# Run authorized AI-assisted pentest workflows with Guardian CLI

> Use Guardian CLI to orchestrate authorized penetration tests with AI planning, tool selection, evidence capture, triage, and reporting across common security scanners.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/run-authorized-ai-assisted-pentest-workflows-with-guardian-c` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/run-authorized-ai-assisted-pentest-workflows-with-guardian-c`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/run-authorized-ai-assisted-pentest-workflows-with-guardian-c/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Security
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/run-authorized-ai-assisted-pentest-workflows-with-guardian-c

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# Run authorized AI-assisted pentest workflows with Guardian CLI

Use Guardian CLI to orchestrate authorized penetration tests with AI planning, tool selection, evidence capture, triage, and reporting across common security scanners.

## Prerequisites

Python 3.11+, Guardian CLI, configured AI provider, optional security tools such as nmap, httpx, subfinder, nuclei, nikto, sqlmap, wpscan, testssl, sslyze, gobuster, ffuf, arjun, xsstrike, gitleaks, cmseek, and dnsrecon

## Installation

Prerequisite: Python 3.11 or newer.

Install from a local clone as documented upstream:

- git clone https://github.com/zakirkun/guardian-cli.git
- cd guardian-cli
- pip install -e .

If you need an isolated environment, create and activate a Python virtual environment before running pip install.

- Source: https://github.com/zakirkun/guardian-cli
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zakirkun/guardian-cli/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://github.com/zakirkun/guardian-cli

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/run-authorized-ai-assisted-pentest-workflows-with-guardian-cli/)