Export & Reports¶

Generate professional reports from your pentest sessions.

Export Formats¶

PentLog supports multiple export formats:

Interactive Export¶

pentlog export

Wizard guides you through: 1. Select client/engagement/phase 2. View existing reports 3. Choose format 4. Preview or save

Export with Overwrite Protection¶

If a report already exists, PentLog warns you:

⚠️  Report already exists: ACME-internal-pentest-report.md
? Overwrite? (y/N)

Command-Line Export¶

Export Specific Engagement¶

pentlog export acme -e incident-response

Export with AI Analysis¶

# Summarized analysis (default)
pentlog export --analyze

# Full detailed analysis
pentlog export --analyze --full-report

Report Contents¶

Exported reports include:

Header Section¶

• Client/engagement information
• Date range
• Operator name
• Scope details

Executive Summary¶

• Session overview
• Key findings count
• Total commands executed
• Time spent

Timeline¶

• Chronological command list
• Timestamps
• Working directories
• Exit codes

Notes & Vulnerabilities¶

• All notes with timestamps
• Vulnerabilities with severity
• Evidence references

AI Summary (if enabled)¶

• High-level findings summary
• Risk assessment
• Recommendations

Viewing HTML Reports¶

HTML reports with embedded GIF players require HTTP access:

pentlog serve

This starts a local HTTP server and opens the report in your browser.

Custom Port¶

pentlog serve --port 8080

Report Templates¶

PentLog uses templates stored in ~/.pentlog/templates/:

• report.md — Markdown template
• report.html — HTML template

Customize these to match your organization's branding.

Best Practices¶