Storm Reference - Storm Commands
Storm commands are built-in or custom commands that can be used natively within Synapse Storm queries.
Built-in commands are native to the Storm library and loaded by default within a given Cortex. Built-in commands comprise a set of helper commands that perform a variety of specialized tasks that are useful regardless of the types of data stored in Synapse or the types of analysis performed.
Custom commands are Storm commands that have been added to a Cortex to invoke the execution of dynamically loaded modules. Synapse Power-Ups (Power-Up) are examples of modules that may install additional Storm commands to implement functionality specific to that Power-Up (such as querying a third-party data source to automatically ingest and model the data in Synapse).
Storm Commands and the Pipe Character
The pipe character ( | ) is used with Storm commands to:
Return to Storm query syntax after running a Storm command.
Separate individual Storm commands and their parameters (i.e., if you are “chaining” multiple commands together).
For example:
inet:fqdn=woot.com nettools.whois | nettools.dns --type A AAAA NS | -> inet:dns:a
The query above:
lifts the FQDN
woot.com,performs a live “whois” lookup using the Synapse-Nettools Power-Up,
performs a live DNS query for the FQDN’s A, AAAA, and NS records, and
pivots from the FQDN to any associated DNS A records.
The pipe is used:
to separate the two
nettools.*commands, andto separate the
nettools.dnscommand and its switches from the subsequent query operation (the pivot).
Tip
A pipe character is not required between a Storm operation and any initial Storm command (e.g., between
the inet:fqdn=woot.com lift operation and the subsequent nettools.whois command in the example
above). A pipe character can optionally be placed in this location (some users may find it easier to
remember the “rules” for pipe use as “place a pipe between Storm operations and Storm commands”), but is
not necessary.
Storm Command Reference
The full list of Storm commands (built-in and custom) available in a given instance of Synapse can
be displayed with the help command.
Help for a specific Storm command can be displayed with <command> --help.
Tip
This section details the usage and syntax for built-in Storm commands. Many of the commands
below - such as count, intersect, limit, max / min, uniq, or the various
gen (generate) commands - directly support analysis tasks.
Other commands, such as those used to manage daemons, queues, packages, or services, are likely of greater interest to Synapse administrators or developers.
See Storm Reference - Document Syntax Conventions for an explanation of the syntax format used below.
The Storm query language is covered in detail starting with the Storm Reference - Introduction section of the Synapse User Guide.
Tip
Storm commands, including custom commands, are added to Synapse as runtime nodes (“runt nodes”
- see Node, Runt) of the form syn:cmd. With a few restrictions, these runt nodes
can be lifted, filtered, and operated on similar to the way you work with other nodes.
Example
Lift the syn:cmd node for the Storm movetag command:
storm> syn:cmd=movetag
syn:cmd=movetag
:doc = Rename an entire tag tree and preserve time intervals.
help
The help command displays the list of available commands within the current instance of Synapse and
a brief message describing each command. Help for individual commands is available via <command> --help.
The help command can also be used to inspect information about Storm Libraries and
Storm Types.
Syntax:
storm> help --help
List available information about Storm and brief descriptions of different items.
Notes:
If an item is provided, this can be a string or a function.
Examples:
// Get all available commands, libraries, types, and their brief descriptions.
help
// Only get commands which have "model" in the name.
help model
// Get help about the base Storm library
help $lib
// Get detailed help about a specific library or library function
help --verbose $lib.print
// Get detailed help about a named Storm type
help --verbose str
// Get help about a method from a $node object
<inbound $node> help $node.tags
Usage: help [options] <item>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
-v : Display detailed help when available.
Arguments:
[item] : List information about a subset of commands or a specific item.
aha
Storm includes aha.* commands that allow you to work with Synapse’s AHA service, specifically with AHA
service pools.
Help for individual aha.* commands can be displayed using:
<command> --help
aha.pool.add
The aha.pool.add command creates a new AHA service pool.
Syntax:
storm> aha.pool.add --help
Create an AHA service pool configuration.
Usage: aha.pool.add [options] <name>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<name> : The name of the new AHA service pool.
aha.pool.del
The aha.pool.del command deletes an AHA service pool configuration.
Syntax:
storm> aha.pool.del --help
Delete an AHA service pool configuration.
Usage: aha.pool.del [options] <name>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<name> : The name of the AHA pool to delete.
aha.pool.list
The aha.pool.list command lists AHA service pools and their associated services.
Syntax:
storm> aha.pool.list --help
Display a list of AHA service pools and their services.
Usage: aha.pool.list [options]
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
aha.pool.svc.add
The aha.pool.svc.add command adds a service to an existing AHA service pool.
Syntax:
storm> aha.pool.svc.add --help
Add an AHA service to a service pool.
Examples:
// add 00.cortex... to the existing pool named pool.cortex
aha.pool.svc.add pool.cortex... 00.cortex...
Usage: aha.pool.svc.add [options] <poolname> <svcname>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<poolname> : The name of the AHA pool.
<svcname> : The name of the AHA service.
aha.pool.svc.del
The aha.pool.svc.del command removes a service from an existing AHA service pool.
Syntax:
storm> aha.pool.svc.del --help
Remove an AHA service from a service pool.
Usage: aha.pool.svc.del [options] <poolname> <svcname>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<poolname> : The name of the AHA pool.
<svcname> : The name of the AHA service.
aha.svc.list
The aha.svc.list command lists AHA services.
Syntax:
storm> aha.svc.list --help
List AHA services.
If the --nexus argument is given, the Cortex will attempt to connect to each service and report the Nexus offset of the service.
The ready column indicates that a service has entered into the realtime change window for synchronizing changes from its leader.
Usage: aha.svc.list [options]
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--nexus : Try to connect to online services and report their nexus offset.
aha.svc.stat
The aha.svc.stat command displays all information for an AHA service.
Syntax:
storm> aha.svc.stat --help
Show all information for a specific AHA service.
If the --nexus argument is given, the Cortex will attempt to connect the service and report the Nexus offset of the service.
The ready value indicates that a service has entered into the realtime change window for synchronizing changes from its leader.
Usage: aha.svc.stat [options] <svc>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--nexus : Try to connect to online services and report their nexus offset.
Arguments:
<svc> : The service to inspect.
auth
Storm includes auth.* commands that allow you create and manage users and roles, and manage their associated
permissions (rules).
Help for individual auth.* commands can be displayed using:
<command> --help
auth.gate.show
The auth.gate.show command displays the user, roles, and permissions associated with the specified
Auth Gate.
Syntax
storm> auth.gate.show --help
Display users, roles, and permissions for an auth gate.
Examples:
// Display the users and roles with permissions to the top layer of the current view.
auth.gate.show $lib.layer.get().iden
// Display the users and roles with permissions to the current view.
auth.gate.show $lib.view.get().iden
Usage: auth.gate.show [options] <gateiden>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<gateiden> : The GUID of the auth gate.
auth.perms.list
The auth.perms.list command displays the set of permissions currently defined within the Cortex.
This includes native Synapse permissions as well as any permissions associated with other packages and
services, including Power-Ups. Each permission includes a brief description of the permission, the
associated auth gate (e.g., ‘cortex’, ‘layer’) and the default state (true/allowed or false/denied).
