---
title: "Nuclei Template-Based Vulnerability Scanner"
description: "Nuclei is a high-performance vulnerability scanner by ProjectDiscovery that uses simple YAML-based templates to detect security issues across applications, APIs, networks, DNS, and cloud configurations. With 27k+ GitHub stars and 12,000+ community-contributed templates, it is the go-to tool for modern vulnerability assessment."
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei"
category:
  - "Security & Verification"
framework:
  - "Claude Code"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "projectdiscovery/nuclei"
  github_stars: 27713
---

# Nuclei Template-Based Vulnerability Scanner

Nuclei is a high-performance vulnerability scanner by ProjectDiscovery that uses simple YAML-based templates to detect security issues across applications, APIs, networks, DNS, and cloud configurations. With 27k+ GitHub stars and 12,000+ community-contributed templates, it is the go-to tool for modern vulnerability assessment.

## Installation

Choose whichever fits your setup:

1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.
2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.
3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.
4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.
5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/nuclei-template-vulnerability-scanner/)