pentesting 0.8.12 → 0.8.14

package/README.md

@@ -21,10 +21,16 @@
 ## Quick Start
 
 ```bash
+# Docker required for security tools (nmap, rustscan, etc.)
+# Install: https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/
+open -a Docker  # macOS - start Docker Desktop
+
 npm install -g pentesting
 
-# GLM example
+# Set API key
 export PENTEST_API_KEY="your_api_key"
+
+# Optional: Custom API endpoint
 export PENTEST_BASE_URL="https://api.z.ai/api/anthropic"   
 export PENTEST_MODEL="glm-4.7"                       
 

package/dist/index.js

@@ -1407,7 +1407,17 @@ async function ensureDockerContainer() {
     dockerStarted = true;
     console.log(`[Docker] Started container: ${DOCKER_CONTAINER}`);
     return true;
-  } catch {
+  } catch (err) {
+    const errorMsg = err.message || String(err);
+    if (errorMsg.includes("Cannot connect to the Docker daemon") || errorMsg.includes("docker.sock")) {
+      console.log("\n\u26A0\uFE0F  Docker is not running!\n");
+      console.log("To use advanced security tools (nmap, rustscan, etc.), please:");
+      console.log("  1. Install Docker: https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/");
+      console.log("  2. Start Docker Desktop (macOS): open -a Docker");
+      console.log("  3. Wait for Docker to fully start, then retry\n");
+      console.log("Falling back to local tools (curl, dig, etc.)...\n");
+      return false;
+    }
     try {
       console.log(`[Docker] Pulling and starting ${DOCKER_IMAGE}...`);
       await execAsync(`docker run -d --name ${DOCKER_CONTAINER} --network host ${DOCKER_IMAGE}`, {
@@ -1417,8 +1427,16 @@ async function ensureDockerContainer() {
       dockerStarted = true;
       console.log(`[Docker] Container ready: ${DOCKER_CONTAINER}`);
       return true;
-    } catch (err) {
-      console.error(`[Docker] Failed to start container: ${err}`);
+    } catch (createErr) {
+      const createMsg = createErr.message || "";
+      if (createMsg.includes("Cannot connect to the Docker daemon")) {
+        console.log("\n\u26A0\uFE0F  Docker is not running! Start it first:\n");
+        console.log("  macOS:   open -a Docker");
+        console.log("  Linux:   sudo systemctl start docker");
+        console.log("  Windows: Start Docker Desktop\n");
+      } else {
+        console.error(`[Docker] Failed to start container: ${createErr}`);
+      }
       return false;
     }
   }

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pentesting",
-  "version": "0.8.12",
+  "version": "0.8.14",
   "description": "Autonomous Penetration Testing AI Agent",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "dist/index.js",