IDA Pro MCP

[!IMPORTANT] I recommend using the Official Hex-Rays IDA MCP Server instead!

See the announcement blog post for more information.

Simple MCP Server to allow vibe reversing in IDA Pro.

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/6ebeaa92-a9db-43fa-b756-eececce2aca0

The binaries and prompt for the video are available in the mcp-reversing-dataset repository.

Prerequisites

• Python (3.11 or higher)
  • Use idapyswitch to switch to the newest Python version
• IDA Pro (8.3 or higher, 9 recommended), IDA Free is not supported
• Supported MCP Client (pick one you like)
  • Amazon Q Developer CLI
  • Augment Code
  • Claude
  • Claude Code
  • Cline
  • Codex
  • Copilot CLI
  • Crush
  • Cursor
  • Gemini CLI
  • Kilo Code
  • Kiro
  • LM Studio
  • Opencode
  • Qodo Gen
  • Qwen Coder
  • Roo Code
  • Trae
  • VS Code
  • VS Code Insiders
  • Warp
  • Windsurf
  • Zed
  • Kimi Code
  • Other MCP Clients: Run ida-pro-mcp --config to get the JSON config for your client.

Note: This requires having idalib activated globally and uv installed:

# windows
uv run "C:\Program Files\IDA Professional 9.3\idalib\python\py-activate-idalib.py"
# macos
uv run "/Applications/IDA Professional 9.3.app/Contents/MacOS/idalib/python/py-activate-idalib.py"
# linux
uv run "/path/to/idapro-9.3/idalib/python/py-activate-idalib.py"

Installation (Claude Code)

To install the latest IDA Pro MCP in Claude Code:

claude plugin marketplace add mrexodia/claude-marketplace
claude plugin uninstall ida-pro-mcp@mrexodia
claude plugin install ida-pro-mcp@mrexodia

Installation (Codex)

To install the latest IDA Pro MCP in Codex:

codex plugin marketplace add mrexodia/codex-marketplace
codex plugin remove ida-pro-mcp@mrexodia
codex plugin add ida-pro-mcp@mrexodia

Installation (Kimi Code)

To install the latest IDA Pro MCP in Kimi Code, run this slash command in the chat:

/plugins install https://github.com/mrexodia/ida-pro-mcp/tree/main
/reload

This installs the idalib MCP server and the idapython skill. Plugins are copied to $KIMI_CODE_HOME/plugins/managed/, so uv must be on your PATH. The first session after installing is slower, because uv resolves the dependencies before the server responds.

Installation (GUI)