Research Foundation

// PentestGPT Research

Pioneering the future of autonomous security testing

ACTIVE Foundation Status

v2.0 Agentic Architecture

4 Active Projects

12 Collaborations

// Agentic Upgrade: PentestGPT 2.0

We're developing the next generation of PentestGPT with autonomous agent capabilities.

This revolutionary upgrade transforms PentestGPT from a tool-assisted framework into a fully autonomous penetration testing system.

architecture_v2.txt

┌──────────────────────────────────────┐
│   PENTESTGPT 2.0 - AGENTIC ARCH      │
├──────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                      │
│  ┌────────────┐  ┌────────────┐    │
│  │Orchestrator│◄─►│Agent Factory│   │
│  └────────────┘  └────────────┘    │
│         ▲                │          │
│         └────────────────┘          │
│                ▼                    │
│  ┌────────────────────────────┐    │
│  │    Specialized Agents      │    │
│  ├────────────────────────────┤    │
│  │ • Reconnaissance Agent     │    │
│  │ • Vuln Assessment Agent    │    │
│  │ • Exploitation Agent       │    │
│  │ • Post-Exploit Agent       │    │
│  │ • Reporting Agent          │    │
│  └────────────────────────────┘    │
└──────────────────────────────────────┘

// Key Innovations

┌─────┐
│ ◉◉◉ │
│ >>> │
│ AUTO│
└─────┘

Autonomous Decision Making

Agents independently assess situations and make strategic decisions without human intervention.

┌─────┐
│ ⟨⟩⟨⟩│
│ ◄──►│
│MULTI│
└─────┘

Multi-Agent Collaboration

Specialized agents work together, sharing context and coordinating complex attack chains.

┌─────┐
│ ↻↺↻ │
│ ███ │
│LEARN│
└─────┘

Adaptive Learning

System learns from each engagement, improving tactics and techniques over time.

┌─────┐
│ 0→1 │
│ !!! │
│ZERO │
└─────┘

Zero-Shot Exploitation

Generate custom exploits for previously unseen vulnerabilities in real-time.

// Active Research Areas

Status Research Area Description

                        [ACTIVE]
                        Context-Aware Memory
                        Persistent memory architectures for extended sessions
                    

                        [ACTIVE]
                        Multimodal Analysis
                        Visual and textual security assessment integration
                    

                        [ACTIVE]
                        Ethical AI Boundaries
                        Robust safety mechanisms for responsible use
                    

[PLANNED] Social Engineering Advanced human behavior modeling

// Support Our Research

The PentestGPT Research Foundation is funded through grants, partnerships, and community support.

Your contribution helps us maintain our commitment to open-source development and academic freedom.

Research Grants

Academic and government funding for specific research initiatives

Corporate Sponsorship

Enterprise partnerships for advanced feature development

Community Support

Individual contributions through GitHub Sponsors

    ┌──────────────────────────────────────┐
    │                                      │
    │   $ pentestgpt-2.0 --preview         │
    │   [+] Initializing agentic mode...   │
    │   [+] Autonomous testing enabled     │
    │                                      │
    └──────────────────────────────────────┘

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