Restructure the hint bar string so shortcut letters and their labels
are separate tokens ('t' + 'tags') instead of split across Rich markup
tags ('t' + 'ags') which codespell flagged as a misspelling.
Prompt style (all menus):
- Replace bare '>' with '╰─>' connected to the hint bar above
- Hint bar uses Claude CLI style: first letter highlighted in cyan,
rest dimmed (/search tags recommend ?help quit)
- Creates a visual dual-line input area similar to Claude Code CLI
Inline search:
- Typing /subdomain at the main prompt immediately searches and
shows results — no second "enter query" prompt needed
- / (bare slash) still opens the interactive search prompt
- s still works as a search alias
- search_tools() now accepts optional query parameter
core.py sub-menus:
- Same dual-line prompt style: hint bar + ╰─>
- Compact hint: ?help quit 99 back
- Add _RECOMMENDATIONS dict — maps 22 common tasks to tag names:
"scan a network" → scanner, "crack passwords" → bruteforce/credentials,
"pentest active directory" → active-directory, "pivot through network"
→ network, etc.
- Add recommend_tools() — shows numbered task list, user picks one,
shows all matching tools with installed status, select to jump in
- Wire r/rec/recommend into interact_menu()
- Updated hint bar and help overlay
core.py:
- Add TAGS field to HackingTool class (list[str], default empty)
- Allows manual tag override per tool
hackingtool.py:
- Add _get_all_tags() — builds tag index from 19 regex rules that
auto-derive tags from tool TITLE + DESCRIPTION (osint, scanner, c2,
web, cloud, mobile, wireless, forensics, reversing, etc.)
- Manual TAGS on a tool class take priority over auto-derived
- Add filter_by_tag() — shows all available tags with tool counts,
user picks a tag, results shown with installed status, select to
jump directly into tool.show_options()
- Wire t/tag/tags/filter commands into interact_menu()
- Search also matches against TAGS field
- Updated hint bar: / search · t tags · ? help · q quit
- Updated help overlay with tag filter entry
- Add _collect_all_tools() — walks all collections recursively and
returns (tool_instance, category_name) pairs for 185 tools
- Add search_tools() — prompts for query, matches against TITLE and
DESCRIPTION (case-insensitive), shows results table with category,
user selects a result number to jump directly into tool.show_options()
- Wire / and s commands into interact_menu()
- Add / search to help overlay and hint bar
- Fix ToolManager row number: was hardcoded 18, now computed dynamically
from len(categories) + 1 (currently 21)
hackingtool.py:
- Replace 6-line "HT" art with full 12-line "HACKING TOOL" block letters
- Right side gains 3 more info lines: python version, arch, status
- 12 art lines paired with 12 stat lines for consistent separator
- Layout optimized for wide terminals (100+ chars); gracefully
truncates on narrow ones
core.py — ? and q support in all sub-menus:
- Add _show_inline_help() function: compact navigation reference
(1-N select, 99 back, 98 project page, ? help, q quit)
- HackingTool.show_options(): parse ? → inline help, q → SystemExit
- HackingToolsCollection.show_options(): same ? and q handling
- Both menus now show hint bar: "Enter number · ? help · q quit"
- Prompt changed from "[?] Select" to ">" for consistency with main menu
- q/quit/exit raises SystemExit(0) to cleanly exit from any depth
Replace compact text panel with a Metasploit-style split header:
- Left: "HT" block-letter ASCII art in bright green
- Vertical │ separator that runs the full height of the art block
- Right: live system stats — os, kernel, user@host, ip, tool count, session time
- Bottom: random hacker quote (10 options, changes on each launch)
- Bottom: authorized-use warning in dim red
- Panel title: '[ HackingTool v2.0.0 ]' left-aligned (terminal bracket style)
- Panel subtitle: '[ timestamp ]' right-aligned
- Border: bright_magenta HEAVY box
Live info gathered via platform, socket, os.getlogin() with fallbacks:
- OS: platform.freedesktop_os_release() → PRETTY_NAME, else platform.system()
- IP: UDP connect trick (no data sent, gets local outbound IP)
- User: os.getlogin() → USER env → LOGNAME env → 'root'
Header:
- Replace 8-line pixelated ASCII logo with a compact 9-line styled panel
- Shows tool name, version, repo URL, and legal warning in one block
- Screen is now cleared inside build_menu() on each main menu render
Menu layout:
- Single narrow column → 2-column grid (9 left / 8 right)
- Full terminal width is used; short display labels prevent truncation
- tool_definitions gains a third field (menu_label) for the grid;
full TITLE is still used when entering a category
Numbering:
- 0-based → 1-based throughout interact_menu()
- ToolManager is item 18 (was mislabeled 99, conflicting with exit)
- Input validation: 1 <= choice <= len(all_tools) → all_tools[choice - 1]
Commands:
- Add ? / help → show Quick Help overlay (main/category/tool reference)
- Add q / quit / exit → clean exit with goodbye message
- Remove Confirm.ask("Return to main menu?") — pressing 99 in any
sub-menu already returns here; the extra prompt was redundant friction
- Ctrl+C still works as force quit
Error messages updated to reflect new command set
List of changes
+ Handling information about a tool has been improved a lot by providing a `HackingTool` class, which takes care of showing the options, running the selected option, executing the required commands
+ This class is designed with flexibililty and simplicity in mind, so adding a new tool is a lot easier, mention TITLE, DESCRIPTION, list of INSTALL_COMMANDS, RUN_COMMANDS and PROJECT_URL and there you go...
+ grouping all the `HackingTool`s is also made super simpler by providing a `HackingToolsCollection` class which groups the tools into their respective categories. Just add the instances of `HackingTool` classes to the TOOLS property of the `HackingToolsCollection`.
+ Refactored all the tools into separate files based on their categories.
+ Added a READM_template.md and generate_readme.py script to automatically generate Table of contents and the list of tools available automatically.
+ Now each tool in the README.md points to its project url if provided. This makes it easier to visit the project from the readme.
Fixed the issue using the `subprocess.run(["program", f"options"])` method which is safe for formatting `user-supplied` inputs inside commands to be `executed`
