microsoft/debug-adapter-protocol resource
Defines a common protocol for debug adapters. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
75/100
- Activity 96
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3500
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 24
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1776 stars · 173 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
The Debug Adapter Protocol (DAP) is a JSON-based protocol specification that standardizes communication between development tools (IDEs/editors) and debuggers via debug adapters. This repository hosts the specification, documentation website, and a list of implementations.
Use cases
- implement a debug adapter for a new programming language
- add debugger support to an IDE or editor
- understand how DAP messages are structured
- find existing debug adapter implementations
- contribute to the DAP specification
When to choose
- you are building a debugger integration for an editor or IDE
- you want to make your language's debugger work with multiple tools
- you need the authoritative DAP specification
When to avoid
- you need an actual debugger or debug adapter implementation rather than the protocol spec
- you want a client library - this repo is documentation, not code
Facets
learning-resource · maturity stable
developer-tools documentation sdk developer-tools documentation apis cross-platform debug-adapter-protocol dap debugging specification json-protocol ide-integration microsoft
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/microsoft/debug-adapter-protocol · fetched 2026-08-28 · 6895a5af15a3
- homepage: https://microsoft.github.io/debug-adapter-protocol/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 514938945f3c
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft/debug-adapter-protocol | main | 75 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="microsoft/debug-adapter-protocol")
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