Binary Analysis

Tools for exploring and reverse engineering binary files, firmware, and unknown data.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when...	Use rg-code-search instead when...
Identifying unknown or non-text file types (`file`, `xxd`)	Searching tracked source files for a regex
Extracting strings or symbols from compiled binaries / firmware	Auditing a repo's text-encoded files for hardcoded patterns
Inspecting raw hex layout of an ELF, Mach-O, or `.bin` blob	The input is human-readable code or markdown

Use this skill when...	Use jq-json-processing instead when...
Reverse-engineering an opaque binary format	The data is already structured JSON awaiting transformation
Hunting embedded files with `binwalk -e`	A field needs extraction from a parsed JSON payload