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Ghidra/IDA Reverse Engineering Skill

DevOps & Security

Ghidra/IDA Reverse Engineering Skill is an Agent Skill for devops & security published in the a5c-ai/babysitter repository on GitHub: a SKILL.md instruction file an AI agent can load to do this task.

Deep integration with Ghidra and IDA Pro for binary analysis and reverse engineering

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Inspect the Agent Skill at https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter/blob/HEAD/library/specializations/security-research/skills/ghidra-ida-re/SKILL.md and all supporting files. Report provenance, permissions, scripts, dependencies, and security risks. Propose an exact installation into .agents/skills/ghidra-ida-reverse-engineering-skill, but wait for my approval before writing files or running scripts.

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Ghidra/IDA Reverse Engineering Skill

Overview

This skill provides deep integration with Ghidra and IDA Pro for comprehensive binary analysis and reverse engineering tasks.

Capabilities

  • Execute Ghidra headless analysis scripts
  • Parse and interpret disassembly output
  • Generate and run Ghidra Python scripts
  • Analyze decompiled code for vulnerabilities
  • Extract function signatures and data structures
  • Create and apply Ghidra type definitions
  • Export analysis artifacts (call graphs, data flows)
  • Support IDA Pro scripting (IDAPython)

Target Processes

  • binary-reverse-engineering.js
  • firmware-analysis.js
  • malware-analysis.js
  • vulnerability-root-cause-analysis.js

Dependencies

  • Ghidra CLI (analyzeHeadless)
  • IDA Pro (optional, for IDAPython support)
  • Python 3.x with ghidra_bridge or ghidrathon
  • Java Runtime Environment (for Ghidra)

Usage Context

This skill is essential for:

  • Static binary analysis workflows
  • Vulnerability discovery in compiled code
  • Malware reverse engineering
  • Firmware extraction and analysis
  • Protocol reverse engineering from binaries

Integration Notes

  • Ghidra headless mode enables automated analysis pipelines
  • Results can be exported as JSON, XML, or custom formats
  • Supports both script-based and interactive analysis workflows
  • Can generate Ghidra project files for manual follow-up