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Perplexity Computer Adds REA to Inspect and Rebuild Apps Without Source Code

2026-10-18AIToolingLast updated: 17 Oct 2026, 11:35 pm UTC
Original sourceTao MediaAdditional: InfoQ

Summary

Perplexity added a REA (Reverse Engineer Anything) skill to its Computer platform, letting AI agents inspect and rebuild apps without source code. The skill is integrated via the /reverse-engineer command, built on morluto's open-source toolkit, and offers each user up to 10,000 temporary starter c…

Key points

  • Developers can learn how agents combine decompilation tools with MCP to analyze the behavior of existing software.
  • With agents paired with professional reverse-engineering tools, the barrier to software analysis and compatible rebuilding drops markedly.
  • Dev teams maintaining systems without source code can evaluate such tools to understand behavior, but must watch licensing and compliance risks.
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