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title: "Introduction"
description: "Open-source AI hackers to secure your apps"
---
Strix are autonomous AI agents that act like real hackers—they run your code dynamically, find vulnerabilities, and validate them with proof-of-concepts.
Install and run your first scan in minutes.
Learn all command-line options.
Explore the security testing toolkit.
Integrate into your CI/CD pipeline.
## Key Capabilities
- **Full hacker toolkit** — Browser automation, HTTP proxy, terminal, Python runtime
- **Real validation** — PoCs, not false positives
- **Multi-agent orchestration** — Specialized agents collaborate on complex targets
- **Developer-first CLI** — Interactive TUI or headless mode for automation
## Vulnerability Coverage
Strix can identify and validate:
| Category | Examples |
|----------|----------|
| Access Control | IDOR, privilege escalation, auth bypass |
| Injection | SQL, NoSQL, command injection |
| Server-Side | SSRF, XXE, deserialization |
| Client-Side | XSS, prototype pollution, DOM vulnerabilities |
| Business Logic | Race conditions, workflow manipulation |
| Authentication | JWT vulnerabilities, session management |
Only test applications you own or have explicit permission to test.