How do I install the Networking skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add kiwamizamurai/networking in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

What does the Networking skill do?

Analyzes network traffic and exploits protocols. Use when working with PCAP files, Wireshark captures, packet analysis, protocol exploitation, traffic forensics, or data exfiltration detection. It is listed under Coding & Dev Tools on SkillMD.

Is Networking safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Networking?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Networking free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Networking?

kiwamizamurai (@kiwamizamurai) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Networking by kiwamizamurai — Agent Skill

Name: Networking
Author: kiwamizamurai

File contents

Networking Skill

Quick Workflow

Progress:
- [ ] Get protocol overview (tshark -z io,phs)
- [ ] Search strings for flag pattern
- [ ] Export HTTP/SMB objects
- [ ] Follow interesting streams
- [ ] Check for credentials/exfiltration
- [ ] Extract flag

Quick Analysis Pipeline

# 1. Basic info
capinfos capture.pcap
file capture.pcap

# 2. Protocol hierarchy
tshark -r capture.pcap -z io,phs

# 3. Conversations
tshark -r capture.pcap -z conv,tcp

# 4. Quick string search
strings capture.pcap | grep -i flag
tshark -r capture.pcap -Y "frame contains flag"

Reference Files

Topic	Reference
Wireshark Filters & tshark	reference/wireshark.md
Protocol Analysis (HTTP, DNS, FTP, etc.)	reference/protocols.md
CTF Patterns & Attacks	reference/ctf-patterns.md

Tools Quick Reference

Tool	Purpose	Install
Wireshark	GUI packet analysis	`brew install wireshark`
tshark	CLI packet analysis	`brew install wireshark`
tcpdump	Packet capture	Built-in
tcpflow	TCP stream extraction	`brew install tcpflow`
nmap	Port scanning	`brew install nmap`
masscan	Fast port scanning	`brew install masscan`
scapy	Packet manipulation	`pip install scapy`

Scapy Quick Reference

from scapy.all import *

# Read PCAP
packets = rdpcap('capture.pcap')

# Filter packets
http_packets = [p for p in packets if TCP in p and p[TCP].dport == 80]

# Extract data
for p in packets:
    if Raw in p:
        print(p[Raw].load)

Frequently asked questions

Networking