Actions Tab Reference

The Actions tab provides LLM-powered suggestions for improving analysis, such as renaming functions, variables, retyping, and struct creation.

Purpose

The Actions tab automates common reverse engineering cleanup tasks:

• Suggest meaningful function names
• Propose descriptive variable names
• Recommend better data types
• Generate structure definitions from access patterns

Each suggestion includes structured arguments and can be applied directly.

Action Types

Rename Function

Suggests a semantic name for the current function based on behavior.

Rename Variable

Suggests clearer variable names based on usage patterns.

Retype Variable

Proposes more accurate data types based on usage.

Auto Create Struct

Generates structure definitions from offset access patterns.

UI Elements

Action Selection

Checkboxes let you choose which action types to analyze. All are enabled by default.

Buttons

Results Table

Select All Header

The Select column header includes a checkbox to toggle all rows.

Workflow

1. Navigate to a function in Ghidra
2. Open Actions tab
3. Select action types
4. Click Analyze Function
5. Review suggestions
6. Check the ones to apply
7. Click Apply Actions

Tips

• Review suggestions before applying
• Use Explain or Query tabs to understand functions first
• Apply changes incrementally

Related Documentation

• Explain Tab
• Query Tab
• Settings Tab