---
title: "Stop Writing Claude Skills. Reverse Engineer Them"
url: "https://reamcp.dev/en/cases/stop-writing-claude-skills-reverse-engineer-them-c2f7cb"
source: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57FpQnLTEBY"
source_type: "resource"
author: "Ben AI"
author_handle: "benai92"
stars: 0
category: "Tools & integrations"
categories: ["tools-integrations"]
tags: ["claude-skills", "mcp", "prompt-engineering", "reverse-engineering", "tutorial"]
added: "2026-10-17T02:12:54.596Z"
updated: "2026-10-16T05:06:24.000Z"
locale: "en"
content_locale: "en"
---

# Stop Writing Claude Skills. Reverse Engineer Them

YouTube tutorial by Ben AI explaining the viral REA (Reverse Engineer Anything) repo from morluto/rea and showing a three-step process of using it to rebuild a Claude skill from example outputs.

## Description

The video introduces the REA (Reverse Engineer Anything) repository, explains why reverse engineering from examples works better than step-by-step instructions for newer Claude models, and walks through a three-step process the author used to rebuild his newsletter skill from 6 best and 6 worst newsletters. It links directly to github.com/morluto/rea and Anthropic's skill best-practices documentation.

## Original README

Stop Writing Claude Skills. Reverse Engineer Them

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The newest Claude models don't need step-by-step instructions anymore. Show them your best work and they can reverse engineer the rest. In this video I explain the viral Reverse Engineer Anything repo, why the same idea works for your prompts and skills, and the three-step process I used to rebuild my newsletter skill from my 6 best and 6 worst newsletters.

🔗 LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO
• REA (Reverse Engineer Anything) on GitHub: https://github.com/morluto/rea
• Anthropic's skill best practices: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/agents-and-tools/agent-skills/best-practices
• 📺 My video on building Claude skills with Record a skill: https://youtu.be/zEv0lLYjUHw

🎬 CHAPTERS
00:00 – Intro
00:40 – What Is the REA Repo?
02:06 – Why It Matters
03:20 – Applying It to Skills
05:11 – Step #1
06:03 – Step #2
06:57 – Step #3
08:19 – When It Doesn't Work

👋🏼 ABOUT ME
I'm Ben. I built two $1M ARR AI businesses, and now I help professionals and business owners use AI better than 99% of people in their industry. And I (try to) show you exactly how.

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