JADX-AI-MCP (Part of Zin MCP Suite)

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A JADX decompiler plugin that integrates with MCP to provide live reverse engineering support using LLMs.

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Author
zinja-coder
GitHub stars
2,435
Downloads
766
Categories
Developer Tools, Other, AI

- Live reverse engineering with LLMs (e.g., Claude, any MCP-compatible model)
- 30+ MCP tools for code retrieval, analysis, and modification
- Cross-reference searching for classes, methods, and fields
- Real-time debugger interaction (stack frames, threads, variables)
- Android-specific capabilities: manifest, resources, strings, smali
- Rename classes, methods, fields, packages, and variables

Setting up with Highlight

This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:

  1. Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
  2. Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
  3. Configure the plugin with the settings below
    Plugin Name JADX-AI-MCP (Part of Zin MCP Suite)
    Command (node, npx, python, etc.)

    Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.

  4. Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches

From the repository

Download both the jadx-ai-mcp-<version>.jar plugin and the jadx-mcp-server-<version>.zip from the releases page, then run the JADX-AI-MCP plugin inside JADX and the standalone JADX MCP Server to enable MCP tool communication.

Claude Desktop / Cursor

Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "jadx-ai-mcp (part of zin mcp suite)": {
            "jadx-ai-mcp": {
                "command": "uv",
                "args": [
                    "venv"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

McpServers

{
    "jadx-ai-mcp": {
        "command": "uv",
        "args": [
            "venv"
        ]
    }
}

JADX-AI-MCP (Part of Zin MCP Suite)

⚡ Fully automated MCP server + JADX plugin built to communicate with LLM through MCP to analyze Android APKs using LLMs like Claude — uncover vulnerabilities, analyze APK, and reverse engineer effortlessly.

GitHub contributors JADX-AI-MCP
GitHub contributors JADX-MCP-SERVER
GitHub all releases
GitHub release (latest by SemVer)
Latest release
Java 11+
Python 3.10+
License

⭐ Contributors

Thanks to these wonderful people for their contributions ⭐
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<a href="https://github.com/p0px">

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<br /><sub><b>Mostafa Nazari</b></sub>
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Read The Docs

- Read The Docs is now live: https://jadx-ai-mcp.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

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🤖 What is JADX-AI-MCP?

JADX-AI-MCP is a plugin for the JADX decompiler that integrates directly with Model Context Protocol (MCP) to provide live reverse engineering support with LLMs like Claude.

Think: "Decompile → Context-Aware Code Review → AI Recommendations" — all in real time.

High Level Sequence Diagram

sequenceDiagram
LLM CLIENT->>JADX MCP SERVER: INVOKE MCP TOOL
JADX MCP SERVER->>JADX AI MCP PLUGIN: INVOKE HTTP REQUEST
JADX AI MCP PLUGIN->>REQUEST HANDLERS: INVOKE HTTP REQUEST HANDLER
REQUEST HANDLERS->>JADX GUI: PERFORM ACTION/GATHER DATA
JADX GUI->>REQUEST HANDLERS: ACTION PERFORMED/DATA GATHERED
REQUEST HANDLERS->>JADX AI MCP PLUGIN: CRAFT HTTP RESPONSE
JADX AI MCP PLUGIN->>JADX MCP SERVER:HTTP RESPONSE
JADX MCP SERVER->>LLM CLIENT: MCP TOOL RESULT

Watch the demos!

- Perform quick analysis

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b65c3041-fde3-4803-8d99-45ca77dbe30a

- Quickly find vulnerabilities

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c184afae-3713-4bc0-a1d0-546c1f4eb57f

- Multiple AI Agents Support

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/6342ea0f-fa8f-44e6-9b3a-4ceb8919a5b0

- Run with your favorite LLM Client

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b4a6b280-5aa9-4e76-ac72-a0abec73b809

- Analyze The APK Resources

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f42d8072-0e3e-4f03-93ea-121af4e66eb1

- Your AI Assistant during debugging of APK using JADX

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/2b0bd9b1-95c1-4f32-9b0c-38b864dd6aec

It is combination of two tools:
1. JADX-AI-MCP
2. JADX MCP SERVER

🤖 What is JADX-MCP-SERVER?