Syntax:
storm> auth.perms.list --help
Display a list of the current permissions defined within the Cortex.
Usage: auth.perms.list [options]
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--find <find> : A search string for permissions.
auth.role.add
The auth.role.add command creates a role.
Syntax:
storm> auth.role.add --help
Add a role.
Examples:
// Add a role named "ninjas"
auth.role.add ninjas
Usage: auth.role.add [options] <name>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<name> : The name of the role.
auth.role.addrule
The auth.role.addrule command adds a rule (permission) to a role.
Syntax:
storm> auth.role.addrule --help
Add a rule to a role.
Examples:
// add an allow rule to the role "ninjas" for permission "foo.bar.baz"
auth.role.addrule ninjas foo.bar.baz
// add a deny rule to the role "ninjas" for permission "foo.bar.baz"
auth.role.addrule ninjas "!foo.bar.baz"
// add an allow rule to the role "ninjas" for permission "baz" at the first index.
auth.role.addrule ninjas baz --index 0
Usage: auth.role.addrule [options] <name> <rule>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--gate <gate> : The auth gate id to add the rule to. (default: None)
--index <index> : Specify the rule location as a 0 based index. (default: None)
Arguments:
<name> : The name of the role.
<rule> : The rule string.
auth.role.del
The auth.role.del command deletes a role.
Syntax:
storm> auth.role.del --help
Delete a role.
Examples:
// Delete a role named "ninjas"
auth.role.del ninjas
Usage: auth.role.del [options] <name>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<name> : The name of the role.
auth.role.delrule
The auth.role.delrule command removes a rule (permission) from a role.
Syntax:
storm> auth.role.delrule --help
Remove a rule from a role.
Examples:
// Delete the allow rule from the role "ninjas" for permission "foo.bar.baz"
auth.role.delrule ninjas foo.bar.baz
// Delete the deny rule from the role "ninjas" for permission "foo.bar.baz"
auth.role.delrule ninjas "!foo.bar.baz"
// Delete the rule at index 5 from the role "ninjas"
auth.role.delrule ninjas --index 5
Usage: auth.role.delrule [options] <name> <rule>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--gate <gate> : The auth gate id to remove the rule from. (default: None)
--index : Specify the rule as a 0 based index into the list of rules.
Arguments:
<name> : The name of the role.
<rule> : The rule string.
auth.role.list
The auth.role.list lists all roles in the Cortex.
Syntax:
storm> auth.role.list --help
List all roles.
Examples:
// Display the list of all roles
auth.role.list
Usage: auth.role.list [options]
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
auth.role.mod
The auth.role.mod modifies an existing role.
Syntax:
storm> auth.role.mod --help
Modify properties of a role.
Examples:
// Rename the "ninjas" role to "admins"
auth.role.mod ninjas --name admins
Usage: auth.role.mod [options] <rolename>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--name <name> : The new name for the role.
Arguments:
<rolename> : The name of the role.
auth.role.show
The auth.role.show displays the details for a given role.
Syntax:
storm> auth.role.show --help
Display details for a given role by name.
Examples:
// Display details about the role "ninjas"
auth.role.show ninjas
Usage: auth.role.show [options] <rolename>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<rolename> : The name of the role.
auth.user.add
The auth.user.add command creates a user.
Syntax:
storm> auth.user.add --help
Add a user.
Examples:
// Add a user named "visi" with the email address "[email protected]"
auth.user.add visi --email [email protected]
Usage: auth.user.add [options] <name>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--email <email> : The user's email address. (default: None)
Arguments:
<name> : The name of the user.
auth.user.addrule
The auth.user.addrule command adds a rule (permission) to a user.
Syntax:
storm> auth.user.addrule --help
Add a rule to a user.
Examples:
// add an allow rule to the user "visi" for permission "foo.bar.baz"
auth.user.addrule visi foo.bar.baz
// add a deny rule to the user "visi" for permission "foo.bar.baz"
auth.user.addrule visi "!foo.bar.baz"
// add an allow rule to the user "visi" for permission "baz" at the first index.
auth.user.addrule visi baz --index 0
Usage: auth.user.addrule [options] <name> <rule>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--gate <gate> : The auth gate id to grant permission on. (default: None)
--index <index> : Specify the rule location as a 0 based index. (default: None)
Arguments:
<name> : The name of the user.
<rule> : The rule string.
auth.user.allowed
The auth.user.allowed command checks whether a user has a permission for the specified scope
(view or layer; if no scope is specified with the --gate option, the permission is checked
globally).
The command retuns whether the permission is allowed (true) the source of the permission (e.g., if the permission is due to having a particular role).
Syntax:
storm> auth.user.allowed --help
Show whether the user is allowed the given permission and why.
Examples:
auth.user.allowed visi foo.bar
Usage: auth.user.allowed [options] <username> <permname>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--gate <gate> : An auth gate to test the perms against.
Arguments:
<username> : The name of the user.
<permname> : The permission string.
auth.user.delrule
The auth.user.delrule command removes a rule (permission) from a user.
Syntax:
storm> auth.user.delrule --help
Remove a rule from a user.
Examples:
// Delete the allow rule from the user "visi" for permission "foo.bar.baz"
auth.user.delrule visi foo.bar.baz
// Delete the deny rule from the user "visi" for permission "foo.bar.baz"
auth.user.delrule visi "!foo.bar.baz"
// Delete the rule at index 5 from the user "visi"
auth.user.delrule visi --index 5
Usage: auth.user.delrule [options] <name> <rule>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--gate <gate> : The auth gate id to grant permission on. (default: None)
--index : Specify the rule as a 0 based index into the list of rules.
Arguments:
<name> : The name of the user.
<rule> : The rule string.
auth.user.grant
The auth.user.grant command grants a role (and its associated permissions) to a user.
Syntax:
storm> auth.user.grant --help
Grant a role to a user.
Examples:
// Grant the role "ninjas" to the user "visi"
auth.user.grant visi ninjas
// Grant the role "ninjas" to the user "visi" at the first index.
auth.user.grant visi ninjas --index 0
Usage: auth.user.grant [options] <username> <rolename>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--index <index> : Specify the role location as a 0 based index. (default: None)
Arguments:
<username> : The name of the user.
<rolename> : The name of the role.
auth.user.list
The auth.user.list command displays all users in the Cortex.
Syntax:
storm> auth.user.list --help
List all users.
Examples:
// Display the list of all users
auth.user.list
Usage: auth.user.list [options]
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
auth.user.mod
The auth.user.mod command modifies a user account.
Syntax:
storm> auth.user.mod --help
Modify properties of a user.
Examples:
// Rename the user "foo" to "bar"
auth.user.mod foo --name bar
// Make the user "visi" an admin
auth.user.mod visi --admin $lib.true
// Unlock the user "visi" and set their email to "[email protected]"
auth.user.mod visi --locked $lib.false --email [email protected]
// Grant admin access to user visi for the current view
auth.user.mod visi --admin $lib.true --gate $lib.view.get().iden
// Revoke admin access to user visi for the current view
auth.user.mod visi --admin $lib.false --gate $lib.view.get().iden
Usage: auth.user.mod [options] <username>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--name <name> : The new name for the user.
