Install Basilisk | Basilisk AI Security

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Windows

.exe NSIS Installer

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macOS

.dmg (Apple Silicon & Intel)

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Linux

.AppImage / .deb / .rpm / .pacman

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Docker

Container Image

🖥️Desktop Application

Download the latest release from GitHub. The Desktop app bundles everything — no Python installation needed.

🪟 Windows

# Download Basilisk-Setup-0.1.0.exe from GitHub Releases
# https://github.com/noobforanonymous/basilisk/releases/latest

# 1. Run the installer
# 2. Choose installation directory
# 3. Launch Basilisk from Start Menu or Desktop shortcut

Note: Windows SmartScreen may show a warning. Click "More info" → "Run anyway". The app is open-source and safe.

🍎 macOS

# Download Basilisk-0.1.0.dmg from GitHub Releases
# https://github.com/noobforanonymous/basilisk/releases/latest

# 1. Open the .dmg file
# 2. Drag Basilisk to Applications
# 3. Right-click → Open (first launch only, for Gatekeeper)

🐧 Linux (Universal)

# AppImage (works on any distro)
chmod +x Basilisk-0.1.0.AppImage
./Basilisk-0.1.0.AppImage

# Debian/Ubuntu
sudo dpkg -i basilisk_0.1.0_amd64.deb

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -U basilisk-0.1.0.pacman

# Fedora/RHEL
sudo rpm -i basilisk-0.1.0.x86_64.rpm

⚡CLI (pip install)

The fastest way to start scanning. Requires Python 3.11+ installed on your system.

All Platforms

# Install from PyPI
pip install basilisk-ai

# Verify installation
basilisk --version

# Set your API key
export OPENAI_API_KEY="sk-..."

# Run your first scan
basilisk scan -t https://api.target.com/chat -p openai

# Quick scan (fast, no evolution)
basilisk scan -t https://api.target.com/chat --mode quick

# Deep scan (10 generations of evolution)
basilisk scan -t https://api.target.com/chat --mode deep --generations 10

Build from Source

git clone https://github.com/noobforanonymous/basilisk
cd basilisk
pip install -e ".[dev]"
basilisk --version

🐳Docker

Run Basilisk in an isolated container. No dependencies needed on the host.

Docker Quick Start

# Pull the latest image
docker pull rothackers/basilisk:latest

# Run a quick scan
docker run --rm \
  -e OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-... \
  rothackers/basilisk \
  scan -t https://api.target.com/chat --mode quick

# Run with report output
docker run --rm -v $(pwd)/reports:/app/reports \
  -e OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-... \
  rothackers/basilisk \
  scan -t https://api.target.com/chat -o html

📋Quick Reference

Method	Command / Action	Best For
pip	`pip install basilisk-ai`	CLI scanning, scripting, CI/CD pipelines
Desktop (.exe / .dmg / .AppImage)	Download from GitHub Releases	GUI experience, no Python required
Docker	`docker pull rothackers/basilisk`	Isolated environments, CI/CD
Source	`git clone` + `pip install -e .`	Development, contributing