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Autonomous red teaming platform with a bold vision but questionable feasibility
AI roast score: 65/100 (C)
The idea
elder-plinius/T3MP3ST — autonomous red teaming platform; multi-agent offensive-security meta-harness
🌩️ T3MP3ST 🌩️
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A multi-agent offensive-security framework, built to turn the AI coding agent you already run into a zero-day hunter.
Your AI coding agent is already a hacker — T3MP3ST hands it an arsenal.
Point it at an authorized target and the kill chain runs itself: recon → exploit → report , from a browser War Room or the CLI, driven by the agent you're already signed into — Claude Code, Codex, Hermes — or a model you run fully offline (Ollama, LM Studio, vLLM). No new API keys, no cloud tenant, no second bill. Your agent is the brain; T3MP3ST is the war machine bolted around it. Self-hosted storm. Keyless warfare. ⚡
And it won't ask you to take its word for it. On XBOW's own 104-challenge suite it scores 90.1% pass@1 — above XBOW's self-reported 85% — alongside hint-free CTF solves and a cold hunt on real, post-cutoff CVEs the model had never seen . Every number in this README recomputes from committed data with one command ( npm run verify-claims ). Loud about the mission, honest about the build — the status table says exactly what's live, what's scaffolding, and what's still roadmap; full receipts in Benchmarks .
Three things set it apart:
Reproducible. Every number in this README recomputes from committed data — npm run verify-claims re-derives all of them, 24/24 green. A claim that can't be reproduced doesn't ship. No trust-me numbers, ever.
Keyless. The AI coding agent already on your machine is the backbone. No API keys, no second bill, no gatekeeper.
Honest about scope. The status table marks exactly what's stable, experimental, or roadmap — because red-teaming shouldn't be a priesthood, and it damn sure shouldn't run on vibes.
Jump to → Quick start · What it hunts · What ships today · Benchmarks · Architecture · Docs
⚠️ Authorized use only
T3MP3ST is an offensive security tool, built for authorized testing, research, and education. Point it only at systems you own or have explicit, written permission to test. Unauthorized access to computers, networks, or data is illegal in most jurisdictions — you alone are responsible for how you use this software and for staying inside the law and your rules of engagement. Bring the storm to your targets, not someone else's.
T3MP3ST is provided as-is under the AGPL-3.0 licen
The roast
Your claim of turning an AI coding agent into a 'zero-day hunter' sounds like something ripped from a cyberpunk novel rather than a feasible product. The reliance on existing AI models without new API keys is intriguing but dangerously assumptive, especially when addressing enterprise clients who demand reliability and proven security solutions. The focus on self-reproducing claims and transparency is great, but these features alone won't drive adoption without demonstrating clear, tangible benefits over existing solutions.
Execution risk is astronomical when you're a solo founder (q13=solo), especially with no funding (q14=no_funding). The market of enterprise security is not one where you can afford to launch half-baked products (q12=idea). Red teaming is high-stakes; errors aren't just bugs, they are potential breaches.
Your lack of clarity on whether enterprises will pay for this (q15=will_pay) is a glaring hole. You've essentially built a high-risk tool with no validation on demand, and in cybersecurity, trust is everything.
Red flags
- High execution risk with a solo founder
- No validation of enterprise willingness to pay
- Heavy reliance on unproven AI models
Verdict
Your idea is bold but needs concrete validation before it can be considered viable in the high-stakes world of enterprise security.
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