Getting Started

What is Auto-Offensive?

Auto-Offensive is a platform that automates the entire offensive security workflow — from reconnaissance to vulnerability scanning, secret detection, and AI-driven analysis. It runs industry-standard tools like subfinder, httpx, naabu, nuclei, gitleaks, and gobuster in sandboxed containers and unifies the results in a single UI.

You interact with the platform through three interfaces:

Core Concepts

Before you start, get familiar with these 7 key terms:

Typical workflow: Create a Project → add Targets → submit a Scan → Steps execute → produce Findings → use AI Analysis or Reports.

1. Create an Account

Go to the website to create your account.

Signing up via UI

1. Navigate to the Sign Up page.
2. Enter your email and password.
3. Click the 'Create Account' button.
4. Check your email to verify your account.

2. Run your first scan

Create a project and submit a scan through the Web Dashboard:

How to use via UI

1. Click the 'New Project' button at the top right.
2. Enter your Project name and click save.
3. Go into the Project and click 'New Scan'.
4. Enter a Target (e.g., example.com).
5. Select Basic Mode and click Start Scan.

3. View results

After the scan completes, you can view the list of all findings:

Viewing findings via UI

1. Go to the 'Findings' or 'Issues' tab on the Scan results page.
2. You will see a table showing the Severity, Host, and details.
3. You can click on each issue to see the remediation and additional AI Analysis.

Next steps

Now you know the basics. Explore further: