IDA API Lookup

ida-api-mcp

Mode 1: Named API lookup

get_api_doc("<name>")

• "what does

  get_func

  do?" →

  get_api_doc("get_func")

• "tell me about

  xrefblk_t

  " →

  get_api_doc("xrefblk_t")

• "what is

  cfunc_t

  ?" →

  get_api_doc("cfunc_t")

list_related_apis

list_related_apis("<name>")

1. The API's signature, parameters, and return type
2. A brief description of what it does
3. Related APIs that are commonly used with it

Mode 2: Related APIs

list_related_apis("<name>")

get_api_doc

Mode 3: Task-based search

get_workflows("<task description>")

get_api_doc

• "how do I iterate segments?" →

  get_workflows("iterate over segments")

• "how to get imports?" →

  get_workflows("enumerate file imports")

1. The recommended call sequence with data-flow dependencies
2. Brief docs for each API in the sequence
3. Source file where the pattern was found