essential-tools

Testing & Quality

Core pentesting tools and methodology - Burp Suite usage, Playwright automation, binary analysis, testing methodology, and professional reporting standards.

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Essential Tools

Core tools, methodology, and reporting standards for penetration testing.

Components

Component	Purpose
Burp Suite	Proxy, scanner, intruder, repeater, sequencer
Playwright	Browser automation, evidence capture, SPA testing
Binary Analysis	Static analysis, reverse engineering, string extraction
Nuclei	Templated exposure & misconfiguration scanning
sslscan	TLS posture (protocols, ciphers, cert)
Methodology	PTES, OWASP WSTG, attack prioritization
Reporting	Professional report templates, PDF generation

Reference

reference/essential-skills*.md - Burp Suite techniques and web security testing methodology
reference/playwright-automation.md - Playwright MCP usage for pentesting
reference/binary-analysis-quickstart.md - Static analysis for executable files and reverse engineering
reference/web-application-attacks.md - Web application attack methodology
formats/transilience-report-style/pentest-report.md - Finding quality standards, compliance mapping, and pre-delivery checklist

Required-at-start tooling (web/API engagements)

Run an availability check before declaring recon complete:

command -v subfinder nuclei sslscan httpx; curl -s "https://crt.sh/?q=%25.${DOMAIN}&output=json" | head -c1

Subdomain/CT enum: subfinder, certspotter, crt.sh
TLS posture: sslscan
Templated exposure: nuclei

If a tool-class is unavailable, record it as an explicit limitation — NEVER declare recon COMPLETE having skipped a whole class. Hand-rolled urllib is not a substitute (see skills/coordination/reference/principles.md 'Real tools before hand-rolled HTTP').