# Secret Agent Clank: matching PlayStation 2 decompilation

> Secret Agent Clank reconstructs C and C++ source for the US and PAL PlayStation 2 releases, including the boot executable and SNR2 level modules. Its workflow tracks function bodies and placements, compares builds against retail hashes, and records progress by version. The author describes the work as ongoing.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/OpenRAC/rac-sac-decomp>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/OpenRAC/rac-sac-decomp/blob/009933dcc5d0df2f5810d1e6cd6444ce583337ad/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/rac-secret-agent-clank-decomp-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/rac-secret-agent-clank-decomp-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/rac-secret-agent-clank-decomp-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Python 3.10+ and legally obtained US or PAL game disc images for build and comparison.
- **Limits:** Matching decompilation is a work in progress.
- **License:** GPL-3.0 for project-authored code.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/OpenRAC/rac-sac-decomp/blob/009933dcc5d0df2f5810d1e6cd6444ce583337ad/README.md>

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