# smittix/intercept

iNTERCEPT, a free and open-source platform that unites the best signal intelligence tools into a single, accessible interface.

Repository: https://github.com/smittix/intercept
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/intercept
Homepage: https://smittix.github.io/intercept/
Language: Python
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: counter, intelligence, rtlsdr, signal, surveillance, tscm
Last push: 2026-07-28T13:53:37+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 78/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 94, release rhythm 92, longevity 18
- inputs: {"age_days": 257, "days_push": 36, "days_rel": 57, "gap_med": 1, "n_releases_24m": 34}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2269, forks 310 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:32.986060+00:00)

## What it is
iNTERCEPT is a free, open-source, web-based signal intelligence (SIGINT) platform that unifies dozens of software-defined radio tools into a single browser-accessible interface. It wraps tools like rtl_fm, multimon-ng, rtl_433, dump1090, acarsdec, direwolf, SatDump, and aircrack-ng to provide pager decoding, aircraft/vessel tracking, WiFi/Bluetooth scanning, satellite image reception, and counter-surveillance capabilities.

## Use cases
- decode pager messages from POCSAG and FLEX networks
- track aircraft in real time with ADS-B
- monitor WiFi networks and Bluetooth devices for reconnaissance
- decode NOAA weather satellite images
- perform technical surveillance counter-measures (TSCM) RF sweeps
- read smart utility meter broadcasts with rtlamr
- listen to shortwave and number stations remotely via KiwiSDR
- track ships with AIS and monitor VHF distress channels

## When to choose
- you want a unified web UI over many separate SDR command-line tools
- you run RTL-SDR or HackRF hardware on Linux or macOS and want one dashboard for monitoring
- you need counter-surveillance/TSCM baseline RF comparison
- you want aircraft, vessel, satellite, and RF monitoring in a single self-hosted platform
- you're a hobbyist or security researcher exploring the radio spectrum

## When to avoid
- you need a headless library or API to embed SDR decoding into your own code
- you have no SDR hardware (RTL-SDR, HackRF, etc.)
- you need guaranteed real-time or mission-critical signal processing with certification
- you're on Windows only, as the platform targets macOS and Linux
- you need a polished commercial product with vendor support

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: web-framework, http-server, monitoring, analytics, security, nlp, data-visualization, developer-tools
- domain: security, osint, networking, self-hosted, developer-tools
- platform: python, self-hosted
- tags: sdr, sigint, rtl-sdr, hackrf, ads-b, ais, acars, aprs, tscm, counter-surveillance, wifi-scanning, bluetooth-scanning, satellite-decoding, noaa-apt, sstv, meshtastic, kiwisdr, dump1090, rtl_433, multimon-ng, aircraft-tracking, vessel-tracking, frequency-scanner, signal-analysis, rf-monitoring, web-interface, wireless, radio, surveillance, linux, macos, web-server

## Member repositories
- smittix/intercept (main) score 78

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:32.986060+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 2026-08-30T02:42:00.492450+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/smittix/intercept (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:32.986060+00:00, sha 7f20912772d1)
  - homepage: https://smittix.github.io/intercept/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:22:22.439420+00:00, sha 9ae6f99672dc)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.