Reverse-engineers any app into a recon map: screen inventory, user flows, component list, inferred data model and a feature matrix, from public pages, screenshots, app store listings, help docs and…
$ npx skills add Jakeschincariol/replica-skill --skill replica-recon -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install Jakeschincariol/replica-skill replica-recon --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Jakeschincariol/replica-skill.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/replica-recon .claude/skills/replica-recon && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "replica-recon" agent skill from https://github.com/Jakeschincariol/replica-skill/tree/main/replica-recon into .claude/skills/replica-recon/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "replica-recon", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/Jakeschincariol/replica-skill/tree/main/replica-reconType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add Jakeschincariol/replica-skill --skill replica-recon -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install Jakeschincariol/replica-skill replica-recon --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Jakeschincariol/replica-skill.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/replica-recon .agents/skills/replica-recon && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "replica-recon" agent skill from https://github.com/Jakeschincariol/replica-skill/tree/main/replica-recon into .agents/skills/replica-recon/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "replica-recon", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add Jakeschincariol/replica-skill --skill replica-recon -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install Jakeschincariol/replica-skill replica-recon --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Jakeschincariol/replica-skill.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/replica-recon .cursor/skills/replica-recon && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "replica-recon" agent skill from https://github.com/Jakeschincariol/replica-skill/tree/main/replica-recon into .cursor/skills/replica-recon/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "replica-recon", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/Jakeschincariol/replica-skill.git --path replica-recon--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add Jakeschincariol/replica-skill --skill replica-recon -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install Jakeschincariol/replica-skill replica-recon --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Jakeschincariol/replica-skill.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/replica-recon .gemini/skills/replica-recon && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "replica-recon" agent skill from https://github.com/Jakeschincariol/replica-skill/tree/main/replica-recon into .gemini/skills/replica-recon/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "replica-recon", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install Jakeschincariol/replica-skill replica-reconInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add Jakeschincariol/replica-skill --skill replica-recon -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Jakeschincariol/replica-skill.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/replica-recon .github/skills/replica-recon && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "replica-recon" agent skill from https://github.com/Jakeschincariol/replica-skill/tree/main/replica-recon into .github/skills/replica-recon/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "replica-recon", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add Jakeschincariol/replica-skill --skill replica-recon -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install Jakeschincariol/replica-skill replica-recon --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Jakeschincariol/replica-skill.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/replica-recon .opencode/skills/replica-recon && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "replica-recon" agent skill from https://github.com/Jakeschincariol/replica-skill/tree/main/replica-recon into .opencode/skills/replica-recon/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "replica-recon", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
replica-reconReverse-engineers any app into a recon map: screen inventory, user flows, component list, inferred data model and a feature matrix, from public pages, screenshots, app store listings, help docs and…
Replica Recon is an agent skill from Jakeschincariol/replica-skill. Reverse-engineers any app into a recon map: screen inventory, user flows, component list, inferred data model and a feature matrix, from public pages, screenshots, app store listings, help docs and the user's own account. The first step of the Replica pack. Use when the user says "clone this app", "reverse engineer X", "how does X work", "map out X", "what screens does X have", "I want to build my own version of X", "copy this app", or pastes an app's URL or App Store link and wants to rebuild it.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files (for example `recon-map.md`).
It sits in Mobile, covering App store release and UX design. The repository describes itself as: Eleven free Claude skills that clone any app: reverse-engineer it, rebuild it, test it for bugs, then fix what its users hate. Free, MIT. The licence is MIT.
9 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 77c9436. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Replica Recon loads about 1.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 129 tokens; SKILL.md has 682 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
The full file from Jakeschincariol/replica-skill at commit 77c9436, republished under its MIT licence (© Jakeschincariol). 682 words, ~1,375 tokens.
.claude/skills/replica-recon/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 2 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.Everything else in the pack builds from what this skill writes. A bad recon map means a bad clone, so take the time here.
Output goes in the user's project:
replica/recon.md the recon map (template: recon-map.md in this folder)
replica/features.csv the feature matrix (template: features.csv in this folder)
replica/screens/ reference screenshots of the original. Never shipped.This skill rebuilds functionality and UX patterns, clean-room style. It studies what the app does and how a user moves through it. It does not take anything the app owns.
replica/screens/, are used to
compare layouts, and never go into the clone.Ask three things, or propose answers and get a yes:
Build a sources table first, with a URL on every row. In order of value:
| source | what it gives you |
|---|---|
| help center / docs | the most complete feature list there is, and the settings |
| pricing page | which features matter (they gate them) |
| changelog | what was added recently, what the team thinks is important |
| app store listing | screenshots of every key screen, the pitch, ratings |
| public walkthrough videos | real flows, click by click |
| marketing site | positioning, the core loop in their words |
| the user's own account | the real thing, every state, driven by the user |
| public API docs | the data model, almost for free |
One row per screen. IDs are stable: S01, S02... Every other file refers to them.
ID | screen | route or how you get there | purpose | key components | states seen
States matter: empty, loading, filled, error, permission denied, mobile. An empty state you did not record is an empty state you will not build.
