# The WiFi Pineapple Pager payload library is a folder of DuckyScript scripts you drop on the device > The WiFi Pineapple Pager payload repository is a community library of DuckyScript and Bash scripts that run directly on the Hak5 device with no compilation step. It suits people who own the hardware and want to write or reuse their own payloads. **hak5/wifipineapplepager-payloads** — The Official WiFi Pineapple Pager Payload Repository - Repository: https://github.com/hak5/wifipineapplepager-payloads - Website: https://hak5.org/pager - Stars: 537 · Forks: 193 - Language: Python - License: not declared - Published: 2026-10-22 · Updated: 2026-10-22 · Language: en - Canonical page: https://hysenlabs.com/projects/hak5-wifipineapplepager-payloads ## A library of scripts, not a framework The WiFi Pineapple Pager payload repository contains community developed payloads for the Hak5 WiFi Pineapple Pager, and the project is explicit about what that means in practice. The files in the repository are the source code for the payloads and they run directly on the device, with no compilation required. You place your payload.sh in the appropriate directory and it is ready to run. That single design decision is the whole architecture, and it is worth contrasting with the general assumption about payload libraries. There is no build step, no package format beyond a shell script, no dependency resolution and no manifest. A payload is a shell script that the device executes. If you want to change what a payload does, you edit the script and push it to the device. The repository structure is minimal: a README.md, a.github directory, and a library directory holding the payloads themselves. The payload format is two languages in combination. DuckyScript is the payload language of Hak5 gear, originating on the USB Rubber Ducky as a standalone language, and the Pager uses its commands to bring that ethos to the WiFi payload language. Payloads can be built from DuckyScript commands alone or combined with Bash scripting and system commands for more custom actions. The script naming convention follows from the format. A payload is a shell script, and the documentation refers to payload.sh as the file you place on the device, The repository is described as being under construction, and the last push was on 2026-10-19 with no GitHub releases, so the library is a growing collection rather than a versioned distribution. ## DuckyScript, and what its rules imply for a payload author DuckyScript has a small set of conventions, and they matter more than they look when you are writing a script that will run unattended on a device you are not sitting in front of. The commands are always in all capital letters, which is what distinguishes them from other system or script language commands inside the same file, and they typically take a small number of options, sometimes none at all. That last point is the design philosophy. A payload is a short sequence of capitalised commands, each doing one visible thing, and the mental model is closer to a macro than to a program. When you mix in Bash, the two layers have different jobs. The DuckyScript layer handles the interactions the device's payload engine is built around, and the Bash layer handles everything else: file operations, network calls, calling other tools on the Linux system underneath. The device itself runs Linux, and the documentation describes the Pager as the first payload powered WiFi Pineapple, pairing DuckyScript with Bash on that Linux base. The two languages together are what the repository calls serious scripting power in the palm of your hand, and the payloads are alert and action oriented. The documentation describes setting alert payloads to fire based on live WiFi activity, with ringtones, vibrations and visuals, and separately describes launching targeted attacks or using the device's attack suite. The point for a payload author is that the device is event driven, so a payload can react to something happening on the air rather than only running a fixed sequence on start. Two limits follow from the format. Because there is no compilation, there is also no type checking and no packaging, so a typo in a script surfaces as a failed run rather than a build error. And because the payload runs on the device with whatever the device's Linux userspace provides, a payload that works on one firmware or image may not behave identically on another. ## PayloadStudio is the editing environment, and it runs in the browser Writing payloads by hand in a text editor over a slow link is not much fun, so the project points at PayloadStudio, a web based development environment described as entirely client side. It gives you syntax highlighting, auto-completion and live error checking, plus repository synchronisation so your payload version in the editor matches what is on the device. The client side claim is the part with a practical consequence. The environment runs in the browser and does not need a server to do the editing work, which means you can edit payloads without installing a desktop development environment. Live error checking is the feature that matters most for the DuckyScript format specifically, because the command set is small and the mistakes are easy to make by hand. The tool covers more than this device. The documentation lists support for the USB Rubber Ducky, Bash Bunny, Key Croc, Shark Jack, Packet Squirrel and LAN Turtle, so the same editing environment covers the wider Hak5 device range, with the Pager being the one whose payload language is DuckyScript plus Bash rather than only Bash. There is a free Community Edition and a paid Pro tier. The Pro product is positioned around unlocking additional capability, and the community edition is the one that requires no purchase. For this repository specifically, the community edition is enough to read, edit and sync a payload, since the language support and the repository synchronisation are the features the payload library depends on. ## How payloads get contributed, and why that shapes the trust question Contribution goes through payloadhub.com, which the project links as its contributing destination. The repository's own documentation says community developed payloads are listed and that developers are encouraged to open pull requests to change