Pyghidra Lite
by johnzfitchcommunityv0.6.0
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pyghidra-lite is a token-efficient MCP server designed for Ghidra-based reverse engineering, capable of analyzing ELF, Mach-O, and PE binaries with support for Swift, Objective-C, and Hermes.
From the registry: Token-efficient Ghidra RE: decompile, xrefs, Swift/ObjC, ELF/Mach-O, async analysis
Install & configure
Prerequisites
- requiredJDK 21+Install Java 21 or later
$ brew install openjdk@21 - requiredGhidra 11.xInstall Ghidra reverse engineering framework
https://ghidra-sre.org$ brew install --cask ghidra - requiredInstall pyghidra-liteInstall from PyPI
$ pip install pyghidra-lite
Install in your client
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Required prerequisites (do these first if not already done):
- **JDK 21+** — Install Java 21 or later Run: `brew install openjdk@21`
- **Ghidra 11.x** — Install Ghidra reverse engineering framework Run: `brew install --cask ghidra` (https://ghidra-sre.org)
- **Install pyghidra-lite** — Install from PyPI Run: `pip install pyghidra-lite`
Canonical MCP server config (stdio transport):
- command: `pyghidra-lite`
- args: []
- optional environment variables:
- `GHIDRA_INSTALL_DIR`: Path to Ghidra install dir (auto-detected at /opt/ghidra or ~/ghidra) (example: `/path/to/ghidra`)
Note: Token-efficient Ghidra reverse engineering MCP. Shared JVM proxy architecture. 8 tools. Supports ELF, Mach-O, PE with Swift/ObjC/Hermes detection. Also available via uvx.
Add this MCP server to my current client's config in the correct format for you. If you need secrets or credentials I haven't provided, ASK me — do not invent values or leave raw placeholders. After adding it, tell me how to verify the server is connected.Note: Token-efficient Ghidra reverse engineering MCP. Shared JVM proxy architecture. 8 tools. Supports ELF, Mach-O, PE with Swift/ObjC/Hermes detection. Also available via uvx.
Tools (8)
load
Import and analyze binary
delete
Remove binary and cancel jobs
binaries
List binaries + job status
info
Binary overview
functions
List/search functions
code
Decompile or disassemble
xrefs
References and call graphs
search
Find strings, bytes, symbols
Environment variables
GHIDRA_INSTALL_DIRPath to Ghidra installation if not in standard locationPYGHIDRA_LITE_NO_AUTOSTARTDisable auto-start of the backendPackages
pyghidra-lite
pypiv0.6.0transport: stdio
Details
- Language
- Python
- License
- MIT
- Released
- Mar 28, 2026
- Last commit
- Apr 12, 2026
- Registry name
- io.github.johnzfitch/pyghidra-lite