IDA-instances-MCP
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDADIR | No | The IDA Pro installation directory, required for headless runs (e.g. when using the idalib supervisor). | |
| IDA_MCP_API_KEY | No | Instance API key to be used instead of the auto-generated one. The key gates every HTTP endpoint. | |
| IDA_MCP_UPLOAD_DIR | No | Directory where uploaded binaries are stored. | ~/.idapro/mcp/uploads |
| IDA_MCP_MAX_WORKERS | No | Default value for --max-workers, the maximum concurrent databases. | 4 |
| IDA_MCP_API_KEY_FILE | No | File path to where the API key is read from (or written to). | ~/.idapro/mcp/api_key |
| IDA_MCP_IDLE_TIMEOUT | No | Minutes before an untouched session is auto-closed (0 disables). | 60 |
| IDA_MCP_OPEN_TIMEOUT | No | Max seconds for open + auto-analysis before reap (0 = unlimited). | 1800 |
| IDA_MCP_TRACE_MAX_MB | No | Trace log cap stored inside the IDB (in megabytes). | 64 |
| IDA_MCP_MAX_UPLOAD_MB | No | Cap for POST /upload request bodies (in megabytes). | 100 |
| IDA_MCP_PROXY_TIMEOUT | No | GUI-proxy → IDA upstream timeout (0 = unlimited). | 900 |
| IDA_MCP_NO_UPDATE_CHECK | No | Set to '1' to disable the GitHub release check. | |
| IDA_MCP_HEALTH_RPC_TIMEOUT | No | Health probe RPC timeout in seconds. | 10.0 |
| IDA_MCP_HEALTH_TCP_TIMEOUT | No | Health probe TCP timeout in seconds. | 2.0 |
| IDA_MCP_WORKER_CALL_TIMEOUT | No | Backstop per forwarded tool call. | 900 |
| IDA_MCP_SHUTDOWN_SAVE_BUDGET | No | Total save budget for all databases on SIGTERM, in seconds. | 120 |
| IDA_MCP_SHUTDOWN_SAVE_TIMEOUT | No | Per-database save timeout on SIGTERM, in seconds. | 30 |
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