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reverse-engineering-assistant
by cyberkaida
filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
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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!

  1. Download the release for your Ghidra version from the releases page and install using Ghidra's extension manager.
  1. Or build from source:
export GHIDRA_INSTALL_DIR=/path/to/ghidra
g radle install
  1. 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/message

VSCode 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.

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