Reverse Engineer Anything

Reverse Engineer Anything
Other namesREA
Developersmorluto and contributors
Stable release
6.7.0 / October 18, 2026; 2 days ago (2026-10-18)
Written inTypeScript
JavaScript
Operating systemmacOS, Linux, Windows
TypeAI-assisted reverse engineering
LicenseMIT License
Websiterea.tools
Repositorygithub.com/morluto/rea

Reverse Engineer Anything (REA) is an open-source reverse engineering toolkit that allows artificial intelligence coding agents to inspect software and analyze its behavior without access to its original source code. It provides a command-line interface and a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that connects coding agents with reverse-engineering tools including Ghidra, IDA Pro, and Hopper. REA can analyze native binaries, JavaScript and Electron applications, .NET assemblies, Android applications, websites, and other software artifacts. Rather than introducing a new decompiler, REA acts as an interface between AI agents and established analysis tools, allowing an agent to gather pseudocode, assembly instructions, symbols, module relationships, and other evidence and use the results during software-development tasks.

Development and reception

REA stars on GitHub

REA is developed as an open-source project under the MIT License and distributed through GitHub and the npm package registry as rea-agents. The project attracted substantial online attention in October 2026. MindStudio described REA as a "viral" MCP project while noting that much of the surrounding attention focused on its rapid growth on GitHub and that established reverse-engineering tools provide the underlying decompilation capabilities. Cyber Security News described the software as a bridge between AI coding agents and existing reverse-engineering tools rather than a replacement for conventional disassemblers.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Baran, Guru (October 10, 2026). "REA Tool Connects Claude Code and Cursor to Ghidra and IDA Pro to Reverse Engineer Anything". Cyber Security News. Retrieved October 14, 2026.
  2. ↑ Matt (October 12, 2026). "Reverse Engineering with AI: Trace Features Across Electron and Native Apps". SitePoint. Retrieved October 14, 2026.
  3. ↑ Losio, Renato (October 17, 2026). "Reverse Engineer Anything Project Brings AI Agents to Binary Analysis". InfoQ. Retrieved October 18, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Reverse Engineer Anything: What the Viral REA MCP Actually Does". MindStudio. October 11, 2026. Retrieved October 14, 2026.
  5. ↑ "morluto/rea". GitHub. Retrieved October 14, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Reverse Engineer Anything: What the Viral REA MCP Actually Does". MindStudio. October 11, 2026. Retrieved October 14, 2026.
  7. ↑ Baran, Guru (October 10, 2026). "REA Tool Connects Claude Code and Cursor to Ghidra and IDA Pro to Reverse Engineer Anything". Cyber Security News. Retrieved October 14, 2026.