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owasp/cornucopia — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-08-07 · repo last pushed 2026-08-06

139PythonAudience · pm founderComplexity · 2/5ActiveSetup · moderate

In one sentence

OWASP Cornucopia is a card game that helps software teams discover security requirements through hands-on play. It maps cards to industry security standards so teams discuss real vulnerabilities while gaming together.

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    What it does
      Security card game
      Surfaces vulnerabilities
      Sparks team conversations
    Content
      OWASP Top 10
      Mobile app security
      AI security guidelines
    Tools
      Python card generator
      Companion website
      Copi online engine
    Use cases
      Agile team workshops
      Threat modeling intro
      Security advocacy
    Physical production
      Printing specs included
      Multi-language decks

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Run a card game session with your dev team to identify security requirements before shipping features.

USE CASE 2

Use the Copi online game engine to play remotely with distributed teams.

USE CASE 3

Print professional-quality physical card decks using the included printing specifications.

USE CASE 4

Generate card decks in multiple languages for international teams.

What is it built with?

PythonOWASP Standards

How does it compare?

owasp/cornucopiaorange2019220/reluprunerkarpathy/examples
Stars139139138
LanguagePythonPythonPython
Last pushed2026-08-062018-05-15
MaintenanceActiveDormant
Setup difficultymoderatemoderatemoderate
Complexity2/54/53/5
Audiencepm founderresearcherresearcher

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Requires Python environment to generate decks and potentially setting up the companion website or Copi online engine for remote play.

OWASP projects are typically free to use and share under a permissive license, though the exact license is not stated in the explanation.

So what is it?

OWASP Cornucopia is a card game that helps software development teams figure out their security requirements. Instead of reading through dry checklists or compliance documents, your team plays a hands-on game that surfaces potential vulnerabilities and sparks conversations about what security measures you actually need to build. The game works by presenting players with various security threats and scenarios mapped to established industry standards. Each card cross-references resources like the OWASP Top 10 lists, mobile app security standards, AI security guidelines, and threat modeling frameworks. This means that while you're playing a game, you're actually walking through a structured catalog of real-world security concerns, from common web vulnerabilities to emerging risks in AI and large language models. The repo itself contains the source files and Python-based tools needed to generate these card decks in multiple languages, along with the code for a companion website where you can browse the cards online. The primary audience is product managers, founders, and development teams who want to integrate security thinking into their process without making everyone read specification documents. If you're running an agile startup and want your engineers to proactively think about security threats before shipping features, sitting down with this card game is a practical way to start that conversation. It's also useful for security advocates trying to get non-security folks engaged with threat modeling. A few things stand out about how the project is organized. Beyond the physical cards, there's an online game engine called Copi that lets remote teams play together digitally. The repo also includes detailed printing specifications, from paper weight to card dimensions, so organizations can produce professional-quality physical decks. The project pulls together an impressive number of external security frameworks into one playable format, making it a practical aggregation of widely-respected security knowledge rather than a single team's opinion on what matters.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Set up OWASP Cornucopia for my team, how do I generate the card decks and what Python dependencies do I need?
Prompt 2
I want to run a remote security workshop using OWASP Cornucopia's Copi online engine. Walk me through getting started.
Prompt 3
Help me print physical OWASP Cornucopia decks. What are the printing specifications and how do I produce multi-language versions?
Prompt 4
Using OWASP Cornucopia, create a facilitation guide for a 45-minute session where my startup team plays the game and identifies our top five security priorities.

Frequently asked questions

What is cornucopia?

OWASP Cornucopia is a card game that helps software teams discover security requirements through hands-on play. It maps cards to industry security standards so teams discuss real vulnerabilities while gaming together.

What language is cornucopia written in?

Mainly Python. The stack also includes Python, OWASP Standards.

Is cornucopia actively maintained?

Active — commit in last 30 days (last push 2026-08-06).

What license does cornucopia use?

OWASP projects are typically free to use and share under a permissive license, though the exact license is not stated in the explanation.

How hard is cornucopia to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is cornucopia for?

Mainly pm founder.

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