REA
REA lets agents reverse-engineer apps down to native binaries; install with npx rea-agents setup.
OUR TAKE
Pick REA for researchers and engineers who want an agent to walk a binary or bundled app. Rea doctor reports unhealthy unless Hopper or Ghidra is installed.
Good fit
Researchers and engineers who want an agent to walk a binary or bundled app.
Poor fit
People who want a source-level coding agent (Claude Code) or a hosted browser booking loop (Browser Use).
Free / OSS
USD, before tax · Checked 2026-11-01 · github.com/morluto/rea
OUR TAKE
Pick REA for researchers and engineers who want an agent to walk a binary or bundled app. Rea doctor reports unhealthy unless Hopper or Ghidra is installed.
Good fit
Researchers and engineers who want an agent to walk a binary or bundled app.
Poor fit
People who want a source-level coding agent (Claude Code) or a hosted browser booking loop (Browser Use).
Free / OSS
USD, before tax · Checked 2026-11-01 · github.com/morluto/rea
What it costs
USD, before tax · Checked 2026-11-01 · github.com/morluto/rea
Free / OSS
MIT. npx rea-agents setup or npx rea-agents@latest
$0
Native engines may be paid.
Not published by the vendor
Not published by the vendor
No REA hosted SKU
Not published by the vendor
Not published by the vendor
Checked 2026-11-01·github.com/morluto/rea
Install and adoption
Skill538,483 weekly on npm (rea-agents) (2026-11-01)
Downloads 2026-11-01 from npm (https://api.npmjs.org/downloads/point/last-week/rea-agents).
Any agent via setup
npx rea-agents setup
From official docs · https://github.com/morluto/rea
Refresh agent setup
npx rea-agents@latest setup
From official docs · https://github.com/morluto/rea
Before you pay
Good fit
Researchers and engineers who want an agent to walk a binary or bundled app.
Poor fit
People who want a source-level coding agent (Claude Code) or a hosted browser booking loop (Browser Use).
Watch out
rea doctor reports unhealthy unless Hopper or Ghidra is installed
Instead, try
Claude Code if a source-level terminal agent when you already have the repo; OpenHands if an open software agent when the task is implement, not reverse-engineer
Compare REA with
Limits, in full
- 01
rea doctor reports unhealthy unless Hopper or Ghidra is installed
- 02
`setup` writes agent config
If REA isn't it
Why: a source-level terminal agent when you already have the repo.
Paid only$17/mo yearly
Claude Code is on paid seatsChecked 2026-10-22·anthropic.com/pricing
vs REA
Why: an open software agent when the task is implement, not reverse-engineer.
Free· open source,open source
Free SaaS is not free tokensChecked 2026-10-19·all-hands.dev/pricing
vs REA
Why: a GitHub issue agent when you want patches, not binary analysis.
Free· open source,MIT
$0 is the softwareChecked 2026-10-22·swe-agent.com
vs REALimits & alternatives2 limits · Claude Code, OpenHands, SWE-agent instead
Limits, in full
- 01
rea doctor reports unhealthy unless Hopper or Ghidra is installed
- 02
`setup` writes agent config
If REA isn't it
Why: a source-level terminal agent when you already have the repo.
Paid only$17/mo yearly
Claude Code is on paid seatsChecked 2026-10-22·anthropic.com/pricing
vs REAWhy: an open software agent when the task is implement, not reverse-engineer.
Free· open source,open source
Free SaaS is not free tokensChecked 2026-10-19·all-hands.dev/pricing
vs REAWhy: a GitHub issue agent when you want patches, not binary analysis.
Free· open source,MIT
$0 is the softwareChecked 2026-10-22·swe-agent.com
vs REA