NO NEED TO KNOW EVERYTHING FIRST
Start with a little curiosity.
You don’t need to take apart a whole application. Find your starting point, follow one behavior, and build confidence from something you can check.
Your first afternoon with REA.
Start with the idea, connect only what you need, then inspect a small learning app. You can read the evidence without knowing assembly.
- REA makes more sense when you start with one feature. / 3 MIN
- Get REA connected before you investigate anything. / 4 MIN
- Follow an export button all the way to a CSV file. / 4 MIN
- Better REA prompts start with a smaller question. / 4 MIN
- Understanding a feature is different from recovering a whole product. / 3 MIN
You already have a target.
Choose the workflow from the artifact. Follow a narrow behavior, keep a question log, and check the explanation before building.
- The interesting part of an Electron button is often the bridge. / 4 MIN
- A browser request can answer a surprisingly specific question. / 4 MIN
- Do you actually need Ghidra, Hopper, or IDA? / 3 MIN
- A convincing explanation still needs something you can check. / 3 MIN
- REA is installed. Why can’t my agent use it? / 4 MIN
Look at what holds up.
Explore published investigations and their limits. Compare a small native function, an Electron bridge, an Android generator and an environment workflow.
- One tiny DX-Ball function is a better demo than “clone any game.” / 3 MIN
- Copying a Notion block is more than putting text on a clipboard. / 3 MIN
- Why does an authenticator code change every 30 seconds? / 3 MIN
- An app investigation can become an environment an agent can practice in. / 3 MIN
- What are people actually making with REA? / 3 MIN