A side-by-side look at the Embedded Debugger MCP and OpenOCD Debugger MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Embedded Debugger MCP for embedded system work; choose OpenOCD Debugger for embedded system as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
list_probes, connect, probe_info.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Embedded System | Embedded System |
| Quality signal | 52/100 · Good | 37/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | No auth required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 202 | 4 |
| Directory activity | 6 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 24 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Embedded Debugger MCP | View OpenOCD Debugger |
list_probesDiscover connected debug probes.connectOpen a probe session for a target chip.probe_infoShow active session information.haltHalt core execution.runResume execution.resetReset the core. Only the implemented hardware-style reset path is accepted.stepSingle-step one instruction.get_statusRead core/session status.disconnectDrop the session and clean up resources.read_memoryRead target memory with configured size/range limits.write_memoryWrite target memory when enabled by configuration.set_breakpointSet a hardware breakpoint.No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
No confirmed install command for Embedded Debugger MCP yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
{
"mcpServers": {
"openocd-debugger": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"openocd-mcp"
]
}
}
}