Stop Paying Rent: How to Build Custom AI Workflows with REA

Reverse Engineer Anything (REA) lets Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and Gemini CLI take apart real apps — I used it to rebuild a YouTube-style app without writing a single line of code. Free & open source → https://github.com/morluto/rea In this video: • What REA really is (not an AI — an MCP server + skill that connects your agent to Ghidra, IDA Pro and Hopper) • How to set it up step by step (npx rea-agents setup → claude mcp list) • Live demo: real YouTube vs the rebuilt one — can you tell which is fake? • How the agent "sees" an app: requests, responses and the data shape • Where it breaks: server-side code, and Claude stopping mid-task • Is it legal? Learning vs copying, and why you should never resell someone's code Nexo, the social media tool I built my own way → https://nexo-sage-tau.vercel.app/ Tried REA and hit a wall? Comment the app + the error — I read every comment and I'll test a few in the next video. I'm Sami, a full-stack AI engineer. On this channel I build real AI agents for e-commerce and automation, in public. Chapters: Learn how to use an AI agent for development tasks to automate coding workflows. See how this connector tool manages complex logic. This video walks through the setup and execution of an AI agent, demonstrating how it functions as a bridge rather than a standalone application. I show you how to configure the agent to handle specific tasks by simply describing your desired outcomes, making it easier to manage automated coding processes in your own projects. By focusing on the integration of an AI agent, you can streamline repetitive development work and improve your overall efficiency. We cover the practical steps to deploy this setup, ensuring your agent acts as a reliable connector tool for your existing development environment. Subscribe for weekly AI development breakdowns, and comment which coding workflow you want to automate next. 0:00 I didn't write a single line of this app 0:43 What is REA (Reverse Engineer Anything)? 1:44 What REA actually is (and isn't) 3:06 How to set up REA with Claude Code 5:45 Demo: real YouTube vs the rebuilt one 8:15 How the agent "sees" an app 8:41 Where it breaks (2 dead ends) 10:21 Is reverse engineering legal? 11:15 Inspired, not copied: how I built Nexo 12:27 Stop paying rent on apps 13:53 Try it yourself Notes: Ghidra is the free reverse-engineering suite released by the NSA in 2019. Anthropic has confirmed a rule against cloning existing games in Claude Code; wider reverse-engineering blocks are reported by users but not confirmed. Only reverse engineer software you're allowed to study. Not legal advice. #ReverseEngineering #ClaudeCode #AIAgents Follow along: Instagram:   / connectxeo   X: https://x.com/0xAgentHQ TikTok:   / connectxeo   YouTube:    / @connectxeo