Open-source AI penetration testing tool to find and fix your app’s vulnerabilities.
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# Strix
### The open-source AI pentesting tool. Autonomous AI hackers that find and fix your app’s vulnerabilities.
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No tool list yet. Remote servers get one after the first health check.
Copy the stdio config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.
Does Strix need an API key?
No required environment variable is listed on this record.
What transport does Strix use?
Strix runs locally over stdio.
When was Strix last checked?
Last checked 2026-11-09. Open-source AI penetration testing tool to find and fix your app’s vulnerabilities.
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# Strix
### The open-source AI pentesting tool. Autonomous AI hackers that find and fix your app’s vulnerabilities.
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Strix
The open-source AI pentesting tool. Autonomous AI hackers that find and fix your app’s vulnerabilities.
[!TIP]
New! Strix integrates seamlessly with GitHub Actions and CI/CD pipelines. Automatically scan for vulnerabilities on every pull request and block insecure code before it reaches production - Get started with no setup required.
Strix Overview
Strix are autonomous AI penetration testing agents that act just like real hackers - they run your code dynamically, find vulnerabilities, and validate them through actual proofs-of-concept. Built for developers and security teams who need fast, accurate security testing without the overhead of manual pentesting or the false positives of static analysis tools.
Key Capabilities:
Full pentesting toolkit - reconnaissance, exploitation, and validation out of the box
Multi-agent orchestration - teams of AI pentesters that collaborate and scale
Key features
01. Open-source AI penetration testing tool to find and fix your app’s vulnerabilities
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03. <a href="https://strix
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Use cases
01. Application Security Testing - Detect and validate critical vulnerabilities in your applications
02. Rapid Penetration Testing - Get penetration tests done in hours, not weeks, with compliance reports
03. Bug Bounty Automation - Automate bug bounty research and generate PoCs for faster reporting
04. CI/CD Integration - Run tests in CI/CD to block vulnerabilities before reaching production
Real exploit validation - working PoCs, not false positives like legacy vulnerability scanners
Developer‑first CLI - actionable findings with remediation guidance
Auto‑fix & reporting - generate patches and compliance-ready pentest reports
Use Cases
Application Security Testing - Detect and validate critical vulnerabilities in your applications
Rapid Penetration Testing - Get penetration tests done in hours, not weeks, with compliance reports
Bug Bounty Automation - Automate bug bounty research and generate PoCs for faster reporting
CI/CD Integration - Run tests in CI/CD to block vulnerabilities before reaching production
🚀 Quick Start
Prerequisites:
Docker (running)
An LLM API key from any supported provider (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, etc.)
Installation & First Scan
# Install Strix
curl -sSL https://strix.ai/install | bash
# Configure your AI provider
export STRIX_LLM="vercel_ai_gateway/zai/glm-5.3" # Vercel AI Gateway
# export STRIX_LLM="openrouter/z-ai/glm-5.3" # OpenRouter
export LLM_API_KEY="your-api-key"
# Run your first security assessment
strix --target ./app-directory
[!NOTE]
First run automatically pulls the sandbox Docker image. Results are saved to strix_runs/<run-name>
Updating
# Self-update the standalone binary to the latest release
strix --update
# ...or re-run the installer
curl -sSL https://strix.ai/install | bash
Installed with pipx, uv, or pip? strix --update prints the matching upgrade command instead (pipx upgrade strix-agent, uv tool upgrade strix-agent, pip install --upgrade strix-agent). Strix also shows a notice with the right command when a new version is available.
Ways to Run Strix
Open Source - free, runs locally with Docker and your own LLM key. Quick Start
Strix Cloud - no setup, validated findings, one-click autofix, and PR reviews. Run a pentest →
Try the Strix full-stack penetration testing platform at app.strix.ai - sign up for free, connect your repos and domains, and launch a pentest in minutes.
Validated findings with PoCs - every vulnerability includes a working proof-of-concept exploit and reproduction steps
One-click autofix - AI-generated security patches as ready-to-merge pull requests
Continuous pentesting - always-on vulnerability scanning that keeps pace with your deployments
Get the same Strix experience with enterprise-grade controls: SSO (SAML/OIDC), custom compliance-ready penetration testing reports (SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS), dedicated support and SLA, custom deployment options (VPC or self-hosted), BYOK model support, and tailored AI pentesting agents optimized for your environment.
Strix is agent-ready. Give Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, or any SKILL.md-compatible agent the ability to run pentests, fix findings, and set up CI scanning:
npx skills add usestrix/strix
This installs nine skills for running pentests, fixing findings, and CI scanning, against code, web apps, APIs, and the OWASP Top 10. Agents can use the local CLI or the managed cloud with the same engine.
