cutterMCP

cutterMCP is an Model Context Protocol server for allowing LLMs to autonomously reverse engineer applications. It exposes numerous tools from core Cutter functionality to MCP clients.

Features

MCP Server + Cutter Plugin

• Decompile and analyze binaries in Cutter
• Automatically rename methods and data
• List methods, imports, and exports

Installation

Prerequisites

• Install Cutter
• Python3
• MCP SDK

Cutter

First, download the latest release from this repository. This contains the Cutter plugin and Python MCP client. Then, you can directly import the plugin into Cutter.

1. Run Cutter
2. Go to Edit -> Preferences -> Plugins
3. Find the plugin directory location
4. Copy CutterMCPPlugin.py from the downloaded release and paste it inside the python folder
5. Restart Cutter
6. If successful, you’ll see the plugin under Windows -> Plugins and a new widget in the bottom panel

MCP Clients

Theoretically, any MCP client should work with cutterMCP. one example is given below.

Example 1: Claude Desktop

To set up Claude Desktop as a Cutter MCP client, go to Claude -> Settings -> Developer -> Edit Config -> claude_desktop_config.json and add the following:

MacOS/Linux :

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cutter": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": [
        "/ABSOLUTE_PATH_TO/bridge_mcp_cutter.py"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Windows :

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cutter": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": [
        "C:\\\\ABSOLUTE_PATH_TO\\\\bridge_mcp_cutter.py"
      ]
    }
  }
}