Add a reverse-engineering plugin to Hermes Agent in one command
Hermes Agent has an official plugin for Reverse Engineer Anything (REA). One command, hermes plugins install rea, sets up the MCP config and a skill so your agent can reverse-engineer apps and protocols.
Source
@tonbistudio on X · 2026-10-15
Written in our own words. Credit to the original author. Link checked 2026-10-22.
What they did
Hermes Agent has an official plugin for Reverse Engineer Anything (REA). One command, hermes plugins install rea, sets up the MCP config and a skill so your agent can reverse-engineer apps and protocols.
Result (as claimed)
Installs MCP plus skill in one step; a video walks through it.
Tools they used
Cost: Hermes Agent: free plan, paid from $20/mo. Checked 2026-10-14.
Set it up
Pick a contained repo or task
Start on a branch or side project where mistakes are cheap.
Install and configure
Set up Hermes Agent, MCP. Read what it can run on your machine and limit permissions where possible.
Run it on a real task
Give it a well-scoped issue and let it work. Review the diff like any pull request.
Add guardrails
Keep tests and CI in the loop, and never let an agent push to main or touch production secrets unattended.
Copy the full setup prompt
Paste into your agent and it will walk you through the setup, asking before anything that sends, posts or spends.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Claude Code. Goal: Add a reverse-engineering plugin to Hermes Agent in one command What the original author did: Hermes Agent has an official plugin for Reverse Engineer Anything (REA). One command, hermes plugins install rea, sets up the MCP config and a skill so your agent can reverse-engineer apps and protocols. Reported result (as claimed by the author): Installs MCP plus skill in one step; a video walks through it. Source: https://x.com/tonbistudio/status/2110792752254570867 Tools they used: Hermes Agent, MCP Category: Dev & ops Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Codex. Goal: Add a reverse-engineering plugin to Hermes Agent in one command What the original author did: Hermes Agent has an official plugin for Reverse Engineer Anything (REA). One command, hermes plugins install rea, sets up the MCP config and a skill so your agent can reverse-engineer apps and protocols. Reported result (as claimed by the author): Installs MCP plus skill in one step; a video walks through it. Source: https://x.com/tonbistudio/status/2110792752254570867 Tools they used: Hermes Agent, MCP Category: Dev & ops Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Grok Bot. Goal: Add a reverse-engineering plugin to Hermes Agent in one command What the original author did: Hermes Agent has an official plugin for Reverse Engineer Anything (REA). One command, hermes plugins install rea, sets up the MCP config and a skill so your agent can reverse-engineer apps and protocols. Reported result (as claimed by the author): Installs MCP plus skill in one step; a video walks through it. Source: https://x.com/tonbistudio/status/2110792752254570867 Tools they used: Hermes Agent, MCP Category: Dev & ops Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
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Guides for this use case
How to reverse-engineer and revive old devices with AI · How to use Claude Code skills and plugins · How to set up Hermes Agent workflows · How to build an MCP server for AI agents
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