IDA Pro MCP vs Playwright MCP Server

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	Playwright MCP Server Microsoft's official browser-automation MCP using Playwright's accessibility tree (no vision model). Verified stdio (local) No auth TypeScript
Category	Developer Tools	Developer Tools
Language	Python	TypeScript
Transport	HTTP (remote)	stdio (local)
Auth	None	None
GitHub stars	9.7k	24k
Last commit	5 days ago	21 days ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`pip install https://github.com/mrexodia/ida-pro-mcp/archive/refs/heads/main.zip && ida-pro-mcp --install`	`npx -y @playwright/mcp@latest`
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 Playwright MCP Server if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

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 Playwright MCP Server

Install / run

npx -y @playwright/mcp@latest

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "playwright-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@playwright/mcp@latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

FAQ

IDA Pro MCP or Playwright MCP Server — 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 Playwright MCP Server if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

Can I use both IDA Pro MCP and Playwright MCP Server?

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 Playwright MCP Server work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

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

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