Ida Pro MCP vs Assay

In-depth architectural comparison of the Ida Pro MCP and Assay 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 Ida Pro MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Security domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (BYOK (Pay Provider Direct)).
• You have access to required keys: KIMI_CODE_HOME.
• Primary tools included: Supports IDA Pro 8.3+ (excluding IDA Free), Automates decompilation and disassembly tasks, Generates detailed malware analysis reports.

Explore Ida Pro MCP Details

Choose Assay 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: Deterministic, fail-closed policy enforcement for MCP tool calls, Offline-verifiable, tamper-evident evidence bundles of decisions and observations, Kernel-level IPv4/TCP egress enforcement via eBPF/LSM and Landlock on Linux.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Ida Pro MCP mrexodia Security	Assay Rul1an Security
Summary	MCP server for IDA Pro, allowing you to perform binary analysis with AI assistants. This plugin implement decompilation, disassembly and allows you to generate malware analysis reports automatically.	Policy-as-code gate for MCP. A fail-closed proxy that denies risky tool calls before they run, produces offline-verifiable evidence bundles of what executed, and enforces IPv4/TCP egress in-kernel via eBPF/LSM and Landlock on Linux. Deterministic and offline-first.
Category & Scope

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": {
    "mrexodia-ida-pro-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/inspector"
      ],
      "env": {
        "KIMI_CODE_HOME": "YOUR_KIMI_CODE_HOME_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rul1an-assay": {
      "url": "https://crates.io/crates/assay-cli"
    }
  }
}

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