F01, F02... Each one is a goal and the screens it passes through:
F01 Guest books a meeting
S07 booking page -> S08 pick a time -> S09 details form -> S10 confirmed
edge: no slots this week, time zone differs, slot taken while filling the formCount the clicks on the happy path. It becomes the number to beat.
Every repeated UI part: buttons, inputs, date pickers, modals, tables, toasts, nav. Name, variants, states, which screens use it. This becomes replica-design's component list.
Entities, fields and relationships, each with its evidence and a confidence:
Booking id, event_type_id, start_at, end_at, guest_name, guest_email,
status (confirmed | cancelled | rescheduled), answers (json)
evidence: S09 form fields, S10 confirmation, help article "Cancel a booking"
confidence: highMark guesses as guesses. replica-architect turns this into a real schema.
Write replica/features.csv (columns: feature, area, priority, original,
clone, notes). Priority is must / should / could. clone starts at no for
every row and gets filled in during the build. replica-diff scores it.
List it honestly, as skip rows with a reason: licensed content (a music
catalogue, a stock library), the network and its users, data the app owns,
partner deals, hardware, regulated licences (banking, health). "Clone any
app" means the features and the flow, not what the app owns.
Screens, flows, entities, and the hard parts (realtime, sync, payments, calendar or email integrations, offline). Give a size: S (a weekend), M (a few weeks), L (a quarter), XL (rescope it). No promises of a perfect clone.
replica/recon.md and replica/features.csv, then a five-line summary: the
core loop, screen and flow counts, the three hardest parts, what is out of
scope, and the next step: /replica-architect.
© Jakeschincariol, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
SKILL.md and 2 other files in replica-recon of Jakeschincariol/replica-skill.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 77c9436
Replica Recon next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Replica Recon this skillJakeschincariol/replica-skill | 1.4k | — | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Aesthetic Usability Effecthashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins | 1.3k | — | ~3.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Workbuddy Skin Studiocdredfox/workbuddy-skin-studio | 197 | — | ~1.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Marionette Flutter Drive Appleancodepl/marionette_mcp | 482 | — | ~11k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| App Preview Videodotnetdreamer/open-screenshot-generator | 127 | — | ~3.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Audit UI Thread Safetyflutter/flutter-intellij | 2k | — | ~518 | Automated safety check: Pass | BSD-3-Clause |
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Jakeschincariol/replica-skill
Plans the stack, database schema and API for an app clone, from the recon map replica-recon wrote.
Jakeschincariol/replica-skill
Names and rebrands an app clone so it is the user's own: name candidates with the trademark, domain, store and handle checks to run, a new palette checked for contrast, a logo brief, a voice guide…
Jakeschincariol/replica-skill
Ships an app clone live on the user's own domain: a preflight gate (tests green, parity must-haves done, rebrand sweep clean, listing linted, legal pages up), production database and env vars, the…
Jakeschincariol/replica-skill
Rebuilds an app's design system for a clone: colour roles, type scale, spacing, radius, shadows and every component with its states, as design tokens plus component specs, with original assets…
Jakeschincariol/replica-skill
Compares an app clone against the original: a feature parity score from the feature matrix (weighted by must, should, could) with the missing list in build order, plus a screenshot layout diff that…
Jakeschincariol/replica-skill
Researches the app being cloned and reads what its real users say in public reviews (App Store, Google Play, G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, Reddit, Hacker News, its own feature-request board), then ranks…
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Reverse-engineers any app into a recon map: screen inventory, user flows, component list, inferred data model and a feature matrix, from public pages, screenshots, app store listings, help docs and…. Replica Recon is an agent skill from Jakeschincariol/replica-skill. Reverse-engineers any app into a recon map: screen inventory, user flows, component list, inferred data model and a feature matrix, from public pages, screenshots, app store listings, help docs and the user's own account.
Replica Recon fits situations like: the user says clone this app; reverse engineer X; how does X work; what screens does X have.
Run `npx skills add Jakeschincariol/replica-skill --skill replica-recon -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (replica-recon in Jakeschincariol/replica-skill) into .claude/skills/replica-recon in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
Run `npx skills add Jakeschincariol/replica-skill --skill replica-recon -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (replica-recon in Jakeschincariol/replica-skill) into .agents/skills/replica-recon in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add Jakeschincariol/replica-skill --skill replica-recon -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/replica-recon, .gemini/skills/replica-recon, .github/skills/replica-recon and .opencode/skills/replica-recon in your project.
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Replica Recon is instructions for the agent only.
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
Replica Recon is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
About 1.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.5k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Replica Recon: Aesthetic Usability Effect (hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins, 1.3k stars), Workbuddy Skin Studio (cdredfox/workbuddy-skin-studio, 197 stars), Marionette Flutter Drive App (leancodepl/marionette_mcp, 482 stars) and App Preview Video (dotnetdreamer/open-screenshot-generator, 127 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Jakeschincariol (a GitHub user) maintains it in Jakeschincariol/replica-skill, which has 1,432 GitHub stars. The repository holds 11 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 3, 2026.
Source: Jakeschincariol/replica-skill on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.
