IDA Pro MCP Server

Instructions

Implementation Reference

• idaremoteclient.ts:298-304 (handler)

  The core handler function getStrings() that fetches strings from the IDA Pro remote server by making a GET request to the '/strings' endpoint.

  /**
   * Get strings from the binary
   * @returns List of strings in the binary
   */
  async getStrings(): Promise<StringsResponse> {
      return this.get<StringsResponse>('/strings');
  }

• index.ts:711-741 (handler)

  MCP tool handler in callToolRequestSchema that validates arguments, calls ida.getStrings(), formats and returns the result as MCP content.

  case 'get_strings':
      if (!isValidGetStringsArgs(request.params.arguments)) {
          throw new McpError(
              ErrorCode.InvalidParams,
              'Invalid get strings arguments'
          );
      }
  
      try {
          const result = await ida.getStrings();
  
          return {
              content: [
                  {
                      type: 'text',
                      text: `Retrieved ${result.count} strings from the binary:\n\n${JSON.stringify(result.strings, null, 2)
                          }`,
                  },
              ],
          };
      } catch (error: any) {
          return {
              content: [
                  {
                      type: 'text',
                      text: `Error getting strings: ${error.message || error}`,
                  },
              ],
              isError: true,
          };
      }

• index.ts:408-416 (registration)

  Registers the 'get_strings' tool in the MCP server's ListTools response with name, description, and empty input schema (no parameters required).

  {
      name: 'get_strings',
      description: 'Get list of strings from the binary',
      inputSchema: {
          type: 'object',
          properties: {},
          required: [],
      },
  },

• index.ts:85-87 (schema)

  TypeScript interface defining the input arguments for get_strings tool (empty, no parameters).

  interface GetStringsArgs {
      // No parameters required
  }

• idaremoteclient.ts:48-51 (schema)

  TypeScript interface defining the response structure from the /strings endpoint, used by getStrings().

  export interface StringsResponse {
      count: number;
      strings: StringInfo[];
  }