IDA Pro MCP vs codebase-memory-mcp

A side-by-side comparison of two Developer Tools servers — tools, transport, auth, maintenance, and copy-paste config for each.

	IDA Pro MCP AI-powered reverse engineering: bridge IDA Pro to LLMs for vibe reversing via MCP. Unverified HTTP (remote) No auth Python	codebase-memory-mcp Code intelligence engine that indexes repos into a persistent knowledge graph for AI coding agents. Unverified stdio (local) No auth C
Category	Developer Tools	Developer Tools
Language	Python	C
Transport	HTTP (remote)	stdio (local)
Auth	None	None
GitHub stars	9.7k	16k
Last commit	5 days ago	12 hours ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`pip install https://github.com/mrexodia/ida-pro-mcp/archive/refs/heads/main.zip && ida-pro-mcp --install`	`curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DeusData/codebase-memory-mcp/main/install.sh \| bash`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick IDA Pro MCP if you want a hosted/remote server with nothing to install, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Pick codebase-memory-mcp if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want a local (stdio) server that keeps data on your machine.

Add IDA Pro MCP

Install / run

pip install https://github.com/mrexodia/ida-pro-mcp/archive/refs/heads/main.zip && ida-pro-mcp --install

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ida-pro-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "http://127.0.0.1:13337/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop connects to remote servers through the `mcp-remote` proxy (installed on first run via npx). Restart Claude Desktop after saving.

Add codebase-memory-mcp

Install / run

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DeusData/codebase-memory-mcp/main/install.sh | bash

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "codebase-memory-mcp": {
      "command": "/path/to/codebase-memory-mcp",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

FAQ

IDA Pro MCP or codebase-memory-mcp — which is better?

Pick IDA Pro MCP if you want a hosted/remote server with nothing to install, and you need the broadest set of tools. Pick codebase-memory-mcp if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want a local (stdio) server that keeps data on your machine.

Can I use both IDA Pro MCP and codebase-memory-mcp?

Yes — MCP clients let you enable multiple servers at once. Add both configs to your client's mcpServers and use whichever tool fits the task.

Do IDA Pro MCP and codebase-memory-mcp work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

Both do. Copy the per-client config below into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf.

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