ida-cli - Reverse engineer binaries with ida-cli and IDA Pro
Drives headless IDA workflows for disassembly, decompilation, cross-references, type and struct recovery, patching, scripting, emulation tracing, and VM devirtualization.
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Updated: 2026-10-05Capabilities
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What this skill does
- Analyze binary files
- Decompile functions
- Inspect disassembly
- Trace cross-references
- Recover data structures
- Apply types
- Rename symbols
- Patch binaries
- Run IDAPython scripts
- Trace calls through emulation
- Devirtualize VM protectors
Inputs
- Binary file
- IDA database
- Function address
- Symbol name
- JSON-RPC parameters
- IDAPython script
- IDADIR path
Outputs
- Decompiled pseudocode
- Disassembly listings
- Cross-reference results
- Recovered structures and types
- Renamed symbols
- Patched binary or database
- Analysis log
- Task status
Requirements
- Shell environment
- IDA Pro installation
- Local file access
- ida-cli installation or bootstrap access