--email <email> : The email address to set for the user.
--passwd <passwd> : The new password for the user. This is best passed into the runtime as a variable.
--admin <admin> : True to make the user and admin, false to remove their remove their admin status.
--gate <gate> : The auth gate iden to grant or revoke admin status on. Use in conjunction with `--admin
<bool>`.
--locked <locked> : True to lock the user, false to unlock them.
Arguments:
<username> : The name of the user.
auth.user.revoke
The auth.user.revoke command revokes a role (and its associated permissions) from a user.
Syntax:
storm> auth.user.revoke --help
Revoke a role from a user.
Examples:
// Revoke the role "ninjas" from the user "visi"
auth.user.revoke visi ninjas
Usage: auth.user.revoke [options] <username> <rolename>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<username> : The name of the user.
<rolename> : The name of the role.
auth.user.show
The auth.user.show command displays information for a specific user.
Syntax:
storm> auth.user.show --help
Display details for a given user by name.
Examples:
// Display details about the user "visi"
auth.user.show visi
Usage: auth.user.show [options] <username>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<username> : The name of the user.
background
The background command allows you to execute a Storm query as a background task (e.g., to free up
the CLI / Storm runtime for additional queries).
Note
Use of background is a “fire-and-forget” process - any status messages (warnings or errors) are
not returned to the console, and if the query is interrupted for any reason, it will not resume.
See also parallel.
Syntax:
storm> background --help
Execute a query pipeline as a background task.
NOTE: Variables are passed through but nodes are not
Usage: background [options] <query>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<query> : The query to execute in the background.
batch
The batch command allows you to run a Storm query with batched sets of nodes.
Note that in most cases, Storm queries are meant to operate in a “streaming” manner on individual nodes. This command is intended to be used in cases such as querying external APIs that support aggregate queries (i.e., an API that allows you to query 100 objects in a single API call as part of the API’s quota system).
Syntax:
storm> batch --help
Run a query with batched sets of nodes.
The batched query will have the set of inbound nodes available in the
variable $nodes.
This command also takes a conditional as an argument. If the conditional
evaluates to true, the nodes returned by the batched query will be yielded,
if it evaluates to false, the inbound nodes will be yielded after executing the
batched query.
NOTE: This command is intended to facilitate use cases such as queries to external
APIs with aggregate node values to reduce quota consumption. As this command
interrupts the node stream, it should be used carefully to avoid unintended
slowdowns in the pipeline.
Example:
// Execute a query with batches of 5 nodes, then yield the inbound nodes
batch $lib.false --size 5 { $lib.print($nodes) }
Usage: batch [options] <cond> <query>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--size <size> : The number of nodes to collect before running the batched query (max 10000). (default:
10)
Arguments:
<cond> : The conditional value for the yield option.
<query> : The query to execute with batched nodes.
copyto
The copyto command allows you to copy nodes from the current view to a specified target view. Nodes
are copied to the write layer (the topmost layer) in the target view.
When copying nodes, the history of the node (i.e., changes to the node, timestamps, associated user) in
the source view (the view layer(s)) is preserved; the changes written to the target view’s write layer
are owned by the user executing the copyto command.
See the movenodes command to move nodes between layers in the same layer stack.
Note
The copyto command, like the movenodes command, is meant to be used by Synapse administrators
in specific use cases.
Syntax:
storm> copyto --help
Copy nodes from the current view into another view.
Examples:
// Copy all nodes tagged with #cno.mal.redtree to the target view.
#cno.mal.redtree | copyto 33c971ac77943da91392dadd0eec0571
Usage: copyto [options] <view>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--no-data : Do not copy node data to the destination view.
Arguments:
<view> : The destination view ID to copy the nodes to.
cortex.httpapi
Note
See the Extended HTTP API guide for additional background on Extended HTTP API endpoints.
Storm includes cortex.httpapi.* commands that allow a user to list and manage Extended HTTP API endpoints.
Help for individual cortex.httpapi.* commands can be displayed using:
<command> --help
cortex.httpapi.index
The cortex.httpapi.index command is used to change the resolution order of the Extended HTTP API endpoints.
Syntax:
storm> cortex.httpapi.index --help
Set the index of an Extended HTTP API endpoint.
Examples:
// Move an endpoint to the first index.
cortex.httpapi.index 60e5ba38e90958fd8e2ddd9e4730f16b 0
// Move an endpoint to the third index.
cortex.httpapi.index dd9e4730f16b60e5ba58fd8e2d38e909 2
Usage: cortex.httpapi.index [options] <iden> <index>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<iden> : The iden of the endpoint to move. This will also match iden prefixes or name prefixes.
<index> : Specify the endpoint location as a 0 based index.
cortex.httpapi.list
The cortex.httpapi.list command is used to list the Extended HTTP API endpoints.
Syntax:
storm> cortex.httpapi.list --help
List Extended HTTP API endpoints
Usage: cortex.httpapi.list [options]
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
cortex.httpapi.stat
The cortex.httpapi.stat command is used to show the detailed information for a single Extended HTTP API Endpoint.
Syntax:
storm> cortex.httpapi.stat --help
Get details for an Extended HTTP API endpoint.
Usage: cortex.httpapi.stat [options] <iden>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<iden> : The iden of the endpoint to inspect. This will also match iden prefixes or name prefixes.
cortex.storm.pool
Note
See the Synapse Deployment Guide section on Configure a Storm Query Pool (optional) for additional background on Storm query pools.
Storm includes cortex.storm.pool.* commands that allow a user to work with Storm query mirror pools.
Help for individual cortex.storm.pool.* commands can be displayed using:
<command> --help
cortex.storm.pool.del
The cortex.storm.pool.del command deletes a Storm query offload mirror pool configuration.
Syntax:
storm> cortex.storm.pool.del --help
Remove a Storm query offload mirror pool configuration.
Notes:
This will result in tearing down any Storm queries currently being serviced by the Storm pool.
This may result in this command raising an exception if it was offloaded to a pool member. That would be an expected behavior.
Usage: cortex.storm.pool.del [options]
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
cortex.storm.pool.get
The cortex.storm.pool.get command displays the Storm query offload mirror pool configuration.
Syntax:
storm> cortex.storm.pool.get --help
Display the current Storm query offload mirror pool configuration.
Usage: cortex.storm.pool.get [options]
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
cortex.storm.pool.set
The cortex.storm.pool.set command sets the Storm query offload mirror pool configuration.
Syntax:
storm> cortex.storm.pool.set --help
Setup a Storm query offload mirror pool for the Cortex.
Usage: cortex.storm.pool.set [options] <url>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--connection-timeout <connection_timeout>: The maximum amount of time to wait for a connection from the pool to become available.
(default: 2)
--sync-timeout <sync_timeout>: The maximum amount of time to wait for the mirror to be in sync with the leader
(default: 2)
Arguments:
<url> : The telepath URL for the AHA service pool.
count
The count command enumerates the number of nodes returned from a given Storm query and displays
the final tally. The associated nodes can optionally be displayed with the --yield switch.
