# lukechilds/reverse-shell

Reverse Shell as a Service

Repository: https://github.com/lukechilds/reverse-shell
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/reverse-shell
Homepage: https://reverse-shell.sh
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: reverse-shell, exploit, vulnerability, pentesting, microservice, security
Last push: 2026-02-18T02:26:52+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 63/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 68, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3276, "days_push": 197, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2055, forks 249 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:09.800241+00:00)

## What it is
A hosted service (reverse-shell.sh) that generates reverse shell payloads on demand; piping its URL output into sh on a target spawns a shell back to the attacker's listener. It detects available software on the target and picks an appropriate payload, and the repo contains the Go implementation behind the service.

## Use cases
- generate a reverse shell payload for pentesting
- demonstrate why coworkers should lock their screens
- test firewall egress with a reverse connection
- get a shell from a target without knowing which tools are installed
- run a quick authorized red-team exercise

## When to choose
- you need a memorable one-liner reverse shell that adapts to the target's available tools
- you're doing authorized penetration testing or security awareness demos on Unix-like systems

## When to avoid
- you need a full C2 framework with persistence, encryption, or multi-session management
- the target is Windows-only
- any use without explicit authorization from the target's owner

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: security, penetration-testing, cli
- domain: security, penetration-testing, developer-tools
- platform: go
- tags: reverse-shell, pentesting, red-team, offensive-security, microservice, linux, macos, web-server

## Member repositories
- lukechilds/reverse-shell (main) score 63

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:09.800241+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 2026-08-30T02:57:16.444679+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/lukechilds/reverse-shell (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:09.800241+00:00, sha cb6c9e317a1e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.