# Rea: Hermes Agent plugin

> Reverse engineer programs with REA (rea.tools): native binaries, .NET assemblies, Electron/JavaScript apps, Android packages, firmware and browser/process activity, through REA's MCP server (pinned rea-agents@6.7.0…

Canonical: https://hermeswatcher.com/plugins/rea  
Tier: Official  
Official page (Nous Research): https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/plugins/rea  
Last updated in catalog: 2026-10-19

Reverse engineer programs with REA (rea.tools): native binaries, .NET assemblies, Electron/JavaScript apps, Android packages, firmware and browser/process activity, through REA's MCP server (pinned rea-agents@6.7.0 over npx stdio) with REA's reverse-engineer-anything skill adapted for Hermes. Portable Agent Plugins v1 package (mcp.json + skills/); needs Node.js 22.19+/24.11+/26+ on PATH, plus your own Ghidra, Hopper or IDA for native decompilation.

## Good to know before installing

A few REA tools run a command under a PTY, launch or drive an application, change a connected Android device or overwrite a chosen file, and Hermes does not prompt before them; the bundled skill tells the agent to ask first and to skip them in unattended runs.

From the plugin's catalog listing.

## How to install

1. Install it. Hermes asks for any API keys it needs, then asks whether to turn it on.

```bash
hermes plugins install rea
```

2. Said no? Turn it on later:

```bash
hermes plugins enable rea
```

3. Restart Hermes so it loads the plugin.

Some plugins also need a sign-in or settings: see the official page. Memory plugins ask whether to become your memory provider instead. Steps follow the official plugins guide: https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/plugins

## Facts

- Category: Security & privacy
- Maintained by: NousResearch (Official)
- Needs: No API keys declared
- Requires Hermes: `>=0.22.0`
- In the catalog since: 2026-10-14, updated 2026-10-19

## Links

- [Full setup and settings (official page)](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/plugins/rea)
- [Source code](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-official-plugins/tree/main/rea)
- [All plugins](https://hermeswatcher.com/plugins.md)

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