--- title: "ghidra-mcp vs awesome-mcp-servers" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/bethington-ghidra-mcp-vs-punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers" tools: ["bethington-ghidra-mcp", "punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers"] --- # ghidra-mcp vs awesome-mcp-servers *GraphCanon updated Aug 26, 2026* ## Verdict Pick ghidra-mcp if ghidra MCP is a plugin and server for AI-assisted binary analysis using Ghidra with more than 200 tools; pick awesome-mcp-servers if awesome-mcp-servers is a collection focused specifically on MCP servers with an emphasis on AI integration. [ghidra-mcp](https://github.com/bethington/ghidra-mcp) reports 3.5k GitHub stars, 111 forks, and 26 open issues, last pushed Aug 21, 2026. [awesome-mcp-servers](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers) has 91k stars, 13k forks, and 2.6k open issues, last pushed Jul 4, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [ghidra-mcp's repository](https://github.com/bethington/ghidra-mcp) and [awesome-mcp-servers's repository](https://github.com/punkpeye/awesome-mcp-servers). | | [ghidra-mcp](/tools/bethington-ghidra-mcp.md) | [awesome-mcp-servers](/tools/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | Ghidra MCP Server for AI-powered reverse engineering with over 200 tools | A collection of MCP servers | | Stars | 3,472 | 90,602 | | Forks | 111 | 12,821 | | Open issues | 26 | 2,557 | | Language | Java | - | | Adopt for | Ghidra MCP is a plugin and server for AI-assisted binary analysis using Ghidra with more than 200 tools. | awesome-mcp-servers is a collection focused specifically on MCP servers with an emphasis on AI integration. | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | | Categories | Developer Tools | Developer Tools | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [ghidra-mcp](/tools/bethington-ghidra-mcp.md) | [awesome-mcp-servers](/tools/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Days since push | 5d | 6d | | Open issues (now) | 26 | 2.6k | | Stars delta | +510 (30d) | Unknown | | Open issues delta | +16 (30d) | Unknown | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/bethington-ghidra-mcp/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers/trust.md) | ## Decision facts: ghidra-mcp - **Adopt for:** Ghidra MCP is a plugin and server for AI-assisted binary analysis using Ghidra with more than 200 tools. ## Decision facts: awesome-mcp-servers - **Adopt for:** awesome-mcp-servers is a collection focused specifically on MCP servers with an emphasis on AI integration. ## Choose when ### Choose ghidra-mcp if… - License: ghidra-mcp is Apache-2.0, awesome-mcp-servers is MIT. - Tags unique to ghidra-mcp: binary-analysis, ghidra, ghidra-extension, java. - When working on projects that benefit from integration with over 200 AI-powered reverse engineering tools ### Choose awesome-mcp-servers if… - License: awesome-mcp-servers is MIT, ghidra-mcp is Apache-2.0. - Tags unique to awesome-mcp-servers: server-resources. - If your project requires detailed resources and tools around MCP server capabilities for AI projects, awesome-mcp-servers is well-suited as it focuses solely on this niche area of technology. ## When NOT to use ghidra-mcp - When working in environments where less than 200 reverse engineering tools would suffice - If you do not need lazy tool loading or convention enforcement capabilities that Ghidra MCP specifically offers ## When NOT to use awesome-mcp-servers - Avoid using awesome-mcp-servers if your project does not involve utilizing or exploring the specific functionalities of MCP servers in relation to AI applications. ## Common questions ### What is the difference between ghidra-mcp and awesome-mcp-servers? ghidra-mcp: Ghidra MCP Server for AI-powered reverse engineering with over 200 tools. awesome-mcp-servers: A collection of MCP servers. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose ghidra-mcp over awesome-mcp-servers? Choose ghidra-mcp over awesome-mcp-servers when License: ghidra-mcp is Apache-2.0, awesome-mcp-servers is MIT; Tags unique to ghidra-mcp: binary-analysis, ghidra, ghidra-extension, java; When working on projects that benefit from integration with over 200 AI-powered reverse engineering tools. ### When should I choose awesome-mcp-servers over ghidra-mcp? Choose awesome-mcp-servers over ghidra-mcp when License: awesome-mcp-servers is MIT, ghidra-mcp is Apache-2.0; Tags unique to awesome-mcp-servers: server-resources; If your project requires detailed resources and tools around MCP server capabilities for AI projects, awesome-mcp-servers is well-suited as it focuses solely on this niche area of technology. ### When should I avoid ghidra-mcp? When working in environments where less than 200 reverse engineering tools would suffice If you do not need lazy tool loading or convention enforcement capabilities that Ghidra MCP specifically offers ### When should I avoid awesome-mcp-servers? Avoid using awesome-mcp-servers if your project does not involve utilizing or exploring the specific functionalities of MCP servers in relation to AI applications. ### Is ghidra-mcp or awesome-mcp-servers more popular on GitHub? awesome-mcp-servers has more GitHub stars (90,602 vs 3,472). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are ghidra-mcp and awesome-mcp-servers open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (ghidra-mcp: Apache-2.0, awesome-mcp-servers: MIT). ### Where can I find alternatives to ghidra-mcp or awesome-mcp-servers? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [ghidra-mcp alternatives](/tools/bethington-ghidra-mcp/alternatives) and [awesome-mcp-servers alternatives](/tools/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers/alternatives) ([ghidra-mcp markdown twin](/tools/bethington-ghidra-mcp/alternatives.md), [awesome-mcp-servers markdown twin](/tools/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers/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-punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, ghidra-mcp or awesome-mcp-servers? ghidra-mcp: Very active. awesome-mcp-servers: 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 awesome-mcp-servers? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [ghidra-mcp trust report](/tools/bethington-ghidra-mcp/trust); [awesome-mcp-servers trust report](/tools/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers/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/_