# MenosGrante/Rekado

Payload launcher and serial number checker for Nintendo Switch

Repository: https://github.com/MenosGrante/Rekado
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/rekado
Homepage: https://pavlorekun.dev
Language: Kotlin
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: nintendo-switch, nintendo, switch, payload-launcher, kotlin
Last push: 2025-12-17T12:24:47+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 50/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 57, release rhythm 13, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2984, "days_push": 259, "days_rel": 370, "gap_med": 308, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1314, forks 58 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:20.529297+00:00)

## What it is
Rekado is an Android application written in Kotlin that launches payloads (such as Fusee and Hekate) onto a Nintendo Switch in RCM mode over USB, without requiring root. It also includes a serial number checker for the console.

## Use cases
- inject fusee payload into nintendo switch from android phone
- launch hekate on switch via rcm without root
- check nintendo switch serial number for hackability
- send custom payload bin to switch over usb otg
- boot cfw on nintendo switch using an android device

## When to choose
- you want to boot custom firmware on an unpatched Nintendo Switch using only an Android phone and a USB cable
- you need a no-root payload injector with bundled Fusee and Hekate payloads
- you want to verify whether a Switch serial number is vulnerable to the fusee exploit

## When to avoid
- your Android device does not support USB OTG or you only have a charge-only cable
- you need to inject payloads from a PC rather than an Android device
- your Switch is patched and not vulnerable to RCM payload injection

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools
- domain: gaming-tools, hardware
- platform: -
- tags: nintendo-switch, payload-launcher, rcm, homebrew, fusee, hekate, kotlin, serial-number-checker, android, mobile

## Member repositories
- MenosGrante/Rekado (main) score 50

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:20.529297+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:48:44.923541+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/MenosGrante/Rekado (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:20.529297+00:00, sha 6718d6246207)
  - homepage: https://pavlorekun.dev (fetched 2026-08-29T12:07:17.702882+00:00, sha 4e7c16b2bb8b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.