Release v0.13.0

Added

• Live Debugger Break-In: Added the send_ctrl_break tool to interrupt an active CDB/WinDbg session with CTRL+BREAK for dump and remote debugging workflows (#40)

Changed

• Dependency Refresh: Updated runtime dependency floors for mcp, pydantic, starlette, and uvicorn, and refreshed test and validation tooling versions in pyproject.toml
• CI Dependency Maintenance: Updated GitHub Actions dependencies for Python setup and artifact handling in release workflows (#39, #42)

Fixed

• Registry Compatibility: Restored MCP registry compatibility by reverting server.json to the supported 2025-10-17 schema version
• Publishing Workflow: Adjusted MCP publishing workflows to match current registry publisher behavior

Fixed

• Registry Schema Migration: Updated MCP server schema from deprecated 2025-10-17 to current 2025-12-11 version for mcp-publisher compatibility

Added

• HTTP Transport in Registry: Added streamable-http transport configuration to server.json for MCP registry discovery
• Schema Validation in CI: New validate-server-schema.py script validates server.json against the official MCP schema

Fixed

• Registry Schema Update: Updated MCP server schema version from 2025-09-29 to 2025-10-17 for compatibility with registry.modelcontextprotocol.io
• CI Cache Warning: Disabled unnecessary dependency caching in PyPI publish job to eliminate spurious warnings

Added

• HTTP Transport Support: New --transport streamable-http option enables HTTP-based communication alongside the default stdio transport (#31)
• MCP Prompt API: Implemented prompt templates for AI-assisted crash dump triage and analysis (#25)

Changed

• Updated Dependencies: Bumped mcp to 1.17.0, pydantic to 2.12.0, and other dependencies (#26)
• Improved Prompt Templates: Removed hard-coded model references from prompt templates for better flexibility (#29)
• Updated Dependabot Configuration: Improved automated dependency update settings

Fixed

• Session Cleanup: Prevent stale debugging sessions if .shutdown() fails (#28)

What's New in This Release

This release focuses on making mcp-windbg more reliable, faster, and easier to use for everyone - from beginners to advanced users.

New Features

Core

• Live debugging session support via open_windbg_remote and close_windbg_remote
• Extended dump file support for .mdmp and .hdmp formats
• Microsoft Store WinDbg CDB compatibility

Devops

• Set up continuous integration that automatically tests the code with Python versions 3.10 through 3.14
• Added automatic dependency updates to keep everything secure and up-to-date
• Streamlined the release process so new versions reach users faster

Development

• Switched to uv - a lightning-fast Python package manager that's 10-100x faster than pip
• Development setup is now much quicker with commands like uv sync and uv run
• More reliable builds with locked dependency versions

Documentation

• Added comprehensive debugging instructions for AI assistants (AGENTS.md)
• Created structured templates to help analyze crash dumps more effectively (.github/prompts/dump-triage.prompt.md)
• All documentation is now available in the repository Wiki for easy access
• Simplified the main README.md to focus on getting started quickly
• Added this structured CHANGELOG.md to track all project changes

Improvements

Performance Boost: Build times are significantly faster thanks to the new tooling
Enhanced Security: Automatic scanning and updates keep dependencies secure

🤝 Community Contributions

Special thanks to @sooknarine for these valuable contributions:

• Find local dumps with other common extensions #6 - Now finds more crash dump files automatically

• Add support for remote debugging #10 - Connect to live debugging sessions

• Initial version as blogged about.