Agent skill

Debug Adapter Protocol

Expert skill for implementing Debug Adapter Protocol for debugger integration

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Install this agent skill to your Project

npx add-skill https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter/tree/main/library/specializations/programming-languages/skills/dap-protocol

SKILL.md

Debug Adapter Protocol Skill

Overview

Expert skill for implementing Debug Adapter Protocol for debugger integration.

Capabilities

  • Implement DAP message handling
  • Implement breakpoint management (line, conditional, function)
  • Implement stepping (step in/out/over, continue)
  • Implement stack trace retrieval
  • Implement variable inspection and watch expressions
  • Implement expression evaluation in debug context
  • Handle launch vs attach configurations
  • Implement exception breakpoints
  • Support multi-threaded debugging

Target Processes

  • debugger-adapter-development.js
  • lsp-server-implementation.js
  • interpreter-implementation.js
  • bytecode-vm-implementation.js

Dependencies

  • DAP specification
  • vscode-debugadapter libraries

Usage Guidelines

  1. Message Handling: Implement robust JSON message parsing and validation
  2. Breakpoints: Support line, conditional, and function breakpoints
  3. Stepping: Implement all stepping modes with correct semantics
  4. Variables: Implement lazy variable expansion for performance
  5. Evaluation: Support expression evaluation in stopped state

Output Schema

json
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "capabilities": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": { "type": "string" }
    },
    "breakpointTypes": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": { "type": "string" }
    },
    "launchModes": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": { "type": "string" }
    },
    "generatedFiles": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": { "type": "string" }
    }
  }
}

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