Faster Recon & Info Gathering with Nuclei + AI

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Faster Recon & Info Gathering with Nuclei + AI​

When performing bug bounty or red team recon, raw scanning is good… but actionable intelligence is better.
With the AI integration in Nuclei, you can extract meaningful information directly while scanning.

Below are some ready-to-use one-liners

Basic Recon with AI​

1. Extract Page Titles, Tech Stack & Versions​

nuclei -list targets.txt -ai "Extract page title, detect tech and versions"

Helps identify CMS, frameworks, and software versions quickly.

2. Extract Email Addresses​

nuclei -list targets.txt -ai "Extract email addresses from web pages"

Useful for phishing simulation, OSINT, and reporting security misconfigurations.

3. Find Subdomains in HTML​

nuclei -list targets.txt -ai "Extract all subdomains referenced in web pages"

Sometimes hidden subdomains are embedded in scripts, comments, or configs.

4. Extract External Resource URLs​

nuclei -list targets.txt -ai "Extract all external resource URLs (CDNs, images, iframes, fonts) from HTML"

Helps in detecting dependencies & potential supply-chain risks.

5. Extract Social Media Links​

nuclei -list targets.txt -ai "Extract social media profile links from web pages"

Useful in brand monitoring, OSINT, and phishing awareness.

6. Detect Staging / Dev / Beta Links​

nuclei -list targets.txt -ai "Extract links pointing to staging, dev, or beta environments from HTML"

Goldmine for bug hunters → staging environments are often misconfigured or less secured.

7. Find Downloadable Documents​

nuclei -list targets.txt -ai "Extract all links pointing to PDF, DOCX, XLSX, and other downloadable documents"

Great for data leakage hunting (internal docs, credentials, system info).

Pro Tips for Bug Bounty​

- Combine `-json` for structured results → easy parsing into tools like jq.
- Use `-silent` to only output findings (cleaner).
- Run with `-tags osint + -ai` for more context-aware recon.
- Chain with `grep`, `awk`, or `jq` to filter output quickly.

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With these Nuclei + AI tricks, you’re no longer just scanning…
You’re gathering intel like a pro