# P1sec/QCSuper

QCSuper is a tool communicating with Qualcomm-based phones and modems, allowing to capture raw 2G/3G/4G radio frames, among other things.

Repository: https://github.com/P1sec/QCSuper
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/qcsuper
Language: Python
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: baseband, telecom, qualcomm, lte, umts, gsm, pcap
Last push: 2026-07-23T16:33:58+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 91/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 94, release rhythm 82, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2612, "days_push": 41, "days_rel": 41, "gap_med": 67.5, "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 1642, forks 279 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:15.357829+00:00)

## What it is
QCSuper is a Python CLI tool that communicates with Qualcomm-based phones and modems via the Diag (QCDM) protocol to capture raw 2G/3G/4G (and some 5G) radio frames. It generates PCAP captures viewable in Wireshark using a rooted Android phone over ADB, a USB modem dongle, or existing captures in other formats.

## Use cases
- capture raw 2G/3G/4G radio frames from a Qualcomm phone
- generate PCAP files of mobile network air traffic for Wireshark analysis
- sniff LTE signaling messages from a rooted Android device over ADB
- capture GSM/UMTS frames using a USB mobile broadband dongle
- convert existing baseband captures into PCAP format
- analyze mobile baseband protocol traffic for security research

## When to choose
- you need to capture raw cellular radio frames from a Qualcomm-based device
- you want PCAP output compatible with Wireshark for telecom protocol analysis
- you have a rooted Android phone or a diag-capable USB modem
- you are doing mobile network security research or protocol analysis

## When to avoid
- your device uses a non-Qualcomm chipset (e.g., MediaTek)
- you cannot root your phone or expose a diag port
- you need a passive over-the-air sniffer rather than device-based capture
- you need a polished GUI tool rather than a command-line utility

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: networking, developer-tools, cli
- domain: security, developer-tools
- platform: windows, python, cli
- tags: qualcomm, baseband, diag-protocol, radio-capture, pcap, gsm, umts, lte, 5g, telecom-security, wireshark, telecom, command-line, linux

## Member repositories
- P1sec/QCSuper (main) score 91

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:15.357829+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 2026-08-30T03:46:19.422177+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/P1sec/QCSuper (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:15.357829+00:00, sha 25205b367bea)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/qcsuper/json (fetched 2026-08-29T11:19:19.642606+00:00, sha 0a228e0d8c7c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.