Comparison
rea vs Retinue
rea has more GitHub stars (288,843 vs 117). rea was updated more recently (last commit 1d ago). Data comes straight from GitHub and refreshes daily.
rea
Reverse engineer anything with agents, from app behavior down to native binaries.
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npx -y rea-agents@latest analyze-javascript-application /absolute/path/to/app --json
Retinue
Self-hosted coordination for AI workers: per-task graphs, device/model timelines, progress receipts, and source-aware usage. MIT.
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git clone https://github.com/jklthinking/retinue| Metric | rea | Retinue |
|---|---|---|
| Type | MCP server | MCP server |
| GitHub stars | 288,843 | 117 |
| Stars, last 7 days | +22,226 | n/a |
| Forks | 72,729 | 3 |
| Upvotes | 0 | 0 |
| Language | TypeScript | Python |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Last commit | 1d ago | 1w ago |
| Created | Apr 2026 | Aug 2026 |
| Categories | AI & LLM tooling, Memory & knowledge | AI & LLM tooling, Databases, Memory & knowledge |