JADX MCP Server is a standalone Python server that interacts with a JADX-AI-MCP plugin (see: jadx-ai-mcp) via MCP (Model Context Protocol). It lets LLMs communicate with the decompiled Android app context live.

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Other projects in Zin MCP Suite

- APKTool-MCP-Server - JADX-MCP-Server - ZIN-MCP-Client

Current MCP Tools

The following MCP tools are available:

- fetch_current_class() — Get the class name and full source of selected class
- get_selected_text() — Get currently selected text
- get_all_classes() — List all classes in the project
- get_class_source() — Get full source of a given class
- get_method_by_name() — Fetch a method's source
- search_method_by_name() — Search method across classes
- search_classes_by_keyword() — Search for classes whose source code contains a specific keyword (supports pagination)
- get_methods_of_class() — List methods in a class
- get_fields_of_class() — List fields in a class
- get_smali_of_class() — Fetch smali of class
- get_main_activity_class() — Fetch main activity from jadx mentioned in AndroidManifest.xml file.
- get_main_application_classes_code() — Fetch all the main application classes' code based on the package name defined in the AndroidManifest.xml.
- get_main_application_classes_names() — Fetch all the main application classes' names based on the package name defined in the AndroidManifest.xml.
- get_android_manifest() — Retrieve and return the AndroidManifest.xml content.
- get_manifest_component - Retrieve specific manifest component instead of whole manifest file
- get_strings() : Fetches the strings.xml file
- get_all_resource_file_names() : Retrieve all resource files names that exists in application
- get_resource_file() : Retrieve resource file content
- rename_class() : Renames the class name
- rename_method() : Renames the method
- rename_field() : Renames the field
- rename_package() : Renames whole package
- rename_variable() : Renames the variable within a method
- debug_get_stack_frames() : Get the stack frames from jadx debugger
- debug_get_threads() : Get the insights of threads from jadx debugger
- debug_get_variables() : Get the variables from jadx debugger
- xrefs_to_class() : Find all references to a class (returns method-level and class-level references, supports pagination)
- xrefs_to_method() : Find all references to a method (includes override-related methods, supports pagination)
- xrefs_to_field() : Find all references to a field (returns methods that access the field, supports pagination)

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🗒️ Sample Prompts

🔍 Basic Code Understanding

"Explain what this class does in one paragraph."

"Summarize the responsibilities of this method."

"Is there any obfuscation in this class?"

"List all Android permissions this class might require."

🛡️ Vulnerability Detection

"Are there any insecure API usages in this method?"

"Check this class for hardcoded secrets or credentials."

"Does this method sanitize user input before using it?"

"What security vulnerabilities might be introduced by this code?"

🛠️ Reverse Engineering Helpers

"Deobfuscate and rename the classes and methods to something readable."

"Can you infer the original purpose of this smali method?"

"What libraries or SDKs does this class appear to be part of?"

"Tell me which classes contains code related to 'encryption'?"

📦 Static Analysis

"List all network-related API calls in this class."

"Identify file I/O operations and their potential risks."

"Does this method leak device info or PII?"

🤖 AI Code Modification

"Refactor this method to improve readability."

"Add comments to this code explaining each step."

"Rewrite this Java method in Python for analysis."

📄 Documentation & Metadata

"Generate Javadoc-style comments for all methods."

"What package or app component does this class likely belong to?"

"Can you identify the Android component type (Activity, Service, etc.)?"

🐞 Debugger Assistant

   "Fetch stack frames, varirables and threads from debugger and provide summary"

"Based the stack frames from debugger, explain the execution flow of the application"

"Based on the state of variables, is there security threat?"

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🛠️ Getting Started

1. Download from Releases: https://github.com/zinja-coder/jadx-ai-mcp/releases

> [!NOTE]
>
> Download both jadx-ai-mcp-<version>.jar and jadx-mcp-server-<version>.zip files.

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