GhidraMCP vs MCP Server for OSCAL

In-depth architectural comparison of the GhidraMCP and MCP Server for OSCAL MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose GhidraMCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Security domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: Decompile binaries using Ghidra, Rename methods and data automatically, List methods, classes, imports, exports.

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Choose MCP Server for OSCAL when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Security domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	GhidraMCP LaurieWired Security	M MCP Server for OSCAL Security
Summary	A Model Context Protocol server for Ghidra that enables LLMs to autonomously reverse engineer applications. Provides tools for decompiling binaries, renaming methods and data, and listing methods, classes, imports, and exports.	AI agent tools for Open Security Controls Assessment Language (OSCAL)
Category & Scope	Security	Security

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lauriewired-ghidramcp": {
      "url": "https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Apache%202.0-blue.svg)](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-for-oscal": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-server-for-oscal"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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