mcp-server-idapro vs everything

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	mcp-server-idapro by fdrechsler	everything by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 98	★ 85,748
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Score	41	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	SecurityDeveloper ToolsAI / LLM Tools	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
Language	Python	TypeScript
Last commit	14 mo ago	this month

mcp-server-idapro · Summary

An MCP server bridging AI assistants with IDA Pro for reverse engineering tasks.

everything · Summary

Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.

mcp-server-idapro · Use cases

Automating binary analysis tasks in reverse engineering workflows
Enabling AI assistants to perform code analysis and malware research
Creating intelligent reverse engineering assistants that can explore binaries

everything · Use cases

Testing MCP client implementations against all protocol features
Learning MCP protocol capabilities through a reference server
Validating client compatibility with different transport methods

mcp-server-idapro · Install

Installation

1. Install the IDA Pro Remote Control Plugin

Copy ida_remote_server.py to your IDA Pro plugins directory:

- Windows: %PROGRAMFILES%\IDA Pro\plugins - macOS: /Applications/IDA Pro.app/Contents/MacOS/plugins - Linux: /opt/idapro/plugins

Start IDA Pro and open a binary file.
The plugin will automatically start an HTTP server on 127.0.0.1:9045.

2. Install the MCP Server

Clone this repository
Install dependencies: npm install
Build the project: npm run build
Configure the MCP server in your AI assistant's MCP settings:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ida-pro": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["path/to/ida-server/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}

everything · Install

NPX (recommended)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

On Windows, use cmd /c:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "cmd",
      "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "mcp/everything"]
    }
  }
}

Global install

npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything@latest
npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything

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