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Pentestkit

An open-source, MIT-licensed Python framework for autonomous, multi-agent penetration testing. An orchestrator coordinates specialist agents through testing, verification, scoring and reporting.

Independent OpenViST project profile, based on linked sources.

Pentestkit — OpenViST project profile in Agent Frameworks.
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Practical overview

When it fits

Use Pentestkit when an authorized assessment needs coordinated agents, proof of exploitability and structured reporting in one workflow.

Who it is for

  • Security practitioners conducting explicitly authorized penetration tests
  • Bug-bounty and CTF workflows that need coordinated testing agents
  • Developers building agent-based security assessment pipelines

Documented uses

  • Plan and coordinate a penetration test across specialist agents
  • Exploit and verify findings before recording them
  • Maintain shared testing context across agents
  • Assign CVSS v3.1 scores
  • Generate client-ready reports
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Requirements & limits

The project is provided as a public GitHub repository, is identified as active, and uses an MIT license. It is described as a CLI-oriented Python framework for Linux, macOS and Windows. No pricing or account requirements are documented.

  • It is built on the Claude Agent SDK and identifies Kimi K3 as its model.
  • Findings are documented as requiring exploitation-based proof before recording.
  • The workflow includes CVSS v3.1 scoring and client-ready report generation.
  • A scope-guarded chokepoint controls packets leaving the system, but the project says authorization remains required.
  • The reported 104/104 XBOW result applies to 104 Dockerized CTF web challenges using exact-match flag capture.

Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.

COMPARE OPTIONS

Compare options for Agent orchestration

These projects document a common task and share a project role. This is a source-based comparison, not an execution benchmark or a guarantee of interchangeability.

ProjectDocumented purposePlatformAccess and requirements
PentestkitPlan and coordinate a penetration test across specialist agentsCLI, Linux, macOS, WindowsThe project is provided as a public GitHub repository, is identified as active, and uses an MIT license. It is described as a CLI-oriented Python framework for Linux, macOS and Windows. No pricing or account requirements are documented.
AgeniteDefine typed tools with JSON Schema validation and error handling.CLI
VeldraCreate an agent with a policy, tools, skills, knowledge base and reasoning method.Self-hostedThe documented deployment is self-hosted and uses a sign-in gate after a first-run administrator account is created.
Evidence and transparency

Sources & review

Official repository ↗
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Source availability
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Sources checked
30 September 2026
Original website title
lordx64/pentestkit · Official homepage title · retained in its source language
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