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roku-debug-mcp

by dominick253

roku-debug-mcp

CI Python License MCP

MCP server giving AI agents the full VS Code Roku debug experience.

Exposes Roku's BrightScript debugging capabilities as MCP tools so AI agents can read logs, inspect the scene graph, step through code, read variables, and set breakpoints — the same info a developer sees in the VS Code Roku extension.

Architecture

graph TB
    subgraph "AI Agent (Hermes, VS Code, etc.)"
        MCP[<b>MCP Client</b><br/>stdio JSON-RPC]
    end

    subgraph "roku-debug-mcp (MCP Server)"
        Server[<b>MCP Server</b><br/>21 tools]
        Config[<b>Config</b><br/>ROKU_* env vars]
        Server --> Config
    end

    subgraph "Roku Device"
        direction LR

        subgraph "Port 80 — HTTP"
            Installer[<b>Sideloader</b><br/>Digest auth<br/>Expect: 100-continue]
        end

        subgraph "Port 8060 — ECP"
            ECP[<b>ECP Client</b><br/>Device info<br/>Scene graph<br/>Postback/keys]
        end

        subgraph "Port 8081 — Binary Debug"
            Debug[<b>Debug Client</b><br/>Binary protocol<br/>BSDBG magic]
        end

        subgraph "Port 8085 — Telnet"
            Console[<b>Text Console</b><br/>Fallback logs]
        end
    end

    MCP --> Server
    Server --> Installer
    Server --> ECP
    Server --> Debug
    Server --> Console

Protocol Layers

Port

Protocol

Auth

Purpose

80

HTTP

Digest + Expect: 100-continue

Channel sideloading

8060

ECP HTTP

None

Device info, scene graph, screenshots

8081

Binary

None

Primary debug protocol (VS Code uses this)

8085

Telnet

None

Text console (fallback)

Binary Debug Protocol (Port 8081)

sequenceDiagram
    participant C as Client (roku-debug-mcp)
    participant R as Roku Device (port 8081)

    C->>R: Handshake<br/>[magic(8)][protocol_version(4)]
    R-->>C: [magic(8)][protocol_version(4)][packet_len(4)][revision]

    Note over C,R: Request/Response Format:<br/>[packet_length(4)][request_id(4)][cmd_code(4)][payload]

    C->>R: GET_THREADS (cmd=3)
    R-->>C: THREADS response

    C->>R: STACKTRACE (cmd=4, thread_index)
    R-->>C: Stack frames

    C->>R: ADD_BREAKPOINTS (cmd=7)
    R-->>C: Confirmation

    Note over C,R: Update notifications (request_id=0):<br/>CONNECT_IO_PORT, ALL_THREADS_STOPPED, etc.

Handshake Magic: 0x0067756265647362 (b"bsdebug\0" little-endian)

Sideloading Flow (Port 80)

sequenceDiagram
    participant C as Client
    participant R as Roku (port 80)

    C->>R: POST /plugin_package (Expect: 100-continue)
    R-->>C: 401 Unauthorized (WWW-Authenticate: Digest)
    C->>C: Compute digest hash
    C->>R: POST /plugin_package (Authorization: Digest)
    R-->>C: 100 Continue
    C->>R: [ZIP payload]
    R-->>C: 200 OK [chunked response with Dev Kit HTML]

Related MCP server: Node.js Debugger MCP

What AI Can Do With This

  • Read device info — model, version, app currently running

  • Inspect scene graph — the full node hierarchy of the running app

  • Read console logs — stdout from the running BrightScript channel

  • List threads — see all execution threads and their stop states

  • Read stack traces — frame-by-frame call stack for any stopped thread

  • Inspect variables — locals, globals, and scene graph component state

  • Execute code — run arbitrary BrightScript in a stopped frame

  • Manage breakpoints — add, list, remove breakpoints by file/line

  • Step execution — step over, step into, step out, or continue

  • Sideload channels — upload and install test channels with remote debug

Quick Start

1. Install

cd /home/dom/src/roku-debug-mcp
pip install -e .

