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| description | Deep binary analysis via Ghidra — headless analyzeHeadless or live MCP bridge with 245 tools. Decompilation, xrefs, function listing, batch operations, P-code emulation, convention enforcement. |
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Ghidra Deep Analysis
Ghidra is the primary reverse engineering backend. Two modes:
- MCP bridge (preferred) — 245 tools via HTTP at
$GHIDRA_MCP_URL
- Headless (fallback) —
analyzeHeadless + postScript for JSON output
Prerequisites
ghidra_status()
Check if Ghidra headless and/or MCP bridge are available.
1. Full Analysis
ghidra_analyze(binary="/workspace/target.exe")
Returns: functions (up to 500), imports, exports, language, image base.
Auto-selects MCP if running, headless otherwise.
2. Decompile a Function
ghidra_decompile(binary="/workspace/target.exe", function="main")
ghidra_decompile(binary="/workspace/target.exe", function="0x401000")
Accepts symbol name or hex address. Returns C pseudocode.
3. Cross-References (MCP)
ghidra_xrefs(binary="/workspace/target.exe", address="0x401000")
Returns up to 200 xrefs with source function context.
4. Fallback: Script Generation
If headless/MCP are unavailable, generate a recon script and run via bash:
bin_ghidra_script(binary="/workspace/target.exe")
MCP Bridge — Full 245-Tool Coverage
When the Ghidra MCP bridge is running, the reverser also has access to
the complete bethington/ghidra-mcp tool surface via bash + curl:
- Function analysis — decompilation, call graphs, completeness scoring
- Data flow — PCode-graph value propagation (forward / backward)
- Structure discovery — struct/union/enum creation, field analysis
- String extraction — regex search, quality filtering
- Import/export analysis — symbol tables, ordinal resolution
- Memory inspection — raw reads, byte pattern search
- Cross-binary documentation — SHA-256 function hash matching
- P-code emulation — run functions in isolation, brute-force API hashes
- Batch operations — bulk rename, comment, type (93% fewer API calls)
- Script management — create, run, update Ghidra scripts via MCP
- Convention enforcement — auto-fix naming, type safety, documentation
Workflow
ghidra_status() → check availabilityghidra_analyze() → full triage- Pick interesting functions →
ghidra_decompile() each
- For xref hunting →
ghidra_xrefs() on dangerous imports
- Record all findings in the knowledge graph
