Process Hacker MCP
MCP server providing access to Process Hacker — the powerful open-source Windows process and memory monitoring tool (similar to Sysinternals Process Monitor). Enables AI agents to query running Windows processes, inspect process memory, analyze network connections, and monitor system handles through Process Hacker's API.
Score Breakdown
⚙ Agent Friendliness
🔒 Security
Windows process and memory access. Authorized systems only. Admin privileges for full capabilities. Process memory may contain sensitive data.
⚡ Reliability
Best When
A Windows security analyst or DFIR professional wants AI agents to query process and system information via Process Hacker — accelerating malware analysis and incident investigation on Windows systems.
Avoid When
You're on Linux/macOS, or need production fleet monitoring. Process Hacker is a manual analysis tool — not designed for fleet management.
Use Cases
- • Querying Windows process list and process details from system monitoring agents
- • Analyzing suspicious processes and network connections from security analysis agents
- • Inspecting process memory regions from DFIR and malware analysis agents
- • Monitoring system handles and DLL loaded by processes from investigation agents
Not For
- • Non-Windows systems (Process Hacker is Windows-only)
- • Production server monitoring at scale (use enterprise monitoring tools)
- • Unauthorized process inspection on systems you don't own
Interface
Authentication
No authentication — local Windows tool. Requires Process Hacker installed. Some operations require administrator/elevated privileges.
Pricing
Free open source. Process Hacker is GPL licensed.
Agent Metadata
Known Gotchas
- ⚠ AUTHORIZED USE ONLY: Process inspection provides deep system visibility — use only on authorized systems
- ⚠ Requires Windows with Process Hacker installed — not cross-platform
- ⚠ Some operations require administrator privileges — run agent with appropriate elevation
- ⚠ Process Hacker reads are generally safe but process manipulation (kill, dump) carries system risk
Alternatives
Full Evaluation Report
Detailed scoring breakdown, competitive positioning, security analysis, and improvement recommendations for Process Hacker MCP.
Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-03-06.