Syntax:
storm> count --help
Iterate through query results, and print the resulting number of nodes
which were lifted. This does not yield the nodes counted, unless the
--yield switch is provided.
Example:
# Count the number of IPV4 nodes with a given ASN.
inet:ipv4:asn=20 | count
# Count the number of IPV4 nodes with a given ASN and yield them.
inet:ipv4:asn=20 | count --yield
Usage: count [options]
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--yield : Yield inbound nodes.
Examples:
Count the number of IP address nodes that Trend Micro reports are associated with the threat group Earth Preta:
storm> inet:ipv4#rep.trend.earthpreta | count
Counted 5 nodes.
Count nodes from a lift and yield the output:
storm> inet:ipv4#rep.trend.earthpreta | count --yield
inet:ipv4=66.129.222.1
:type = unicast
.created = 2025/05/10 10:44:08.418
#rep.trend.earthpreta
inet:ipv4=184.82.164.104
:type = unicast
.created = 2025/05/10 10:44:08.425
#rep.trend.earthpreta
inet:ipv4=209.161.249.125
:type = unicast
.created = 2025/05/10 10:44:08.430
#rep.trend.earthpreta
inet:ipv4=69.90.65.240
:type = unicast
.created = 2025/05/10 10:44:08.435
#rep.trend.earthpreta
inet:ipv4=70.62.232.98
:type = unicast
.created = 2025/05/10 10:44:08.440
#rep.trend.earthpreta
Counted 5 nodes.
Count the number of DNS A records for the domain woot.com where the lift produces no results:
storm> inet:dns:a:fqdn=woot.com | count
Counted 0 nodes.
cron
Note
See the Storm Reference - Automation guide for additional background on cron jobs (as well as triggers and macros), including examples.
Storm includes cron.* commands that allow you to create and manage scheduled Cron jobs.
Within Synapse, jobs are Storm queries that execute on a recurring or one-time (cron.at) basis.
Help for individual cron.* commands can be displayed using:
<command> --help
Tip
Cron jobs (including jobs created with cron.at) are added to Synapse as runtime nodes (“runt
nodes” - see Node, Runt) of the form syn:cron. With a few restrictions, these runt nodes
can be lifted, filtered, and operated on similar to the way you work with other nodes.
cron.add
The cron.add command creates an individual cron job within a Cortex.
Syntax:
storm> cron.add --help
Add a recurring cron job to a cortex.
Notes:
All times are interpreted as UTC.
All arguments are interpreted as the job period, unless the value ends in
an equals sign, in which case the argument is interpreted as the recurrence
period. Only one recurrence period parameter may be specified.
Currently, a fixed unit must not be larger than a specified recurrence
period. i.e. '--hour 7 --minute +15' (every 15 minutes from 7-8am?) is not
supported.
Value values for fixed hours are 0-23 on a 24-hour clock where midnight is 0.
If the --day parameter value does not start with a '+' and is an integer, it is
interpreted as a fixed day of the month. A negative integer may be
specified to count from the end of the month with -1 meaning the last day
of the month. All fixed day values are clamped to valid days, so for
example '-d 31' will run on February 28.
If the fixed day parameter is a value in ([Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat,
Sun] if locale is set to English) it is interpreted as a fixed day of the
week.
Otherwise, if the parameter value starts with a '+', then it is interpreted
as a recurrence interval of that many days.
If no plus-sign-starting parameter is specified, the recurrence period
defaults to the unit larger than all the fixed parameters. e.g. '--minute 5'
means every hour at 5 minutes past, and --hour 3, --minute 1 means 3:01 every day.
At least one optional parameter must be provided.
All parameters accept multiple comma-separated values. If multiple
parameters have multiple values, all combinations of those values are used.
All fixed units not specified lower than the recurrence period default to
the lowest valid value, e.g. --month +2 will be scheduled at 12:00am the first of
every other month. One exception is if the largest fixed value is day of the
week, then the default period is set to be a week.
A month period with a day of week fixed value is not currently supported.
Fixed-value year (i.e. --year 2019) is not supported. See the 'at'
command for one-time cron jobs.
As an alternative to the above options, one may use exactly one of
--hourly, --daily, --monthly, --yearly with a colon-separated list of
fixed parameters for the value. It is an error to use both the individual
options and these aliases at the same time.
Examples:
Run a query every last day of the month at 3 am
cron.add --hour 3 --day -1 {#foo}
Run a query every 8 hours
cron.add --hour +8 {#foo}
Run a query every Wednesday and Sunday at midnight and noon
cron.add --hour 0,12 --day Wed,Sun {#foo}
Run a query every other day at 3:57pm
cron.add --day +2 --minute 57 --hour 15 {#foo}
Usage: cron.add [options] <query>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--pool : Allow the cron job to be run by a mirror from the query pool.
--minute <minute> : Minute value for job or recurrence period.
--name <name> : An optional name for the cron job.
--doc <doc> : An optional doc string for the cron job.
--hour <hour> : Hour value for job or recurrence period.
--day <day> : Day value for job or recurrence period.
--month <month> : Month value for job or recurrence period.
--year <year> : Year value for recurrence period.
--hourly <hourly> : Fixed parameters for an hourly job.
--daily <daily> : Fixed parameters for a daily job.
--monthly <monthly> : Fixed parameters for a monthly job.
--yearly <yearly> : Fixed parameters for a yearly job.
--iden <iden> : Fixed iden to assign to the cron job
--view <view> : View to run the cron job against
Arguments:
<query> : Query for the cron job to execute.
cron.at
The cron.at command creates a non-recurring (one-time) cron job within a Cortex. Just like standard
(recurring) cron jobs, jobs created with cron.at will persist (remain in the list of cron jobs and
as syn:cron runt nodes) until they are explicitly removed using cron.del.
Syntax:
storm> cron.at --help
Adds a non-recurring cron job.
Notes:
This command accepts one or more time specifications followed by exactly
one storm query in curly braces. Each time specification may be in synapse
time delta format (e.g --day +1) or synapse time format (e.g.
20501217030432101). Seconds will be ignored, as cron jobs' granularity is
limited to minutes.
All times are interpreted as UTC.
The other option for time specification is a relative time from now. This
consists of a plus sign, a positive integer, then one of 'minutes, hours,
days'.
Note that the record for a cron job is stored until explicitly deleted via
"cron.del".
Examples:
# Run a storm query in 5 minutes
cron.at --minute +5 {[inet:ipv4=1]}
# Run a storm query tomorrow and in a week
cron.at --day +1,+7 {[inet:ipv4=1]}
# Run a query at the end of the year Zulu
cron.at --dt 20181231Z2359 {[inet:ipv4=1]}
Usage: cron.at [options] <query>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--minute <minute> : Minute(s) to execute at.
--hour <hour> : Hour(s) to execute at.
--day <day> : Day(s) to execute at.
--dt <dt> : Datetime(s) to execute at.
--now : Execute immediately.
--iden <iden> : A set iden to assign to the new cron job
--view <view> : View to run the cron job against
Arguments:
<query> : Query for the cron job to execute.
cron.cleanup
The cron.cleanup command can be used to remove any one-time cron jobs (“at” jobs) that have completed.
