offensive-tools/cloud/scoutsuite/SKILL.md
Multi-cloud security auditing tool for AWS, Azure, GCP, and others. Use when assessing cloud misconfigurations, reviewing IAM policies, security groups, storage permissions, and generating audit reports.
npx skillsauth add aeondave/malskill scoutsuiteInstall this skill globally with one command. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf.
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Multi-cloud security auditor — AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI, Alibaba Cloud.
pip install scoutsuite
# AWS (uses default ~/.aws/credentials profile)
scout aws
# Azure
scout azure --cli
# GCP
scout gcp --project PROJECT_ID
# Output in specific dir
scout aws -r ./report-dir
| Flag | Purpose |
|------|---------|
| aws/azure/gcp/oci | Cloud provider |
| --profile NAME | AWS named profile |
| --regions us-east-1 | Limit to regions |
| --services s3,iam | Limit to services |
| --skip-services ec2 | Skip services |
| -r DIR | Output directory |
| --no-browser | Don't open HTML report |
| --max-workers N | Parallelism |
Full AWS audit:
scout aws --profile pentest-account -r ./aws-report
Azure with MFA:
az login
scout azure --cli -r ./azure-report
Open HTML report:
# Report auto-opens; or manually:
start ./aws-report/scoutsuite-report/index.html
| File | When to load |
|------|--------------|
| references/ | Finding categories and remediation guidance |
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