DRAFT: WebMemory Now Automatically Reverse Engineers Any Web Framework

WebMemory's latest update transforms bundled JavaScript into readable source code in real-time, regardless of the framework or build tools used. When browsing any website, the MCP tool now automatically decompiles and reconstructs the original component architecture, providing your AI coding assistants with clean, understandable code instead of minified bundles.

WebMemory builds on the Model Context Protocol (MCP), an emerging standard that allows AI-powered development tools to share context and capabilities. Similar to how the Language Server Protocol (LSP) standardized code intelligence features across editors, MCP lets AI coding assistants in tools like Cursor, Windsurf, and Zed access shared context about code and web content. This means when you visit a website, not only does WebMemory archive and decompile it, but any MCP-enabled AI tool in your development environment can instantly understand and work with that content.

"Most websites are just a black box of minified JavaScript. Even with source maps, understanding how they work means hours of manual reverse engineering," says Karl Marx, creator of WebMemory. "Now when you visit a site, WebMemory automatically reconstructs the original components and architecture for any framework - React, Angular, Vue, Svelte, Solid, or custom implementations. Your AI assistant sees what the code actually looked like before it was bundled and shipped to production."

The system works by:

1. Capturing the bundled JavaScript as you browse
2. Automatically decompiling and reconstructing the original module structure on demand. You don't pay for this processing until your AI coding assistant needs it.
3. Inferring component boundaries and relationships regardless of framework
4. Rebuilding components with their original structure and patterns
5. Providing this reconstructed source to AI coding assistants through the MCP protocol

For developers, this means you can:

• Say "Show me the source" for any component you see on a website
• Learn patterns across different frameworks and implementations
• Study how different frameworks solve similar problems
• Use production patterns as specifications, translated to your framework of choice

The decompilation engine works on 95% of the top million websites without any configuration, handling:

• Modern JavaScript Frameworks
  • React and React Server Components
  • Angular (2+)
  • Vue 2 and 3
  • Svelte and SvelteKit
  • Solid and SolidStart
  • Qwik, Astro, and other modern frameworks
• Build Tools and Bundlers
  • webpack
  • Vite
  • esbuild
  • Rollup
  • Parcel
  • Custom build pipelines

The engine automatically reconstructs applications into their original component structure with high fidelity, including:

• Component hierarchies and relationships
• State management patterns (Redux, MobX, Signals, RxJS, etc.)
• Event handlers and side effects
• Routing and data fetching logic
• Styling implementations (CSS-in-JS, CSS Modules, etc.)

"This isn't just viewing source - it's automatically reconstructing production applications into their original development form, regardless of how they were built," explains Karl Marx. "When you're coding in any MCP-enabled editor, you can reference any website you've visited and your AI assistant will understand the actual architecture, not just the shipped bundle. Even better, it can translate patterns between frameworks, helping you implement Angular concepts in React, or Svelte patterns in Solid."

This capability fundamentally changes how developers can learn from and build upon existing work. Instead of trying to reverse engineer complex features manually, you can now instantly understand how leading applications implement their solutions and use those patterns in your own code, in your framework of choice.

A Game-Changer for Indie Hackers

"Every indie hacker has heard it: 'Just download a great website and modify it - it'll take an hour,'" notes Karl Marx. "But we all know that achieving professional quality means understanding the subtle details that make great interfaces work."

Here's what development actually looks like in Cursor with WebMemory: You're building a list view for your app and remember Spotify's playlist interface handled large datasets really smoothly. WebMemory shows your AI assistant the actual implementation - not just the surface UI, but how they handle virtualization, keyboard navigation, and selection states. Then you remember SteamDB had a clever way of handling row expansions in their game lists. Now you can say 'Take Spotify's smooth virtualization but implement SteamDB's expansion pattern' and get a component that combines the best of both approaches, perfectly adapted to your specific needs.

This transforms how founders can build. Instead of being constrained by templates or trying to reverse-engineer solutions, you can naturally discover and combine patterns as you browse the web. Your AI assistant understands the engineering decisions that make these interfaces work and can help you compose them in ways that maintain that professional polish. It's like having every production web app as your personal reference library.

Pricing & Availability

• WebMemory Standard: $11/month (includes web archiving and MCP integration)
• Source Reveal Add-on: $1,089/month (adds automated decompilation)

Both tiers start with a 14-day free trial.

For early access, email me.

About WebMemory

WebMemory provides AI-enabled development tools with deep understanding of web applications through automated code reconstruction and analysis. By transforming bundled JavaScript into comprehensible source code across all modern frameworks, it enables AI assistants to learn from and build upon real-world engineering patterns.