GhidrAssistMCP MCP — Casos de uso, Instalar & Demo en vivo

Por qué usarlo

Características clave

35 MCP tools for binary analysis, function review, xrefs, renaming, and structure analysis
6 MCP resources: programs, functions, strings, imports, exports, segments
7 built-in prompts for common reverse engineering workflows
Multi-program and multi-window support with intelligent focus tracking
Result caching and async task management for large analyses

Demo en vivo

Cómo se ve en la práctica

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Instalar

Elige tu cliente

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ghidrassistmcp": {
      "command": "TODO",
      "args": [
        "See README: https://github.com/symgraph/GhidrAssistMCP"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Abre Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config. Reinicia después de guardar.

~/.cursor/mcp.json · .cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ghidrassistmcp": {
      "command": "TODO",
      "args": [
        "See README: https://github.com/symgraph/GhidrAssistMCP"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Cursor usa el mismo esquema mcpServers que Claude Desktop. La configuración del proyecto prevalece sobre la global.

VS Code → Cline → MCP Servers → Edit

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ghidrassistmcp": {
      "command": "TODO",
      "args": [
        "See README: https://github.com/symgraph/GhidrAssistMCP"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Haz clic en el icono MCP Servers de la barra lateral de Cline y luego en "Edit Configuration".

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ghidrassistmcp": {
      "command": "TODO",
      "args": [
        "See README: https://github.com/symgraph/GhidrAssistMCP"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Mismo formato que Claude Desktop. Reinicia Windsurf para aplicar.

~/.continue/config.json

{
  "mcpServers": [
    {
      "name": "ghidrassistmcp",
      "command": "TODO",
      "args": [
        "See README: https://github.com/symgraph/GhidrAssistMCP"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Continue usa un array de objetos de servidor en lugar de un mapa.

~/.config/zed/settings.json

{
  "context_servers": {
    "ghidrassistmcp": {
      "command": {
        "path": "TODO",
        "args": [
          "See README: https://github.com/symgraph/GhidrAssistMCP"
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

Añádelo a context_servers. Zed recarga en caliente al guardar.

claude mcp add ghidrassistmcp -- TODO 'See README: https://github.com/symgraph/GhidrAssistMCP'

Un solo comando. Verifica con claude mcp list. Quita con claude mcp remove.

Casos de uso

Usos del mundo real: GhidrAssistMCP

How to analyze an unknown binary with AI assistance in Ghidra

👤 Security researchers and malware analysts working in sandboxed environments ⏱ ~60 min advanced

Cuándo usarlo: You have a binary to analyze and want AI to help understand its functionality.

Requisitos previos

Ghidra 11.4+ with GhidrAssistMCP installed — Download release ZIP, install via File → Install Extensions
MCP client (e.g., Claude Desktop) — Configure to connect to GhidrAssistMCP's HTTP endpoint

Flujo

Get binary overview

Get the binary info and list all imports. What libraries does this binary depend on and what do the imports suggest about its functionality?✓ Copiado

→ Binary metadata with categorized import analysis
Analyze key functions

Find functions that reference network-related strings. Decompile the most interesting one and explain what it does.✓ Copiado

→ Decompiled C code with annotated explanation
Rename and annotate

Based on our analysis, rename the functions we've identified with descriptive names and add comments explaining their purpose.✓ Copiado

→ Confirmation of renamed symbols

Resultado: A partially annotated binary with key functions identified, named, and documented.

Errores comunes

Large binaries with thousands of functions overwhelm the analysis — Start with imports and strings to identify interesting functions, then focus on those

Combinar con: filesystem

Solve a CTF binary reverse engineering challenge with Ghidra and AI

👤 CTF participants tackling reverse engineering challenges ⏱ ~45 min intermediate

Cuándo usarlo: You have a CTF binary that needs to be reversed to find a flag.

Requisitos previos

Ghidra with GhidrAssistMCP — Install the extension and load the challenge binary

Flujo

Find the main logic

Search for functions that reference 'flag', 'correct', 'wrong', or 'password'. Decompile the most relevant one.✓ Copiado

→ Decompiled function with validation logic
Trace the check

Follow the xrefs from the validation function. What data does it compare against and what transformation is applied to the input?✓ Copiado

→ Detailed analysis of the check algorithm with data references

Resultado: Understanding of the validation logic sufficient to derive the flag.

Errores comunes

Obfuscated binaries resist straightforward decompilation — Use get_basic_blocks to understand control flow, then analyze blocks individually

Combinaciones

Combínalo con otros MCPs para multiplicar por 10

ghidrassistmcp + filesystem

Export analysis results and annotated code to files for reporting

Export the decompiled code and our annotations for the network functions to a report file.✓ Copiado

Herramientas

Lo que expone este MCP

Herramienta	Entradas	Cuándo llamar
get_binary_info	none	Get metadata about the loaded binary
get_functions	offset?: int, limit?: int	List functions in the binary
analyze_function	address: str	Decompile and analyze a specific function
search_strings	pattern: str	Search for strings in the binary
xrefs	address: str, action: str	Find cross-references to/from an address
rename_symbol	old_name: str, new_name: str	Rename a function or variable
get_imports	none	List all imported functions
get_basic_blocks	function_address: str	Get control flow blocks for a function

Coste y límites

Lo que cuesta ejecutarlo

Cuota de API: N/A — fully local
Tokens por llamada: 200–2000 tokens (decompilation results can be large)
Monetario: Free — both Ghidra and GhidrAssistMCP are free
Consejo: Use search_functions_by_name and search_strings to narrow targets before decompiling.

Seguridad

Permisos, secretos, alcance

Almacenamiento de credenciales: N/A

Salida de datos: Local only — Ghidra analysis stays on your machine

⚠ This tool is designed for authorized security research, CTF competitions, and defensive analysis only. Do not use it against systems you don't own or have written authorization to test.
Only analyze binaries you have legal right to reverse engineer.

Resolución de problemas

Errores comunes y soluciones

Plugin not showing in Ghidra

Ensure you installed the extension ZIP via File → Install Extensions, then restarted Ghidra. Enable via File → Configure → Configure Plugins.

Verificar: Search for 'GhidrAssistMCP' in the plugin configuration dialog

MCP client can't connect

Check the GhidrAssistMCP port in the plugin settings. Ensure no firewall blocks the connection.

Verificar: Check the Ghidra console for MCP server startup messages

Decompilation fails for a function

Some functions (especially obfuscated ones) may fail to decompile. Try disassembly instead, or fix the function boundaries with define_func.

Verificar: Use get_code as a fallback

Alternativas

GhidrAssistMCP vs otros

Alternativa	Cuándo usarla	Contrapartida
reverse-engineering-assistant	You want a tool-driven approach optimized for LLM interaction with focus on context management	Fewer tools but designed to reduce LLM hallucinations
ida-pro-mcp	You prefer IDA Pro over Ghidra for binary analysis	IDA Pro is commercial ($) but has broader format support and faster analysis

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Recursos

📖 Lee el README oficial en GitHub

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