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Openocd MCP Server

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Debug microcontrollers via OpenOCD: flash, breakpoints, memory, registers and variables.

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Debug microcontrollers via OpenOCD: flash, breakpoints, memory, registers and variables.

Security Report

4.4
Use Caution4.4High Risk

The OpenOCD MCP server has well-designed safety architecture with permission gates on mutating operations and proper auth patterns. Code quality is generally good with minimal dangerous patterns. Permissions align well with the server's embedded debugging purpose. Minor issues include broad exception handling and potential issues in truncated code, but no critical security vulnerabilities were identified. Supply chain analysis found 3 known vulnerabilities in dependencies (0 critical, 3 high severity). Package verification found 1 issue.

5 files analyzed · 10 issues found

Security scores are indicators to help you make informed decisions, not guarantees. Always review permissions before connecting any MCP server.

Permissions Required

This plugin requests these system permissions. Most are normal for its category.

env_vars

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HTTP Network Access

Connects to external APIs or services over the internet.

File System Read

Reads files on your machine. Normal for tools that analyze or process local data.

File System Write

Writes or modifies files on your machine. Check that this is expected for the tool.

process_spawn

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system_info

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What You'll Need

Set these up before or after installing:

Path to OpenOCD binary; optional.Optional

Environment variable: OPENOCD_BIN

Path to openocd-mcp.json config; optional.Optional

Environment variable: OPENOCD_MCP_CONFIG

Set to 1 to force read-only mode; optional.Optional

Environment variable: OPENOCD_MCP_READONLY

How to Install

Add this to your MCP configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-microhenrio-openocd-mcp": {
      "env": {
        "OPENOCD_BIN": "your-openocd-bin-here",
        "OPENOCD_MCP_CONFIG": "your-openocd-mcp-config-here",
        "OPENOCD_MCP_READONLY": "your-openocd-mcp-readonly-here"
      },
      "args": [
        "openocd-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

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