panoptes

panoptes

a high-performance, open-source intercepting proxy for the security community.

because java is slow and existing proxies consume all your ram. penoptes is fast, lean, and terminal-native.

• request groups — start a group before a login flow, close it after, study every packet in isolation
• notes — attach notes to requests, groups, or hostnames; one place for all your endpoint research
• repeater — pull a captured request, modify headers/body, fire it off independently (burp-style, no kidney required)
• interceptor — live breakpoint: block threads, edit on the fly, forward or drop

zero memory allocation for massive payloads. non-blocking logging. go brr.

quickstart

git clone https://github.com/Vixel2006/penoptes.git
cd penoptes
go build -o panoptes ./cmd/panoptes
./panoptes

see docs/quickstart.md for the full 5-minute walkthrough — sessions, groups, notes, repeater, filters, the works.

architecture

penoptes uses a clean hexagonal architecture (ports and adapters). the core proxy engine knows nothing about the TUI or SQLite — it just intercepts traffic and pushes data to channels.

                    [ Browser / Client ]
                             │
                             ▼
                 ┌────────────────────────┐
                 │   InterceptAdapter     │  ← MITM, TLS, HTTP engine
                 │   (internal/adapters)  │
                 └───────────┬────────────┘
                             │
                 ┌───────────┴────────────┐
                 │   Application Layer    │  ← interceptor, session/group/note managers
                 │   (internal/app/)      │
                 └───────────┬────────────┘
                             │
                 ┌───────────┴────────────┐
                 │    Core Domain         │  ← pure models + port interfaces
                 │    (internal/core/)    │
                 └───────────┬────────────┘
                             │
                 ┌───────────┴────────────┐
                 │    Presentation        │  ← Bubble Tea TUI
                 │    (internal/ui/)      │
                 └────────────────────────┘

features

contributing

see CONTRIBUTING.md. don't make a mess.

why not burpsuite

burpsuite is closed-source, costs a kidney every year, and portswigger knows. this is free, fast, and yours to hack on.