wstg-web-pentest
Full WSTG-aligned web application pentest — 12-phase methodology from information gathering through reporting, with concrete commands, expected outputs, pitfalls, and verification per phase.
Install / Use
npx skills add uphiago/recon-skills --skill wstg-web-pentestInstalls into whichever agent you are using.
SKILL.md
Installable skill definition
Quality Score
Category
SecuritySupported Platforms
Our assessment of wstg-web-pentest
wstg-web-pentest scores 85/100 on our quality scale, 665th of 971 Security skills we index.
We have not analysed the SKILL.md file itself yet, so the content part of this score is an estimate until our crawler reaches it.
With 1,280 GitHub stars, it is one of the more widely adopted skills in the catalogue.
Maintenance, license and trust
- The repository was last updated 29 days ago, so wstg-web-pentest is actively maintained.
- It is released under the MIT license, a permissive license that allows use, modification and commercial use with attribution.
- Its trust signals score 100/100, with no cautions. These come from repository metadata, not a code audit — read the skill file before letting an agent act on it.
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| wstg-web-pentest (this skill)by uphiago | 85 | 1.3k | 29d ago | SKILL.md |
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Frequently asked questions
- How do I install wstg-web-pentest?
- Run
npx skills add uphiago/recon-skills --skill wstg-web-pentest. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent. - Which AI agents does wstg-web-pentest work with?
- It is written for Universal, as a SKILL.md file. Other agents that read the same format can often use it too.
- Is wstg-web-pentest safe to use?
- It is MIT-licensed and scores 100/100 on trust signals. Skills are instructions an agent will follow, so read the file before installing it and do not approve commands you do not understand.
- Is wstg-web-pentest still maintained?
- The repository was last updated 29 days ago, so wstg-web-pentest is actively maintained.
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From repository metadata: license, adoption, age and documentation. Not a code audit — see the Safety scan above for what the skill file itself contains.