| name | reverse-engineer-anything |
| description | Reverse engineer native, managed, Electron/JavaScript, packaged, and browser applications with REA. Use shipped-artifact or approved runtime evidence to explain features, compare versions, decompile code, or guide a reconstruction. Skip REA for ordinary source-repository architecture analysis. |
| metadata | {"version":"23","tool_count":116,"catalog_digest":"6624247db5bcf7b52ce53173bbc0ac11bd51e9217e9e3be4298b755bcc60ea50"} |
REA
Use REA when a claim depends on a shipped binary or package, decompilation,
passive application runtime evidence, controlled replay, or comparison with
behavior not established by available source. For ordinary analysis of a
complete source repository, use normal repository tools and do not run REA
readiness or provider commands.
Route the target first
Choose the first tool from the target the user supplied. Do not call
open_binary unless the target is native or an analysis database.
- ASAR or extracted JavaScript/Electron tree:
analyze_javascript_application.
- Archive, application package, ZIP/APK/IPA/MSIX/AppX, or DMG:
open_binary with the supplied local path, then inspect_artifact or
inventory_artifact (both operate on the active target and accept no path).
- Managed PE/CLI assembly:
inspect_managed_artifact.
- User-owned browser page already open:
list_browser_targets.
- User-owned Electron runtime already open:
list_electron_targets.
- Native executable, library, or analysis database:
open_binary, then
binary_overview.
If the app is missing, ask which app to inspect. Resolve a human-readable app
name to one clear installed artifact when possible; ask only when matches are
ambiguous. Never choose an example app on the user's behalf.
In a target-free session, use open_binary to bind any archive/package or
native target whose analysis tool operates on the active target. Do not call a
tool hidden from tools/list; inspect binary_session with
detail: "capabilities" for the exact remediation when a desired capability
is unavailable.
Work summary-first
Start with the default summary projection. Do not repeat an identical tool call.
Do not fetch full Evidence or a full application graph unless a specific claim
requires detail absent from the summary. For JavaScript graphs, follow the
paged resource URIs returned by the summary and fetch only the relevant page.
Every conclusion must distinguish observations, inferences, and unknowns. Cite
Evidence IDs, preserve limitations and incomplete coverage, and never imply
that static analysis observed execution. Ask for approval only where a tool or
policy requires it; approval never broadens a different authority boundary.
Read only the relevant guide
Readiness and setup
If REA tools are available, use them directly; do not run doctor on every
task. If the MCP server is unavailable or registration is reported stale, run
npx -y rea-agents@latest doctor. Propose
npx -y rea-agents@latest setup only when doctor identifies an alignment or
provider problem. Show the exact plan and obtain approval before setup writes
configuration or installs Hopper. Restart the agent after MCP registration
changes; direct CLI commands remain available immediately.
Finish the task
Explain findings in plain language and tie them to returned evidence. When the
user asks to build something, use normal coding tools and separate observed
behavior from design choices. Close an opened native session with
close_binary when the investigation is complete.
