Agent skill

Nikto Scan

使用 Nikto 进行 Web 服务器漏洞扫描。当需要检测 Web 服务器的已知漏洞、过时软件版本、危险文件/CGI、配置错误时使用。Nikto 内置 7000+ 检查项，覆盖 OWASP 常见问题。任何涉及 Web 漏洞扫描、服务器安全检查、配置审计的场景都应使用此技能

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Install Nikto Scan

skills CLI

$ npx skills add wgpsec/AboutSecurity --skill nikto-scan -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install wgpsec/AboutSecurity nikto-scan --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wgpsec/AboutSecurity.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/tool/nikto-scan .claude/skills/nikto-scan && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "nikto-scan" agent skill from https://github.com/wgpsec/AboutSecurity/tree/master/skills/tool/nikto-scan into .claude/skills/nikto-scan/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "nikto-scan", then confirm the skill loads.

Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

$skill-installer

$skill-installer install https://github.com/wgpsec/AboutSecurity/tree/master/skills/tool/nikto-scan

Type this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add wgpsec/AboutSecurity --skill nikto-scan -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install wgpsec/AboutSecurity nikto-scan --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wgpsec/AboutSecurity.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/tool/nikto-scan .agents/skills/nikto-scan && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "nikto-scan" agent skill from https://github.com/wgpsec/AboutSecurity/tree/master/skills/tool/nikto-scan into .agents/skills/nikto-scan/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "nikto-scan", then confirm the skill loads.

Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add wgpsec/AboutSecurity --skill nikto-scan -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install wgpsec/AboutSecurity nikto-scan --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wgpsec/AboutSecurity.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/tool/nikto-scan .cursor/skills/nikto-scan && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "nikto-scan" agent skill from https://github.com/wgpsec/AboutSecurity/tree/master/skills/tool/nikto-scan into .cursor/skills/nikto-scan/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "nikto-scan", then confirm the skill loads.

Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

gemini skills install

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/wgpsec/AboutSecurity.git --path skills/tool/nikto-scan

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add wgpsec/AboutSecurity --skill nikto-scan -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install wgpsec/AboutSecurity nikto-scan --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wgpsec/AboutSecurity.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/tool/nikto-scan .gemini/skills/nikto-scan && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.

Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "nikto-scan" agent skill from https://github.com/wgpsec/AboutSecurity/tree/master/skills/tool/nikto-scan into .gemini/skills/nikto-scan/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "nikto-scan", then confirm the skill loads.

Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install wgpsec/AboutSecurity nikto-scan

Installs for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add wgpsec/AboutSecurity --skill nikto-scan -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wgpsec/AboutSecurity.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/tool/nikto-scan .github/skills/nikto-scan && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.

GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "nikto-scan" agent skill from https://github.com/wgpsec/AboutSecurity/tree/master/skills/tool/nikto-scan into .github/skills/nikto-scan/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "nikto-scan", then confirm the skill loads.

GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add wgpsec/AboutSecurity --skill nikto-scan -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install wgpsec/AboutSecurity nikto-scan --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wgpsec/AboutSecurity.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/tool/nikto-scan .opencode/skills/nikto-scan && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "nikto-scan" agent skill from https://github.com/wgpsec/AboutSecurity/tree/master/skills/tool/nikto-scan into .opencode/skills/nikto-scan/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "nikto-scan", then confirm the skill loads.

OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

Facts

Skill name: nikto-scan
GitHub stars: 1.8k
Token cost: ~495 tokens
SKILL.md length: 57 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 74
Repo updated: Oct 8, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: None found

At a glance

Works in 4 steps: 基本扫描 → 扫描调优 → 认证和代理 → …
Tasks that involve Web application vulnerabilities
SKILL.md covers Phase 1: 基本扫描, Phase 2: 扫描调优, Phase 3: 认证和代理 and Phase 4: 输出格式, plus 1 more section
Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Nikto Scan is an agent skill from wgpsec/AboutSecurity. 使用 Nikto 进行 Web 服务器漏洞扫描。当需要检测 Web 服务器的已知漏洞、过时软件版本、危险文件/CGI、配置错误时使用。Nikto 内置 7000+ 检查项，覆盖 OWASP 常见问题。任何涉及 Web 漏洞扫描、服务器安全检查、配置审计的场景都应使用此技能

Its SKILL.md is about 500 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Security, covering Web application vulnerabilities. The repository describes itself as: Everything for pentest. | 渗透测试知识库，以 AI Agent 可执行的格式沉淀安全方法论。

When your agent uses it

Tasks that involve Web application vulnerabilities

Example prompts

“/nikto-scan”

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

基本扫描
扫描调优
认证和代理
输出格式

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit d428372. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are bash).
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):
- github.com
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Nikto Scan loads about 495 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 37 tokens; SKILL.md has 57 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~37
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~495

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

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The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 57 words (~495 tokens).

“Nikto 是经典的 Web 服务器漏洞扫描器。核心优势：检查项丰富（7000+ 项）+ 开箱即用（无需配置）+ 覆盖面广（过时软件/危险文件/配置错误/已知漏洞）。”

— opening of SKILL.md by wgpsec

name: nikto-scan
metadata.tags: nikto,web,scan,漏洞扫描,Web服务器,CGI,配置错误,OWASP,SSL,过时软件
metadata.category: tool

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/tool/nikto-scan of wgpsec/AboutSecurity.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit d428372

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Nikto Scan this skillwgpsec/AboutSecurity	1.8k	—	~495	Automated safety check: Pass	None	yesterday
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Security Reviewjewbetcha/opentrace	116	18 repos	~3.1k	Automated safety check: Notes	MIT	4 mo ago
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Code Audit3stoneBrother/code-audit	892	1 repos	~2.7k	Automated safety check: Pass	None	7 mo ago

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Questions about Nikto Scan

What does Nikto Scan do?

使用 Nikto 进行 Web 服务器漏洞扫描。当需要检测 Web 服务器的已知漏洞、过时软件版本、危险文件/CGI、配置错误时使用。Nikto 内置 7000+ 检查项，覆盖 OWASP 常见问题。任何涉及 Web 漏洞扫描、服务器安全检查、配置审计的场景都应使用此技能. Nikto Scan is an agent skill from wgpsec/AboutSecurity.

When should I use Nikto Scan?

Nikto Scan fits situations like: tasks that involve Web application vulnerabilities.

How do I install Nikto Scan in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add wgpsec/AboutSecurity --skill nikto-scan -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/tool/nikto-scan in wgpsec/AboutSecurity) into .claude/skills/nikto-scan in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Nikto Scan in Codex?

Run `npx skills add wgpsec/AboutSecurity --skill nikto-scan -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/tool/nikto-scan in wgpsec/AboutSecurity) into .agents/skills/nikto-scan in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Nikto Scan in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add wgpsec/AboutSecurity --skill nikto-scan -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/nikto-scan, .gemini/skills/nikto-scan, .github/skills/nikto-scan and .opencode/skills/nikto-scan in your project.

What does Nikto Scan need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Nikto Scan is instructions for the agent only.

Does Nikto Scan access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: github.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Nikto Scan safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Nikto Scan use?

No licence was found for Nikto Scan or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Nikto Scan use?

About 495 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Nikto Scan?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Nikto Scan: Security And Hardening (penpot/penpot, 61k stars), Security Auditor (eigent-ai/eigent, 15k stars), Security Review (jewbetcha/opentrace, 116 stars) and Strix Code Vulnerability Scan (usestrix/strix, 67k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Nikto Scan?

wgpsec (a GitHub organization) maintains it in wgpsec/AboutSecurity, which has 1,777 GitHub stars. The repository holds 74 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

Source: wgpsec/AboutSecurity on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.

Install Nikto Scan

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Files

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