# spacehuhn/wifi_ducky

Upload, save and run keystroke injection payloads with an ESP8266 + ATMEGA32U4

Repository: https://github.com/spacehuhn/wifi_ducky
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/wifi_ducky
Language: C
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: arduino, atmega32u4, esp8266, ducky, keytroke, injection, hack, script
Last push: 2021-05-05T09:26:09+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3461, "days_push": 1946, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1435, forks 294 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:43.418079+00:00)

## What it is
WiFi Ducky is a Wi-Fi controlled BadUSB device built from an ESP8266 and ATmega32U4 that uploads, saves, and remotely executes Ducky Script keystroke injection payloads via a web interface. It emulates a USB keyboard on a target machine, similar to the Hak5 USB Rubber Ducky but with remote Wi-Fi control.

## Use cases
- remotely execute ducky script payloads over wifi
- build a diy badusb keystroke injection device with esp8266
- upload and manage ducky scripts from a web interface
- turn an atmega32u4 arduino into a wifi-controlled rubber ducky
- run keystroke injection attacks remotely for pentesting demos
- host payloads on an esp8266 and trigger them wirelessly

## When to choose
- you want a cheap DIY alternative to the USB Rubber Ducky with remote Wi-Fi control
- you already have an ESP8266 and ATmega32U4 and want to flash a ready-made firmware
- you need to upload, store, and run Ducky Scripts from a browser over Wi-Fi

## When to avoid
- you want the actively developed successor — use spacehuhn/WiFiDuck instead
- you need a plug-and-play commercial device rather than a DIY hardware build
- you need USB HID injection without Wi-Fi or without soldering hardware together

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: security, embedded, http-server, file-upload
- domain: security, penetration-testing, hardware, developer-tools
- platform: embedded, self-hosted
- tags: badusb, ducky-script, esp8266, atmega32u4, keystroke-injection, arduino, wifi, hardware-hacking, web-server

## Member repositories
- spacehuhn/wifi_ducky (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:43.418079+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 2026-08-30T04:36:52.620208+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/spacehuhn/wifi_ducky (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:43.418079+00:00, sha 5498f0b072bf)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.