REA, an open-source MCP for reverse engineering software, hits 95.5K GitHub stars

s_mohinii · x · 2026-10-12

REA (Reverse Engineer Anything) is an open-source MCP that lets AI agents analyze software behavior and reverse engineer apps down to native binaries — 95.5K stars, 21.3K forks, #1 on GitHub Trending. The shared workflow: map app features, analyze behavior and authorized artifacts, use Claude to turn findings into a technical blueprint, rebuild the core functionality independently, then add indicators, charts and backtesting — e.g. building your own quant research terminal from scratch. MIT-licensed with an MCP tool catalog and 1.9K skills.

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