Prerequisites

The console

• A jailbroken PS5 that can load ELF payloads. CheatSpecter does not jailbreak a console and has no part in that process. If you can already load payloads such as etaHEN, you have what is needed.
• ps5debug-NG running on the console. This is the debugger that does the actual reading and writing of game memory; CheatSpecter is the friendly front end for it. etaHEN can start it from its toolbox. It shows a "loaded" notification when ready.
  • CheatSpecter has been used with ps5debug-NG 1.3.2 on firmware 13.60. Other combinations that ps5debug-NG supports should work but have not been tried.
  • With the original ps5debug (not NG), switching community cheats on and off works; the tools for making cheats need NG.
• A way to send an ELF to the console, for example a payload manager such as ps5-payload-manager, or any ELF loader listening on port 9021.

The device you browse from

• Any phone, tablet or computer with a current browser (Safari, Chrome, Firefox, Edge).
• On the same network as the PS5.
• Internet access on that device if you want community cheat tables and the lessons; they are downloaded by the browser, not by the console.

Nothing is installed on this device.

The games

• Games installed on the console.
• PS5 titles are the tested case. PS4 titles running on the PS5 are recognized, but have only been tested against the simulated console.

Optional

For	You need
Running the app from a computer instead of the console	Node.js 20.19 or newer
The MCP Server for Claude	The Claude desktop app, and the CheatSpecter payload on the PS5
Building from Source	Node.js 22.18 or newer; the ps5-payload-sdk for the payload

Network ports

Port	On	Used for
8744	PS5	The CheatSpecter payload: the web app and its API
744	PS5	ps5debug-NG
9021	PS5	Your ELF loader (to send the payload)
755	Computer	Only when running from a computer: the debugger connects back here for "what writes to this"

Next: Installation.