nexus-tool 0.1.3

Local-first terminal toolkit for cryptography, OSINT, logs, enumeration

Nexus

Local-first terminal toolkit for cryptography, OSINT, log analysis, and enumeration. Offline by default.

Requirements

• Windows or Linux
• Python 3.11+ (3.12 recommended)

Install

PyPI

Windows (PowerShell):

py -m pip install --user pipx
py -m pipx ensurepath
pipx install nexus-tool
nexus --help

Linux:

python3 -m pip install --user pipx
python3 -m pipx ensurepath
pipx install nexus-tool
nexus --help

Without pipx:

pip install --user nexus-tool
nexus --help

GitHub

pipx install "git+https://github.com/H4ch1Net/Nexus.git"
nexus --help

Usage

Help:

nexus --help

OSINT metadata:

nexus osint meta -i /path/to/file.jpg

Log ingest and canned query:

nexus log ingest -i ./events.jsonl
nexus log canned total_requests

Cryptography heuristics:

nexus crypt detect -i /path/to/blob.bin

Language detection:

nexus enum code-id -i /path/to/sourcefile

If the command is not found:

python -m nexus.cli --help

Configuration

Default path:

• Windows: C:\Users\<user>\.nexus\config.toml
• Linux: /home/<user>/.nexus/config.toml

Example (config.toml):

[data]
data_dir = "~/.nexus"
plugins_dir = "~/.nexus/plugins"
log_dir = "~/.nexus"
audit_log = "~/.nexus/audit.log"

[log]
default_table_name = "events"

[crypto]
auto_decode_top = 3
max_auto_decode_input_bytes = 32768

Data locations

• Parquet datasets: <data_dir>/parquet/<dataset-id>/
• DuckDB catalog: <data_dir>/duckdb/nexus.duckdb
• Audit log (NDJSON): <data_dir>/audit.log

Update / Uninstall

PyPI via pipx:

pipx reinstall nexus-tool
pipx uninstall nexus-tool

Editable install:

git pull
pip install -e .

Troubleshooting

Python version error:

Requires Python >= 3.11

Command not found:

python -m nexus.cli --help

PowerShell activation blocked:

Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope Process Bypass

License

See LICENSE.