General-purpose autonomous pentesting.
LLM Endpoints
ChatGPT, Claude, Llama APIs, custom chatbots
Web Apps
CORS, headers, exposed files, fingerprinting
npm Packages
Supply chain, malicious code, dependency risk
Source Code
Local repos, GitHub URLs, deep AI audit
Just give it a target.
pwnkit-cli express Audit an npm package
pwnkit-cli ./my-repo Review source code
pwnkit-cli https://api.com/chat Scan an LLM endpoint
pwnkit-cli https://example.com --mode web Pentest a web app
pwnkit-cli dashboard Local mission control
pwnkit-cli findings list --severity critical Triage across scans
Auto-detects target type. No subcommands needed for most targets.
Why pwnkit
Zero config
No YAML. No Python. Just npx pwnkit-cli and you're running.
Blind verification
Every finding is independently re-exploited. Can't reproduce it? Killed as a false positive.
Bring your own AI
Your API key, or use Claude Code CLI / Codex CLI with your subscription. Any model, any provider.
CLI runs. Dashboard triages.
pwnkit-cli
The execution surface. Run scans, audits, and reviews from your terminal or CI. Resume interrupted scans. Replay attack chains. Export SARIF, JSON, Markdown, or HTML.
$ pwnkit-cli scan --target https://api.com $ pwnkit-cli audit express --depth deep $ pwnkit-cli review ./my-repo --diff-base main pwnkit-cli dashboard
The operator surface. Local web UI for finding triage, evidence review, scan provenance, and human sign-off. Launch scans, manage the verification queue, and track finding families across runs.
$ pwnkit-cli dashboard → http://127.0.0.1:48123 How it compares
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| Feature |  pwnkit | promptfoo (acquired by OpenAI) | garak | nuclei | Semgrep |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autonomous multi-agent | Agentic pipeline | — | — | — | — |
| Verification (no false positives) | Re-exploits | — | — | — | — |
| LLM endpoint scanning | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| npm package audit | ✓ | — | — | — | Rules |
| Source code review | AI-powered | — | — | — | Rules |
| AI attack coverage | 30+ agentic | Partial | Partial | — | — |
| Zero config | npx | YAML | Python | Templates | Config |
| Independent | ✓ | Acquired | ✓ | ✓ | VC-backed |
| Open source | Apache-2.0 | OpenAI-owned | OSS | MIT | LGPL |
Findings in GitHub's Security tab.
name: AI Security Scan
on: [push, pull_request]
jobs:
pwnkit:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Run pwnkit
uses: peaktwilight/pwnkit/action@v1
with:
target: $${{ secrets.STAGING_API_URL }}
- name: Upload SARIF
uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v3
with:
sarif_file: pwnkit-report/report.sarifDogfooding
pwnkit reviews its own source code
pwnkit runs pwnkit review . on its own repository. The same agentic pipeline that found 7 CVEs — pointed at itself. If it finds something, you'll see it here.
Set it up on your repo in 2 minutes:
1. Add to your GitHub Actions workflow:
- run: npx pwnkit-cli review . --format json > pwnkit-report.json 2. Add the badge to your README:
[](https://pwnkit.com) Built from real security research
7 CVEs found in packages with 40M+ weekly downloads.
Stop guessing.
Start proving.
pwnkit-cli https://api.example.com/chat pwnkit-cli express pwnkit-cli ./my-repo pwnkit-cli https://github.com/org/repo