wpf_wait_for

MCP tool from WPFVisualTreeMcp by faze79

Wait until an element is visible/exists/enabled/hidden, polling in the target app — no sleep-and-retry loops.

How to use it

wpf_wait_for is exposed by the WPFVisualTreeMcp MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the wpf_wait_for tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.

Install WPFVisualTreeMcp

$claude mcp add wpf-visual-tree -- C:/path/to/WpfVisualTreeMcp/publish/WpfVisualTreeMcp.Server.exe

FULL WPFVISUALTREEMCP LISTING

Other tools in WPFVisualTreeMcp (27)

wpf_attach

Attach to a WPF application (supports autoinject for DLL injection)

wpf_capture_screenshot

Capture a screenshot of the window or element (returns image); mode='screen' captures real on-screen pixels including open popups, dropdowns and context menus

wpf_clear_binding_errors

Clear the captured binding errors list

wpf_click_element

Click a control — UI Automation invoke (Invoke/Toggle/Select/ExpandCollapse) by default, physical=true for a real OS mouse click (auto-scrolls into view), clicktype='double'/'right' for double/right clicks. State-changing.

wpf_diff

Diff two snapshots — measure exactly what a change moved (property from→to, added/removed)

wpf_evaluate_binding

Explain why a property has its value — value source, and for bindings a hop-by-hop path resolution pinpointing where a broken binding fails

wpf_explain_triggers

Evaluate Style and ControlTemplate triggers against the current state (condition, current value, active, setters) — 'why doesn't this trigger fire?'; and attribute a property's value to the style setter / active trigger that set it

wpf_export_tree

Export visual tree to XAML or JSON

wpf_find_elements

Query elements by type, x:Name, visible text, property values and visibility; results include text, automation id, enabled/visible state and screen bounds

wpf_find_elements_deep

Same query filters without result limit, across all windows including adorners/popups

wpf_get_binding_errors

List all captured binding errors

wpf_get_bindings

Get data bindings for an element (includes MultiBinding, converter, StringFormat)

wpf_get_data_context

Get DataContext type, properties, INPC status, and inheritance chain

wpf_get_element_properties

Get all dependency properties of an element

wpf_get_layout_info

Get layout information

wpf_get_resources

Enumerate resource dictionaries

wpf_get_styles

Get applied styles and templates

wpf_get_visual_tree

Get the visual tree hierarchy (default depth: 25, max: 100)

wpf_highlight_element

Visually highlight an element

wpf_list_processes

List all running WPF applications

wpf_revert_property

Undo wpfsetproperty edits (one, filtered, or all) — restores the prior binding/value/default.

wpf_select_item

Select an item in a ComboBox/ListBox/ListView/TabControl by visible text or index — works with virtualized items. State-changing.

wpf_send_keys

Send a keyboard shortcut (Ctrl+S, Alt+F4, F5, Enter, ...) to an element or the focused window. State-changing.

wpf_set_property

Live-edit a dependency property at runtime (type-converted), to test a change without rebuilding. State-changing, reversible.

wpf_set_text

Set text/value of a TextBox/ComboBox/PasswordBox — UI Automation IValueProvider.SetValue by default, physical=true to type via OS keyboard input. State-changing.

wpf_snapshot

Capture an element subtree's state (layout, visibility, brushes, text) under a label

wpf_watch_property

Monitor a property for changes