pentest

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Check before installing. Some of what it can do is expected: a security skill usually runs scanners and checks websites.

By ariadoss/superskills (GitHub) · security · 12 stars · scanned at commit c7ec8d7

Authorized security testing — source-code vulnerability hunting, driven by this session's own model by default; network scanning via clearwing when that is genuinely needed and authorized; and exploit verification against a live authorized web application via the vendored Shannon, likewise driven by this session's model. Use when asked to "pentest", "security scan", "hunt vulnerabilities", "scan this code for exploits", or "scan a host". Not for a routine diff review (use /defense for OWASP/sec…

Works with any agent that supports SKILL.md skills.

What this skill can do

Runs commands on your computer

This is disclosed by the author in the skill's SKILL.md or README. It runs automatically when the plugin is installed. Expected for a security skill.

Found in 8 places.

skills/pentest/SKILL.md, line 123`child_process`/`system`, dynamic `require`/`import`, shell strings
skills/pentest/SKILL.md, line 212SPOOL="$(mktemp -d)"
skills/pentest/SKILL.md, line 303clearwing sourcehunt <path-to-repo> --depth standard # quick | standard | deep

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skills/pentest/SKILL.md, line 340"<skill dir>/shannon-agent-driven.sh" run -u <target-url> -r <target-repo> [-w <workspace>]
hooks/hooks.json, line 8"command": "\"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/qa-full-ledger-hook.sh\""
hooks/hooks.json, line 18"command": "\"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/qa-full-ledger-hook.sh\""
hooks/hooks.json, line 28"command": "\"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/handoff-trigger-hook.sh\""
hooks/hooks.json, line 38"command": "\"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/humanize-prepush-hook.sh\""

Downloads and installs other software

The author does not mention this.

Found in 6 places.

skills/pentest/SKILL.md, line 137`curl | bash`, superlinear work on attacker-sized input.
skills/pentest/shannon-agent-driven.sh, line 36command -v pnpm >/dev/null 2>&1 || die "pnpm is required to build the vendored CLI (free: 'npm install -g pnpm' or 'corepack enable')"
setup, line 248log " [install] bun via curl -fsSL $BUN_INSTALL_URL | bash (third-party installer)"

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setup, line 249curl -fsSL "$BUN_INSTALL_URL" | bash >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
setup, line 251log " Install manually: curl -fsSL $BUN_INSTALL_URL | bash"
setup, line 284log " Install: brew install ffuf"

Connects to the internet

This is disclosed by the author in the skill's SKILL.md or README. Expected for a security skill.

Found in 5 places.

skills/pentest/SKILL.md, line 222printf 'url = "%s/models"\n' "$(cat "$SPOOL/bridge.url")" | curl -sf -o /dev/null -K /dev/stdin && { ready=1; break; }
skills/pentest/shannon-agent-driven.sh, line 116| curl -sf -o /dev/null -K /dev/stdin && { ready=1; break; }
setup, line 248log " [install] bun via curl -fsSL $BUN_INSTALL_URL | bash (third-party installer)"

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setup, line 249curl -fsSL "$BUN_INSTALL_URL" | bash >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
setup, line 251log " Install manually: curl -fsSL $BUN_INSTALL_URL | bash"

Changes files outside its own folder

The author does not mention this. It runs automatically when the plugin is installed.

Found in 2 places.

.codex-plugin/plugin.json, line 4"description": "Curated AI coding skills with a Google/Meta-quality workflow (TDD, DRY, SOLID). The Codex plugin install exposes the whole skills/ tree; pack se
.codex-plugin/plugin.json, line 24"longDescription": "Curated engineering skills with a Google/Meta-quality workflow: test-driven development, systematic debugging, code review and clean-code pa

Safer alternatives

Low-risk skills in the same category (security) that look related. Check that one does what you need.

Install

Paste this into your terminal. It downloads exactly the version we scanned, not whatever is newest.

if [ -e ~/.agents/skills/'pentest' ] || [ -L ~/.agents/skills/'pentest' ]; then echo 'A skill folder named pentest already exists — not replacing it' >&2; false; else d=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --quiet --filter=blob:none --no-checkout 'https://github.com/ariadoss/superskills' "$d" && git -C "$d" checkout --quiet 'c7ec8d78e5dc37484c2cfe90ab04de163d97dd41' -- 'skills/pentest' && mkdir -p ~/.agents/skills && cp -R "$d"/'skills/pentest' ~/.agents/skills/'pentest' && rm -rf "$d"; fi

Codex reads ~/.agents/skills directly. For Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Antigravity or OpenCode, also link it. For Claude Code: ln -s ~/.agents/skills/'pentest' ~/.claude/skills/'pentest' (other agents: ~/.cursor/skills, ~/.copilot/skills, ~/.gemini/skills, ~/.gemini/config/skills, ~/.config/opencode/skills). Or install through the finder skill, which does both.

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Score history

Date	Version	Score
2026-11-08	`c7ec8d7`	69
2026-11-06	`c7ec8d7`	79