- New GREYBOX mode: review a repo's source AND exploit the running app in one pipeline — code-review findings become LEADS injected into live exploitation. CLI: `neurosploit greybox <repo> --url <app> [--creds creds.yaml] [--focus ...]` REPL: set both /repo and /target → greybox auto-selected. - Credentials (harness/src/creds.rs, dependency-free YAML subset): jwt / header / cookie, or an automated `login:` flow. Derives an auth header and/or a "authenticate first via curl" directive injected into prompts so agents test authenticated. --creds flag + /creds command + creds.example.yaml. - RunConfig gains `repo`; run_engagement refactored to a Mode enum (Black/White/Grey). - Verified offline: greybox loads creds, combines repo+URL, runs pipeline, writes report. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
NeuroSploit v3.4.1 🦀
Autonomous, multi-model penetration-testing harness — Rust, CLI-only.
by Joas A Santos & Red Team Leaders
⭐ If this is useful, star the repo — it helps a lot.
Autonomous, multi-model penetration-testing harness — Rust, CLI-only.
This branch is the slim, Rust-only distribution: the neurosploit-rs/ workspace
plus the agents_md/ agent library. It turns a URL (black-box) or a code
repository (white-box) into an autonomous engagement that drives a pool of LLMs
— via API key or local subscription (Claude Code / Codex / Gemini / Grok)
— recons the target, intelligently selects only the agents matching the
discovered surface, runs them in parallel, then validates every finding by
cross-model voting before reporting.
The full project (Python engine, web GUIs, history) lives on the
mainbranch.
⚡ Quick start (60 seconds)
# 1. build
cd neurosploit-rs && cargo build --release
# 2. easiest path — just run it, the wizard asks everything:
./target/release/neurosploit
# 3. or one-liner (subscription login, no API key needed):
./target/release/neurosploit run http://testphp.vulnweb.com/ --subscription --model anthropic:claude-opus-4-8 -v
No login? Use an API key instead — see Authentication.
Build
cd neurosploit-rs
cargo build --release # → target/release/neurosploit
Requires a Rust toolchain (rustup). Recommended: run on Kali Linux (or the
Kali Docker image) so the offensive tools the agents use are already present:
docker run -it --rm kalilinux/kali-rolling
apt update && apt install -y curl nmap ffuf nodejs npm
# rustscan (faster port scan): cargo install rustscan (or grab a release from GitHub)
The agents degrade gracefully: if rustscan isn't installed they use nmap; if
neither, they probe with curl. If a Playwright MCP browser is available they use
it for JS-heavy pages, otherwise they fall back to curl.
Usage
Run with no arguments for an interactive wizard:
./target/release/neurosploit
Or drive it directly:
# Black-box — subscription (no API key), Opus, browser via Playwright if present, verbose
./target/release/neurosploit run http://testphp.vulnweb.com/ \
--subscription --model anthropic:claude-opus-4-8 --mcp -v
# Black-box — API keys, multi-model voting panel (1st finds, others adjudicate)
./target/release/neurosploit run http://testphp.vulnweb.com/ \
--model anthropic:claude-opus-4-8 --model openai:gpt-5.1 --vote-n 3
# White-box — clone a vulnerable app and review its source
git clone https://github.com/digininja/DVWA /tmp/DVWA
./target/release/neurosploit whitebox /tmp/DVWA \
--subscription --model anthropic:claude-opus-4-8 -v
# Offline pipeline self-test (no keys/login needed)
./target/release/neurosploit run http://testphp.vulnweb.com/ --offline
# Utilities
./target/release/neurosploit agents # library counts
./target/release/neurosploit models # providers & models
./target/release/neurosploit --help # full help with examples
Options (run / whitebox)
| Flag | Meaning |
|---|---|
--model provider:model |
Repeatable. First = primary; the rest fail over and form the voting jury. |
--subscription |
Use the local CLI login (Claude/Codex/Gemini/Grok) instead of an API key. |
--mcp |
Enable Playwright MCP (auto-provisioned via npx; backends without MCP use built-in tools). |
--vote-n N |
How many models must agree a finding is real (default 3 / 2 for whitebox). |
--max-agents N |
Cap agents run (0 = all matching the recon). |
--offline |
Exercise the full pipeline without calling any model. |
-v, --verbose |
Log each agent as it launches, recon, and votes. |
Authentication — run via API key or subscription
You can run NeuroSploit two ways. They're independent: pick per run.
