senshi 0.6.5

AI-powered SAST + DAST security scanner for bug bounty hunters

Senshi (戦士)

AI-powered SAST + DAST security scanner for bug bounty hunters

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Senshi uses LLMs to generate context-aware payloads, analyze responses intelligently, eliminate false positives, and chain findings into exploitable attack paths — all from a single CLI.

Created by Manthan Ghasadiya — creator of mcpsec (4 CVEs including CVSS 10.0) and igris.

Why Senshi?

Traditional scanners fire generic payloads and drown you in false positives. Senshi is different:

• 🧠 AI-First — LLMs generate payloads tailored to the target's tech stack and context
• 🚫 FP Elimination — A skeptical 2nd-pass AI reviewer slashes false positives
• 🔗 Chain Builder — Links individual findings into high-impact exploit chains
• 📋 Bounty Reports — LLM writes your HackerOne/MSRC submission for you
• 🔌 Provider Agnostic — DeepSeek, OpenAI, Groq, Ollama, Anthropic — your choice

Features

Feature	Description
Autonomous Pentesting	Think \u2192 Act \u2192 Observe LLM agent loop with browser execution
DAST	Crawl, probe, inject, and analyze live endpoints
SAST	Deep source code analysis with multi-language support
10+ DAST Scanners	XSS, SSRF, IDOR, SQLi, CMDi, SSTI, Open Redirect, Auth bypass, Deserialization, Info Disclosure
5 SAST Scanners	Injection, Auth, Crypto, Config, AI pattern detection
Auto-Recon	Endpoint discovery, JS analysis, tech fingerprinting
Browser Recon & Testing	Headless Chromium captures traffic and confirms vulnerabilities via Playwright
Smart Routing	Scanners only run on relevant endpoints (~2x speedup)
Batch Analysis	1 LLM call per endpoint per scanner (~6x fewer API calls)
Progressive Save	Results saved to disk as found \u2014 Ctrl+C preserves findings
4 Output Formats	JSON, Markdown, SARIF (CI/CD), Bounty Report

Installation

pip install senshi

Or from source:

git clone https://github.com/manthanghasadiya/senshi.git
cd senshi
pip install -e ".[dev,browser,websocket]"

Quick Start

1. Set your API key

export DEEPSEEK_API_KEY="sk-..."
# or: export OPENAI_API_KEY="sk-..."
# or: export GROQ_API_KEY="gsk_..."

2. Scan

# Autonomous Black-Box Pentest (v0.5.0)
senshi pentest https://target.com --provider deepseek --browser --verbose

# DAST \u2014 scan live targets
senshi dast https://target.com --provider deepseek

# With auth + Burp proxy
senshi dast https://target.com/api \
  --auth "Cookie: session=abc" \
  --proxy http://127.0.0.1:8080

# Specific scanners only
senshi dast https://target.com --modules xss,ssrf,injection

# SAST — analyze source code
senshi sast ./my-project
senshi sast https://github.com/user/repo.git

# Recon only
senshi recon https://target.com --depth 3

# Browser-based recon (captures XHR/fetch traffic)
senshi recon https://target.com --browser --output endpoints.json

# DAST with pre-discovered endpoints
senshi dast https://target.com --endpoints endpoints.json

# Generate payloads
senshi payloads --vuln xss --target "POST /api/chat" --param message

# Generate bounty report from findings
senshi report findings.json --platform hackerone --output report.md

CLI Reference

Command	Description
senshi pentest <url>	Run autonomous pentest agent
senshi dast <url>	Scan live web endpoints
senshi sast <path>	Analyze source code (dir, git URL, or zip)
senshi recon <url>	Discover endpoints (no scanning)
senshi payloads	Generate payloads for manual testing
senshi report <file>	Generate bounty report from findings JSON
senshi config	Configure API keys and settings

Scanner	Vulnerability Types
ssti	Template injection (Jinja, Twig, etc.)
deserialization	Insecure object handling (Java, PHP, Python)
cmdi	OS Command Injection (Unix/Windows)
sqli	SQL Injection (Error, Boolean, Blind)
xss	Reflected, context-aware payload testing
ssrf	Cloud metadata & OOB callbacks
idor	Parameter manipulation & resource enumeration
auth	Missing auth on sensitive endpoints
open_redirect	Unvalidated external redirections
info_disclosure	Regex-based secret detection

SAST Scanners

Scanner	Focus
Injection	SQLi, command injection, SSRF, path traversal in code
Auth	Hardcoded creds, missing auth checks, broken access control
Crypto	Weak hashing (MD5/SHA1), hardcoded keys, insecure random
Config	Debug mode, CORS misconfiguration, missing security headers
AI	Prompt injection sinks, unsafe eval of LLM output

Output Formats

• JSON — Machine-readable, re-importable with senshi report
• Markdown — Human-readable with severity indicators and evidence blocks
• SARIF — CI/CD integration (GitHub Code Scanning, Azure DevOps)
• Bounty Report — LLM-written submission tailored to your platform

Supported LLM Providers

Provider	Environment Variable	Default Model
DeepSeek	DEEPSEEK_API_KEY	deepseek-chat
OpenAI	OPENAI_API_KEY	gpt-4o-mini
Groq	GROQ_API_KEY	llama-3.3-70b-versatile
Ollama	— (local)	llama3.1
Anthropic	ANTHROPIC_API_KEY	claude-3.5-sonnet

Architecture

Architecture

Senshi operates on an autonomous Think \u2192 Act \u2192 Observe loop, building context across iterations:

graph TD
    Start([senshi pentest]) --> Recon[Automated Recon]
    Recon --> Loop
    
    subgraph Agent Loop
    Loop((Pentest Context)) --> Think[AgentPlanner: Decide Next Action]
    Think --> Act[ActionExecutor]
    Act --> Scanners[DAST Scanners]
    Act --> Browser[Browser Exploiter]
    Act --> Custom[IDOR / WS / Auth]
    Scanners --> Observe[Analyze & Update Context]
    Browser --> Observe
    Custom --> Observe
    Observe --> Loop
    end
    
    Think -->|Task Complete| PoC[PoC Generation]
    PoC --> Report([Final Report & Chains])

Development

git clone https://github.com/manthanghasadiya/senshi.git
cd senshi
pip install -e ".[dev]"

# For browser recon support
pip install -e ".[browser]"
playwright install chromium

pytest tests/ -v

See CONTRIBUTING.md for details.

Legal

[!CAUTION] Senshi is intended for authorized security testing only. Only scan targets you have explicit written permission to test. Unauthorized scanning is illegal. See SECURITY.md.

License

MIT License — see LICENSE for details.