Cybersecurity toolkits · Rank #29

B

pentestkit

Grade B: derived only from the two verdicts below. How grades work

Autonomous multi-agent pentest framework — plans, exploits, verifies (proof-required), CVSS-scores and writes client-ready reports. 104/104 (100%) on the XBOW validation benchmarks, powered by Kimi K3.

SteadyDeps unknownFree

Why this verdict

How we check →
  • 5 commits in the last 90 days, none in the last 30. receipt ↗
  • Not counted in verdict: Anthropic SDK 0 → 1. receipt ↗

Snapshot: commit ac492b2 on main, checked 2026-10-19 07:34 UTC. Receipts link to files at this exact commit.

Dependency freshness

PackageDeclaredLatestStatus
Anthropic SDK anthropic0.40.01.15.0Behind, not counted

Declared = lowest version the kit's dependency file (package.json, pyproject.toml or requirements.txt) allows. Latest = the npm "latest" tag or the newest PyPI release. TypeScript, the Stripe SDK, FastAPI and other 0.x packages are shown but not counted in the verdict.

What's in the stack

Detected from declared dependencies. A listed package means it's installed, not necessarily fully wired up.

What the README says you get

  • Other
    Multi-agent pentest frameworkA multi-agent, context-accumulating penetration-testing framework built on the Claude Agent SDK
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    Orchestrator testing plandoes light recon, writes a testing plan into the knowledge base
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    Specialist scope agentsone specialist per scope (recon, auth, injection, access-control, SSRF/XXE, business-logic; plus network scopes)
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    Finding exploitation proofproves each finding by exploiting it
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    CVSS v3.1 scoringscores it with CVSS v3.1
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    Client-ready reportwrites a client-ready report
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    Shared knowledge basea shared knowledge base grows
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    Scope-guarded chokepointevery packet that leaves the box passes one scope-guarded chokepoint
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    Authorization confirmationEach run requires you to confirm authorization
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    Payload hostingpayload hosting (`payload_publish`)
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    Multi-port target discoverymulti-port/multi-network target discovery
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    PHP filter chain toola `php_filter_chain` tool
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    Raw HTTP sockets`raw_http` sockets
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    Link harvestinglink harvesting

Extracted from the kit's README by a local AI model (deepseek-flash) on Sep 29, 2026. Every item is checked against an exact README quote. A README claim is the maker's description, not something we tested.

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History

Sep 29, 2026 → Oct 19, 2026. One square per check, colored by maintenance status. Hover for details.

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Oct 19, 2026SteadyDeps unknown5
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Sep 29, 2026SteadyDeps unknown5

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