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Reverse Engineer Anything: Stripe Rebuilt in 4 Minutes

A YouTube walkthrough of REA (Reverse Engineer Anything), covering what it is, how to install it in Claude Code or Codex, a live attempt to understand and rebuild Stripe's animated wave, five user builds, and caveats about legality, accuracy and cost.

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About this case

The video explains REA in plain language, shows a one-prompt install in Claude Code or Codex, runs a live test analysing how Stripe's moving wave is made and rebuilding it in about four minutes, then lists five things people built with REA (a Razer app replacement, smart-TV control from a Mac, a Wispr Flow rebuild, a slide editor, a hidden unlock code) with links. It closes with four practical notes covering legal use, possible fake posts, cost and accuracy, and repeats the guidance to use REA only on apps you own or are allowed to study and never to copy code. Links: https://ssktechy.com/bio/rea, https://github.com/morluto/rea, https://rea.tools.

Setup

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Reverse Engineer Anything: Stripe Rebuilt in 4 Minutes

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👉 Want to automate your business with AI? Visit our website : https://replixlab.com ───────────────────────────── A developer couldn't find his AC remote, so he figured out how the AC's app works and built his own button on his Mac. Now one free tool lets you do this with almost any app: REA, Reverse Engineer Anything.

In this video:

  • What REA is and how it works, in plain language
  • How to install it with one prompt in Claude Code or Codex
  • A live test: I asked REA how Stripe's famous moving wave is made, then rebuilt it from scratch in about 4 minutes
  • 5 real things people built with REA
  • 4 things to know before you try it (legal, fake posts, cost, accuracy)

CHAPTERS 0:00 A developer controls his AC from his Mac 0:43 Live test: how Stripe's moving wave works 3:42 What REA is 4:30 How to install it 5:15 5 real things people built with REA 8:14 4 things to know before you use it 10:20 It's not new technology 11:34 Verdict: the best way to use it

Install prompt, all the prompts from the video, and every link: https://ssktechy.com/bio/rea

REA on GitHub: https://github.com/morluto/rea REA website: https://rea.tools

THE 5 BUILDS Razer app replaced (secbird): https://github.com/infinityInfinite/secbird Smart TV controlled from a Mac: https://x.com/greco_dev/status/2109842197654692349 Wispr Flow rebuilt (Eric Tech): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnB9tHKBJXQ Claude's slide editor in his own app: https://x.com/dotey/status/2109151666020794711 Hidden unlock code found (Rob Shocks): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMobTlfjb8s

SOURCES The AC post: https://x.com/icanberk/status/2109031477484937571 REA checked against Red Alert's real source code: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPHVoBA7JoM

Only use REA on apps you own or are allowed to study. Learn how a feature works, then build your own version. Never copy their code.

Which app would you look inside? Tell me in the comments.

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