reverse-engineering-assistant vs filesystem
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
reverse-engineering-assistant by cyberkaida | filesystem by modelcontextprotocol | |
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| Stars | ★ 731 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 53 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | Developer ToolsSecurityAI / LLM Tools | File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity |
| Language | Java | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
reverse-engineering-assistant · Summary
Ghidra MCP server for AI-powered reverse engineering with specialized tools for binary analysis.
filesystem · Summary
A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.
reverse-engineering-assistant · Use cases
- Automating binary analysis tasks in security research
- Assisted reverse engineering in malware analysis
- Generating reports on algorithms and encryption in software
filesystem · Use cases
- Enable AI models to read and write project files during development
- Allow Claude or other MCP clients to browse and analyze codebases
- Provide secure sandboxed access to specific directories for content generation
reverse-engineering-assistant · Install
Installation
> NOTE: ReVa only supports Ghidra 12.0 and above!
- Download the release for your Ghidra version from the releases page and install using Ghidra's extension manager.
- Or build from source:
export GHIDRA_INSTALL_DIR=/path/to/ghidra
g radle install- Activate the plugin in two places:
- Project view → File → Configure → Configure all plugins → Check "ReVa Application Plugin" - Code Browser → File → Configure → Configure all plugins → Check "ReVa Plugin" → Save Tool
Claude Code Configuration
claude mcp add --scope user --transport http ReVa -- http://localhost:8080/mcp/messageVSCode Configuration
{
"mcp": {
"servers": {
"ReVa Assistant": {
"type": "http",
"url": "http://localhost:8080/mcp/message"
}
}
}
}filesystem · Install
Installation
Using NPX
{
"mcpServers": {
"filesystem": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
"/path/to/allowed/directory"
]
}
}
}Using Docker
{
"mcpServers": {
"filesystem": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"--mount", "type=bind,src=/path/to/allowed/dir,dst=/projects/allowed/dir",
"mcp/filesystem",
"/projects"
]
}
}
}VS Code Extension
Click the installation buttons in the README to install directly in VS Code.