sessions_continue

Instructions

Implementation Reference

• src/mcp_debug_tool/server.py:373-441 (handler)

  Primary MCP handler for 'sessions_continue' tool. Validates input, calls SessionManager.continue_execution_async, and formats response as JSON.

  async def _handle_sessions_continue(self, arguments: dict) -> list[TextContent]:
      """
      Handler for sessions_continue tool.
      
      Continues execution to the next breakpoint.
      """
      try:
          session_id = arguments.get("sessionId")
          if not session_id:
              return [
                  TextContent(
                      type="text",
                      text=json.dumps({
                          "error": {
                              "type": "ValueError",
                              "message": "sessionId is required",
                          }
                      }),
                  )
              ]
  
          request = ContinueRequest(
              file=arguments["file"],
              line=arguments["line"],
          )
  
          # Convert to BreakpointRequest (they have same structure)
          bp_request = BreakpointRequest(
              file=request.file,
              line=request.line,
          )
  
          response = await self.session_manager.continue_execution_async(
              session_id, bp_request
          )
  
          result = response.model_dump()
  
          return [
              TextContent(
                  type="text",
                  text=json.dumps(result),
              )
          ]
      except KeyError as e:
          return [
              TextContent(
                  type="text",
                  text=json.dumps({
                      "error": {
                          "type": "SessionNotFound",
                          "message": str(e),
                      }
                  }),
              )
          ]
      except Exception as e:
          logger.exception("Error continuing execution")
          return [
              TextContent(
                  type="text",
                  text=json.dumps({
                      "error": {
                          "type": type(e).__name__,
                          "message": str(e),
                      }
                  }),
              )
          ]

• src/mcp_debug_tool/server.py:111-133 (registration)

  Tool registration in @server.list_tools(), including name, description, and JSON schema for input validation.

  Tool(
      name="sessions_continue",
      description="Continue execution to the next breakpoint",
      inputSchema={
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
              "sessionId": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "The debug session ID",
              },
              "file": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "Project-relative file path",
              },
              "line": {
                  "type": "integer",
                  "description": "Line number (1-based)",
                  "minimum": 1,
              },
          },
          "required": ["sessionId", "file", "line"],
      },
  ),

• src/mcp_debug_tool/schemas.py:70-74 (schema)

  Pydantic model ContinueRequest used in handler for input validation (matches MCP inputSchema).

  class ContinueRequest(BaseModel):
      """Request to continue to next breakpoint."""
      file: str = Field(..., description="Project-relative path to file")
      line: int = Field(..., ge=1, description="1-based line number")

• src/mcp_debug_tool/sessions.py:495-534 (helper)

  Core continue_execution logic in SessionManager: validates state, dispatches to DAP or legacy BDB implementation.

  def continue_execution(
      self, session_id: str, request: BreakpointRequest
  ) -> BreakpointResponse:
      """
      Continue execution to next breakpoint within same session.
  
      Args:
          session_id: Session ID
          request: Breakpoint request with file and line
  
      Returns:
          Breakpoint response with locals at next breakpoint
  
      Raises:
          KeyError: If session not found
          ValueError: If file/line is invalid
      """
      session = self.get_session(session_id)
  
      # Validate breakpoint location using session's workspace root
      breakpoint_path = resolve_workspace_path(session.workspace_root, request.file)
      validate_file_and_line(breakpoint_path, request.line)
  
      # Session must be paused (from previous breakpoint)
      if session.status != SessionStatus.PAUSED:
          return BreakpointResponse(
              hit=False,
              completed=False,
              error=ExecutionError(
                  type="InvalidStateError",
                  message=f"Cannot continue from state: {session.status}",
              ),
          )
  
      # Use DAP if enabled (default)
      if session.use_dap:
          return self._continue_execution_dap(session, breakpoint_path, request.line)
      else:
          return self._continue_execution_bdb(session, breakpoint_path, request.line)

• src/mcp_debug_tool/sessions.py:964-972 (helper)

  Async wrapper continue_execution_async called from MCP handler.

  async def continue_execution_async(
      self, session_id: str, request: BreakpointRequest
  ) -> BreakpointResponse:
      """
      Async wrapper for continue_execution.
      
      Runs the synchronous continue_execution in a thread pool to avoid blocking.
      """
      return await asyncio.to_thread(self.continue_execution, session_id, request)