IDA Pro MCP Server Plugin (Alternative)

Alternative IDA Pro MCP Server Plugin enabling AI agents to interact with IDA Pro for binary reverse engineering — querying decompiled functions, disassembly, cross-references, and symbol information through IDA's IDAPython interface, as an alternative implementation to the MxIris IDA MCP server.

Evaluated Mar 06, 2026 (0d ago) vcurrent

Homepage ↗ Repo ↗ Developer Tools ida-pro reverse-engineering mcp-server plugin binary-analysis decompiler

⚙ Agent Friendliness

/ 100

Can an agent use this?

🔒 Security

/ 100

Is it safe for agents?

⚡ Reliability

/ 100

Does it work consistently?

Score Breakdown

⚙ Agent Friendliness

MCP Quality

Documentation

Error Messages

Auth Simplicity

Rate Limits

🔒 Security

TLS Enforcement

Auth Strength

Scope Granularity

Dep. Hygiene

Secret Handling

Local IDA Pro. IDAPython plugin. No credentials. Isolated binary analysis.

⚡ Reliability

Uptime/SLA

Version Stability

Breaking Changes

Error Recovery

Best When

A security researcher needs an IDA Pro MCP integration as an alternative to the MxIris implementation — may have different feature set or compatibility characteristics.

Avoid When

You already use ida-mcp-server from MxIris, or don't have IDA Pro.

Use Cases

• AI-assisted binary analysis with IDA Pro from reverse engineering agents
• Querying function decompilation for vulnerability research from security agents
• Accessing IDA database information from automated analysis agents
• Alternative to MxIris IDA MCP server for IDAPython integration
• Building RE workflows with LLM analysis of decompiled code
• Malware analysis with AI-assisted function identification

Not For

• Teams without IDA Pro license (expensive commercial software)
• Teams already using the MxIris IDA MCP server (use one, not both)
• Source code analysis — IDA Pro is for compiled binaries

Interface

REST API

GraphQL

gRPC

MCP Server

Yes ↗

SDK

Yes

Webhooks

Authentication

Methods: none

OAuth: No Scopes: No

No authentication — IDAPython plugin runs inside IDA Pro process. IDA Pro with Hex-Rays decompiler recommended.

Pricing

Model: paid

Free tier: No

Requires CC: Yes

IDA Pro license required. MCP plugin is free open source. Hex-Rays decompiler is a separate add-on.

Agent Metadata

Pagination

none

Idempotent

Full

Retry Guidance

Not documented

Known Gotchas

⚠ IDA Pro must be running with binary loaded — same as other IDA MCPs
⚠ Alternative implementation — feature set may differ from MxIris IDA MCP
⚠ IDA Pro license required — significant cost barrier
⚠ Community MCP from individual contributor — less maintained than MxIris version
⚠ IDAPython API version compatibility may vary
⚠ Analyze untrusted binaries in isolated environments

Alternatives

ida-mcp-server jeb-mcp ghidra-mcp-server

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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-03-06.