Available on NetSec, WebNetSec, and Pentest Suite plans.
What is Nucleus?
Nucleus is a vulnerability management platform that aggregates findings from multiple security tools into a single view. It handles deduplication across tools, remediation workflows, and reporting.Setting up Nucleus
1
Get API credentials
In Nucleus, obtain your API key.
2
Configure credentials
In Pentest-Tools.com, go to Settings > Integrations > Nucleus and enter your subdomain and API key.
3
Add projects
Add Nucleus projects to send findings to.
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Start sending
Send findings manually from the findings list, or set up a notification to push findings to Nucleus when a scan completes.
Sending findings
You can send findings to Nucleus from the findings list in two ways: Single finding: open a finding and click Send to Nucleus, or use the row action menu. Multiple findings at once: select findings from the list, then click Send to Nucleus in the toolbar. Choose the target Nucleus project and the findings are queued for upload. You get a notification when the upload completes.Automatic sync via notifications
You can also configure notifications to send scan results to Nucleus automatically when scans complete:- Create a notification
- Select a Nucleus project as the destination
- Findings are sent when scans finish
Nucleus projects
Add multiple Nucleus projects to organize findings:What gets sent
Severity mapping
Tracking sent findings
After sending findings to Nucleus:- Findings show a Nucleus indicator
- You can track which findings have been sent
- Avoid duplicate submissions
Troubleshooting
Findings not appearing in Nucleus
Findings not appearing in Nucleus
- Verify API credentials are correct
- Check the project ID exists in Nucleus
- Review the subdomain configuration
API key invalid
API key invalid
- Regenerate your API key in Nucleus
- Update the credentials in Pentest-Tools.com
Duplicate findings
Duplicate findings
- Check Nucleus deduplication rules
- Verify you haven’t already sent the findings