ida-pro-mcp MCP — Casos de uso, Instalar & Demo en vivo

Por qué usarlo

Características clave

Full decompilation and disassembly access from AI assistants
Symbol management: rename functions/variables, declare types, set comments
Pattern search: find bytes, instructions, regex across the binary
Complete debugger control: breakpoints, stepping, register/memory access
Headless analysis support via SSE transport and idalib

Demo en vivo

Cómo se ve en la práctica

ida-pro-mcp.replay ▶ listo

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Instalar

Elige tu cliente

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ida-pro-mcp": {
      "command": "TODO",
      "args": [
        "See README: https://github.com/mrexodia/ida-pro-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

~/.cursor/mcp.json · .cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ida-pro-mcp": {
      "command": "TODO",
      "args": [
        "See README: https://github.com/mrexodia/ida-pro-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

VS Code → Cline → MCP Servers → Edit

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ida-pro-mcp": {
      "command": "TODO",
      "args": [
        "See README: https://github.com/mrexodia/ida-pro-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ida-pro-mcp": {
      "command": "TODO",
      "args": [
        "See README: https://github.com/mrexodia/ida-pro-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Mismo formato que Claude Desktop. Reinicia Windsurf para aplicar.

~/.continue/config.json

{
  "mcpServers": [
    {
      "name": "ida-pro-mcp",
      "command": "TODO",
      "args": [
        "See README: https://github.com/mrexodia/ida-pro-mcp"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

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

~/.config/zed/settings.json

{
  "context_servers": {
    "ida-pro-mcp": {
      "command": {
        "path": "TODO",
        "args": [
          "See README: https://github.com/mrexodia/ida-pro-mcp"
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

Añádelo a context_servers. Zed recarga en caliente al guardar.

claude mcp add ida-pro-mcp -- TODO 'See README: https://github.com/mrexodia/ida-pro-mcp'

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

Casos de uso

Usos del mundo real: ida-pro-mcp

How to reverse engineer a binary with AI assistance in IDA Pro

👤 Reverse engineers and security researchers analyzing binaries they own or have authorization to test ⏱ ~60 min advanced

Cuándo usarlo: You have a binary loaded in IDA Pro and want AI to help understand and annotate it.

Requisitos previos

IDA Pro 8.3+ (not IDA Free) — Commercial license from Hex-Rays
ida-pro-mcp installed — pip install <repo-url> && ida-pro-mcp --install

Flujo

Get an overview

List all functions in this binary. Which ones look like they handle network communication based on their names and imports?✓ Copiado

→ Categorized function list with network-related functions highlighted
Decompile key functions

Decompile the main network handler function. Explain the protocol it implements and rename variables to be descriptive.✓ Copiado

→ Decompiled C code with renamed variables and protocol analysis
Trace data flow

Find all cross-references to the encryption key buffer. Who reads it and who writes it?✓ Copiado

→ Xref chain showing data flow from key generation to encryption calls

Resultado: A well-annotated IDB with key functions understood, renamed, and documented.

Errores comunes

Decompilation can be slow on large functions — Start with smaller callees and work up. Use disasm() for quick overviews.

Combinar con: filesystem

Solve a CTF reverse engineering challenge using IDA Pro and AI

👤 CTF participants working on binary reversing challenges ⏱ ~45 min intermediate

Cuándo usarlo: You have a CTF binary that needs static and/or dynamic analysis to find the flag.

Requisitos previos

IDA Pro with ida-pro-mcp — Install and connect

Flujo

Find the validation logic

Search for strings containing 'flag', 'correct', 'wrong'. Decompile the functions that reference them.✓ Copiado

→ Validation function with flag-checking logic
Debug to extract the flag

Set a breakpoint at the comparison. Run the binary with input 'AAAA' and show me what it compares against.✓ Copiado

→ Expected flag value visible in registers or memory

Resultado: Flag extracted through combined static and dynamic analysis.

Errores comunes

Anti-debug tricks prevent breakpoint hits — Use find_insns to locate anti-debug checks and patch them with patch_asm

Combinaciones

Combínalo con otros MCPs para multiplicar por 10

ida-pro-mcp + filesystem

Export decompiled code and analysis notes to files

Decompile all functions related to the crypto module and save the annotated code to ~/analysis/crypto.c.✓ Copiado

Herramientas

Lo que expone este MCP

Herramienta	Entradas	Cuándo llamar
decompile	address_or_name: str	Decompile a function to C pseudocode
disasm	address: str, count?: int	Disassemble instructions at an address
rename	old_name: str, new_name: str	Rename a function or variable
xrefs_to	address: str	Find all cross-references to an address
find_bytes	pattern: str	Search for a byte pattern in the binary
patch_asm	address: str, asm: str	Patch assembly instructions at an address
dbg_run	none	Start the debugger
set_comments	address: str, comment: str	Add a comment at an address

Coste y límites

Lo que cuesta ejecutarlo

Cuota de API: N/A — local IDA Pro instance
Tokens por llamada: 200–3000 tokens (decompilation output can be large)
Monetario: Requires IDA Pro commercial license ($). The MCP plugin itself is free.
Consejo: Use list_funcs to identify targets before decompiling to avoid decompiling every function.

Seguridad

Permisos, secretos, alcance

Almacenamiento de credenciales: N/A — local tool

Salida de datos: All analysis is local. No network calls from the MCP server.

⚠ 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.
Patching binaries modifies the IDB. Use IDA's snapshot feature before making changes.
Debugger operations execute the target binary — only debug in sandboxed environments.

Resolución de problemas

Errores comunes y soluciones

ida-pro-mcp --install fails

Ensure Python 3.11+ and IDA Pro 8.3+ are installed. The installer needs to find IDA's plugin directory.

Verificar: python3 --version && which idat

Decompilation fails

Not all functions decompile cleanly (obfuscation, hand-written assembly). Try disasm() as a fallback.

Verificar: Try decompiling a simpler function first

Debugger won't start

Ensure IDA's debugger is configured for the target platform (local, remote, etc.). Check that the binary is not already running.

Verificar: Check IDA's debugger settings

Alternativas

ida-pro-mcp vs otros

Alternativa	Cuándo usarla	Contrapartida
GhidrAssistMCP	You prefer free Ghidra over commercial IDA Pro	Ghidra is free but IDA Pro generally has faster analysis and wider format support
reverse-engineering-assistant	You want a Ghidra MCP with a tool-driven approach optimized for LLMs	Fewer tools but better context management for AI interaction

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Recursos

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