evaluate

MCP tool from Xdebug MCP by kpanuragh

Evaluate a PHP expression

How to use it

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

Install Xdebug MCP

$npm install -g xdebug-mcp

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Other tools in Xdebug MCP (39)

Add a logpoint with message template

Add a persistent watch expression

Close a debug session

Continue to next breakpoint

Detach and let script continue

evaluate_watches

Evaluate all watches and detect changes

Get available variable contexts

get_coverage_report

View coverage statistics

get_logpoint_history

View log output and hit statistics

get_memory_timeline

View memory usage over time

get_profile_stats

Get current profiling statistics

get_session_state

Get detailed state of a session

Get source code

get_stack_trace

Get the call stack

Get a specific variable

Get all variables in scope

list_breakpoints

List all breakpoints including pending

list_debug_profiles

List all saved profiles

List all active debug sessions

List all active watches

load_debug_profile

Load a saved debug profile

remove_breakpoint

Remove a breakpoint (works with pending breakpoints)

remove_logpoint

Remove a logpoint

Remove a watch expression

save_debug_profile

Save current configuration as a profile

set_active_session

Set which session is active

Set a line or conditional breakpoint (supports pending breakpoints)

set_call_breakpoint

Break on function calls (supports pending breakpoints)

set_exception_breakpoint

Break on exceptions (supports pending breakpoints)

Set a variable's value

Start tracking code coverage

start_profiling

Start memory/time profiling

Step into function calls

Step out of current function

Step over (skip function internals)

Stop debugging

Stop and get coverage report

Stop profiling and get results

update_breakpoint

Enable/disable or modify a breakpoint