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J-Link MCP for Zed

io.github.klievan/jlink-mcp

Debug embedded firmware on real hardware: J-Link probes, Cortex-M faults, RTT logs, GDB.

client:Zed transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install J-Link MCP in Zed

~/.config/zed/settings.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Zed\settings.json

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{
  "context_servers": {
    "jlink-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "jlink-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "JLINK_DEVICE": "<JLINK_DEVICE>",
        "JLINK_SERIAL": "<JLINK_SERIAL>",
        "SVD_PATH": "<SVD_PATH>",
        "JLINK_RTT_ADDR": "<JLINK_RTT_ADDR>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Merge this into your existing settings object — do not replace the file. Zed docs

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