Syntax:
storm> cron.cleanup --help
Delete all completed at jobs
Usage: cron.cleanup [options]
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
cron.list
The cron.list command displays the set of cron jobs in the Cortex that the current user can view /
modify based on their permissions.
Cron jobs are displayed in alphanumeric order by job Iden. Jobs are sorted upon Cortex initialization, so newly-created jobs will be displayed at the bottom of the list until the list is re-sorted the next time the Cortex is restarted.
Syntax:
storm> cron.list --help
List existing cron jobs in the cortex.
Usage: cron.list [options]
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
cron.stat
The cron.stat command displays statistics for an individual cron job and provides more detail on
an individual job vs. cron.list, including any errors and the interval at which the job executes.
To view the stats for a job, you must provide the first portion of the job’s iden (i.e., enough of the
iden that the job can be uniquely identified), which can be obtained using cron.list or by lifting
the appropriate syn:cron node.
Syntax:
storm> cron.stat --help
Gives detailed information about a cron job.
Usage: cron.stat [options] <iden>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<iden> : Any prefix that matches exactly one valid cron job iden is accepted.
cron.mod
The cron.mod command modifies the Storm query associated with a specific cron job. To modify a job,
you must provide the first portion of the job’s iden (i.e., enough of the iden that the job can be uniquely
identified), which can be obtained using cron.list or by lifting the appropriate syn:cron node.
Note
Other aspects of the cron job, such as its schedule for execution, cannot be modified once the job has been created. To change these aspects you must delete and re-add the job.
Syntax:
storm> cron.mod --help
Modify an existing cron job's query.
Usage: cron.mod [options] <iden> <query>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<iden> : Any prefix that matches exactly one valid cron job iden is accepted.
<query> : New storm query for the cron job.
cron.move
The cron.move command moves a cron job from one View to another.
Syntax:
storm> cron.move --help
Move a cron job from one view to another
Usage: cron.move [options] <iden> <view>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<iden> : Any prefix that matches exactly one valid cron job iden is accepted.
<view> : View to move the cron job to.
cron.disable
The cron.disable command disables a job and prevents it from executing without removing it from the
Cortex. To disable a job, you must provide the first portion of the job’s iden (i.e., enough of the iden
that the job can be uniquely identified), which can be obtained using cron.list or by lifting the
appropriate syn:cron node.
Syntax:
storm> cron.disable --help
Disable a cron job in the cortex.
Usage: cron.disable [options] <iden>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<iden> : Any prefix that matches exactly one valid cron job iden is accepted.
cron.enable
The cron.enable command enables a disabled cron job. To enable a job, you must provide the first portion
of the job’s iden (i.e., enough of the iden that the job can be uniquely identified), which can be obtained
using cron.list or by lifting the appropriate syn:cron node.
Note
Cron jobs, including non-recurring jobs added with cron.at, are enabled by default upon creation.
Syntax:
storm> cron.enable --help
Enable a cron job in the cortex.
Usage: cron.enable [options] <iden>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<iden> : Any prefix that matches exactly one valid cron job iden is accepted.
cron.del
The cron.del command permanently removes a cron job from the Cortex. To delete a job, you must provide
the first portion of the job’s iden (i.e., enough of the iden that the job can be uniquely identified),
which can be obtained using cron.list or by lifting the appropriate syn:cron node.
Syntax:
storm> cron.del --help
Delete a cron job from the cortex.
Usage: cron.del [options] <iden>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<iden> : Any prefix that matches exactly one valid cron job iden is accepted.
delnode
The delnode command deletes a node or set of nodes from a Cortex.
Warning
The Storm delnode command includes some limited checks (see below) to try and prevent the
accidental deletion of nodes that are still connected to other nodes in the knowledge graph.
However, these checks are not foolproof, and delnode has the potential to be destructive
if executed on an incorrect, badly formed, or mistyped query.
Users are strongly encouraged to validate their query by first executing it on its own to
confirm it returns the expected nodes before piping the query to the delnode command.
In addition, use of the --force switch with delnode will override all safety checks and
forcibly delete ALL nodes input to the command.
This parameter should be used with extreme caution as it may result in broken references (e.g., “holes” in the graph) within Synapse.
Syntax:
storm> delnode --help
Delete nodes produced by the previous query logic.
(no nodes are returned)
Example
inet:fqdn=vertex.link | delnode
Usage: delnode [options]
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--force : Force delete even if it causes broken references (requires admin).
--delbytes : For file:bytes nodes, remove the bytes associated with the sha256 property from the
axon as well if present.
--deledges : Delete N2 light edges before deleting the node.
Examples:
Delete the node for the domain woowoo.com:
storm> inet:fqdn=woowoo.com | delnode
Forcibly delete all nodes with the #testing tag:
storm> #testing | delnode --force
Usage Notes:
delnodeoperates on the output of a previous Storm query.delnodeperforms some basic sanity-checking to help prevent egregious mistakes, and will generate an error in cases such as:attempting to delete a node (such as
inet:fqdn=woot.com) that is still referenced by (i.e., is a secondary property of) another node (such asinet:dns:a=(woot.com, 1.1.1.1).attmpting to delete a
syn:tagnode where that tag still exists on other nodes.
However, it is important to keep in mind that delnode cannot prevent all mistakes.
diff
The diff command generates a list of nodes with changes (i.e., newly created or modified nodes)
present in the top Layer of the current View. The diff command may be
useful before performing a merge operation.
Syntax:
storm> diff --help
Generate a list of nodes with changes in the top layer of the current view.
Examples:
// Lift all nodes with any changes
diff
// Lift ou:org nodes that were added in the top layer.
diff --prop ou:org
// Lift inet:ipv4 nodes with the :asn property modified in the top layer.
diff --prop inet:ipv4:asn
// Lift the nodes with the tag #cno.mal.redtree added in the top layer.
diff --tag cno.mal.redtree
// Lift nodes by multiple tags (results are uniqued)
diff --tag cno.mal.redtree rep.vt
Usage: diff [options]
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--tag [<tag> ...] : Lift only nodes with the given tag (or tags) in the top layer. (default: None)
--prop <prop> : Lift nodes with changes to the given property the top layer. (default: None)
divert
The divert command allows Storm to either consume a generator or yield its results based on a
conditional.
Syntax:
storm> divert --help
Either consume a generator or yield it's results based on a conditional.
NOTE: This command is purpose built to facilitate the --yield convention
common to storm commands.
NOTE: The genr argument must not be a function that returns, else it will
be invoked for each inbound node.
Example:
divert $cmdopts.yield $fooBarBaz()
Usage: divert [options] <cond> <genr>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--size <size> : The max number of times to iterate the generator. (default: None)
Arguments:
<cond> : The conditional value for the yield option.
<genr> : The generator function value that yields nodes.
dmon
Storm includes dmon.* commands that allow you to work with daemons (see Daemon).
Help for individual dmon.* commands can be displayed using:
<command> --help
dmon.list
The dmon.list command displays the set of running dmon queries in the Cortex.
Syntax:
storm> dmon.list --help
List the storm daemon queries running in the cortex.
