A secure, headless Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for automated retro-reversing and bare-metal firmware triage. Utilizes PyGhidra for in-process P-code micro-emulation and multi-generation console ROM auto-triage (Nintendo, PlayStation, Sega) over secure stdio transport
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add ghidra-bizhawk --env GHIDRA_INSTALL_DIR='<GHIDRA_INSTALL_DIR>' -- uvx ghidra-bizhawk-mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.ghidra-bizhawk]
command = "uvx"
args = ["ghidra-bizhawk-mcp"]
env = { GHIDRA_INSTALL_DIR = "<GHIDRA_INSTALL_DIR>" }
# codex mcp add ghidra-bizhawk --env GHIDRA_INSTALL_DIR='<GHIDRA_INSTALL_DIR>' -- uvx ghidra-bizhawk-mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"ghidra-bizhawk": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"ghidra-bizhawk-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GHIDRA_INSTALL_DIR": "<GHIDRA_INSTALL_DIR>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"ghidra-bizhawk": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"ghidra-bizhawk-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GHIDRA_INSTALL_DIR": "<GHIDRA_INSTALL_DIR>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"ghidra-bizhawk": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"ghidra-bizhawk-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GHIDRA_INSTALL_DIR": "<GHIDRA_INSTALL_DIR>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"ghidra-bizhawk": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"ghidra-bizhawk-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GHIDRA_INSTALL_DIR": "<GHIDRA_INSTALL_DIR>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"ghidra-bizhawk": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"ghidra-bizhawk-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GHIDRA_INSTALL_DIR": "<GHIDRA_INSTALL_DIR>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
GHIDRA_INSTALL_DIR
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.