# Storytold releases Craft Anything, a reverse-engineering engine for AI coding agents

> Original title: Closed-source f*cked again...

- Source: X search: AI open-source releases
- Published: 2026-11-05T15:52:24.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/zib7x8evhqekxh8ji73tmm28i
- Original: https://x.com/monokern/status/2118370857647018335

## Summary

Storytold releases Craft Anything, a reverse-engineering engine that lets AI coding agents reverse-engineer websites, desktop apps, and mobile apps. The post says the tool runs the full reverse-engineering loop with a Grok Bot crew and can clean-room rebuild Office-class software. The release follows Claude banning REA, a reverse-engineering tool, per the post.

## Post

Closed-source f*cked again...

team that open-sourced Adobe & Microsoft’s stack just released their Reverse Engineering engine after Claude banned REA

→ https://github.com/storytold/craft-anything

It's called Craft Anything, and it lets your AI coding agent:

→ reverse-engineer websites, desktop apps, mobile apps
→ run the full RE loop with a Grok Bot crew
→ clean-room rebuild Office-class software

here's the full breakdown:

[Video](https://badinfluence.news/api/img-proxy?u=https%3A%2F%2Fpbs.twimg.com%2Famplify_video_thumb%2F2118370447775379456%2Fimg%2FzOEi6N7_eeYMHgek.jpg&mode=thumb&exp=1794096000&sig=7b33540080323df8)

## Quoted post @monokern

> https://x.com/i/article/2117992396575145984

https://x.com/monokern/status/2118005016380195261