Usage: dmon.list [options]
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
edges
Storm includes edges.* commands that allow you to work with lightweight (light) edges. Also
see the lift.byverb and model.edge.* commands under lift and model
below.
Help for individual edge.* commands can be displayed using:
<command> --help
edges.del
The edges.del command is designed to delete multiple light edges to (or from) a set of nodes
(contrast with using Storm edit syntax - see Delete Light Edges).
Syntax:
storm> edges.del --help
Bulk delete light edges from input nodes.
Examples:
# Delete all "foo" light edges from an inet:ipv4
inet:ipv4=1.2.3.4 | edges.del foo
# Delete light edges with any verb from a node
inet:ipv4=1.2.3.4 | edges.del *
# Delete all "foo" light edges to an inet:ipv4
inet:ipv4=1.2.3.4 | edges.del foo --n2
Usage: edges.del [options] <verb>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--n2 : Delete light edges where input node is N2 instead of N1.
Arguments:
<verb> : The verb of light edges to delete.
feed
Storm includes feed.* commands that allow you to work with feeds (see Feed).
Help for individual feed.* commands can be displayed using:
<command> --help
feed.list
The feed.list command displays available feed functions in the Cortex.
Syntax:
storm> feed.list --help
List the feed functions available in the Cortex
Usage: feed.list [options]
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
gen
Storm includes various gen.* (“generate”) commands that allow you to easily query
for common guid-based nodes (see Form, GUID) based on one or more “human
friendly” secondary properties, and create (generate) the specified node if it does
not already exist.
Because guid nodes have a primary property that may be arbitrary, gen.* commands simplify
the process of deconflicting on secondary properties before creating certain guid nodes.
Note
See the guid section of the Storm Reference - Type-Specific Storm Behavior for a detailed discussion of guids, guid behavior, and deconfliction considerations for guid forms.
Nodes created using generate commands will have a limited subset of properties set (e.g.,
an organization node deconflicted and created based on a name will only have its ou:org:name
property set). Users can set additional property values as they see fit.
Help for individual gen.* commands can be displayed using:
<command> --help
Note
New gen.* commands are added to Synapse on an ongoing basis as we identify new cases
where such commands are helpful. Use the help command for the current list of gen.*
commands available in your instance of Synapse.
gen.geo.place
The gen.geo.place command locates (lifts) or creates a geo:place node based on the place
name (geo:place:name and / or geo:place:names properties).
Syntax:
storm> gen.geo.place --help
Lift (or create) a geo:place node based on the name.
Usage: gen.geo.place [options] <name>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<name> : The name of the place.
gen.it.av.scan.result
The gen.it.av.scan.result command locates (lifts) or creates an it:av:scan:result node based
on the form and value of the object scanned and the signature name used for the scan.
You can optionally include the name of the scanner / scan engine and/or the time the scan was performed for additional deconfliction.
Note
The command can be used to generate it:av:scan:result nodes from existing it:av:filehit nodes.
The it:av:filehit form has been marked as deprecated and will be removed in a future version of Synapse.
Some Synapse Power-Ups that previously created it:av:filehit nodes may include dedicated commands
to assist with migration; if a migration tool exists, it will be documented in the Admin Guide section of
the Power-Up’s Help.
Syntax:
storm> gen.it.av.scan.result --help
Lift (or create) the it:av:scan:result node by deconflicting the target and signature name.
The scan time and scanner name may also optionally be provided for deconfliction.
Examples:
// Yield the it:av:scan:result node for an FQDN and signature name
gen.it.av.scan.result inet:fqdn vertex.link foosig
// Also deconflict by scanner name and scan time
gen.it.av.scan.result inet:fqdn fqdn vertex.link foosig --scanner-name barscanner --time 2022-11-03
// Generate an it:av:scan:result node from an it:av:filehit node
it:av:filehit#foo | gen.it.av.scan.result file:bytes :file :sig:name
Usage: gen.it.av.scan.result [options] <form> <value> <signame>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--scanner-name <scanner_name>: An optional scanner software name to include in deconfliction.
--time <time> : An optional time when the scan was run to include in the deconfliction.
--try : Type normalization will fail silently instead of raising an exception.
Arguments:
<form> : The target form.
<value> : The target value.
<signame> : The signature name.
gen.it.prod.soft
The gen.it.prod.soft command locates (lifts) or creates an it:prod:soft node based on
the software name (it:prod:soft:name and / or it:prod:soft:names).
Syntax:
storm> gen.it.prod.soft --help
Lift (or create) an it:prod:soft node based on the software name.
Usage: gen.it.prod.soft [options] <name>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<name> : The name of the software.
gen.lang.language
The gen.lang.language command locates (lifts) or creates a lang:language node based on
the language name (lang:language:name and / or lang:language:names).
Syntax:
storm> gen.lang.language --help
Lift (or create) a lang:language node based on the name.
Usage: gen.lang.language [options] <name>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<name> : The name of the language.
gen.ou.campaign
The gen.ou.campaign command locates (lifts) or creates an ou:campaign node based on the
campaign name (ou:campaign:name and / or ou:campaign:names) and the name of the reporting
organization (ou:campaign:reporter:name).
Syntax:
storm> gen.ou.campaign --help
Lift (or create) an ou:campaign based on the name and reporting organization.
Usage: gen.ou.campaign [options] <name> <reporter>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<name> : The name of the campaign.
<reporter> : The name of the reporting organization.
gen.ou.id.number
The gen.ou.id.number command locates (lifts) or creates an ou:id:number node based on
the organization ID type (ou:id:type) and organization ID value (ou:id:value).
Syntax:
storm> gen.ou.id.number --help
Lift (or create) an ou:id:number node based on the organization ID type and value.
Usage: gen.ou.id.number [options] <type> <value>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<type> : The type of the organization ID.
<value> : The value of the organization ID.
gen.ou.id.type
The gen.ou.id.type command locates (lifts) or creates an ou:id:type node based on
the friendly name of the organization ID type (ou:id:type:name).
Syntax:
storm> gen.ou.id.type --help
Lift (or create) an ou:id:type node based on the name of the type.
Usage: gen.ou.id.type [options] <name>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<name> : The friendly name of the organization ID type.
gen.ou.industry
The gen.ou.industry commands locates (lifts) or creates an ou:industry node based on
the industry name (ou:industry:name and / or ou:industry:names).
Syntax:
storm> gen.ou.industry --help
Lift (or create) an ou:industry node based on the industry name.
Usage: gen.ou.industry [options] <name>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<name> : The industry name.
gen.ou.org
The gen.ou.org command locates (lifts) or creates an ou:org node based on the organization
name (ou:org:name and / or ou:org:names).
Syntax:
storm> gen.ou.org --help
Lift (or create) an ou:org node based on the organization name.
Usage: gen.ou.org [options] <name>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<name> : The name of the organization.
gen.ou.org.hq
The gen.ou.org.hq command locates (lifts) the primary ps:contact node for an organization
(i.e., the contact set for the ou:org:hq property) or creates the contact node (and sets the
ou:org:hq property) if it does not exist, based on the organization name (ou:org:name and / or
ou:org:names).
