{"categories":[{"label":"Utilities","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/utilities/10"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"ida-hcli is a command-line interface for managing IDA Pro licenses, downloads, and related operations through a modern CLI built on Click and Rich.","skillfed_tags":["reverse-engineering","binary-analysis","cli-tool"],"use_cases":["Automate IDA Pro license activation and management across multiple machines or CI/CD pipelines.","Script plugin installation and updates for IDA Pro from the command line.","Query and download IDA Pro releases and related tools programmatically.","Integrate IDA Pro operations into reverse-engineering workflows and automation scripts.","Check license status and user identity without opening the IDA Pro GUI."],"what_it_does":"ida-hcli is Hex-Rays' official command-line utility for IDA Pro administration and automation. It wraps IDA Pro operations\u2014license management, plugin installation, downloads\u2014into a modern CLI with Rich-formatted output and interactive prompts via Questionary. The tool is tightly integrated with Hex-Rays' proprietary workflows and is under active development with frequent updates.\n\nThe package is designed for reverse engineers, security researchers, and malware analysts who need to automate or script IDA Pro tasks from the command line. It requires Python 3.10+ and depends on standard CLI libraries (Click, Rich, httpx, Pydantic) plus the idapro package itself. The team does not accept external contributions due to rapid iteration and internal roadmap priorities, but welcomes bug reports and feature requests.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you use IDA Pro and need command-line automation for license or plugin management. The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, and uses a permissive MIT license. Install friction is low. The main caveat is that it requires IDA Pro itself and depends on the idapro package\u2014verify that your IDA Pro setup is compatible before installing."},"id":"ida-hcli","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/ida-hcli","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/ida-hcli.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/ida-hcli/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-08-11","license_spdx":"MIT","license_treatment":"permissive","name":"ida-hcli","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"HCLI - Hex-Rays CLI Utility"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":91530,"position":13514,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.19.2"}