1) Via API (provider API key)
Export the key(s) for the providers in your model panel, then run without
--subscription. Any OpenAI-compatible provider works.
# pick one or more, depending on the models you select
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-... # anthropic:claude-*
export OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-... # openai:gpt-*
export GEMINI_API_KEY=AIza... # gemini:gemini-*
export XAI_API_KEY=xai-... # xai:grok-*
export NVIDIA_NIM_API_KEY=nvapi-... # nvidia_nim:*
export DEEPSEEK_API_KEY=... # deepseek:*
export MISTRAL_API_KEY=... # mistral:*
export DASHSCOPE_API_KEY=... # qwen:* (Alibaba DashScope)
export GROQ_API_KEY=... # groq:*
export TOGETHER_API_KEY=... # together:*
export OPENROUTER_API_KEY=... # openrouter:*
# ollama needs no key (local)
# then run via API (note: NO --subscription)
./target/release/neurosploit run http://testphp.vulnweb.com/ \
--model anthropic:claude-opus-4-8 --vote-n 3 -v
# multi-provider voting panel via API (1st finds, the others adjudicate)
./target/release/neurosploit run http://testphp.vulnweb.com/ \
--model anthropic:claude-opus-4-8 --model openai:gpt-5.1 --model gemini:gemini-2.5-pro
Or put the keys in a .env and source it (cp .env.example .env; edit; set -a; . ./.env; set +a).
Provider → env var → endpoint (all OpenAI-compatible):
--model prefix |
Env var | Base URL |
|---|---|---|
anthropic: |
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY |
api.anthropic.com |
openai: |
OPENAI_API_KEY |
api.openai.com |
gemini: |
GEMINI_API_KEY |
generativelanguage.googleapis.com |
xai: |
XAI_API_KEY |
api.x.ai |
nvidia_nim: |
NVIDIA_NIM_API_KEY |
integrate.api.nvidia.com |
deepseek: |
DEEPSEEK_API_KEY |
api.deepseek.com |
mistral: |
MISTRAL_API_KEY |
api.mistral.ai |
qwen: |
DASHSCOPE_API_KEY |
dashscope-intl.aliyuncs.com |
groq: |
GROQ_API_KEY |
api.groq.com |
together: |
TOGETHER_API_KEY |
api.together.xyz |
openrouter: |
OPENROUTER_API_KEY |
openrouter.ai |
ollama: |
(none) | localhost:11434 |
Run ./target/release/neurosploit models for the full provider/model list.
2) Via subscription (no API key)
--subscription drives your local agentic-CLI login instead of an API key —
install and log into one of the CLIs first:
--model prefix |
CLI used | Login |
|---|---|---|
anthropic: |
claude (Claude Code) |
claude then /login |
openai: |
codex |
codex login |
gemini: |
gemini |
gemini login |
xai: |
grok |
grok login |
./target/release/neurosploit run http://testphp.vulnweb.com/ \
--subscription --model anthropic:claude-opus-4-8 --mcp -v
How it works
target ─▶ recon (curl/nmap/…) ─▶ INTELLIGENT agent selection (recon-aware)
─▶ parallel exploitation ─▶ cross-model validation vote
─▶ severity/score ─▶ report (HTML + Typst PDF) ─▶ RL reward update
Every run writes a self-contained folder runs/ns-<ts>-<target>/:
| File | Contents |
|---|---|
status.json |
running → complete with a summary |
recon.json / recon.md |
mapped attack surface |
exploitation.md |
raw per-agent transcript |
findings.json / findings.md |
validated findings (reuse by other tools/AIs) |
report.html, report.typ, report.pdf |
final report (PDF via the Typst engine) |
A reinforcement-learning reward store (data/rl_state_rs.json) biases agent
selection on future runs.
Agent library — agents_md/ (303)
| Category | Count | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
vulns/ |
196 | Exploit a specific vulnerability class |
recon/ |
12 | Information gathering / attack surface |
code/ |
78 | White-box source-code (SAST) review |
meta/ |
17 | Orchestrator, validator, scorers, reporter, RL |
Each agent is a self-contained markdown playbook (## User Prompt methodology +
## System Prompt strict anti-false-positive rules). Drop a new .md into the
matching folder and the harness picks it up.
Safety
For authorized testing only. Agents are instructed to stay in scope, never run destructive/DoS actions, and require proof-of-exploitation. You are responsible for having permission for any target.
Credits
Joas A Santos & Red Team Leaders.
License
MIT.