Syntax:
storm> gen.ou.org.hq --help
Lift (or create) the primary ps:contact node for the ou:org based on the organization name.
Usage: gen.ou.org.hq [options] <name>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<name> : The name of the organization.
gen.pol.country
The gen.pol.country command locates (lifts) or creates a pol:country node based on the
two-letter ISO-3166 country code (pol:country:iso2) .
Syntax:
storm> gen.pol.country --help
Lift (or create) a pol:country node based on the 2 letter ISO-3166 country code.
Examples:
// Yield the pol:country node which represents the country of Ukraine.
gen.pol.country ua
Usage: gen.pol.country [options] <iso2>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--try : Type normalization will fail silently instead of raising an exception.
Arguments:
<iso2> : The 2 letter ISO-3166 country code.
gen.pol.country.government
The gen.pol.country.government command locates (lifts) the ou:org node representing a
country’s government (i.e., the organization set for the pol:country:government property) or
creates the node (and sets the pol:country:government property) if it does not exist, based
on the two-letter ISO-3166 country code (pol:country:iso2).
Syntax:
storm> gen.pol.country.government --help
Lift (or create) the ou:org node representing a country's government based on the 2 letter ISO-3166 country code.
Examples:
// Yield the ou:org node which represents the Government of Ukraine.
gen.pol.country.government ua
Usage: gen.pol.country.government [options] <iso2>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--try : Type normalization will fail silently instead of raising an exception.
Arguments:
<iso2> : The 2 letter ISO-3166 country code.
gen.ps.contact.email
The gen.ps.contact.email command locates (lifts) or creates a ps:contact node using
the contact’s primary email address (ps:contact:email) and type (ps:contact:type).
Syntax:
storm> gen.ps.contact.email --help
Lift (or create) the ps:contact node by deconflicting the email and type.
Examples:
// Yield the ps:contact node for the type and email
gen.ps.contact.email vertex.employee [email protected]
Usage: gen.ps.contact.email [options] <type> <email>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--try : Type normalization will fail silently instead of raising an exception.
Arguments:
<type> : The contact type.
<email> : The contact email address.
gen.risk.threat
The gen.risk.threat command locates (lifts) or creates a risk:threat node using the
name of the threat group (risk:threat:org:name and / or risk:threat:org:names) and the
name of the entity reporting on the threat (risk:threat:reporter:name).
Syntax:
storm> gen.risk.threat --help
Lift (or create) a risk:threat node based on the threat name and reporter name.
Examples:
// Yield a risk:threat node for the threat cluster "APT1" reported by "Mandiant".
gen.risk.threat apt1 mandiant
Usage: gen.risk.threat [options] <name> <reporter>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<name> : The name of the threat cluster. For example: APT1
<reporter> : The name of the reporting organization. For example: Mandiant
gen.risk.tool.software
The gen.risk.tool.software command locates (lifts) or creates a risk:tool:software
node using the name of the software / malware (risk:tool:software:soft:name and / or
risk:software:soft:names) and the name of the entity reporting on the software / malware
(risk:tool:software:reporter:name).
Syntax:
storm> gen.risk.tool.software --help
Lift (or create) a risk:tool:software node based on the tool name and reporter name.
Examples:
// Yield a risk:tool:software node for the "redtree" tool reported by "vertex".
gen.risk.tool.software redtree vertex
Usage: gen.risk.tool.software [options] <name> <reporter>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<name> : The tool name.
<reporter> : The name of the reporting organization. For example: "recorded future"
gen.risk.vuln
The gen.risk.vuln command locates (lifts) or creates a risk:tool:vuln node using the
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) number associated with the vulnerability
(risk:vuln:cve) and the name of the entity reporting on the vulnerability (risk:vuln:reporter:name).
Syntax:
storm> gen.risk.vuln --help
Lift (or create) a risk:vuln node based on the CVE and reporter name.
Examples:
// Yield a risk:vuln node for CVE-2012-0157 reported by Mandiant.
gen.risk.vuln CVE-2012-0157 Mandiant
Usage: gen.risk.vuln [options] <cve> <reporter>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--try : Type normalization will fail silently instead of raising an exception.
Arguments:
<cve> : The CVE identifier.
[reporter] : The name of the reporting organization.
graph
The graph command generates a subgraph based on a specified set of nodes and parameters.
Syntax:
storm> graph --help
Generate a subgraph from the given input nodes and command line options.
Example:
Using the graph command::
inet:fqdn | graph
--degrees 2
--filter { -#nope }
--pivot { <(seen)- meta:source }
--form-pivot inet:fqdn {<- * | limit 20}
--form-pivot inet:fqdn {-> * | limit 20}
--form-filter inet:fqdn {-inet:fqdn:issuffix=1}
--form-pivot syn:tag {-> *}
--form-pivot * {-> #}
Usage: graph [options]
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--degrees <degrees> : How many degrees to graph out. (default: 1)
--pivot <pivot> : Specify a storm pivot for all nodes. (must quote) (default: [])
--filter <filter> : Specify a storm filter for all nodes. (must quote) (default: [])
--no-edges : Do not include light weight edges in the per-node output.
--form-pivot <form_pivot> : Specify a <form> <pivot> form specific pivot. (default: [])
--form-filter <form_filter> : Specify a <form> <filter> form specific filter. (default: [])
--refs : Do automatic in-model pivoting with node.getNodeRefs().
--yield-filtered : Yield nodes which would be filtered. This still performs pivots to collect edge
data,but does not yield pivoted nodes.
--no-filter-input : Do not drop input nodes if they would match a filter.
iden
The iden command lifts one or more nodes by their node identifier (node ID / iden).
Syntax:
storm> iden --help
Lift nodes by iden.
Example:
iden b25bc9eec7e159dce879f9ec85fb791f83b505ac55b346fcb64c3c51e98d1175 | count
Usage: iden [options] <iden>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
[<iden> ...] : Iden to lift nodes by. May be specified multiple times.
Example:
Lift the node with node ID 20153b758f9d5eaaa38e4f4a65c36da797c3e59e549620fa7c4895e1a920991f:
storm> iden 20153b758f9d5eaaa38e4f4a65c36da797c3e59e549620fa7c4895e1a920991f
inet:ipv4=1.2.3.4
:type = unicast
.created = 2025/05/10 10:44:09.208
intersect
The intersect command returns the intersection of the results from performing a pivot and/or traversal
operation on multiple inbound nodes. In other words, intersect will return the subset of results that
are common to each of the inbound nodes.
Syntax:
storm> intersect --help
Yield an intersection of the results of running inbound nodes through a pivot.
NOTE:
This command must consume the entire inbound stream to produce the intersection.
This type of stream consuming before yielding results can cause the query to appear
laggy in comparison with normal incremental stream operations.
Examples:
// Show the it:mitre:attack:technique nodes common to several groups
it:mitre:attack:group*in=(G0006, G0007) | intersect { -> it:mitre:attack:technique }
Usage: intersect [options] <query>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<query> : The pivot query to run each inbound node through.
layer
Storm includes layer.* commands that allow you to work with layers (see Layer).
