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ida-mcp
Official Hex-Rays MCP server for reverse engineering binaries in IDA
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- Stars
- 1.6k
- License
- MIT
- Last commit
- Oct 2026
- Last release
- Oct 2026
- Language
- Python
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Overview
Exposes IDA databases to MCP-capable agents over stdio or Streamable HTTP, so an agent can be asked to reverse a binary. It runs headless through idalib, or opens files in the IDA GUI when the companion plugin is installed. Built on IDA Nexus, which lets several clients share the same database. Installation is automated through hcli, with plugins for Claude Code, Codex CLI, Copilot CLI, Pi and oh-my-pi.
Who it is for: Reverse engineers using IDA who want AI agents to drive analysis
Strengths
- Official Hex-Rays project, MIT licensed, with a PyPI release installable via uvx
- Works headless via idalib or against an open IDA GUI session
- Ready-made plugins for Claude Code, Codex CLI, Copilot CLI, Pi and oh-my-pi
- Supports stdio and Streamable HTTP, plus a session dashboard and log export
Weaknesses
- Requires IDA 9.4 or higher with idalib, which is commercial software
- Other IDA MCP servers should be disabled to avoid confusing agents
- Needs Git, uv and Python 3.11+ on PATH
What it needs
- no GPU
- Needs IDA 9.4+ with idalib, Python 3.11+, uv, Git, hcli (optional)
- port 8737
Quick answers
Is ida-mcp open source?
Yes. Its code is on GitHub under the MIT license.
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