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MCP server

rea / rea-air (remote REA over ssh stdio)

Runs the reverse-engineering toolkit on the laptop so risky binaries never run on the server.

The server in the closet

how it works

REA is third-party; James's part is the ssh-stdio remote registration, local scope, and rea-sync staging. Registration: stdio: npx rea-agents@6.3.0 mcp locally; ssh -T BatchMode to the laptop for rea-air.

MCP server: A plug that gives AI agents a new ability, such as reading a task board or placing a call, through a standard protocol.

The code for this one lives in a private repo. This page explains the idea so you can build your own.

james-wrappermcpreverse-engineeringssh

related

  • rea-sync Command-line tool Moves files to the laptop for heavy reverse-engineering and brings results back.
  • Offload heavy/risky reverse engineering to a second machine Technique Run untrusted programs and heavy analysis on the laptop, never on the server holding the passwords.
  • screenpipe / screenpipe-air MCP launcher (James wrapper) MCP server Lets the AI search what was on screen or said, on either computer.
  • air-run Command-line tool Runs test suites on the laptop instead of the cramped home server.
  • Scope heavy MCP servers to projects, not the user Technique Only load big AI plug-ins in the projects that use them, saving memory in every other session.
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