{"id":"bee-san-ciphey","name":"Ciphey","homepage":null,"repo_url":"https://github.com/bee-san/Ciphey","category":"security","subcategories":[],"tags":["crypto","ctf-tools","decryption","decoding","hashes","cli","python"],"what_it_does":"Ciphey is a CLI/command-line tool (with a Python importable entrypoint) that attempts to automatically decrypt/decode or otherwise transform unknown ciphertext-like input into readable plaintext. It uses cipher/hash/encoding detection plus language/plaintext checking, and supports many classical ciphers and common encodings/hashes.","use_cases":["CTF/infosec workflows: quickly trying multiple decrypt/decode options on unknown strings","Rapid triage of suspected encoded/encrypted data to identify likely format or cipher type","Hash/encoding cracking or identification attempts for common challenges","Batch analysis of text files containing potentially layered encodings"],"not_for":["High-assurance decryption where correctness and provable key/cipher selection are required","Production systems that need stable, deterministic cryptographic outcomes","Automated access to sensitive keys/secret management (Ciphey is designed for guessing workflows rather than controlled decryption with explicit keys)"],"best_when":"When you have unknown or suspected ciphertext/encoded text (e.g., CTF-style inputs) and want automated attempts to discover the correct decoding/decryption path quickly.","avoid_when":"Avoid using it in automated pipelines that require strict correctness guarantees, and avoid running it on untrusted/hostile inputs without resource/time limits because it performs search/guessing-style computation.","alternatives":["CyberChef (interactive pipelines for known encodings/ciphers)","Hashcat (hash cracking for supported hash types)","John the Ripper (password/hash auditing)","quipqiup (automated cipher solving for some classical ciphers)","Dcode (web-based cipher/encoding solver)"],"af_score":30.8,"security_score":42.0,"reliability_score":31.2,"package_type":"skill","discovery_source":["openclaw"],"priority":"high","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-03-29T13:08:55.610678+00:00","interface":{"has_rest_api":false,"has_graphql":false,"has_grpc":false,"has_mcp_server":false,"mcp_server_url":null,"has_sdk":false,"sdk_languages":[],"openapi_spec_url":null,"webhooks":false},"auth":{"methods":[],"oauth":false,"scopes":false,"notes":"No authentication mechanism is described; Ciphey appears to be a local CLI tool (or container) operating on provided input."},"pricing":{"model":null,"free_tier_exists":false,"free_tier_limits":null,"paid_tiers":[],"requires_credit_card":false,"estimated_workload_costs":null,"notes":"Open-source (MIT license per metadata). Costs are mainly compute/time for analysis."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":false,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":30.8,"security_score":42.0,"reliability_score":31.2,"mcp_server_quality":0.0,"documentation_accuracy":60.0,"error_message_quality":0.0,"error_message_notes":null,"auth_complexity":100.0,"rate_limit_clarity":0.0,"tls_enforcement":0.0,"auth_strength":80.0,"scope_granularity":0.0,"dependency_hygiene":40.0,"secret_handling":80.0,"security_notes":"Appears to run locally/locally-in-container with no described auth or network service. However, it performs cryptanalysis/search which can be CPU/memory intensive; treat outputs and logs carefully and run with least privilege. Dependency versions include multiple crypto/utility packages; no vulnerability status provided here.","uptime_documented":0.0,"version_stability":55.0,"breaking_changes_history":40.0,"error_recovery":30.0,"idempotency_support":"true","idempotency_notes":"For the same input and options, the tool should generally be repeatable as a pure transformation attempt (though its search may be time-bounded or depend on probabilistic heuristics). No explicit idempotency guarantees documented.","pagination_style":"none","retry_guidance_documented":false,"known_agent_gotchas":["No formal API contracts (CLI-only); agents must shell out and parse stdout/stderr","Computational load may be high for hard/large inputs (resource/time limits recommended)","Results may be probabilistic or heuristic (may output multiple candidates rather than a single deterministic plaintext)","Unclear structured error output format; may require robust parsing/handling"]}}