IDA Pro MCP Documentation and Utilities

What is IDA Pro MCP Documentation and Utilities?

It is a personal project that provides documentation and utilities for working with IDA Pro through MCP (Machine Code Processor). It allows an LLM to better understand the IDA Pro API to help develop plugins and scripts. It is not meant for real-life use.

How to use IDA Pro MCP Documentation and Utilities?

Install Python 3.8+, set the IDADIR environment variable to your IDA Pro installation, install Poetry and dependencies with poetry install, then configure the MCP server in Cursor by adding the command and path to server.py in the MCP configuration JSON.

Key features of IDA Pro MCP Documentation and Utilities

• Uses idalib; opening IDA Pro is not required (supported after IDA 9.0)
• Windows-only (other operating systems may work with tweaking)
• Tested with Cursor but should work with other MCP clients
• Provides LLM access to the IDA Pro API for script development
• Not production-ready; created for learning purposes

Use cases of IDA Pro MCP Documentation and Utilities

• Developing IDA Pro plugins with LLM assistance
• Automating script creation for IDA Pro reverse-engineering tasks
• Learning the IDA Pro API through an LLM interface

FAQ from IDA Pro MCP Documentation and Utilities

What are the system requirements?

A working IDA Pro installation, Python 3.8 or higher, and the IDADIR environment variable set to the IDA Pro directory.

Do I need to have IDA Pro open while using the server?

No, the server uses idalib and does not require IDA Pro to be open (supported only after IDA 9.0).

Which operating systems are supported?

The project is tested and supported only on Windows. Other operating systems may work with minor tweaks.

Which MCP clients are supported?

It has been tested only inside Cursor but should work with other MCP-compatible software.

Is this server production-ready?

No, the author explicitly states it is a for-fun project not meant for real-life use.