or submit new payloads. Hak5 also runs a public listing of featured Pager payloads with a leaderboard, and a payload awards programme, so there is an incentive layer on top of the open repository. The incentive layer has a consequence worth naming. A leaderboard rewards visibility, and a competition rewards novelty, which are both reasons to publish a payload that is striking rather than one that is quietly useful. The repository does not describe any automated test process, and a payload library cannot have one in the usual sense, because the only real test is running the script against a live radio environment. So the quality signal you get is human review and peer use, not a passing build. That makes the disclaimers in the documentation load bearing rather than boilerplate. The project states that the payloads are written in official DuckyScript plus Bash specifically for the WiFi Pineapple Pager, and that Hak5 does not guarantee payload functionality. Read a payload before you run it, and treat the pull request history as the review record rather than assuming the presence of a file in the library means Hak5 has verified it. ## Where the library is the wrong answer The first limitation is the licence, and it is unusual. The repository's licence field is not stated in a way GitHub can classify, and there is no LICENSE file in the top level listing, which holds only .github, README.md and library. For a repository of scripts that people are invited to copy and modify, the absence of explicit permission terms is a real gap. You can read the code and you can run it on your own hardware, but the terms under which you might redistribute a modified payload are not spelled out here. The second limitation is scope. This library is for one specific device, one specific payload language and one specific payload format. If you want to automate a USB Rubber Ducky or a Bash Bunny, this is the wrong repository even though the DuckyScript syntax carries over, because the runtime environment and the commands available differ. If you want a general pen-testing framework with scheduled tasks, reporting and session management, a payload library is the wrong level of abstraction entirely, because a payload is a script that runs once on a device rather than a system that manages a campaign. The third is the hardware dependency. Every payload here assumes a WiFi Pineapple Pager with its Linux base and its payload engine. A script that relies on the device's radio, its dashboard or its particular firmware will not run anywhere else, and the documentation does not describe a general purpose fallback path. The realistic alternative for anything beyond quick scripts is writing the automation yourself against the tools you already run on the machine that does the work, where you control the environment, the scheduling and the error handling. The difference in approach is that this library trades control for immediacy: a payload you copy is running on the device within a minute, while your own tooling takes an afternoon to write and can then be scheduled, retried and logged. For a one-off check on your own network, the library wins. For anything you plan to run repeatedly, the control is worth more than the speed. ## Conclusion Adopt the WiFi Pineapple Pager payload library if you own the Hak5 device, want to reuse or adapt existing scripts rather than write every payload from scratch, and are comfortable that the project does not guarantee any payload works. Do not adopt it as a production toolchain, because the repository describes itself as under construction and carries no stated licence, so you have no explicit permission terms to rely on for redistribution. Before you use anything from it, read the legal and disclaimers section on the project page, check the payload's own documentation rather than assuming the device behaviour, and keep your own copy of any script you depend on so an upstream change cannot silently alter what runs on your hardware. ## FAQ ### What is the WiFi Pineapple Pager payload library? It is a repository of community developed payloads for the Hak5 WiFi Pineapple Pager, written in DuckyScript and Bash specifically for that device. The files are the source code for the payloads and run directly on the device with no compilation required. ### What is DuckyScript and how are DuckyScript commands written? DuckyScript is the payload language of Hak5 gear, originating on the USB Rubber Ducky as a standalone language. Its commands are always in all capital letters to distinguish them from other system or script language commands, and they typically take a small number of options or sometimes none. ### How do I run a payload on the WiFi Pineapple Pager? You place your payload.sh file in the appropriate directory on the device and it is ready to run, since payloads are the source code and run directly without compilation. PayloadStudio is offered as a browser based, entirely client side environment with syntax highlighting, auto-completion, live error checking and repository synchronisation. ### How are payloads contributed to the library? Through payloadhub.com, with pull requests to change existing payloads or add new ones. Hak5 also publishes a listing of featured Pager payloads with a leaderboard and runs a payload awards programme. The project states that Hak5 does not guarantee payload functionality. ### Is the WiFi Pineapple Pager payload library maintained and under what licence? The repository is not archived and the last push was on 2026-10-19, with the project noting that it is under construction and that there are no GitHub releases. The licence is not stated in a form GitHub can classify, and no LICENSE file appears in the top level listing, so check the project's legal and disclaimers section before redistributing anything. ## Sources - [hak5/wifipineapplepager-payloads on GitHub](https://github.com/hak5/wifipineapplepager-payloads) - [Issues](https://github.com/hak5/wifipineapplepager-payloads/issues) - [Project website](https://hak5.org/pager) - [README](https://github.com/hak5/wifipineapplepager-payloads/blob/master/README.md) --- Hysen Labs editorial analysis, written from the project's own repository and release notes. Cite the canonical page: https://hysenlabs.com/projects/hak5-wifipineapplepager-payloads