2. Configure Environment

export ROKU_DEVICE_IP=192.168.1.10      # Roku device IP
export ROKU_DEV_USER=rokudev            # Dev channel username
export ROKU_DEV_PASSWORD=your-password  # Dev channel password

3. Register in Hermes

Add to ~/.hermes/mcp-servers.json:

{
  "roku-debug-mcp": {
    "command": "roku-debug-mcp",
    "args": []
  }
}

4. Use in a Hermes Session

The AI agent will now have access to 21 new tools:

roku_device_info()
roku_scene_graph()
roku_debug_threads()
roku_debug_stacktrace(thread_index=0)
roku_debug_variables(thread_index=0, frame_index=0)
roku_debug_execute(thread_index=0, frame_index=0, code="x = 42")
roku_debug_breakpoints_add(breakpoints=[{...}])
roku_debug_console_output()

Available Tools

Device / UI Tools (ECP — port 8060)

Tool

Description

roku_device_info

Device model, version, etc.

roku_current_app

Currently running app

roku_scene_graph

Full scene graph node hierarchy

roku_postback

Send postback to channel

roku_launch_uri

Launch a URI

roku_key

Send remote control key

roku_screenshot

Capture screen image

Debug Tools (Binary Protocol — port 8081)

Tool

Description

roku_debug_threads

List all threads

roku_debug_stacktrace

Get stack frames

roku_debug_variables

Read variables in a frame

roku_debug_execute

Run BrightScript code

roku_debug_breakpoints_add

Add breakpoints

roku_debug_breakpoints_list

List active breakpoints

roku_debug_breakpoints_remove

Remove specific breakpoints

roku_debug_breakpoints_remove_all

Clear all breakpoints

roku_debug_continue

Resume execution

roku_debug_step

Step execution

roku_debug_stop

Pause execution

roku_debug_console_output

Get stdout lines

roku_debug_protocol_info

Debug protocol version

Installer Tools (HTTP — port 80)

Tool

Description

roku_install

Sideload a channel ZIP

roku_launch_remote_debug

Launch with remote debugging enabled

Testing

Unit Tests (Mock Roku Server)

# Run all tests (uses mock server on ephemeral ports)
pytest tests/ -v

# Mock server runs automatically via conftest fixtures
# No manual setup required

Integration Tests (Real Roku Device)

# Requires env vars set
ROKU_DEV_IP=10.71.71.151 \
ROKU_DEV_PASSWORD=your-password \
pytest tests/test_integration_real_device.py -v

CI/CD

  • Unit tests run on GitHub Actions Ubuntu runners

  • Integration tests run on self-hosted runner (10.71.71.90) with LAN access to real Roku

Project Structure

src/rokumcp/
  config.py          # Environment-based configuration
  protocol.py        # Binary protocol constants and Stream I/O
  debug_client.py    # Synchronous binary debug client (port 8081)
  text_console.py    # Telnet text console client (port 8085)
  ecp.py             # ECP HTTP client (port 8060)
  installer.py       # HTTP Digest-auth sideloader (port 80)
  server.py          # MCP server entrypoint — 21 tools

tests/
  conftest.py                  # Pytest fixtures (mock server setup)
  mock_roku_server.py          # Mock Roku device simulator
  test_protocol.py             # Stream round-trips, ProtocolVersion
  test_config.py               # Config defaults, from_env
  test_ecp.py                  # ECP HTTP client
  test_text_console.py         # Telnet console client
  test_installer.py            # Digest auth + multipart
  test_debug_client.py         # Full E2E vs mock binary server
  test_integration_real_device.py  # Real device (gated on env vars)
  fixtures/                    # Test channel ZIP fixtures

Protocol Reference

Implementation derived from Roku's official reference:

See AGENTS.md for the full protocol specification and wire formats.

Development

Debugging the Protocol

# Run mock server manually
python tests/mock_roku_server.py

# Test specific protocol interaction
ROKU_DEVICE_IP=127.0.0.1 ROKU_DEBUG_PORT=8081 python -m rokumcp.server

Building

pip install -e .
roku-debug-mcp  # runs MCP server over stdio

License

Apache-2.0

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