Network Protocol Analysis Skill
SkillDev toolsNetwork protocol capture, analysis, and fuzzing capabilities
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Then ask your AI: use the Network Protocol Analysis Skill skill
What this skill tells your AI
The instructions your AI receives, as published by a5c-ai/babysitter in library/specializations/security-research/skills/protocol-analysis/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.
Overview
This skill provides network protocol capture, analysis, and fuzzing capabilities for security research.
Capabilities
- Capture and analyze pcap files
- Write Wireshark dissectors (Lua)
- Create Scapy packet crafting scripts
- Execute network fuzzing with boofuzz
- Parse protocol state machines
- Generate protocol documentation
- Support TLS/SSL analysis
- Create network-based exploits
Target Processes
- protocol-reverse-engineering.js
- network-penetration-testing.js
- malware-analysis.js
- firmware-analysis.js
Dependencies
- Wireshark/tshark
- Scapy (Python)
- boofuzz
- tcpdump
- nmap
- Python 3.x
Usage Context
This skill is essential for:
- Protocol reverse engineering
- Network vulnerability research
- C2 protocol analysis
- Custom protocol fuzzing
- Network-based exploit development
Integration Notes
- Supports live capture and offline analysis
- Can generate reproducible packet sequences
- Integrates with protocol documentation tools
- Supports encrypted traffic analysis (with keys)
- Can create custom Wireshark dissectors
Signals
- GitHub stars
- 2k
- Forks
- 112
- Last commit
- Sep 2026
Advanced
- Item type
- skill
- Key
network-protocol-analysis-skill- Source
- github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter
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