Reverse Engineer Any App with Claude Code + Codex (EASIEST Way)

Reverse engineer anything with Claude Code and Codex using REA (Reverse Engineer Anything), the open-source MCP server that lets AI coding agents decompile programs combined with Ghidra.

REA + Ghidra Setup Prompt: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HmIm1WotsjRpw0Y412RHTd_M24gm-tSa6W1KbUCyMYI/edit?usp=sharing

Setup

• Mac Mini
• Mac Studio 128GB (For Local Inference)
• RTX 5090 (32GB VRAM)
• LM Studio for local LLM hosting

Links

• REA on GitHub
• X
• Website
• Cool Tech
• Mac Mini
• Mac Studio
• Nvidia 5090

Chapters

• Reverse Engineer Anything (REA) with Claude Code + Codex (0s)
• What Is REA? How It Works (84s)
• Decompiling a Game to Mod It (SuperTuxKart) (159s)
• How to Install REA + Ghidra (Setup Prompt) (272s)
• SuperTuxKart Mod Results & Challenges (378s)
• Gameplay Testing the Modded Game (565s)
• Ditto Clipboard MacOS Clone (627s)
• Claude Code’s Challenges (721s)
• Results (Codex) (826s)
• Testing the Ditto Mac Clone (998s)

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