Headless Ida Mcp Server

Name: Headless Ida Mcp Server
Author: cnitlrt

by cnitlrt

headless-ida-mcp-server

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No known CVEs

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Last commit 422d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio, sse

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "headless-ida-mcp-server": {
      "command": "<see-readme>",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

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What Headless Ida Mcp Server does

This project builds upon the work of: - Tools code adapted from ida-pro-mcp by mrexodia - Utilizes the headless-ida library by DennyDai

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Headless Ida Mcp Server safe to use?: Headless Ida Mcp Server has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.
How do I install Headless Ida Mcp Server?: Headless Ida Mcp Server can be installed by cloning its GitHub repository and following the setup instructions in the README.
What AI clients work with Headless Ida Mcp Server?: Headless Ida Mcp Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse transport.
Is Headless Ida Mcp Server actively maintained?: Headless Ida Mcp Server is not actively maintained — last commit was 422 days ago. It has 40 GitHub stars.

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Configuration

Copy the example environment file:

cp .env_example .env

Configure the following environment variables in .env:

IDA_PATH: Path to IDA Pro's headless executable (idat), e.g., /home/ubuntu/idapro/idat
PORT: Port number for the MCP server, e.g., 8888
HOST: Host address for the MCP server, e.g., 127.0.0.1
TRANSPORT: MCP transport mode (sse or stdio)

Usage

Start the server:

uv run headless_ida_mcp_server

Connect to the server using an MCP client:

Debug it:

npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/inspector

{
"mcpServers": {
   "ida": {
      "command": "/path/to/uv",
      "args": ["--directory","path/to/headless-ida-mcp-server","run","headless_ida_mcp_server"]
   }
}
}

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Headless Ida Mcp Server safe to use?

Headless Ida Mcp Server has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.

How do I install Headless Ida Mcp Server?

Headless Ida Mcp Server can be installed by cloning its GitHub repository and following the setup instructions in the README.

What AI clients work with Headless Ida Mcp Server?

Headless Ida Mcp Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse transport.

Is Headless Ida Mcp Server actively maintained?

Headless Ida Mcp Server is not actively maintained — last commit was 422 days ago. It has 40 GitHub stars.

Acknowledgments

This project builds upon the work of:

Tools code adapted from ida-pro-mcp by mrexodia
Utilizes the headless-ida library by DennyDai

Headless IDA MCP Server

If you want to run the server directly as a cli app, rather than an IDA plugin interactively,you can chose it.

Project Description

This project uses IDA Pro's headless mode to analyze binary files and provides a suite of tools via MCP to manage and manipulate functions, variables, and more.

Prerequisites

Python 3.12 or higher
IDA Pro with headless support (idat) https://github.com/DennyDai/headless-ida

Installation

Clone the project locally:

git clone https://github.com/cnitlrt/headless-ida-mcp-server.git 
cd headless-ida-mcp-server

Install dependencies:

uv python install 3.12
uv venv --python 3.12
uv pip install -e .

Configuration

Copy the example environment file:
```
cp .env_example .env
```
Configure the following environment variables in .env:
- IDA_PATH: Path to IDA Pro's headless executable (idat), e.g., /home/ubuntu/idapro/idat
- PORT: Port number for the MCP server, e.g., 8888
- HOST: Host address for the MCP server, e.g., 127.0.0.1
- TRANSPORT: MCP transport mode (sse or stdio)

Usage

Start the server:
```
uv run headless_ida_mcp_server
```

Connect to the server using an MCP client:

Debug it:

npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/inspector

{
"mcpServers": {
   "ida": {
      "command": "/path/to/uv",
      "args": ["--directory","path/to/headless-ida-mcp-server","run","headless_ida_mcp_server"]
   }
}
}