# ida-headless

> ida-headless embeds RPyC in IDA so a background thread serves IDA's API over TCP port 18812. A client connects with rpyc.connect and uses c.root.idaapi and c.root.idc. Generator objects go through c.root.iterate. The threading workaround is for IDA Pro 7.2 and newer.

- Type: Tool
- Targets: Binary
- Category: Native analysis tools
- Relationship: Foundation tool
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/hugsy/ida-headless>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/hugsy/ida-headless/blob/2f2d6ec20fc0f5a824f3aedcf57cd812e52fa15f/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/ida-headless/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/ida-headless/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/ida-headless/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- IDA Pro 7.2 or newer, and a Python client with RPyC.
- The README names no license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/hugsy/ida-headless/blob/2f2d6ec20fc0f5a824f3aedcf57cd812e52fa15f/README.md>

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