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Network Reconnaissance

by blacklanternsecurity

Network Reconnaissance is an Automation skill for Claude Code, published by blacklanternsecurity in red-run.

266 stars37 forkson blacklanternsecurity/red-runAdded 2026/09/02+3% in starsRepository updated 2026/04/01
claudeclaude-codectfoffensive-securitypenetration-testingred-teamsecurity
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Install Network Reconnaissance
Copy Network Reconnaissance into your Claude Code skills folder. Run the command in your terminal, or review the source on GitHub before installing.
terminal
npx degit https://github.com/blacklanternsecurity/red-run/tree/main/skills/network/network-recon ~/.claude/skills/network-recon

Requires Node.js. Downloads this skill only β€” not the rest of the repository β€” into your Claude Code skills folder.

Without Node.js

git clone https://github.com/blacklanternsecurity/red-run.git

Clones the whole repository, then copy the skill’s own directory into your skills folder yourself.

In this catalog

Source file
skills/network/network-recon/SKILL.md in blacklanternsecurity/red-run
Installs to
~/.claude/skills/network-recon
Collection
One of 25 skills cataloged from this repository
Category
Automation β€” 1648 skills

What Network Reconnaissance does

Network Reconnaissance scans authorized targets to discover hosts, open ports, services, and OS fingerprints. Use it to build a port/service map and route deeper enumeration to the right follow-on skills.

Network Reconnaissance is cataloged under Automation on DirSkills. Network Reconnaissance comes from a repository tagged claude, claude-code, ctf, offensive-security and penetration-testing.

Documentation

README

Network Reconnaissance

You are helping a penetration tester perform network reconnaissance and service enumeration. All testing is under explicit written authorization.

Engagement Logging

Check for ./engagement/ directory. If absent, proceed without logging.

When an engagement directory exists:

  • Print [network-recon] Activated β†’ <target> to the screen on activation.
  • Evidence β†’ save significant output to engagement/evidence/ with descriptive filenames (e.g., sqli-users-dump.txt, ssrf-aws-creds.json).

Scope Boundary

This skill covers network reconnaissance β€” host discovery, port scanning, OS fingerprinting, and output parsing. It produces a port/service map; the orchestrator routes to service-specific enumeration skills for deeper checks.

This is the opening of the README. Read the full README on GitHub.

Frequently asked about Network Reconnaissance

  • What else does blacklanternsecurity publish alongside Network Reconnaissance?

    Network Reconnaissance is one of 25 skills that DirSkills catalogs from blacklanternsecurity/red-run, the repository it ships in. Its siblings there include AD Persistence, ADCS Persistence and ADCS Template Abuse. Each one is a separate skill with its own page in this directory, installs the same way Network Reconnaissance does, and is maintained by blacklanternsecurity in that same repository. The rest of the collection is listed on the blacklanternsecurity/red-run page.

  • How does Network Reconnaissance compare to other Automation skills?

    Network Reconnaissance ranks #1386 by stars among the 1648 Automation skills in this catalog. The most-starred ones next to it are Autonomous Loops, Autonomous Agent Harness and Automation Audit Ops. DirSkills ranks by the star count of the repository each skill ships in, so that order reflects how popular those repositories are rather than any review of Network Reconnaissance against them. Open each page to compare what they document and how they install.

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