MCP Server for OSCAL vs GhidraMCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the MCP Server for OSCAL and GhidraMCP 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?

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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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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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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	M MCP Server for OSCAL Security	GhidraMCP LaurieWired Security
Summary	AI agent tools for Open Security Controls Assessment Language (OSCAL)	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.
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": {
    "mcp-server-for-oscal": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-server-for-oscal"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

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