Use cases

People use mcp-windbg for a handful of jobs. They share the same setup, you just ask for different work. Pick the one that matches what you have:

Use case	You have	Key tools
Analyze a crash dump	A .dmp file from a crash.	open_cdb_dump, run_cdb_command, close_cdb_session
Debug a remote target	A live user-mode debugging session to connect to.	open_cdb_remote, send_ctrl_break, run_cdb_command
Debug a kernel target	A kernel debug connection (KDNET, pipe, serial).	open_kd_session, send_ctrl_break, run_kd_command
Triage multiple dumps	A folder full of dumps.	list_dumps, then the crash-dump flow per file
Debug from another machine	A Windows debugging host, but you work elsewhere.	Any tool, over the HTTP transport
Redact sensitive data	Dumps with secrets or PII.	A --filter-script over any tool

Dumps vs live targets

A dump is a frozen snapshot, you read it. A remote target is a running session, you can break in and inspect it as it executes.

Every tool is described in the Tools reference, and every command-line flag in Command-line options.