ApktoolCAUTION
A MCP Server for APK Tool (Part of Android Reverse Engineering MCP Suites)
Overview
From the repository's own README, as read at the audited commit. Badges and raw HTML are left out.
⚡ Fully automated MCP server built on top of apktool to analyze Android APKs using LLMs like Claude — uncover vulnerabilities, parse manifests, and reverse engineer effortlessly.
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🤖 What is apktool-mcp-server?
apktool-mcp-server is a MCP server for the Apk Tool that integrates directly with Model Context Protocol (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 demo!
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d50251b8-6b1c-4341-b18e-ae54eb24a847
- Solving the CTFs
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c783a604-a636-4e70-9fa8-37e3d219b20b
Other projects in Zin MCP Suite
- [JADX-AI-MCP](https://github.com/zinja-coder/jadx-ai-mcp)
- **[JADX-MCP-Server](https:/
bc557703f910OBSERVED · 2026-09-28Connect
Built from this server's own package name, version and transport as found in its source — not copied from anyone's documentation, so it cannot drift against a page we do not control.
claude mcp add apktool-mcp-server -- uvx apktool-mcp-server
{
"mcpServers": {
"apktool-mcp-server": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"apktool-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}Exposed tools (16)
14 read · 2 write · 0 destructive.
| Tool | Risk | Description |
|---|---|---|
analyze_project_structure | read | |
build_apk | read | |
clean_project | read | |
decode_apk | read | |
get_apktool_yml | read | |
get_manifest | read | |
get_resource_file | read | |
get_smali_file | read | |
get_workspace_info | read | |
health_check | read | |
list_resources | read | |
list_smali_directories | read | |
list_smali_files | read | |
modify_resource_file | write | |
modify_smali_file | write | |
search_in_files | read |
Trust audit
CAUTIONgrade B · trust 89/100 Install with care. The audit found things worth knowing before you trust its output.
| Layer | What it checks | Result |
|---|---|---|
| L0 | Provenance & inventory | PASS |
| L1 | Static analysis of the code | WARN |
| L2 | Instruction surface (what it tells the agent) | PASS |
| L3 | Class-specific surface | WARN |
| L4 | Behavioural (sandbox) | SKIPPED |
What the source does
- Filesystem
- declared (2 observation(s))
- Network
- declared (6 observation(s))
- Shell
- none-observed
- Dependencies
- not all pinned
- Secrets in source
- none-found
Findings (6)
print(f"Server will be available at: http://127.0.0.1:{args.port}")MCP_URL="${MCP_URL:-http://127.0.0.1:8652/mcp/}"streamable-http
fastmcp, logging
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
docs/assets/apktool-mcp-server-banner.png
Gates applied: no_behavioural_pass.
bc557703f910full audit observations/trust-audit/mcp-server/zinja-coder__apktool.json · Report an issue / request a re-scanAudit history
Every audit this server has had. A grade with a past is a grade somebody is still checking.
| Date | Source | Verdict | Grade | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | bc557703f910 | CAUTION | B | 89 | first audit |
Questions
What is the Apktool MCP server?
A MCP Server for APK Tool (Part of Android Reverse Engineering MCP Suites)
What tools does Apktool expose?
16 in total: 14 read-only, 2 that write, and 0 that can delete or overwrite. Every one is listed on this page with its risk.
Is Apktool safe to connect to an agent?
With care. The audit graded it B (89/100) and found 6 things worth knowing before you trust this server, listed below with the exact line each was found on.
What credentials does Apktool need?
No credential environment variables were found in its source, so it appears to need none.
How does Apktool run?
It speaks streamable-http, so it runs as a service you connect to over the network. It is published on PyPI as apktool-mcp-server.
How current is this page?
The grade is for one exact copy of the source (bc557703f910), read on 2026-09-28. The repository is watched and re-audited when it changes.