# blacklanternsecurity/bbot

The recursive internet scanner for hackers. 🧡

Repository: https://github.com/blacklanternsecurity/bbot
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/bbot
Homepage: https://www.blacklanternsecurity.com/bbot/
Language: Python
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: hacking, neo4j, osint, osint-framework, python, subdomain-enumeration, automation, recon, cli, scanner, bugbounty, pentesting, recursion, subdomain-scanner, subdomains, asm, attack-surface-management, threat-intelligence, threatintel, easm
Last push: 2026-08-26T22:31:28+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 99, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1636, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 9, "gap_med": 23.0, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 10508, forks 916 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:42.142341+00:00)

## What it is
BBOT is a recursive, multipurpose internet scanner built in Python for automating OSINT reconnaissance, bug bounty hunting, and attack surface management. It enumerates subdomains and other targets via passive APIs and recursive DNS brute-forcing, with output that can feed into Neo4j for graph visualization.

## Use cases
- enumerate subdomains of a target domain
- automate recon for bug bounty hunting
- map an organization's external attack surface
- gather OSINT on a target recursively
- collect threat intelligence on domains
- visualize scan results as a graph in Neo4j

## When to choose
- you need recursive, automated reconnaissance across many targets
- you want a single tool combining passive API sources and active DNS brute-forcing
- you run bug bounty or ASM workflows and want scriptable CLI scanning

## When to avoid
- you need a passive-only lightweight subdomain lookup without scanning
- you require a permissive license for closed-source integration (AGPL-3.0)
- you want a GUI-driven vulnerability scanner rather than a CLI tool

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: osint, web-scraping, security, workflow-automation, cli, search-engine
- domain: security, osint, penetration-testing, developer-tools
- platform: python, cli, windows
- tags: recon, subdomain-enumeration, attack-surface-management, bug-bounty, threat-intelligence, recursive-scanning, neo4j, automation, docker, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- blacklanternsecurity/bbot (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:42.142341+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:18:57.413661+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/blacklanternsecurity/bbot (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:42.142341+00:00, sha 70584b7519ec)
  - homepage: https://www.blacklanternsecurity.com/bbot/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:18:01.657419+00:00, sha 6cb1a4119ad7)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.