# dbisu/pico-ducky

Create a USB Rubber Ducky like device using a Raspberry PI Pico

Repository: https://github.com/dbisu/pico-ducky
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pico-ducky
Language: Python
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-03-18T16:10:55+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 71/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 72, release rhythm 53, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2037, "days_push": 168, "days_rel": 235, "gap_med": 83, "n_releases_24m": 4}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3307, forks 520 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:55.864156+00:00)

## What it is
A project that turns a Raspberry Pi Pico into a USB Rubber Ducky-style HID injection device running CircuitPython. It executes Ducky Script payloads that emulate keystrokes on a target machine.

## Use cases
- build a cheap USB Rubber Ducky clone
- run ducky script payloads from a Raspberry Pi Pico
- automate keystroke injection for pentest demos
- test physical security awareness with a badusb device
- hide the device from showing up as USB mass storage
- edit payloads on the pico via setup mode

## When to choose
- you already own a Raspberry Pi Pico and want a low-cost HID injection tool
- you want an open-source, customizable alternative to the Hak5 Rubber Ducky
- you need Ducky Script payload compatibility on cheap hardware

## When to avoid
- you need wireless exfiltration or advanced Rubber Ducky features out of the box
- you want a plug-and-play commercial device with vendor support
- you need a tool for non-HID attacks like network exploitation

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: security, penetration-testing, embedded
- domain: security, penetration-testing, hardware, developer-tools
- platform: embedded, python, cross-platform
- tags: usb-rubber-ducky, raspberry-pi-pico, circuitpython, badusb, hid-injection, pentesting

## Member repositories
- dbisu/pico-ducky (main) score 71

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:55.864156+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 2026-08-29T18:42:37.995190+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dbisu/pico-ducky (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:55.864156+00:00, sha 5306fd6cf730)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.