MCP CLI can't see open files
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Assessment
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100
- Issue type
- Bug
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Activity status
- Active
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- cli, reverse-engineering, tooling
Research direction
Compare the MCP started through binaryninja_cli with the MCP started from the Plugins menu, focusing on how each launch path discovers open files. Reproduce the issue on the reported macOS setup and consider the bug fixed when both launch paths expose the same open files without reopening them.
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Description
Version and Platform:
- Binary Ninja Version: 6.1.10533-dev
- Edition: Ultimate
- OS: OSX
- OS Version: 26.5.2
- CPU Architecture: M3
Bug Description:
When I ask an LLM to use binaryninja_cli, they report as not being able to see open files. When you start the MCP from the Plugins menu, they can. The split here is confusing, and sometimes it causes the agents to reopen files and confuse analysis states.
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