# svnscha.de

> automating annoying tasks, sharing tips, and embracing less frustration

Personal site of Sven Scharmentke: Windows internals, debuggers, and tooling for AI-assisted engineering.
Every post is available as plain Markdown at the same path with a .md suffix, or by requesting text/markdown.
The full text of all posts is in https://svnscha.de/llms-full.txt.

## Projects

- [mcp-windbg](https://svnscha.de/mcp-windbg/): MCP server that lets AI assistants drive WinDbg for crash dumps, live sessions and kernel debugging.

## Posts

- [Getting started with the Claude Agent SDK and mcp-windbg](https://svnscha.de/posts/claude-agent-sdk-crash-triage.md): 2026-10-14 - Build an autonomous crash triage workflow with the Claude Agent SDK, mcp-windbg, and Markdown history.
- [🚀 New Release: mcp-windbg 1.5.1](https://svnscha.de/posts/mcp-windbg-1-5-1-release.md): 2026-10-10 - A standalone, code signed mcp-windbg.exe for machines without Python, and a fix for remote sessions whose target is already running when you connect.
- [🚀 New Release: mcp-windbg 1.5.0](https://svnscha.de/posts/mcp-windbg-1-5-0-release.md): 2026-10-09 - Failed opens no longer leak debugger sessions, a timed-out command on a dump gets cancelled instead of wedging the session, and completion markers are unique per session. Plus what I learned measuring six community pull requests against a real debugger.
- [Citrix SecurSpaces on Hyper-V: From Empty VM to Working Workspace](https://svnscha.de/posts/securspaces-hyperv-lab.md): 2026-10-02 - My Hyper-V home-lab setup for Citrix SecurSpaces, from an empty Ubuntu VM to a working Python workspace.
- [🚀 New Release: mcp-windbg 1.4.0](https://svnscha.de/posts/mcp-windbg-1-4-0-release.md): 2026-10-01 - A quick follow-up to 1.3.1: open kernel crash dumps with open_kd_dump, and load your debugger extensions automatically with init commands.
- [🚀 New Release: mcp-windbg 1.3.1](https://svnscha.de/posts/mcp-windbg-1-3-1-release.md): 2026-09-30 - Break-in while a command runs, partial output on timeouts, and a debugger that exits is reported right away. Three of the four fixes came from the community.
- [🚀 New Release: mcp-windbg 1.3.0](https://svnscha.de/posts/mcp-windbg-1-3-0-release.md): 2026-09-10 - The MCP server, Claude Code skills, and crash-analysis agent are now separate plugins for use with your preferred installation.
- [🚀 New Release: mcp-windbg 1.2.2](https://svnscha.de/posts/mcp-windbg-1-2-2-release.md): 2026-09-05 - A fix for missing Unicode output on Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Windows systems.
- [🚀 New Release: mcp-windbg 1.2.0](https://svnscha.de/posts/mcp-windbg-1-2-0-release.md): 2026-08-27 - mcp-windbg now ships as a Claude Code plugin with four debugging skills and a crash-analysis agent.
- [🚀 New Release: mcp-windbg 1.1.0](https://svnscha.de/posts/mcp-windbg-1-1-0-release.md): 2026-08-26 - Support for the 2.x MCP SDK, a new wait_for_break tool, and fixes for 'g' freezing the machine it was supposed to release.
- [🚀 New Release: mcp-windbg 1.0.0](https://svnscha.de/posts/mcp-windbg-1-0-0-release.md): 2026-07-16 - Kernel debugging, session IDs, and a redesigned tool surface. The first stable release.
- [🚀 New Release: mcp-windbg 0.15.0](https://svnscha.de/posts/mcp-windbg-0-15-0-release.md): 2026-06-09 - Break into live sessions, redact sensitive output before it reaches the model, and a brand-new documentation site. A year and a month in, with 1.4k stars and a community that keeps showing up.
- [Introducing Native Windows Debugging for VS Code: Kernel & Remote Debugging](https://svnscha.de/posts/native-windows-kernel-remote-debugging-vscode.md): 2026-06-07 - Last time I had a proof of concept. This time I closed the gap: remote debugging and Windows kernel debugging, straight from VS Code, powered by the same engine as WinDbg. It's open source and on the Marketplace.
- [The Joy of Writing a Debugger Adapter for Visual Studio Code](https://svnscha.de/posts/the-joy-of-writing-a-debugger-adapter-for-visual-studio-code.md): 2026-04-15 - I only wanted a faster remote debugging workflow for a service running in a VM. Instead, I ended up learning DAP, wrapping WinDbg, and building a working first proof of concept debugger adapter for VS Code.
- [Meet Ralph: The AI Coding Agent That Just Keeps Going](https://svnscha.de/posts/meet-ralph.md): 2026-01-26 - I built an autonomous AI agent that works from a PRD, verifies its own work, and ships code while I sleep. Here's Ralph.
- [Ollama Now Speaks Messages API](https://svnscha.de/posts/claude-code-ollama-support.md): 2026-01-22 - Ollama v0.14 supports the Anthropic Messages API, allowing Claude Code to work with local models.
- [AI Agents in .NET: Beyond DevUI - LibreChat Integration](https://svnscha.de/posts/ai-agents-dotnet-part-2.md): 2026-01-04 - Exposing .NET agents through OpenAI-compatible endpoints and connecting them to LibreChat.
- [DGX Spark: Hello World](https://svnscha.de/posts/dgx-spark-hello-word.md): 2025-12-31 - My first experiments with NVIDIA's DGX Spark, including local models with Ollama, LibreChat, and ComfyUI.
- [AI Agents in .NET: Building Agentic RAG](https://svnscha.de/posts/ai-agents-dotnet-part-1.md): 2025-12-28 - Taking our agent from 'hello world' to useful - with database persistence, embeddings, vector search, and tools that let it reason over documentation and conversation history.
