jadx-ai-mcp

<div align="center"> # 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.        [](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html) </div> <!-- It is a still in early stage of development, so expects bugs, crashes and logical erros.--> <!-- Standalone Plugin for [JADX](https://github.com/skylot/jadx) (Started as Fork) with Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration for AI-powered static code analysis and real-time code review and reverse engineering tasks using Claude.--> <div align="center"> <img alt="banner" height="480px" widht="620px" src="docs/assets/img.png"> </div> <!--  Image generated using AI tools. --> --- ## 🤖 What is JADX-AI-MCP? **JADX-AI-MCP** is a plugin for the [JADX decompiler](https://github.com/skylot/jadx) that integrates directly with [Model Context Protocol (MCP)](https://github.com/anthropic/mcp) to provide **live reverse engineering support with LLMs like Claude**. Think: "Decompile → Context-Aware Code Review → AI Recommendations" — all in real time. 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 It is combination of two tools: 1. JADX-AI-MCP 2. [JADX MCP SERVER](https://github.com/zinja-coder/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](https://github.com/zinja-coder/jadx-ai-mcp)) via MCP (Model Context Protocol). It lets LLMs communicate with the decompiled Android app context live. --- ## Other projects in Zin MCP Suite - **[APKTool-MCP-Server](https://github.com/zinja-coder/apktool-mcp-server)** - **[JADX-MCP-Server](https://github.com/zinja-coder/jadx-mcp-server)** - **[ZIN-MCP-Client](https://github.com/zinja-coder/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 - `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_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 --- ## 🗒️ 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?" 📦 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.)?" --- ## 🛠️ Getting Started ### 1. Downlaod 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. ```bash # 0. Download the jadx-ai-mcp-<version>.jar and jadx-mcp-server-<version>.zip https://github.com/zinja-coder/jadx-ai-mcp/releases # 1. unzip jadx-ai-mcp-<version>.zip ├jadx-mcp-server/ ├── jadx_mcp.py ├── requirements.txt ├── README.md ├── LICENSE ├jadx-ai-mcp-<version>.jar # 2. Install the plugin # For this you can follow two approaches: ## 1. One liner - execute below command in your shell jadx plugins --install "github:zinja-coder:jadx-ai-mcp" ## The above one line code will install the latest version of the plugin directly into the jadx, no need to download the jadx-ai-mcp's .jar file. ## 2. Or you can use JADX-GUI to install it by following images as shown below: ``` <div align="center"> <img alt="banner" height="480px" widht="620px" src="docs/assets/img_1231.png"> </div> <div align="center"> <img alt="banner" height="480px" widht="620px" src="docs/assets/img_1123.png"> </div> <div align="center"> <img alt="banner" height="480px" widht="620px" src="docs/assets/img_2122.png"> </div> ```bash ## 3. GUI method, download the .jar file and follow below steps shown in images ```     ```bash # 3. Navigate to jadx-mcp-server directory cd jadx-mcp-server # 4. This project uses uv - https://github.com/astral-sh/uv instead of pip for dependency management. ## a. Install uv (if you dont have it yet) curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh ## b. OPTIONAL, if for any reasons, you get dependecy errors in jadx-mcp-server, Set up the environment uv venv source .venv/bin/activate # or .venv\Scripts\activate on Windows ## c. OPTIONAL Install dependencies uv pip install httpx fastmcp # The setup for jadx-ai-mcp and jadx_mcp_server is done. ``` ## 2. Running on Local LLM Using Ollama and Zin MCP Client - Recommended <div align="center"> <a href="https://github.com/zinja-coder/zin-mcp-client"> <img alt="zin-mcp-client" height="360px" widht="480px" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/0e8e0ecd-0520-422e-a007-03dc62c4118e"> </a> </div> ⚡ Lightweight, Fast, Simple, CLI-Based MCP Client for STDIO MCP Servers, to fill the gap and provide bridge between your local LLMs running Ollama and MCP Servers. Check Now: https://github.com/zinja-coder/zin-mcp-client Demo: **Perform Code Review to Find Vulnerabilities locally** https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/4cd26715-b5e6-4b4b-95e4-054de6789f42 ## 🤖 3. Use Claude Desktop Make sure Claude Desktop is running with MCP enabled. For instance, I have used following for Kali Linux: https://github.com/aaddrick/claude-desktop-debian Configure and add MCP server to LLM file: ```bash nano ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json ``` For: - Windows: `%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json` - macOS: `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json` And following content in it: ```json { "mcpServers": { "jadx-mcp-server": { "command": "/<path>/<to>/uv", "args": [ "--directory", "</PATH/TO/>jadx-mcp-server/", "run", "jadx_mcp_server.py" ] } } } ``` Replace: - `path/to/uv` with the actual path to your `uv` executable - `path/to/jadx-mcp-server` with the absolute path to where you cloned this repository Then, navigate code and interact via real-time code review prompts using the built-in integration. ## 4. Use Cherry Studio If you want to configure the MCP tool in Cherry Studio, you can refer to the following configuration. - Type: stdio - command: uv - argument: ```bash --directory path/to/jadx-mcp-server run jadx_mcp_server.py ``` - `path/to/jadx-mcp-server` with the absolute path to where you cloned this repository ## 5. Using LMStudio You can also use JADX AI MCP Server with LM Studio by configuring it's mcp.json file. Here's the video guide. https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b4a6b280-5aa9-4e76-ac72-a0abec73b809 ## 6. Running in HTTP Stream Mode You can also use Jadx in HTTP Stream Mode using `--http` option with `jadx_mcp_server.py` as shown in following: ```bash uv run jadx_mcp_server.py --http OR uv run jadx_mcp_server.py --http --port 9999 ``` ## Give it a shot 1. Run jadx-gui and load any .apk file  2. Start claude - You must see hammer symbol  3. Click on the `hammer` symbol and you should you see somthing like following:  4. Run following prompt: ```text fetch currently selected class and perform quick sast on it ```  5. Allow access when prompted:  6. HACK!  This plugin allows total control over the GUI and internal project model to support deeper LLM integration, including: - Exporting selected class to MCP - Running automated Claude analysis - Receiving back suggestions inline --- ## 🛣️ Future Roadmap - [x] Add Support for apktool - [ ] Add support for hermes code (ReactNative Application) - [ ] Add more useful MCP Tools - [ ] Make LLM be able to modify code on JADX - [ ] Add prompts templates, give llm access to Android APK Files as Resources - [x] Build MCP Client to support Local LLM - [ ] **END-GOAL** : Make all android reverse engineering and APK modification tools Connect with single MCP server to make reverse engineering apk files as easy as possible purely from vibes. ## NOTE For Contributors - The files related to JADX-AI-MCP can be found under this repo. - The files related to **jadx-mcp-server** can be found [here](https://github.com/zinja-coder/jadx-mcp-server). ## To report bugs, issues, feature suggestion, Performance issue, general question, Documentation issue. - Kindly open an issue with respective template. - Tested on Claude Desktop Client, support for other AI will be tested soon! ## 🙏 Credits This project is a plugin for JADX, an amazing open-source Android decompiler created and maintained by [@skylot](https://github.com/skylot). All core decompilation logic belongs to them. I have only extended it to support my MCP server with AI capabilities. [📎 Original README (JADX)](https://github.com/skylot/jadx) The original README.md from jadx is included here in this repository for reference and credit. This MCP server is made possible by the extensibility of JADX-GUI and the amazing Android reverse engineering community. Also huge thanks to [@aaddrick](https://github.com/aaddrick) for developing Claude desktop for Debian based linux. And in last thanks to [@anthropics](https://github.com/anthropics) for developing the Model Context Protocol and [@FastMCP](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk) team Apart from this, huge thanks to all open source projects which serve as a dependencies for this project and which made this possible. ## 📄 License JADX-AI-MCP and all related projects inherits the Apache 2.0 License from the original JADX repository. ## ⚖️ Legal Warning **Disclaimer** The tools `jadx-ai-mcp` and `jadx_mcp_server` are intended strictly for educational, research, and ethical security assessment purposes. They are provided "as-is" without any warranties, expressed or implied. Users are solely responsible for ensuring that their use of these tools complies with all applicable laws, regulations, and ethical guidelines. By using `jadx-ai-mcp` or `jadx_mcp_server`, you agree to use them only in environments you are authorized to test, such as applications you own or have explicit permission to analyze. Any misuse of these tools for unauthorized reverse engineering, infringement of intellectual property rights, or malicious activity is strictly prohibited. The developers of `jadx-ai-mcp` and `jadx_mcp_server` shall not be held liable for any damage, data loss, legal consequences, or other consequences resulting from the use or misuse of these tools. Users assume full responsibility for their actions and any impact caused by their usage. Use responsibly. Respect intellectual property. Follow ethical hacking practices. --- ## 🙌 Contribute or Support - Found it useful? Give it a ⭐️ - Got ideas? Open an [issue](https://github.com/zinja-coder/jadx-ai-mcp/issues) or submit a PR - Built something on top? DM me or mention me — I’ll add it to the README! - Do you like my work and keep it going? 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