debug_window_detection
Diagnose window detection issues by providing detailed PowerShell environment diagnostics, process enumeration, and detection capability analysis.
Instructions
Comprehensive debugging information for window detection issues.
Returns:
JSON string with detailed diagnostics about PowerShell environment,
process enumeration, and window detection capabilities.Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
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No arguments | |||
Output Schema
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| Name | Required | Description | Default |
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| result | Yes |
Implementation Reference
- server.py:608-655 (handler)MCP tool handler for debug_window_detection. Collects environment info, delegates to WindowsWindowManager for detailed diagnostics if available, lists current windows, and returns formatted JSON.
@mcp.tool() async def debug_window_detection() -> str: """ Comprehensive debugging information for window detection issues. Returns: JSON string with detailed diagnostics about PowerShell environment, process enumeration, and window detection capabilities. """ try: wm = get_window_manager() # Get basic environment info env_info = wm.get_environment_info() debug_result = { "status": "success", "environment": env_info, "window_detection_debug": {} } # If using Windows manager, get detailed debug info if hasattr(wm.manager, 'debug_window_detection'): logger.info("Running comprehensive window detection debug...") debug_info = wm.manager.debug_window_detection() debug_result["window_detection_debug"] = debug_info else: debug_result["window_detection_debug"] = { "message": "Debug functionality only available for Windows Window Manager" } # Also include current window list for comparison current_windows = wm.list_windows() debug_result["current_window_list"] = current_windows debug_result["current_window_count"] = len(current_windows) logger.info(f"Debug complete: found {len(current_windows)} windows") return json.dumps(debug_result, indent=2) except Exception as e: logger.error(f"Failed to run debug window detection: {e}") return json.dumps({ "status": "error", "error": str(e), "environment": {"error": "Could not determine environment"} }) - capture.py:562-690 (helper)Core helper method in WindowsWindowManager class that provides comprehensive PowerShell-based diagnostics for Windows window detection, including process counts, window filtering logic, and raw outputs for troubleshooting.
def debug_window_detection(self) -> Dict[str, any]: """ Comprehensive debugging information for window detection. Returns detailed diagnostics about the PowerShell environment and window detection. """ debug_info = { 'powershell_available': self.powershell_available, 'detection_methods': [], 'raw_powershell_output': '', 'parsing_errors': [], 'process_info': {} } if not self.powershell_available: debug_info['error'] = 'PowerShell not available' return debug_info try: # Test basic PowerShell functionality basic_test = subprocess.run( ['powershell.exe', '-Command', 'Get-Process | Select-Object -First 5 Name, Id | ConvertTo-Json'], capture_output=True, text=True, check=True, timeout=10 ) debug_info['basic_powershell_test'] = 'SUCCESS' debug_info['sample_processes'] = basic_test.stdout.strip()[:200] + '...' except Exception as e: debug_info['basic_powershell_test'] = f'FAILED: {str(e)}' return debug_info # Test our enhanced window detection script with verbose output try: debug_script = ''' $VerbosePreference = "Continue" Write-Verbose "Starting window detection debug..." Add-Type -TypeDefinition @" using System; using System.Runtime.InteropServices; using System.Text; public class Win32 { [DllImport("user32.dll")] public static extern bool IsWindowVisible(IntPtr hWnd); [DllImport("user32.dll")] public static extern bool IsIconic(IntPtr hWnd); [DllImport("user32.dll")] public static extern bool IsZoomed(IntPtr hWnd); [DllImport("user32.dll")] public static extern int GetWindowText(IntPtr hWnd, StringBuilder lpString, int nMaxCount); [DllImport("user32.dll")] public static extern int GetWindowTextLength(IntPtr hWnd); } "@ $allProcesses = Get-Process | Measure-Object | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Count Write-Verbose "Total processes found: $allProcesses" $processesWithWindows = Get-Process | Where-Object { $_.MainWindowHandle -ne 0 } | Measure-Object | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Count Write-Verbose "Processes with windows: $processesWithWindows" $windows = @() Get-Process | Where-Object { $_.MainWindowHandle -ne 0 -and $_.ProcessName -notmatch "^(dwm|csrss|winlogon|wininit)$" } | ForEach-Object { Write-Verbose "Processing: $($_.ProcessName) (ID: $($_.Id))" $handle = [IntPtr]$_.MainWindowHandle $isVisible = [Win32]::IsWindowVisible($handle) $isMinimized = [Win32]::IsIconic($handle) $isMaximized = [Win32]::IsZoomed($handle) # Only include capturable windows (same logic as main script) if (-not ($isVisible -or $isMinimized)) { Write-Verbose "Skipping hidden window: $($_.ProcessName)" return } $windows += @{ process_name = $_.ProcessName process_id = $_.Id window_handle = $_.MainWindowHandle.ToString() main_window_title = $_.MainWindowTitle is_visible = $isVisible is_minimized = $isMinimized is_maximized = $isMaximized window_state = if ($isMinimized) { "minimized" } elseif ($isMaximized) { "maximized" } else { "normal" } } } Write-Host "PROCESS_COUNT:$allProcesses" Write-Host "WINDOWS_COUNT:$processesWithWindows" Write-Host "FILTERED_COUNT:$($windows.Count)" $windows | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 2 ''' result = subprocess.run( ['powershell.exe', '-Command', debug_script], capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=30 ) debug_info['enhanced_script_exit_code'] = result.returncode debug_info['raw_powershell_output'] = result.stdout debug_info['powershell_stderr'] = result.stderr # Parse the debug output lines = result.stdout.split('\n') for line in lines: if line.startswith('PROCESS_COUNT:'): debug_info['total_processes'] = int(line.split(':')[1]) elif line.startswith('WINDOWS_COUNT:'): debug_info['processes_with_windows'] = int(line.split(':')[1]) elif line.startswith('FILTERED_COUNT:'): debug_info['filtered_windows'] = int(line.split(':')[1]) except Exception as e: debug_info['enhanced_script_error'] = str(e) return debug_info - server.py:608-608 (registration)FastMCP tool registration decorator for the debug_window_detection tool.
@mcp.tool()