System Control

System Control Skill Guide

Overview

This skill provides a unified interface for system operations during security assessments, combining file management, process control, system information, and command execution.

Available Actions

File Operations

list_files

List files in a directory.

{
    "action": "list_files",
    "path": "C:\\temp",
    "recursive": false
}

read_file

Read file contents.

{
    "action": "read_file",
    "file_path": "C:\\notes\\info.txt"
}

write_file

Write content to file.

{
    "action": "write_file",
    "file_path": "C:\\output\\findings.txt",
    "content": "Security findings..."
}

create_directory

Create new directory.

{
    "action": "create_directory",
    "dir_path": "C:\\temp\\scan_results"
}

delete_file / delete_directory

Delete files or directories.

{
    "action": "delete_file",
    "file_path": "C:\\temp\\temp.txt"
}

copy_file / move_file

Copy or move files.

{
    "action": "copy_file",
    "src": "C:\\source\\file.txt",
    "dst": "C:\\dest\\file.txt"
}

get_file_info

Get file metadata.

{
    "action": "get_file_info",
    "file_path": "C:\\Windows\\notepad.exe"
}

Process Operations

list_processes

List all running processes.

{
    "action": "list_processes"
}

Optional: filter by name

{
    "action": "list_processes",
    "filter_name": "svchost"
}

get_process_info

Get detailed process information.

{
    "action": "get_process_info",
    "pid": 1234
}

kill_process

Terminate a process.

{
    "action": "kill_process",
    "pid": 1234
}

System Information

get_cpu_info

Get CPU details.

{
    "action": "get_cpu_info"
}

get_memory_info

Get memory usage.

{
    "action": "get_memory_info"
}

get_disk_info

Get disk partition information.

{
    "action": "get_disk_info"
}

get_network_info

Get network interface details.

{
    "action": "get_network_info"
}

Command Execution

execute_command

Execute system commands.

{
    "action": "execute_command",
    "command": "ipconfig /all",
    "shell": true,
    "timeout": 30
}

Environment Variables

get_env

Get specific environment variable.

{
    "action": "get_env",
    "key": "PATH"
}

set_env

Set environment variable.

{
    "action": "set_env",
    "key": "TEST_VAR",
    "value": "test_value"
}

list_env

List all environment variables.

{
    "action": "list_env"
}

Path Operations

get_current_directory

Get current working directory.

{
    "action": "get_current_directory"
}

change_directory

Change working directory.

{
    "action": "change_directory",
    "path": "C:\\temp"
}

path_exists

Check if path exists.

{
    "action": "path_exists",
    "path": "C:\\Windows"
}

Security Testing Workflows

Initial Reconnaissance

[
    { "action": "get_system_info" },
    { "action": "get_cpu_info" },
    { "action": "get_memory_info" },
    { "action": "get_network_info" },
    { "action": "get_disk_info" },
    { "action": "get_current_directory" }
]

Process Analysis

[
    { "action": "list_processes" },
    { "action": "list_processes", "filter_name": "svchost" },
    { "action": "get_process_info", "pid": "<suspicious_pid>" },
    { "action": "kill_process", "pid": "<malware_pid>" }
]

File System Exploration

[
    { "action": "list_files", "path": "C:\\Users", "recursive": false },
    { "action": "list_files", "path": "C:\\", "recursive": false },
    { "action": "read_file", "file_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\drivers\\etc\\hosts" },
    { "action": "write_file", "file_path": "C:\\temp\\findings.txt", "content": "Scan results..." }
]

Network Investigation

[
    { "action": "get_network_info" },
    { "action": "execute_command", "command": "netstat -ano" },
    { "action": "execute_command", "command": "arp -a" },
    { "action": "execute_command", "command": "ipconfig /all" }
]

Privilege Escalation

[
    { "action": "execute_command", "command": "whoami /all" },
    { "action": "execute_command", "command": "id" },
    { "action": "execute_command", "command": "net localgroup Administrators" },
    { "action": "execute_command", "command": "sc query" }
]

Action Combinations for Complex Tasks

1. Comprehensive System Audit

[
    { "action": "get_system_info" },
    { "action": "list_processes" },
    { "action": "get_network_info" },
    { "action": "get_disk_info" },
    { "action": "list_env" }
]

2. Malware Investigation

[
    { "action": "list_processes", "filter_name": "exe_name" },
    { "action": "get_process_info", "pid": 1234 },
    { "action": "get_file_info", "file_path": "C:\\path\\to\\malware.exe" },
    { "action": "write_file", "file_path": "C:\\temp\\malware_analysis.txt", "content": "Analysis results..." },
    { "action": "kill_process", "pid": 1234 }
]

3. Post-Exploitation Documentation

[
    { "action": "get_system_info" },
    { "action": "get_cpu_info" },
    { "action": "get_memory_info" },
    { "action": "get_network_info" },
    { "action": "execute_command", "command": "whoami /all" },
    { "action": "write_file", "file_path": "C:\\temp\\assessment_report.txt", "content": "Report content..." }
]

Best Practices

1. Always Check Success

   • Verify success: true in response
   • Handle errors appropriately

2. Use Appropriate Timeouts

   • Quick operations: 10-30s
   • File scans: 60-120s
   • Network operations: 30-60s

3. Security Considerations

   • Don't write sensitive data to world-readable paths
   • Clear temp files after use
   • Log all operations for audit trail

4. Error Handling

   {
       "success": true,
       "result": "<operation result>"
   }
   

   Or on failure:

   {
       "success": false,
       "error": "error message"
   }
   

Common Error Codes

Nested Parameters

Some actions accept additional parameters in a kwargs object:

{
    "action": "list_files",
    "kwargs": {
        "path": "C:\\temp",
        "recursive": false
    }
}

This format is automatically handled by the tool.