Security tool · discovery
kiterunner
Context-aware content discovery built for APIs. Uses real request templates (from 67k+ Swagger specs) instead of dumb path lists, catching routes that need specific methods/headers.
Overview
Where kiterunner fits
Context-aware content discovery built for APIs. Uses real request templates (from 67k+ Swagger specs) instead of dumb path lists, catching routes that need specific methods/headers.
Detection-first use
Start with the least intrusive template that can distinguish your hypothesis from a normal response. Preserve raw output and a negative control.
Install
Installation references
Install with releaseAuthorization required
wget https://github.com/assetnote/kiterunner/releases/latest/download/kiterunner_linux_amd64.tar.gz && tar -xzf kiterunner_linux_amd64.tar.gz- Positive signal
- Tool-specific output that supports the stated hypothesis.
- Negative control
- No result, or identical behavior against a known-safe control.
- Intrusiveness
- Review flags and target scope before execution.
Test safely
Command templates
Scan with routesAuthorization required
Populate placeholders only with assets that are explicitly in scope.
kr scan {url} -w {routes} -x {threads}- Positive signal
- Tool-specific output that supports the stated hypothesis.
- Negative control
- No result, or identical behavior against a known-safe control.
- Intrusiveness
- Review flags and target scope before execution.
Related
Continue the workflow
Sources
Attribution and verification
Version history: normalized permanent page created 2026-08-20. Upstream activity and popularity are separate signals and do not establish tool safety.