{"id":"bee-san-ciphey","name":"Ciphey","af_score":30.8,"security_score":42.0,"reliability_score":31.2,"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.","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.","last_evaluated":"2026-03-29T13:08:55.610678+00:00","has_mcp":false,"has_api":false,"auth_methods":[],"has_free_tier":false,"known_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"],"error_quality":0.0}