IDA Pro MCP Server (Python)
IDA Pro MCP server written in Python enabling AI agents to interact with IDA Pro — the industry-standard binary disassembler and decompiler — querying disassembled functions, retrieving decompiled pseudocode via Hex-Rays decompiler, accessing cross-references and symbol information, and integrating IDA Pro's analysis into agent-driven reverse engineering and vulnerability research workflows.
Score Breakdown
⚙ Agent Friendliness
🔒 Security
Local IDA Pro. IDAPython plugin. No credentials. Community MCP. Analyze binaries in isolated environment.
⚡ Reliability
Best When
A security researcher with IDA Pro needs AI-assisted binary analysis — Hex-Rays decompiler output combined with LLM reasoning for malware analysis or vulnerability research.
Avoid When
You don't have IDA Pro, analyze source code, or prefer the Rust variant (ida-mcp-rs) or Ghidra for binary analysis.
Use Cases
- • Retrieving decompiled pseudocode for binary analysis from RE agents
- • Querying function disassembly and cross-references from vulnerability research agents
- • Analyzing symbol tables and import/export tables from binary analysis agents
- • Automating annotation and documentation of binaries from RE workflow agents
- • Finding vulnerability patterns in decompiled code from security audit agents
- • Integrating IDA analysis with LLM reasoning from AI-powered RE agents
Not For
- • Teams without IDA Pro license (significant commercial cost)
- • Source code analysis (IDA is for binary/compiled code)
- • Teams preferring Ghidra (free alternative to IDA Pro)
Interface
Authentication
No authentication — Python IDAPython script runs inside IDA Pro process. Communicates via IDA Pro's scripting interface. IDA Pro with Hex-Rays decompiler recommended for pseudocode output.
Pricing
IDA Pro is a major expense. MCP server (Python IDAPython plugin) is free open source. Hex-Rays decompiler (for pseudocode) is a separate add-on. Free IDA Free version has limited features.
Agent Metadata
Known Gotchas
- ⚠ IDA Pro must be running with binary loaded and IDAPython plugin active
- ⚠ Hex-Rays decompiler license required for pseudocode (most valuable feature)
- ⚠ IDAPython API version varies by IDA version — ensure MCP compatibility
- ⚠ Decompilation quality depends on binary complexity and IDA analysis completeness
- ⚠ Community MCP from MxIris-Reverse-Engineering — higher quality than average for RE tools
- ⚠ IDA Pro database (.idb/.i64) must be fully analyzed before querying for best results
Alternatives
Full Evaluation Report
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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-03-06.