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PulseGate's liveness check found it on 3 Oct 2026; it is registered on GitHub and PyPI and has been in the index since 15 Aug 2026. How this is checked

witness-cli is an open-source DFIR command-line agent that reports only claims supported by tool output. It helps security and incident-response practitioners verify evidence, preserve provenance, and reduce unsupported conclusions in forensic workflows.

Inferred · not functionally tested

Open SourceMITCLISelf-hosted
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Overview

6 features

Purpose: Preventing unsupported or hallucinated claims in digital forensics and incident-response reports.

Inferred · not functionally tested

Audience: digital forensics and incident-response practitioners

Inferred · not functionally tested

Functions: data_extraction

Inferred · not functionally tested

Interfaces: API: unknown · MCP: unknown · CLI: indicated (inferred, not tested) · Self-hosting: indicated (inferred, not tested)

Recorded constraints: pricing: open_source · license: MIT · platforms: CLI · deployment: cli, self_hosted

Constraint provenance is unknown; confirm requirements with the publisher.

Record sources: pypi.org · github.com. These links do not verify the individual claims.

witness-cli is a Malware analysis & digital forensics project. Inferred · not functionally tested: It focuses on preventing unsupported or hallucinated claims in digital forensics and incident-response reports. Inferred · not functionally tested: witness-cli is an open-source project aimed at digital forensics and incident-response practitioners. Basis unknown · not verified: witness-cli is open source under the MIT license. Basis unknown · not verified: It ships for the command line, and it can be self-hosted.

Behind witness-cli is Vinay Vobbili, and it first shipped in 2026. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 14 commits in the last 90 days. Inferred · not functionally tested: Among its 6 catalogued features are evidence-based reporting, tool output verification, and digital forensics.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Tasks: Inferred · not functionally tested

  • Evidence-based reporting
  • Tool output verification
  • Digital forensics
  • Incident response
  • Memory forensics
  • Provenance tracking

Topics: Inferred · not functionally tested

Tags
dfirdigital-forensicsincident-responseevidence-verificationprovenance-tracking
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Built with & integrations

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github
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CLISelf-hosted

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License
MIT
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Indexing history

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What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

  1. Indexed15 Aug · 23:06 UTC
    witness-cli seen via PyPI Fresh Feed
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Frequently asked questions about witness-cli

What does witness-cli do?
Inferred · not functionally tested: Witness-cli focuses on preventing unsupported or hallucinated claims in digital forensics and incident-response reports. It is catalogued under Malware analysis & digital forensics on PulseGate.
Who should use witness-cli?
Inferred · not functionally tested: witness-cli is an open-source project built for digital forensics and incident-response practitioners.
Is witness-cli free?
Basis unknown · not verified: Yes — witness-cli is open source under the MIT license and free to use.
What platforms does witness-cli run on?
Basis unknown · not verified: witness-cli runs on the command line. It can also be self-hosted.
Is witness-cli still maintained?
PulseGate's liveness check found it on 3 Oct 2026. Its GitHub repository shows 14 commits in the last 90 days.
Who develops witness-cli?
witness-cli is developed by Vinay Vobbili.
How long has witness-cli been around?
witness-cli first shipped in 2026.
Is witness-cli open source?
Basis unknown · not verified: Yes — witness-cli is open source under the MIT license, developed on GitHub.

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