Gimlet CLI for Gimlet VS Code extension

A CLI tool for launching lldb with enhanced Rust + Solana formatters — built to simplify debugging Solana Anchor programs.

Features

• Automatically injects LLDB Rust + Solana formatting scripts
• No global installs: runs everything in an isolated temporary directory
• Friendly CLI: just pass your compiled binary and debug
• Integrated with VS Code / terminal workflows

Requirements

• Rust(stable)
• LLDB >= 20.1.7 (tested)
• Recommended: Install via Homebrew (on macOS)

Installation

cargo install gimlet-cli

Usage

gimlet-cli <absolute_path_to_binary>

1. Creates a temp sandbox.
2. Extract the LLDB formatters and scripts.
3. Launch lldb with everything configured.

Notes

• We use this to run the lldb scripts with rust formatters instead of using solana-lldb which uses older LLDB version that have issues for our debugging goals.