install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install bbot

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#bbot

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/bb/bbot/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

OSINT automation tool

Project links

Commands and aliases

bbot

history

Project history and usage

BBOT is Black Lantern Security's OSINT, reconnaissance, bug-bounty, and attack-surface-management automation tool. It packages many passive and active discovery modules behind a single `bbot` scanner and preset system.

Project history

The upstream README describes BBOT as inspired by SpiderFoot and built to automate recon, bug bounties, and ASM. Its examples emphasize repeatable presets for subdomain enumeration, web crawling, email gathering, and web scanning.

The PyPI release metadata shows a 1.0.0 package upload on 2022-08-18. By the current upstream README, the project has stable and development installation tracks, Docker distribution, a public documentation site, and a community Discord.

Adoption history

BBOT's adoption follows the modern Python security-tool path: PyPI and pipx for primary installation, Docker for isolated runs, GitHub for development, and Homebrew/Nix formulas for users who expect security tooling in system package managers.

How it is used

Operators use BBOT by giving it targets and presets such as `subdomain-enum`, `spider`, `email-enum`, `web-basic`, or `web-thorough`. Configuration stores module options and API keys, so the same scan recipes can be repeated across assessments.

Why package nerds care

BBOT is interesting in package history because it is a high-churn security automation tool that still reaches general package managers. It shows how OSINT tooling has moved from one-off scripts toward modular scanners with presets, docs, containers, PyPI packages, and native package-manager entries.

Timeline

2022-08-18: PyPI metadata records BBOT 1.0.0 uploads.
2023: Upstream README advertises a DEF CON Recon Village/Demo Labs appearance.
Current: README documents stable installation with `pipx install bbot`, Docker, and the official documentation site.
2026-06-09: PyPI metadata records 3.0.0.986rc0 release-candidate uploads.

Related projects

Related projects include SpiderFoot, Amass, Subfinder, httpx, Nuclei, and other reconnaissance and attack-surface-management tools.

Sources

https://github.com/blacklanternsecurity/bbot#readme
https://pypi.org/pypi/bbot/json
https://www.blacklanternsecurity.com/bbot/Stable/
input:source_facts.package-manager

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for bbot. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 7 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 5 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: ~/.config/bbot/bbot.yml

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: ~/.config/bbot/bbot.yml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`bbot`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version2.8.4

manager updated2026-06-15

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://www.blacklanternsecurity.com/bbot/

infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.blacklanternsecurity.com/bbot/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:bbot
Version	2.8.4
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/bbot
Homepage	https://www.blacklanternsecurity.com/bbot/
Repository	https://github.com/blacklanternsecurity/bbot
Upstream docs	https://www.blacklanternsecurity.com/bbot/Stable
License	AGPL-3.0-only
Source archive	https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/6a/83/24a0087894d853703f64ab2044927ef56c831edb379295a873b05f34eb92/bbot-2.8.4.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-15T10:20:10-04:00
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	certifi, cryptography, libyaml, openssl@3, pydantic, python@3.14, zeromq
Build dependencies	cmake, ninja, openjdk, pkgconf, rust
Uses from macOS	libxml2, libxslt
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	bbot
Version Scheme	0
Revision	6
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

bbot

nix profile install nixpkgs#bbot

normalized package name match
Matched by: Bbot

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/bb/bbot/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/bbot.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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