How APVISO Works - apviso [APVISO](/)Product Resources Developers Company [Pricing](/#pricing)[Partners](/partners)[Enterprise](/enterprise) [Login](/login)[Start free pentest](/register?intent=free-local-pentest) [Login](/login)[Start free](/register?intent=free-local-pentest) [Home](/)[Knowledge Base](/docs)How APVISO WorksGetting StartedHow APVISO Works ================ Understand how APVISO's four AI agents work together to deliver thorough penetration testing with real-time results. The Four-Agent Architecture --------------------------- Every APVISO pentest deploys four collaborating AI agents that work together to test your application: - **Recon Agent** — maps the attack surface by enumerating subdomains, open ports, technologies, and entry points. It feeds structured intelligence to the other agents. - **Pentester Agent** — probes discovered endpoints for vulnerabilities across every OWASP Top 10 category and beyond. It generates context-aware payloads, tests authentication and authorization logic, and chains weaknesses together. - **Lead Agent** — coordinates overall strategy. It reviews recon data, prioritises high-value targets, resolves conflicts between agents, and decides when the assessment is thorough enough to wrap up. - **Reporter Agent** — documents every confirmed finding with a description, severity rating, evidence (request/response pairs, screenshots), CWE/CVE mappings, and actionable remediation steps. It also produces the final Markdown and PDF report. Secure Isolation ---------------- Each pentest runs in a dedicated, isolated environment. Pentests are completely separated from one another — one customer's pentest can never interfere with another. Scans have a maximum runtime of three hours. If a pentest is still running when the limit is reached, partial results are preserved and the pentest is marked as timed out. Real-Time Results ----------------- Agent activity streams to your dashboard in real-time. You can watch recon discoveries, pentester probes, and confirmed findings appear live. There is no need to wait for the pentest to finish — you can begin triaging findings as soon as they arrive. Pentest Packages ---------------- APVISO offers multiple pentest packages that control the depth and thoroughness of analysis. Higher packages provide deeper reasoning and more creative attack strategies. Your plan determines available runner capacity, target limits, and governance controls. ### Related Articles [Quick Start Guide Get up and running with APVISO in under ten minutes — from sign-up to your first vulnerability report.](/docs/quick-start-guide)[Your First Pentest Walkthrough A detailed, step-by-step guide covering exactly what to expect at every stage of your first APVISO pentest.](/docs/first-scan-walkthrough)[Starting a Pentest How to initiate a pentest, choose a pentest package, and understand what each package means for depth and runtime.](/docs/starting-a-scan)[Subscription Plans Compare the APVISO subscription tiers — Solo, Launch, Team, Partner, and Enterprise — and understand what each includes.](/docs/subscription-plans) [Back to Knowledge Base](/docs) [APVISO](/)Autonomous AI-powered penetration testing for modern web applications. Subscribe [](https://github.com/apviso)[](https://x.com/Apviso_com)[](https://www.linkedin.com/company/apviso/) [![Featured on Good AI Tools](https://goodaitools.com/assets/images/badge.png)](https://goodaitools.com/ai/apviso) Product - [Features](/#features) - [Pricing](/pricing) - [Integrations](/integrations) - [Benchmarks](/#compare) - [Affiliate Program](/affiliate) - [Partners](/partners) - [Enterprise](/enterprise) Resources - [Blog](/blog) - [Use Cases](/use-cases) - [Glossary](/glossary) - [Comparisons](/comparisons) - [Alternatives](/alternatives) - [Compliance](/compliance) - [Vulnerabilities](/vulnerabilities) - [Industries](/industries) - [OWASP APTS](/trust/apts) Developers - [Knowledge Base](/docs) - [API Reference](/docs/api) - [MCP Server](/docs/mcp) Company - [About](/about) - [Contact](/contact) - [Status](https://status.apviso.com) - [Privacy Policy](/legal/privacy) - [Terms of Service](/legal/terms) © 2026 APVISO. All rights reserved.