- [AI Agents in .NET: Let's Build Something Smart](https://svnscha.de/posts/ai-agents-dotnet-intro.md): 2025-12-21 - Introducing the Knowledge repository - a hands-on companion for learning how to build AI agents with the Microsoft Agent Framework in C#.
- [🚀 New Release: mcp-windbg 0.12.2](https://svnscha.de/posts/mcp-windbg-0-12-2-release.md): 2025-12-15 - Adding Prompts API support and streamable-http transport to mcp-windbg.
- [The Passenger Seat Developer](https://svnscha.de/posts/the-passenger-seat-developer.md): 2025-10-27 - Here's what nobody tells you about AI-assisted rapid prototyping: Every prototype feels like success, but success is measured by shipping, not building.
- [🚀 New Release: mcp-windbg 0.10.0](https://svnscha.de/posts/mcp-windbg-0-10-0-release.md): 2025-10-11 - AI-powered crash analysis gets a major upgrade with PyPI availability, live debugging sessions, and community-driven improvements. One-command installation is finally here.
- [How to: Use Docker Remote Contexts with SSH](https://svnscha.de/posts/docker-remote-context.md): 2025-10-10 - A simple and secure guide to configuring SSH-based Docker remote contexts for offloading resource-intensive Docker operations to a remote host while keeping your local environment lightweight.
- [Blog Design Refresh: Embracing Dark Mode Elegance](https://svnscha.de/posts/blog-design-refresh-dark-mode-elegance-copy.md): 2025-10-08 - A simple design refresh featuring dark mode colors - plus a showcase of what this blog can do.
- [How to extend GitHub Copilot with prompt files](https://svnscha.de/posts/howto-extend-copilot-with-prompt-files.md): 2025-09-10 - Because copy-pasting prompts from your notes app is so last year. Let me show you how to turn your best prompts into reusable superpowers.
- [Get Started with uberAgent for Linux: Enterprise Observability Made Simple](https://svnscha.de/posts/citrix-uberagent-getting-started-linux.md): 2025-08-26 - Finally! uberAgent Technology Preview 1 brings unified observability to Linux. Here's how I deployed it across my entire infrastructure using Ansible and what you can expect from this game-changing monitoring solution.
- [When Citrix App Protection Becomes App Obstruction](https://svnscha.de/posts/citrix-app-protection-restricted-launch.md): 2025-07-01 - A gentle reminder that sometimes our own security features work a little too well. Even against ourselves.
- [AI Meets WinDBG: A Different Way to Analyze Crashes](https://svnscha.de/posts/ai-meets-windbg.md): 2025-05-04 - Because manually squinting at hex dumps is so last century. Let me show you how AI-assisted debugging is leaving WinDBG's command line in the dust.
- [Vibe Coding is So Damn Real](https://svnscha.de/posts/vscode-vibe-coding.md): 2025-04-27 - Because watching GitHub Copilot refactor files with a single prompt is the most satisfying thing you'll see today.
- [🚀 New Release: antispy SDK 2025.1.0](https://svnscha.de/posts/antispy-sdk-release.md): 2025-04-22 - Because shipping an antispy SDK in 2025 still makes sense.
- [A Git feature I should've met sooner!](https://svnscha.de/posts/git-worktree.md): 2025-04-04 - I was living in stash-hell and didn't even know it.
- [Windows: Install integrated OpenSSH Server](https://svnscha.de/posts/windows-openssh-server.md): 2025-04-03 - Enable built-in OpenSSH server on Windows for remote access and VSCode Remote development
- [C++: How to measure code coverage with lcov and GTest](https://svnscha.de/posts/cpp-code-coverage.md): 2025-03-25 - Because you want to know which parts of your C++ code are actually being tested.
- [Exploring AI: Self Hosted LLM](https://svnscha.de/posts/self-hosted-llm.md): 2025-03-17 - Because running your own AI is the real power move.
- [PowerShell with oh-my-posh](https://svnscha.de/posts/powershell-oh-my-posh.md): 2024-11-16 - Because a consistent PowerShell setup is the real productivity flex.
- [Moving to Fedora: Automating Discord Updates with Ansible](https://svnscha.de/posts/fedora-discord-ansible.md): 2024-11-15 - Because life's too short to manually update Discord every week.
- [Moving to Fedora: Automating PowerShell Installation with Ansible](https://svnscha.de/posts/fedora-powershell-ansible.md): 2024-11-15 - Because repeating manual steps on multiple machines isn't fun anymore.
- [Where's /etc/pve/firewall/cluster.fw in rescue images?](https://svnscha.de/posts/proxmox-rescue-firewall-disable.md): 2024-10-04 - Ah, so you've locked yourself out of your own Proxmox server. Don't worry, happens.
- [Simplify SSH](https://svnscha.de/posts/simplify-ssh.md): 2024-10-03 - How to stop typing your SSH Key passphrase every time. (because, let's be real, we're all a little lazy)
- [Simplify Elasticsearch and Kibana Installation](https://svnscha.de/posts/simplify-elasticsearch-kibana.md): 2024-04-24 - Let me walk you through how I created a bash script that sets up Elasticsearch and Kibana on a single-node cluster with minimal fuss.
- [Simplify Visual Studio Installation](https://svnscha.de/posts/simplify-vs.md): 2024-02-12 - Quickly master Visual Studio installation with this easy guide. Ideal for developers seeking a hassle-free setup and efficient development environment.
- [Blog Motivation](https://svnscha.de/posts/blog-motivation.md): 2024-02-10 - Why, You Ask? This is how I blog about automating annoying tasks, sharing tips, and embracing less frustration.

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