ARTEX
ARTEX is an agent app that runs autonomous penetration tests in an isolated lab for security teams.
What it is good for
- Testing web applications for security weaknesses automatically
- Recording and reviewing network traffic during security tests
- Approving risky agent actions before they run
At a glance
- Who it is for
- Setup
- Guided command-line setup
Level 4 of 5. You copy and paste commands into a terminal by following the instructions. Comfortable territory for vibe coders.
- Cost
- Free and open source
- Type
- Agent app
- Tasks
- Works with
- Anthropic API, OpenAI API, PostgreSQL, Docker, Nmap, ScopeSentry
Momentum
- Rank this week
- Not ranked (last #9, week 42, 2026)
- Best rank
- #9 week 42, 2026
- GitHub stars
- 1,269
GitHub numbers as of Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Ranking history
Official links
Setup steps are on the official pages. We do not repeat them here, since they change.
Questions
- Is ARTEX free?
- Yes. It is free and open source (AGPL-3.0 license).
- Do I need to know how to code to use ARTEX?
- You do not need to write code, but setup means copying and pasting commands into a terminal by following its instructions.
- What does ARTEX work with?
- According to its own documentation, it works with Anthropic API, OpenAI API, PostgreSQL, Docker, Nmap, and ScopeSentry.
- What is ARTEX good for?
- Testing web applications for security weaknesses automatically, recording and reviewing network traffic during security tests, and approving risky agent actions before they run.
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