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pyghidra-lite

local MCP server

pyghidra-lite is a local MCP server: Token-efficient Ghidra RE: decompile, xrefs, Swift/ObjC, ELF/Mach-O, async analysis. Install it from pypi as pyghidra-lite.

Installation

Terminal

claude mcp add pyghidra-lite -e GHIDRA_INSTALL_DIR=... -- uvx pyghidra-lite

Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.

Claude Desktop, Cursor & other clients

Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pyghidra-lite": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "pyghidra-lite"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GHIDRA_INSTALL_DIR": "..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in the environment variables with your own credentials.

What you need

  • Runtime: Python with uv (runs with uvx).
  • MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
  • Environment variables: GHIDRA_INSTALL_DIR

Summary

Token-efficient Ghidra RE: decompile, xrefs, Swift/ObjC, ELF/Mach-O, async analysis

pyghidra-lite vs similar servers

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Questions

It reads one environment variable: GHIDRA_INSTALL_DIR. Set them in your MCP config before starting the server.

Python with uv (runs with uvx), plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.

pyghidra-lite is a local MCP server distributed as the pypi package pyghidra-lite.

Run: claude mcp add pyghidra-lite -e GHIDRA_INSTALL_DIR=... -- uvx pyghidra-lite

Run: codex mcp add pyghidra-lite --env GHIDRA_INSTALL_DIR=... -- uvx pyghidra-lite

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