besimorhino/powercat
netshell features all in version 2 powershell observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4395
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 911
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2387 stars · 484 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
powercat is a PowerShell reimplementation of netcat supporting TCP, UDP, and DNS (dnscat2) connections, file transfer, and shell serving. It works as a single .ps1 function on PowerShell version 2 and later.
Use cases
- netcat equivalent for windows powershell
- transfer files over tcp or udp from powershell
- serve a reverse shell during penetration tests
- tunnel traffic over dns with dnscat2
- generate encoded powershell payloads
- relay connections between hosts
When to choose
- you need netcat-like functionality on Windows without installing binaries
- you want a pure PowerShell tool for red team or CTF work
- you need DNS or UDP transport for data exfiltration or pivoting
When to avoid
- you need a full-featured modern netcat on Linux or macOS
- you require TLS encryption or authenticated connections
- your environment blocks script execution and downloads
Facets
cli-tool · maturity maintenance
networking security cli security penetration-testing networking windows netcat powershell reverse-shell dns-tunneling red-team file-transfer command-line
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/besimorhino/powercat · fetched 2026-08-28 · 5cfec44b76cc
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| besimorhino/powercat | main | 32 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="besimorhino/powercat")
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