IDA Pro MCP

MCP server that exposes IDA Pro's reverse engineering capabilities to AI agents. Enables decompilation, disassembly, xref analysis, function renaming, commenting, patching, debugger control, and arbitrary IDAPython execution through MCP tools.

Evaluated Mar 06, 2026 (0d ago) vunknown

Homepage ↗ Repo ↗ Security mcp ida-pro reverse-engineering disassembly decompilation malware-analysis binary-analysis hex-rays ctf vulnerability-research

⚙ 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

IDA Pro reverse engineering MCP. Local execution only. Analyze untrusted binaries in isolated environment. IDA license required. Disassembly of sensitive software requires authorization.

⚡ Reliability

Uptime/SLA

Version Stability

Breaking Changes

Error Recovery

Best When

You have IDA Pro 8.3+ and want AI to assist with reverse engineering tasks like renaming, commenting, decompilation analysis, and pattern recognition in binaries.

Avoid When

You don't have an IDA Pro license, need free/open-source tooling only, or want fully automated malware detection without human review.

Use Cases

• AI-assisted binary reverse engineering and malware analysis
• Automated function and variable renaming in disassembly
• AI-driven vulnerability research in compiled binaries
• CTF binary challenge solving with LLM assistance
• Batch deobfuscation workflows with AI guidance

Not For

• Users without IDA Pro license (IDA Free not supported)
• Source code analysis (use other tools for that)
• Dynamic analysis without IDA Pro debugger setup
• Non-technical users expecting automated malware detection

Interface

REST API

GraphQL

gRPC

MCP Server

Yes ↗

SDK

Webhooks

Authentication

OAuth: No Scopes: No

No authentication. Runs locally as an IDA Pro plugin. Requires valid IDA Pro license for IDA itself.

Pricing

Model: open_source

Free tier: Yes

Requires CC: No

MIT license for the MCP server. IDA Pro itself requires a commercial license (IDA Free not supported).

Agent Metadata

Pagination

cursor

Idempotent

Partial

Retry Guidance

Not documented

Known Gotchas

⚠ Requires IDA Pro 8.3+ (version 9 recommended) - expensive commercial software
⚠ IDA Free is explicitly not supported
⚠ Python 3.11+ required
⚠ Arbitrary Python execution tool is powerful but dangerous
⚠ Full IDA restart required after installation
⚠ SSE transport available for headless operation but requires separate setup

Alternatives

ghidra-mcp (Ghidra-based, free alternative) radare2 with r2ai (open-source RE with AI) Binary Ninja MCP (alternative disassembler) Ghidra + ChatGPT manual workflow

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