Claude and Codex refuse to use Ghidra MCP skills for game modding—users ask how to get past refusals
ArchAngelAries · reddit · 2026-10-08
A Reddit user asks: they want Claude and Codex to use the latest agentic MCP skills like REA and Ghidra to decompile proprietary game binaries and build mods, but the models keep refusing, citing legal and copyright concerns, and insist on working only from a high-level understanding rather than reusing decompiled code.
Yet the poster keeps seeing claims that Claude or Astra users have done direct reverse engineering, bug fixes, and even cross-game pass-through mods with these tools. They ask whether there's a specific trick or prompt strategy for getting around such refusals in practice—highlighting inconsistent safety-guardrail behavior in coding agents on copyright-gray tasks.
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