ridgebackinfosec/cerno
TUI for triaging Nessus findings: import .nessus into SQLite, launch nmap/NetExec against affected hosts, track review progress across scans, and drive it all from an MCP client.
- Stars
- 71
- Forks
- 7
- Open issues
- 2
- Last push
- today
cerno star history
+1 this week
Can I sell what I build with it?
Yes
A guide, not legal advice.
About cerno
cerno is a free, open-source AI agent tool by ridgebackinfosec, written mainly in Python. TUI for triaging Nessus findings: import .nessus into SQLite, launch nmap/NetExec against affected hosts, track review progress across scans, and drive it all from an MCP client. It has 71 GitHub stars and 7 forks, and was last updated today. It's released under the MIT license, a standard open-source license. According to the project, it works on macOS.
- License
- MIT
- Commercial use
- Commercial OK
- Language
- Python
- Stars
- 71
- Last update
- today
- Runs on Mac
- Yes (as stated by the project)
- GPU
- Not stated
- Paid API key
- Not stated
- Self-hostable
- Yes
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cerno FAQ
Can I use cerno commercially?
Yes. MIT is a permissive license: commercial use is allowed as long as you keep the license notice. This is a plain-English summary, not legal advice.
Is cerno free?
Yes. cerno is open source and free to use. It's released under the MIT license, a standard open-source license.
Does cerno run on a Mac?
Yes. According to the project, cerno works on macOS.
Does cerno need a GPU?
The project doesn't state hardware needs. AI models generally run much faster with a GPU.
Is cerno still maintained?
Yes. It was last updated today and has 2 open issues on GitHub.
What are alternatives to cerno?
Similar free, open-source tools include strix, fastmcp, github-mcp-server, ECC.
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