sickn33/antigravity-awesome-skills/shodan-reconnaissance
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Provide systematic methodologies for leveraging Shodan as a reconnaissance tool during penetration testing engagements.
Install
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⚠️ AUTHORIZED USE ONLYThis skill is for educational purposes or authorized security assessments only.You must have explicit, written permission from the system owner before using this tool.Misuse of this tool is illegal and strictly prohibited.
Mandatory confirmation gateBefore running any command that probes, exploits, changes, persists on, extracts data from, or attempts credential access against a target:1. Ask the user to state the exact target URL, IP, account, or resource.2. Ask the user to confirm written authorization and the permitted scope.3. Show the exact command(s) and explain their expected effect.4. Wait for explicit confirmation in the current conversation.Without that confirmation, remain read-only and provide defensive guidance only. Prefer a sandbox, disposable VM, or controlled lab.
Shodan Reconnaissance and Pentesting
Detailed Guide
Read the detailed guide before executing this skill. It retains the complete procedure and reference material. Treat its safety, prerequisites, and validation requirements as mandatory. For focused work, load the relevant sections; for end-to-end work, read the guide completely.
Constraints and Limitations
Operational Boundaries
- Check current endpoint/account rate limits and honor retry guidance
- Scan results not immediate (asynchronous)
- Rescan eligibility depends on current account and endpoint policy
- Free accounts have limited credits
- Some data requires paid subscription
Data Freshness
- Shodan crawls continuously but data may be days/weeks old
- On-demand scans provide current data but cost credits
- Historical data available with paid plans
Legal Requirements
- Only perform reconnaissance on authorized targets
- Passive reconnaissance generally legal but verify jurisdiction
- Active scanning (scan submit) requires authorization
- Document all reconnaissance activities
Examples
Example 1: Organization Reconnaissance
Example 2: Vulnerable Service Discovery
Example 3: IoT Device Discovery
Example 4: SSL/TLS Certificate Analysis
Example 5: Python Automation Script
Example 6: Network Range Assessment
When to Use
This skill is applicable to execute the workflow or actions described in the overview.
Security
- Security scanPassed, 100 of 100Pattern checks on the skill's files.
- Model reviewNot runA model review is scheduled for the next rescan.
Quality evaluation
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Source
- SKILL.md in the repositoryCheckingskills/shodan-reconnaissance/SKILL.md
Popularity
- Repository stars
- 26,457
- Repository forks
- 4,513
- Repository npm downloads, 7 days
- 6,478
- 7-day trend score
- 72
Stars and forks are for the whole GitHub repository, not this skill alone. Downloads are for the repository's npm package. Refreshed 22 Mar 2026, 7 months ago.
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