# i-am-shodan/USBArmyKnife

USB Army Knife – the ultimate close access tool for penetration testers and red teamers.

Repository: https://github.com/i-am-shodan/USBArmyKnife
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/usbarmyknife
Language: C++
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-06-24T11:44:21+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 71/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 89, release rhythm 59, longevity 50
- inputs: {"age_days": 705, "days_push": 70, "days_rel": 198, "gap_med": 57, "n_releases_24m": 8}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2870, forks 279 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:27.012711+00:00)

## What it is
USB Army Knife is firmware for ESP32-based USB devices (like the T-Dongle-S3) that turns them into a close-access penetration testing tool. It supports USB HID attacks, mass storage emulation, network device impersonation, and WiFi/Bluetooth exploits with flexible payload triggering.

## Use cases
- run badusb hid injection attacks from a usb stick
- emulate mass storage or network devices for red team engagements
- trigger payloads over wifi during physical penetration tests
- perform wifi and bluetooth exploits with a portable device
- build ducky-script style payloads for close access operations

## When to choose
- you need a cheap programmable alternative to commercial tools like Bash Bunny or Flipper Zero
- you want hid, storage, network, and wireless attack capabilities in one usb device
- you are a red teamer doing physical close-access engagements

## When to avoid
- you need a purely software-based penetration testing toolkit
- you do not have compatible esp32 hardware
- you require guaranteed stealth against hardened endpoint defenses

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: security, penetration-testing, embedded, networking, developer-tools
- domain: security, penetration-testing, hardware, embedded-systems
- platform: embedded, iot, cross-platform
- tags: usb-hid-attacks, red-team, esp32, badusb, mass-storage-emulation, wifi-exploits, duckyscript, close-access-tool

## Member repositories
- i-am-shodan/USBArmyKnife (main) score 71

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:27.012711+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 2026-08-30T07:35:54.344598+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/i-am-shodan/USBArmyKnife (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:27.012711+00:00, sha 35b72a115b65)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.