence fields.
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