Nuclei Template-Based Vulnerability Scanner

Nuclei is a high-performance vulnerability scanner by ProjectDiscovery that uses simple YAML-based templates to detect security issues across applications, APIs, networks, DNS, and cloud configurations. With 27k+ GitHub stars and 12,000+ community-contributed templates, it is the go-to tool for modern vulnerability assessment.

Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:

• go install -v github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v3/cmd/nuclei@latest

Requirements and caveats from upstream:

• nuclei requires go >= 1.24.2 to install successfully. Run the following command to get the repo:
• -headless enable templates that require headless browser support (root user on Linux will disable sandbox)
• This feature is absolutely free and does not require any subscription. For a detailed guide, refer to the [documentation](https://docs.projectdiscovery.io/cloud/scanning/nuclei-scan?utm_source=github&utm_medium=we...

Basic usage or getting-started notes:

• For security teams and enterprises, we provide a cloud-hosted service built on top of Nuclei OSS, fine-tuned to help you continuously run vulnerability scans at scale with your team and existing workflows:

• sh

• To learn more about installing nuclei, see https://docs.projectdiscovery.io/tools/nuclei/install.

• Source: https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei

• Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/HEAD/README.md

Source

• Agent Skill Exchange