--- title: "ghidra-mcp vs moby" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/bethington-ghidra-mcp-vs-moby-moby" tools: ["bethington-ghidra-mcp", "moby-moby"] --- # ghidra-mcp vs moby *GraphCanon updated Jul 11, 2026* ## Verdict Pick ghidra-mcp when ghidra-mcp is primarily Java; moby is Go; pick moby when moby is primarily Go; ghidra-mcp is Java. [ghidra-mcp](https://github.com/bethington/ghidra-mcp) reports 2.8k GitHub stars, 58 forks, and 5 open issues, last pushed Jul 10, 2026. [moby](https://mobyproject.org/) has 72k stars, 19k forks, and 3.8k open issues, last pushed Jul 10, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [ghidra-mcp's repository](https://github.com/bethington/ghidra-mcp) and [moby's repository](https://github.com/moby/moby). | | [ghidra-mcp](/tools/bethington-ghidra-mcp.md) | [moby](/tools/moby-moby.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | Ghidra MCP Server — 200+ MCP tools for AI-powered reverse engineering. GUI plugin + headless server, lazy tool loading, convention enforcement, batch operations, Ghidra Server integration, and Docker | The Moby Project - a collaborative project for the container ecosystem to assemble container-based systems | | Stars | 2,770 | 71,899 | | Forks | 58 | 19,126 | | Open issues | 5 | 3,821 | | Language | Java | Go | | Adopt for | - | - | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | | Categories | Developer Tools, Inference & Serving | Developer Tools, Inference & Serving, LLM Frameworks | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [ghidra-mcp](/tools/bethington-ghidra-mcp.md) | [moby](/tools/moby-moby.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Open issues (now) | 5 | 3.8k | | Owner type | User | Organization | | Security scan | No MCP manifest | No criticals | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/bethington-ghidra-mcp/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/moby-moby/trust.md) | ## Choose when ### Choose ghidra-mcp if… - ghidra-mcp is primarily Java; moby is Go. - Tags unique to ghidra-mcp: ai, binary-analysis, ghidra, ghidra-extension. - Leaner open-issue backlog (5). ### Choose moby if… - moby is primarily Go; ghidra-mcp is Java. - Tags unique to moby: containers, docker, go, golang. - Also covers LLM Frameworks. - moby ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. ## When NOT to use ghidra-mcp - Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model. - Inference & Serving: Self-hosting rarely beats a hosted API on cost until you have steady, high-volume traffic. ## When NOT to use moby - Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model. - Inference & Serving: Self-hosting rarely beats a hosted API on cost until you have steady, high-volume traffic. - LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. ## Common questions ### What is the difference between ghidra-mcp and moby? ghidra-mcp: Ghidra MCP Server — 200+ MCP tools for AI-powered reverse engineering. GUI plugin + headless server, lazy tool loading, convention enforcement, batch operations, Ghidra Server integration, and Docker . moby: The Moby Project - a collaborative project for the container ecosystem to assemble container-based systems. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose ghidra-mcp over moby? Choose ghidra-mcp over moby when ghidra-mcp is primarily Java; moby is Go; Tags unique to ghidra-mcp: ai, binary-analysis, ghidra, ghidra-extension; Leaner open-issue backlog (5). ### When should I choose moby over ghidra-mcp? Choose moby over ghidra-mcp when moby is primarily Go; ghidra-mcp is Java; Tags unique to moby: containers, docker, go, golang; Also covers LLM Frameworks; moby ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. ### When should I avoid ghidra-mcp? Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model. Inference & Serving: Self-hosting rarely beats a hosted API on cost until you have steady, high-volume traffic. ### When should I avoid moby? Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model. Inference & Serving: Self-hosting rarely beats a hosted API on cost until you have steady, high-volume traffic. LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. ### Is ghidra-mcp or moby more popular on GitHub? moby has more GitHub stars (71,899 vs 2,770). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are ghidra-mcp and moby open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (ghidra-mcp: Apache-2.0, moby: Apache-2.0). ### Where can I find alternatives to ghidra-mcp or moby? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [ghidra-mcp alternatives](/tools/bethington-ghidra-mcp/alternatives) and [moby alternatives](/tools/moby-moby/alternatives) ([ghidra-mcp markdown twin](/tools/bethington-ghidra-mcp/alternatives.md), [moby markdown twin](/tools/moby-moby/alternatives.md)), ranked by typed relationship edges rather than popularity votes. ### Is there a machine-readable version of this comparison? Yes. The markdown twin at [this comparison](/compare/bethington-ghidra-mcp-vs-moby-moby.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, ghidra-mcp or moby? ghidra-mcp: Very active. moby: Very active. Compare maintenance labels, days since push, and release cadence in the trust section below - stars alone do not measure maintenance. ### Where are the full trust reports for ghidra-mcp and moby? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [ghidra-mcp trust report](/tools/bethington-ghidra-mcp/trust); [moby trust report](/tools/moby-moby/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=bethington-ghidra-mcp`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=bethington-ghidra-mcp) - LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt) - Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt) _GraphCanon - The knowledge graph for AI development. https://www.graphcanon.com/_