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Reverse-engineer binaries in Ghidra

Community report: A Ghidra plugin starts an HTTP server on localhost, and a Python bridge exposes it to MCP clients such as Claude or Cursor. The agent decompiles functions, follows call graphs and cross-references, and renames, retypes and comments in batches. The README now lists 253 tools, not 110.

Agent or tool
Claude
Topic
DevOps & Infra
Reported on
Hacker News
Added
2026-10-15

Why it matters

Keeping servers and pipelines healthy is constant, detail-heavy work. Agents that can read logs and run routine fixes are a big help, as long as a person keeps an eye on what changes. It is one of 40 sightings filed under DevOps & Infra on Agent Sightings (number 29 by interest), and one of 91 involving Claude.

How you could try it

Here is a reusable prompt, written by us in our own words, that captures the task. Paste it into Claude or any similar agent and adjust the details to your situation.

Infra task — reverse-engineer binaries in Ghidra. Inspect current config, propose a diff, and wait for approval before applying or restarting anything.

Tip: Try it first on a staging system or with read-only credentials, and require approval for anything that changes production.

Source

Read the original first-hand account on Hacker News: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50058850. Our summary is a paraphrase; details are in the source.

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