IDA Chat Plugin

An AI-powered chat interface for IDA Pro using Claude Agent SDK. Ask questions about your binary and get intelligent analysis powered by Claude.

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Features

• Dockable chat widget inside IDA Pro (Ctrl+Shift+C to toggle)
• AI-powered binary analysis using Claude
• Automatic script generation and execution
• Markdown rendering for formatted responses
• Persistent chat history per database

Requirements

• IDA Pro 9.0 or later
• hcli (Hex-Rays CLI tool)

Installation

Note: Make sure you have the latest version of hcli installed.

Install directly with hcli:

hcli plugin install ida-chat

Or install from the GitHub repository:

hcli plugin install https://github.com/hexRaysSA/ida-chat-plugin

Alternatively, download and install from a release:

1. Download the latest release (ida-chat.zip) from the releases page

2. Install with hcli:

   hcli plugin install ida-chat.zip

3. On first launch, the setup wizard will guide you through authentication. You can also configure via command line:

   # Option 1: System authentication (recommended - uses Claude Code credentials)
   hcli plugin install ida-chat.zip --config auth_type=system
   
   # Option 2: API key
   hcli plugin install ida-chat.zip --config auth_type=api_key --config api_key=YOUR_KEY
   
   # Option 3: OAuth
   hcli plugin install ida-chat.zip --config auth_type=oauth --config api_key=YOUR_TOKEN

Usage

1. Open a database in IDA Pro
2. Press Ctrl+Shift+C to open the chat panel (or use Edit > Plugins > IDA Chat)
3. Type your question and press Enter

Example prompts:

• "List the main functions in this binary"
• "Analyze the function at the current address"
• "Find potential vulnerabilities"
• "Explain what this code does"

Uninstalling

hcli plugin uninstall ida-chat

License

MIT