Ghidra MCP server

GhidraMCP is a Model Context Protocol server that enables large language models (LLMs) to autonomously reverse engineer applications by exposing core Ghidra functionality. This server bridges the gap between Ghidra's powerful binary analysis capabilities and AI models, allowing them to decompile binaries, automatically rename methods and data, and list program structures.

Installation Instructions

Prerequisites

• Ghidra installed on your system
• Python 3
• MCP SDK from the Model Context Protocol repository

Installing the Ghidra Plugin

1. Download the latest release from the GhidraMCP repository
2. Launch Ghidra
3. Select File → Install Extensions
4. Click the + button
5. Navigate to and select the GhidraMCP-1-2.zip (or your chosen version) from the downloaded release
6. Restart Ghidra
7. Enable the GhidraMCPPlugin in File → Configure → Developer
8. (Optional) Configure the server port in Ghidra via Edit → Tool Options → GhidraMCP HTTP Server

Using GhidraMCP with MCP Clients

GhidraMCP is compatible with any MCP client. Here are setup instructions for three popular clients:

Claude Desktop Setup

1. Open Claude Desktop
2. Navigate to Claude → Settings → Developer → Edit Config → claude_desktop_config.json
3. Add the following configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ghidra": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": [
        "/ABSOLUTE_PATH_TO/bridge_mcp_ghidra.py",
        "--ghidra-server",
        "http://127.0.0.1:8080/"
      ]
    }
  }
}

You can also directly edit the configuration file at:

/Users/YOUR_USER/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Cline Setup

1. Run the MCP server with the following command:

python bridge_mcp_ghidra.py --transport sse --mcp-host 127.0.0.1 --mcp-port 8081 --ghidra-server http://127.0.0.1:8080/

2. Open Cline and select MCP Servers at the top
3. Select Remote Servers and add a new server with:
   • Server Name: GhidraMCP
   • Server URL: http://127.0.0.1:8081/sse

5ire Setup

1. Open 5ire
2. Navigate to Tools → New
3. Enter the following configuration:
   • Tool Key: ghidra
   • Name: GhidraMCP
   • Command: python /ABSOLUTE_PATH_TO/bridge_mcp_ghidra.py

Server Configuration Options

When running the bridge script manually, you can customize the following parameters:

• --transport: The transport mechanism to use (required for some clients)
• --mcp-host: The host address for the MCP server (defaults to 127.0.0.1)
• --mcp-port: The port for the MCP server (defaults to 8081)
• --ghidra-server: The URL of the Ghidra server (defaults to http://127.0.0.1:8080/)

Available Features

Once connected, your LLM can use GhidraMCP to:

• Decompile and analyze binaries loaded in Ghidra
• Automatically rename methods and variables based on analysis
• List methods, classes, imports, and exports from the binary
• Perform various analysis tasks on the loaded program

How to add this MCP server to Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > MCP and click "Add new global MCP server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "cursor-rules-mcp": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "cursor-rules-mcp"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explictly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.