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Hex-Rays IDA MCP
by HexRaysSA · HexRaysSA/ida-mcp
Use Hex-Rays’ official MCP integration for IDA GUI and headless analysis sessions.
Install from the author’s instructions
Before connecting
- Install Git and uv on PATH.
- The README requires IDA 9.4 or higher with idalib and Python 3.11 or higher.
Author interactive installer
uvx ida-hcli mcp installSources: Author README · Checked 2026-10-14.
Other agents · author stdio definition
{
"mcpServers": {
"ida": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"--exclude-newer=1s",
"ida-mcp",
"stdio",
"--agent=my-agent"
]
}
}
}Sources: Author README · Checked 2026-10-14.
The interactive hcli installer installs the GUI plugin and offers supported agent plugins. The GUI plugin is optional for headless use.
Sources: Author README · Checked 2026-10-14.
Tools and capabilities
| Capability | What it does |
|---|---|
| GUI integration | Connect an agent to an IDA GUI instance using the plugin. |
| Headless sessions | Use IDA without the GUI plugin. |
| Session dashboard | Inspect and export session logs. |
Sources: Author README · Checked 2026-10-14.
Workflow examples
Suggested prompts for your own client. These are examples, not recorded tool executions.
Prompt 1
Open my own sample binary in IDA and explain what the connected analysis session can inspect.Prompt 2
Help me inspect the IDA MCP session log to understand why my agent failed to connect.Sources and verification
Official documentation and repository metadata reviewed; no third-party software installed and no MCP or hosted service executed.
Recent activity refers to the repository push timestamp. It does not establish the product’s original release date. Stars are a dated snapshot of the entire repository.
- GitHub repository metadataVerified 2026-10-14
- Author READMEVerified 2026-10-14