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
core.py:
- Add is_installed property to HackingTool class
Checks: (1) shutil.which() for binary from first RUN_COMMAND,
(2) os.path.isdir() for git clone target directory
Handles "cd foo && binary" and "sudo binary" patterns
- Add status column to HackingToolsCollection.show_options() table
✔ (green) = installed, ✘ (dim) = not installed
- Archived/back rows updated for extra column
- 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
HackingToolsCollection.show_options():
- Add Description column back (was dropped during restructure)
- Show first line of description; '—' for tools with no description
- Switch to box.SIMPLE_HEAD with show_lines=True for row separators
- Numbering changed from 0-based to 1-based (index 1..N)
- Input validation updated: 1 <= choice <= len(active) with active[choice-1]
install.py:
- sudo prefix now determined by euid (== 0 means root) not by OS name
- Previously used 'sudo ' for all Linux — breaks inside Docker where we
run as root but sudo is not installed
- Single priv variable computed once at top of install_system_packages()
Dockerfile:
- Add python3-venv back to apt installs
- Was removed as 'unused' but install.py uses 'python3 -m venv' to create
the virtualenv in APP_INSTALL_DIR; missing package caused venv failure
core.py (HackingTool.show_options + HackingToolsCollection.show_options):
- 99 always returns now instead of sys.exit() when parent is None
Previously: sub-menus with no parent called sys.exit() — since
interact_menu() never passes parent, pressing 99 in any category
exited the entire program instead of returning to the main menu
- Empty Enter (blank input) now continues the loop instead of
defaulting to "99" and triggering exit
Previously: Prompt default="99" meant pressing Enter without typing
anything was treated as choosing exit
- "Exit" label on 99 row changed to "Main Menu" since it now returns
- anonsurf.py: os.system("sudo anonsurf stop") → subprocess.run list form
- tool_manager.py: os.system(f"{priv}{cmd}") → subprocess.run(shell=True)
(shell=True justified: cmd is from hardcoded PACKAGE_UPDATE_CMDS dict, not user input)
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