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Packaging REA for NixOS

Nix users want bit-for-bit inputs. Inside a personal NixOS config, `packages/rea/` shows how to pin `rea-agents`, Ghidra, and related engines with published digests and offline checks — extract the packaging idea, not the whole rice.

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13 GitHub stars (snapshot)

Language: Python

License: WTFPL

Updated: 2026-10-09

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3/5 — Serious Nix provenance notes

Quality. packages/rea/ pins npm integrity, Ghidra, JADX with digests.

Evidence. Local README documents hashes and offline tests.

Limits. Personal NixOS rice — extract packaging, don’t clone whole config.

For. NixOS users packaging REA for owned labs.

What it is. A WTFPL personal NixOS configuration containing a focused packages/rea/ set: npm artifact integrity, runtime lock projection, Ghidra release ZIP sha256, JADX engine pin, and tests against owned fixtures.

Relation to REA. Packages the CLI for Linux x86_64 lab use; deliberately avoids treating the package as a persistent MCP server registration into arbitrary agents.

Workflow. Update as a dependency change: verify npm release → regenerate runtime lock projection → refresh engine hashes → run offline tests. Do not accept mismatched hashes.

Evaluation. High craft for Nix folks; not a turnkey flake for everyone. Also note similar community packaging experiments in other dots repos.

Compliance

Personal packaging for owned lab workflows; quote packaging files, not unrelated dots.

Takeaways

Pin digests; never spoof engine versions.
Personal configs ≠ supported installers.
Pair with doctor after the package builds.

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