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pentagi

Autonomous AI agents for penetration testing — self-hosted, multi-agent, with a full web UI

★ 25.3k stars⑂ 3.3k forksMITupdated 2026-10
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// project facts

Project facts

pentagi is an open-source ai agents project by vxcontrol (vxcontrol/pentagi on GitHub). It has 25,342 GitHub stars and 3,253 forks, is released under the MIT license, and was last updated on GitHub on 5 October 2026.

GitHub stars
25,342
Forks
3,253
License
MIT
Last updated on GitHub
5 October 2026
Category
AI Agents
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// how it works

How it works

  1. Clarify your goal

    Decide what you want to achieve with pentagi and check the README on GitHub for requirements before installing.

  2. Get the code

    Clone the repository from GitHub (or take the packaged install route in step 3 if the README offers one).

  3. Install and configure

    Follow the project's documented install commands — the Run section below lists the exact ones — and add any required API keys or models.

  4. Run your first task

    Work through the README's quickstart example end to end, then adapt it to your own project or data.

// features

Why people love it

Autonomous multi-agent testing

Specialized agents plan, execute and reflect on penetration-testing tasks end to end.

Intelligent task planning

Task decomposition and planning features (some marked Beta in the docs) structure long engagements.

Rich tooling environment

Agents run security tools inside the provided Docker environment rather than on your host.

Execution monitoring

A monitoring view (Beta) follows agent actions as a test unfolds.

Optional observability and memory

Compose overlays add Langfuse tracing and a Graphiti/Neo4j knowledge graph for long-term memory.

Self-hosted by design

Runs on your infrastructure with your own model keys — OpenAI, Anthropic and open models are configurable.

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// run it

Run it yourself

  1. Clone the repository

    Get the PentAGI source and compose files.

    git clone https://github.com/vxcontrol/pentagi.git
    cd pentagi
  2. Run the installer

    The README recommends the official installer (download, extract, run interactively) or a manual Docker Compose setup; add your user to the docker group as directed.

    # download and run the PentAGI installer per the README 'Quick Start', then:
    docker compose up -d
  3. Configure models and start a task

    Add your LLM provider keys in the UI, define an authorized target scope, and launch a supervised test.

    # configure provider keys in the PentAGI web UI after docker compose up -d
// use cases

What you can build

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// faq

Questions, answered

Who maintains pentagi?

pentagi is maintained by the vxcontrol organization/account on GitHub, together with open-source contributors, in the public repository vxcontrol/pentagi.

Is pentagi free to use?

Yes — the code is open source under the MIT license. You can use, modify and redistribute it under that license's terms.

Does pentagi need a paid API key?

PentAGI is free and MIT-licensed, but the agents need LLM access — your own OpenAI/Anthropic keys or local models — and you must only use it on systems you are authorized to test.

How does pentagi compare to manual pentest toolkits (Kali + scripts)?

Manual tooling gives total control; PentAGI adds autonomous planning and execution on top of similar tools, which demands closer supervision and clear authorization.

How do I get started with pentagi?

Clone the repository from GitHub, follow the install commands in the Run section (taken from the project's README), and complete the documented quickstart example before adapting it to your own use case.

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