Strix agents come equipped with a comprehensive offensive security toolkit - the same tools used by professional penetration testers and ethical hackers:
HTTP Interception Proxy - Full request/response manipulation and analysis with Caido
Browser Exploitation - Automated browser for testing XSS, CSRF, clickjacking, and auth bypass flows
Shell & Command Execution - Interactive terminal for exploit development and post-exploitation
Custom Exploit Runtime - Python sandbox for writing and validating proof-of-concept exploits
API Security - Broken authentication, mass assignment, rate limiting bypass
Graph of Agents (Multi-Agent Pentesting)
Advanced multi-agent orchestration for comprehensive automated penetration testing:
Distributed Pentesting - Specialized AI agents for recon, exploitation, and post-exploitation
Scalable Security Testing - Parallel execution across multiple targets for fast, comprehensive coverage
Dynamic Coordination - Agents share discoveries, chain vulnerabilities, and collaborate like a red team
🖥️ Local Web Viewer
Every scan writes its results to disk as it runs. Bring them up in a local dashboard with a single command:
# Open the most recent run
strix view
# ...or open a specific run by name
strix view my-run-name
# Expose the viewer on all IPv4 interfaces at a fixed port
strix view --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8080 --no-open
The dashboard shows the findings, a live map of the agent team, and past runs. Nothing leaves your machine, and the UI ships prebuilt. strix view binds to 127.0.0.1 and prints a tokened link that grants access to the run, so share it carefully.
See the viewer documentation for the options and for reaching the viewer from another machine.
Usage Examples
Basic Usage
# Scan a local codebase
strix --target ./app-directory
# Security review of a GitHub repository
strix --target https://github.com/org/repo
# Black-box web application assessment
strix --target https://your-app.com
API Testing (OpenAPI / Swagger / Postman)
Point Strix at an API contract and it tests every declared endpoint instead of
having to discover them by crawling. Pair the spec with the live base URL so the
agent knows where to send traffic:
# OpenAPI / Swagger file, Postman export, or a live collection by id
strix --target ./openapi.yaml --target https://api.your-app.com
strix --target postman://<collection-uuid> --target https://api.your-app.com
Advanced Testing Scenarios
# Grey-box authenticated testing
strix --target https://your-app.com --instruction "Perform authenticated testing using credentials: user:pass"
# Multi-target testing (source code + deployed app)
strix -t https://github.com/org/app -t https://your-app.com
# Targets from a file, one target per non-empty, non-comment line
strix --target-list ./targets.txt
See the CLI reference for every option, including scan modes, diff scope, instruction files, and budgets.
Headless Mode
Run Strix programmatically without interactive UI using the -n/--non-interactive flag - perfect for servers and automated jobs. The CLI prints real-time vulnerability findings and the final report before exiting. Exits with non-zero code when vulnerabilities are found.
strix -n --target https://your-app.com
CI/CD (GitHub Actions)
Strix can be added to your pipeline to run a security test on pull requests with a lightweight GitHub Actions workflow:
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In CI pull request runs, Strix automatically scopes quick reviews to changed files, which is why the
checkout above fetches full history. See the
CI/CD documentation for the details.
Configuration
export STRIX_LLM="vercel_ai_gateway/zai/glm-5.3" # Vercel AI Gateway
# export STRIX_LLM="openrouter/z-ai/glm-5.3" # OpenRouter
export LLM_API_KEY="your-api-key"
# Optional
export LLM_API_BASE="your-api-base-url" # if using a local model, e.g. Ollama, LMStudio
[!NOTE]
Strix automatically saves your configuration to ~/.strix/cli-config.json, so you don't have to re-enter it on every run.
See the configuration reference for every environment variable.
Sign in with a ChatGPT subscription
Instead of a metered API key, you can run Strix on your ChatGPT Plus/Pro subscription:
strix auth login chatgpt # sign in with your ChatGPT account
export STRIX_LLM="chatgpt/gpt-5.4" # chatgpt/<model> runs on the subscription
strix auth status # show the active sign-in, or logout to forget it
Use the managed platform: strix cloud
Run scans on app.strix.ai from the terminal, without Docker or an LLM key:
strix cloud login # browser sign-in, one credential per install
strix cloud scans start --source . --yes --wait # scan local code, approving the upload
strix cloud scans start --engagement-type live_test --domain-ids <uuid> --wait
strix cloud vulns list --severity critical
Every REST API operation has a matching strix cloud <resource> <verb> command. Run strix cloud to list the resources, and add help to a resource to list its verbs. Output is JSON when stdout is not a terminal or when you pass --json. Binary downloads are the exception: redirect the raw bytes, or combine --output FILE --json for download metadata.
Strix can connect to Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers you list and expose their tools to the agent during a run. Create ~/.strix/mcp-servers.json with a JSON list of local stdio servers or remote http servers:
Each server's tools are namespaced by name, for example github_list_issues. See the MCP documentation for the full schema, tool filtering, and stdio servers.
[!WARNING]
Authorized use only. Strix actively tests the targets you point it at, so only run it against systems you own or have explicit, written permission to test, and stay within the agreed scope. Unauthorized testing is illegal in most jurisdictions.
You alone are responsible for obtaining authorization and complying with the law. Strix is provided "as is" with no warranty or liability for misuse.
