What is Ghidra?
Ghidra is a MCP server by LaurieWired that autonomous reverse engineering with Ghidra: decompile binaries, rename methods and data, and list methods, classes, imports and exports. It is listed under Security and has 11,360 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | LaurieWired |
| Repository | LaurieWired/GhidraMCP |
| Popularity | 11,360 GitHub stars |
| Category | Security |
| Security | Low risk (96/100) |
| Rank | #60 of 4,418 MCP servers; #3 in Security |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Last commit | 2026-10-10 |
| Stars this week | +301 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | Java |
Is Ghidra safe to install?
Ghidra scores 96/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. It passed 5 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Runs on your machine only | Pass |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Read-only by description | Pass |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install Ghidra?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/LaurieWired/GhidraMCP
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add ghidramcp -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http ghidramcp <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs Ghidra for you:
Add the "Ghidra" MCP server from https://github.com/LaurieWired/GhidraMCP to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.