bob
Hacker Bob is an open-source offensive security tool that tests code, live systems, cloud connections, mobile apps, and binaries by simulating attacker behavior. It produces readable findings, verifies exploitability, grades severity, and reports issues for development and security teams.
Overview
8 featuresbob is a Penetration testing & red teaming project. It focuses on finding and verifying exploitable security weaknesses in code and live systems before attackers do. bob is a B2B product aimed at software development and security teams. bob is open source under the Apache-2.0 license. It runs on the web, and it can be self-hosted.
Behind bob is vmihalis, and it first shipped in 2026. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 97 stars and 359 commits in the last 90 days. Among its 8 catalogued features are CI scanning, staging testing, and adversarial testing. bob is currently in beta.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
- CI scanning
- Staging testing
- Adversarial testing
- Vulnerability reports
- Exploit verification
- Severity grading
- Webhook testing
- Cloud testing
Built with & integrations
- SvelteKit
- data-sveltekit- in the HTML · /_app/immutable/ in the HTML
- Cloudflare
- cf-ray header · cf-cache-status header
Trust & compliance
Indexing history
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- Indexed15 Aug · 08:59 UTCvmihalis/hacker-bob verified via GitHub Search (Smart)Source: GitHub Search (Smart) · Open
Frequently asked questions about bob
- What does bob do?
- Bob focuses on finding and verifying exploitable security weaknesses in code and live systems before attackers do. It is catalogued under Penetration testing & red teaming on PulseGate.
- Who should use bob?
- bob is a B2B product built for software development and security teams.
- Does bob have a free plan?
- Yes — bob is open source under the Apache-2.0 license and free to use.
- What platforms does bob run on?
- bob runs on the web. It can also be self-hosted.
- Is bob still active?
- The GitHub repository shows 359 commits in the last 90 days.
- What are alternatives to bob?
- Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Frida Script Runner, apihunter-bess1lie, and HackTools.Frida Script Runnerapihunter-bess1lieHackTools
- Who develops bob?
- bob is developed by vmihalis.
- How long has bob been around?
- bob first shipped in 2026.
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