diff --git a/makefiles/tools/mspdebug.inc.mk b/makefiles/tools/mspdebug.inc.mk
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+MSPDEBUGFLAGS += -j $(MSPDEBUG_PROGRAMMER)
+ifeq ($(strip $(MSPDEBUG_PROGRAMMER)),uif)
+  MSPDEBUGFLAGS += -d $(PROG_DEV)
+endif
+FLASHER ?= mspdebug
+FLASHFILE ?= $(HEXFILE)
+FFLAGS = $(MSPDEBUGFLAGS) "prog $(FLASHFILE)"
+
+# setup debugger
+DEBUGSERVER = $(FLASHER)
+DEBUGSERVER_FLAGS = $(MSPDEBUGFLAGS) gdb
+DEBUGGER = $(PREFIX)gdb
+DEBUGGER_FLAGS = --ex="target remote localhost:2000" --ex "monitor reset halt" --ex load -ex "monitor reset halt"  $(ELFFILE)
+
+# setup reset tool
+RESET ?= mspdebug
+RESET_FLAGS ?= $(MSPDEBUGFLAGS) reset