REA: open-source reverse-engineering toolkit for Claude Code gains 7,744 stars in a day
lxfater · x · 2026-10-08
REA (Reverse Engineer Anything) is an open-source project that equips coding agents like Claude Code and Codex with reverse-engineering skills — from JS/Electron apps and Android APKs down to native binaries. It hit 19.7k GitHub stars (7,744 added in one day), MIT licensed.
- Reverse JavaScript/Electron apps to map modules and call graphs
- Analyze Android APKs and inspect decompiled methods
- Trace functions, strings and assembly in native binaries
The official demo reverse-engineers Notion: following the copy action down to the system clipboard to see how data is passed and rich text stored.
Setup: run npx rea-agents@latest setup with Node.js installed, pick your agent and restart. Native binary analysis needs Ghidra or Hopper; the author recommends pairing with a locally deployed uncensored model.
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