# REA research source guide

Checked October 13, 2026. 36 distinct documents/videos; different anchors or timestamps are not counted separately. Technical documentation is linked to commit 4773c152bc5f299fa682575bb8d1efea7587c7bc.

Official case studies contain author-reported tests, not tests repeated for this article. Videos are creator demonstrations. The Aegis browser example was exercised using public test data. No REA installation or binary execution was performed.

1. [REA: the original GitHub repository](https://github.com/morluto/rea)
2. [Native investigation: what analysis can establish](https://github.com/morluto/rea/blob/4773c152bc5f299fa682575bb8d1efea7587c7bc/docs/native-investigation.md)
3. [Official REA introduction on X](https://x.com/reatools/status/2108805784276738550)
4. [Ghidra: instructions, pseudocode and provider limits](https://github.com/morluto/rea/blob/4773c152bc5f299fa682575bb8d1efea7587c7bc/docs/ghidra-provider.md)
5. [Static JavaScript and ASAR inspection](https://github.com/morluto/rea/blob/4773c152bc5f299fa682575bb8d1efea7587c7bc/docs/javascript-artifact-reconstruction.md)
6. [Android package and method analysis](https://github.com/morluto/rea/blob/4773c152bc5f299fa682575bb8d1efea7587c7bc/docs/android-analysis.md)
7. [CLI and Evidence contracts](https://github.com/morluto/rea/blob/4773c152bc5f299fa682575bb8d1efea7587c7bc/docs/cli.md)
8. [Inspect the official DX-Ball investigation](https://rea.tools/showcase/dx-ball/)
9. [Read the pinned compiler-replay method](https://github.com/N0zoM1z0/dx-ball/blob/a55dca27ec0a07018c1b2c95ae2be027f7d8c3c4/docs/BUILD_MATCHING.md)
10. [Read REA’s Notion case study and evidence scope](https://rea.tools/showcase/notion/)
11. [Trace features across JavaScript application layers](https://github.com/morluto/rea/blob/4773c152bc5f299fa682575bb8d1efea7587c7bc/docs/javascript-application-workflows.md)
12. [Electron: passive observation and active scenarios](https://github.com/morluto/rea/blob/4773c152bc5f299fa682575bb8d1efea7587c7bc/docs/electron-observation.md)
13. [Try the official Aegis code generator](https://rea.tools/showcase/aegis/)
14. [Cross-check Aegis’s matching HOTP source](https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis/blob/d6f4e5925a97e4e91593f1542085eae03432a759/app/src/main/java/com/beemdevelopment/aegis/crypto/otp/HOTP.java)
15. [RFC 6238: time-step definition and reference cases](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6238.html)
16. [Explore the official TH04 angle illustration](https://rea.tools/showcase/th04/)
17. [Read the pinned bullet-generation compiler checks](https://github.com/N0zoM1z0/th04/blob/0d72e9801a5c14c10384efcbb6734ceccb74ee63/docs/reconstruction/product/TH04_SEMANTIC_BULLET_GENERATION_V1236.md)
18. [Read the official CTF analysis and captured outcomes](https://rea.tools/showcase/ctf/)
19. [Compare with the challenge author’s source](https://github.com/DownUnderCTF/Challenges_2023_Public/blob/b48f83db2984bc7fa2ec7879a32d7efb1be8d333/rev/masked-squares-flag-checker/src/ms_flag_checker.c)
20. [How REA records selected process behavior](https://github.com/morluto/rea/blob/4773c152bc5f299fa682575bb8d1efea7587c7bc/docs/process-capture.md)
21. [Try REA’s dinosaur and Calculator demonstrations](https://rea.tools/)
22. [Read the inspected dinosaur-game source](https://github.com/wayou/t-rex-runner/blob/5455bfa408ec6b707c7300ff194b7390733a766d/index.js)
23. [Read Microsoft’s percentage implementation](https://github.com/microsoft/calculator/blob/d125246a4e19842ce1332e6c7839cf0e110027d8/src/CalcManager/CEngine/scifunc.cpp)
24. [Nick Saraev community video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAzs_rU6080)
25. [Mark Kashef community video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScSDVV5xhww)
26. [MCP results and partial-evidence handling](https://github.com/morluto/rea/blob/4773c152bc5f299fa682575bb8d1efea7587c7bc/docs/mcp-contracts.md)
27. [Connect static findings with runtime observations](https://github.com/morluto/rea/blob/4773c152bc5f299fa682575bb8d1efea7587c7bc/docs/javascript-runtime-reconciliation.md)
28. [Track claims that still need verification](https://github.com/morluto/rea/blob/4773c152bc5f299fa682575bb8d1efea7587c7bc/docs/reconstruction-obligation-ledgers.md)
29. [Readiness checks and fixture scope](https://github.com/morluto/rea/blob/4773c152bc5f299fa682575bb8d1efea7587c7bc/docs/reconstruction-readiness.md)
30. [Installation, agent registration and skill-only setup](https://github.com/morluto/rea/blob/4773c152bc5f299fa682575bb8d1efea7587c7bc/docs/installation.md)
31. [ADB acquisition and device operations](https://github.com/morluto/rea/blob/4773c152bc5f299fa682575bb8d1efea7587c7bc/docs/adb-device-analysis.md)
32. [npm’s latest rea-agents release metadata](https://registry.npmjs.org/rea-agents/latest)
33. [Passive browser observation](https://github.com/morluto/rea/blob/4773c152bc5f299fa682575bb8d1efea7587c7bc/docs/browser-observation.md)
34. [Active browser scenario contract](https://github.com/morluto/rea/blob/4773c152bc5f299fa682575bb8d1efea7587c7bc/docs/browser-scenario-contract.md)
35. [IDA is a separately supplied analysis tool](https://github.com/morluto/rea/blob/4773c152bc5f299fa682575bb8d1efea7587c7bc/docs/ida-provider.md)
36. [REA’s stated use and licensing boundaries](https://github.com/morluto/rea/blob/4773c152bc5f299fa682575bb8d1efea7587c7bc/DISCLAIMER.md)

## Visual attribution

rea-overview.png and dx-ball-evidence.png are original explanatory diagrams. The screenshots aegis-official-demo.png and notion-official-case.png show REA’s official website and link to the corresponding case studies. Captured with ego-browser on October 13, 2026. The screenshots are not images of the target applications executing. The Aegis screenshot uses the source demo’s public RFC test key.

## Video provenance

Nick Saraev: dAzs_rU6080, title and chapter markers verified on the original YouTube page. Rebuilding Preview starts at 2:44; Matching the App at 4:46. YouTube displayed October 11 in the local session.
Mark Kashef: ScSDVV5xhww, description and chapter markers verified on the original YouTube page. Tempo demo chapter at 5:28, limitations chapter at 2:16. YouTube displayed October 13 in the local session. Secondary discovery pages displayed different dates and were not used as the technical authorities.

YouTube transcript panels did not provide loaded text during this inspection. The article does not assert transcript-only details or comparative performance figures.
