Binary Ninja MCP Server

The Binary Ninja MCP server turns a powerful reverse‑engineering IDE into an AI‑friendly workspace. By exposing Binary Ninja’s analysis engine through the Model Context Protocol, developers can ask a large language model to inspect binaries, rename symbols, generate exploit scripts, or even walk through complex control‑flow—all in real time. This eliminates the tedious copy‑paste cycle that normally separates human intuition from automated tooling, allowing analysts to keep their focus on the problem rather than on tool configuration.

At its core, the server is a lightweight HTTP endpoint that mirrors Binary Ninja’s API: it can list open binaries, query function and variable names, request disassembly or decompilation, and trigger re‑analysis. The accompanying bridge component listens for MCP client messages, forwards them to the Binary Ninja backend, and streams back structured results. Because it follows the MCP specification, any LLM client that supports the protocol—Claude Desktop, Cline, Roo Code, Cursor, or LM Studio—can plug in without custom adapters. The bridge also handles context switching automatically when multiple binaries are open, ensuring that prompts always refer to the correct target.

Key capabilities include:

• Real‑time binary interrogation – Ask the LLM to describe a function’s purpose or to list all calls to a specific API.
• Dynamic symbol management – Rename functions, variables, or structs directly from the chat and have Binary Ninja update its analysis instantly.
• Automated script generation – Request Python or shell scripts that exploit discovered vulnerabilities, with the LLM leveraging Binary Ninja’s structural knowledge.
• Multi‑binary support – Seamlessly switch between several open files; the bridge tracks which binary is active and scopes queries accordingly.

Typical use cases span competitive hacking, security research, and malware analysis. In a Capture‑The‑Flag event, an analyst can prompt the LLM to “solve this reversing challenge” and receive a complete walkthrough, including renamed symbols that make the binary easier to read. In malware triage, an analyst can ask for a high‑level overview of the code path that leads to a suspicious API call, and the LLM can pull the relevant disassembly from Binary Ninja to highlight the critical sections.

Integrating this MCP server into an AI workflow is straightforward: launch Binary Ninja, load the target binary, start your preferred MCP client, and begin chatting. The server acts as a bridge between human intent and the machine’s deep binary knowledge, dramatically speeding up analysis cycles while keeping the user in control. Its open‑source nature and strict adherence to MCP mean that future enhancements—such as new analysis primitives or richer data types—can be added without breaking existing clients, giving developers a robust, extensible platform for AI‑assisted reverse engineering.