reverse-skill

Product Introduction

1. Definition: Reverse-skill is an AI-powered security automation and orchestration framework. It is a technical routing system designed for reverse engineering, penetration testing, and security research workflows.
2. Core Value Proposition: It exists to solve the problem of AI agents and security professionals wasting time on tool selection and workflow setup. It intelligently routes tasks to the correct methodology, bootstraps necessary toolchains on-demand, and creates a repeatable, documented process for security analysis.

Main Features

1. AI-Powered Task Routing: The system uses a defined rule set (RULES.md) and a master routing script (master-route.ps1) to analyze a user's task (e.g., "analyze this APK") and direct it to the appropriate specialized skill module. It acts as an intelligent dispatcher, eliminating guesswork for tools like Jadx, Frida, IDA Pro, or BurpSuite.
2. On-Demand Toolchain Bootstrapping: Reverse-skill includes platform-specific scripts (refresh-tool-index.ps1/.sh) that inventory locally available tools. It can guide the user or an AI agent through installing missing prerequisites (Java JDK, Node.js, Python) and core tools, ensuring the environment is ready for the specific analysis task.
3. Structured Case Management & Knowledge Evolution: The case-init script creates a standardized directory for each investigation with scope.md, a timeline, and work items. Findings and evidence are logged, and the entire field-journal and experience from interactions are designed to feed back into the system's knowledge base, allowing its routing logic to improve over time.
4. Comprehensive Scenario Coverage: It is not a single tool but a framework organizing over 40 sub-skills. These include dedicated modules for APK reverse engineering, iOS analysis, binary RE (ELF/EXE), .NET deobfuscation, JavaScript deobfuscation, penetration testing, CTF challenges (via the integrated CTF-Sandbox-Orchestrator), firmware analysis, and LLM security.
5. MCP (Model Context Protocol) Integration: The framework is built to work with AI coding assistants (Claude Code, Cursor) and can integrate external tools via MCP servers, such as the burp-mcp-full integration for Burp Suite, creating a bridge between the AI's reasoning and professional security tools.

Problems Solved

1. Pain Point: Inefficiency and inconsistency in security workflows. AI agents and junior analysts often struggle to choose the right tool or methodology for a given file or target, leading to trial and error.
2. Pain Point: Scattered toolchains and knowledge. Tools and scripts are often installed ad-hoc, and successful techniques from past engagements are not systematically captured or reused.
3. Target Audience: Security Researchers, Reverse Engineers, and Penetration Testers who use AI coding assistants like Claude Code, Kiro, Cursor, or Cline to augment their work. It also benefits CTF players and those learning security automation.
4. Use Cases: A researcher receives an obfuscated Android APK; reverse-skill routes them to the apk-reverse skill, checks for Jadx/Apktool, and initiates a structured unpacking and analysis workflow. A pentester faces a target; the framework routes through pentest-tools to scope, scan, and document the engagement.

Unique Advantages

1. Differentiation: Unlike standalone disassemblers or pentest distributions, reverse-skill is a meta-framework for orchestrating existing tools. It doesn't replace Ghidra or Nmap but provides the "glue" and decision logic to use them effectively and in the correct sequence. It is more prescriptive and integrated than a simple collection of scripts.
2. Key Innovation: Its core innovation is the "AI Bootstrap" concept. It is explicitly designed to be read and executed by AI agents (README_AI.md), turning a large language model from a command guesser into a structured workflow engine. The combination of strict routing rules (RULES.md), a self-updating tool index, and a case-based evidence chain creates a system that learns and standardizes security operations.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

1. Is reverse-skill a replacement for tools like IDA Pro or Burp Suite? No, reverse-skill is an orchestration and routing framework. It directs you to use IDA Pro, Burp Suite, or other specialized tools appropriately within a structured workflow. It manages the process, not the core analysis.
2. What are the prerequisites to use reverse-skill? You need a code AI client (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor), Git, and core runtimes like Java JDK, Node.js 22.12+, and Python 3.x. The framework's scripts will help detect and guide the installation of other tools like Jadx, Frida, and radare2.
3. How does reverse-skill handle different operating systems like Kali Linux? It includes platform-specific documentation and scripts. For Kali Linux, it provides a dedicated kali/ directory with optimized setup instructions (README-kali.md) and scripts, recognizing it as a primary platform for penetration testing.
4. Can I use reverse-skill for Capture The Flag (CTF) competitions? Yes, it includes a dedicated CTF-Sandbox-Orchestrator module (licensed under GPLv3) that integrates over 40 sub-skills specifically tailored for various CTF challenge types, from pwnable binaries to web exploitation.
5. How does the "self-evolving knowledge base" work? The system is designed to log activities, findings, and successful paths in field-journal/ and case directories. This structured output is intended to be fed back into the framework's routing rules and skill definitions, allowing the collective experience of its users to refine and improve its automated decision-making over time.