Help for individual layer.* commands can be displayed using:
<command> --help
layer.add
The layer.add command adds a layer to the Cortex.
Syntax
storm> layer.add --help
Add a layer to the cortex.
Usage: layer.add [options]
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--lockmemory : Should the layer lock memory for performance.
--readonly : Should the layer be readonly.
--mirror <mirror> : A telepath URL of an upstream layer/view to mirror.
--growsize <growsize> : Amount to grow the map size when necessary.
--upstream <upstream> : One or more telepath urls to receive updates from.
--name <name> : The name of the layer.
layer.set
The layer.set command sets an option for the specified layer.
Syntax
storm> layer.set --help
Set a layer option.
Usage: layer.set [options] <iden> <name> <valu>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<iden> : Iden of the layer to modify.
<name> : The name of the layer property to set.
<valu> : The value to set the layer property to.
layer.get
The layer.get command retrieves the specified layer from a Cortex.
Syntax
storm> layer.get --help
Get a layer from the cortex.
Usage: layer.get [options] <iden>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
[iden] : Iden of the layer to get. If no iden is provided, the main layer will be returned.
layer.list
The layer.list command lists the available layers in a Cortex.
Syntax
storm> layer.list --help
List the layers in the cortex.
Usage: layer.list [options]
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
layer.del
The layer.del command deletes a layer from a Cortex.
Syntax
storm> layer.del --help
Delete a layer from the cortex.
Usage: layer.del [options] <iden>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<iden> : Iden of the layer to delete.
layer.pull.add
The layer.pull.add command adds a pull configuration to a layer.
Syntax
storm> layer.pull.add --help
Add a pull configuration to a layer.
Usage: layer.pull.add [options] <layr> <src>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--offset <offset> : Layer offset to begin pulling from (default: 0)
Arguments:
<layr> : Iden of the layer to pull to.
<src> : Telepath url of the source layer to pull from.
layer.pull.list
The layer.pull.list command lists the pull configurations for a layer.
Syntax
storm> layer.pull.list --help
Get a list of the pull configurations for a layer.
Usage: layer.pull.list [options] <layr>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<layr> : Iden of the layer to retrieve pull configurations for.
layer.pull.del
The layer.pull.del command deletes a pull configuration from a layer.
Syntax
storm> layer.pull.del --help
Delete a pull configuration from a layer.
Usage: layer.pull.del [options] <layr> <iden>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<layr> : Iden of the layer to modify.
<iden> : Iden of the pull configuration to delete.
layer.push.add
The layer.push.add command adds a push configuration to a layer.
Syntax
storm> layer.push.add --help
Add a push configuration to a layer.
Usage: layer.push.add [options] <layr> <dest>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--offset <offset> : Layer offset to begin pushing from. (default: 0)
Arguments:
<layr> : Iden of the layer to push from.
<dest> : Telepath url of the layer to push to.
layer.push.list
The layer.push.list command lists the push configurations for a layer.
Syntax
storm> layer.push.list --help
Get a list of the push configurations for a layer.
Usage: layer.push.list [options] <layr>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<layr> : Iden of the layer to retrieve push configurations for.
layer.push.del
The layer.push.del command deletes a push configuration from a layer.
Syntax
storm> layer.push.del --help
Delete a push configuration from a layer.
Usage: layer.push.del [options] <layr> <iden>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<layr> : Iden of the layer to modify.
<iden> : Iden of the push configuration to delete.
lift
Storm includes lift.* commands that allow you to perform specialized lift operations.
Help for individual lift.* commands can be displayed using:
<command> --help
lift.byverb
The lift.byverb command lifts nodes that are connected by the specified lightweight (light) edge.
By default, the command lifts the N1 nodes (i.e., the nodes on the left side of the directional light
edge relationship: n1 -(<verb>)> n2)
Note
For other commands associated with light edges, see edges.del and model.edge.* under
edges and model respectively.
Syntax:
storm> lift.byverb --help
Lift nodes from the current view by an light edge verb.
Examples:
# Lift all the n1 nodes for the light edge "foo"
lift.byverb "foo"
# Lift all the n2 nodes for the light edge "foo"
lift.byverb --n2 "foo"
Notes:
Only a single instance of a node will be yielded from this command
when that node is lifted via the light edge membership.
Usage: lift.byverb [options] <verb>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--n2 : Lift by the N2 value instead of N1 value.
Arguments:
<verb> : The edge verb to lift nodes by.
limit
The limit command restricts the number of nodes returned from a given Storm query to the specified
number of nodes.
Syntax:
storm> limit --help
Limit the number of nodes generated by the query in the given position.
Example:
inet:ipv4 | limit 10
Usage: limit [options] <count>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<count> : The maximum number of nodes to yield.
Example:
Lift a single IP address that FireEye associates with the threat group APT1:
storm> inet:ipv4#aka.feye.thr.apt1 | limit 1
Usage Notes:
If the limit number specified (i.e.,
limit 100) is greater than the total number of nodes returned from the Storm query, no limit will be applied to the resultant nodes (i.e., all nodes will be returned).By design,
limitimposes an artificial limit on the nodes returned by a query, which may impair effective analysis of data by restricting results. As such,limitis most useful for viewing a subset of a large result set or an exemplar node for a given form.While
limitreturns a sampling of nodes, it is not statistically random for the purposes of population sampling for algorithmic use.
macro
Note
See the Storm Reference - Automation guide for additional background on macros (as well as triggers and cron jobs), including examples.
Storm includes macro.* commands that allow you to work with macros (see Macro).
Help for individual macro.* commands can be displayed using:
<command> --help
macro.list
The macro.list command lists the macros in a Cortex.
Syntax:
storm> macro.list --help
List the macros set on the cortex.
Usage: macro.list [options]
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
macro.set
The macro.set command creates (or modifies) a macro in a Cortex.
Syntax:
storm> macro.set --help
Set a macro definition in the cortex.
Variables can also be used that are defined outside the definition.
Examples:
macro.set foobar ${ [+#foo] }
# Use variable from parent scope
macro.set bam ${ [ inet:ipv4=$val ] }
$val=1.2.3.4 macro.exec bam
Usage: macro.set [options] <name> <storm>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<name> : The name of the macro to set.
<storm> : The storm command string or embedded query to set.
macro.get
The macro.get command retrieves and displays the specified macro.
Syntax:
storm> macro.get --help
Display the storm query for a macro in the cortex.
Usage: macro.get [options] <name>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<name> : The name of the macro to display.
macro.exec
The macro.exec command executes the specified macro.
Syntax:
storm> macro.exec --help
Execute a named macro.
Example:
inet:ipv4#cno.threat.t80 | macro.exec enrich_foo
Usage: macro.exec [options] <name>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<name> : The name of the macro to execute
macro.del
The macro.del command deletes the specified macro from a Cortex.
Syntax:
storm> macro.del --help
Remove a macro definition from the cortex.
Usage: macro.del [options] <name>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<name> : The name of the macro to delete.
max
The max command returns the node from a given set that contains the highest value for a specified
secondary property, tag interval, or variable.
Syntax:
storm> max --help
Consume nodes and yield only the one node with the highest value for an expression.
Examples:
// Yield the file:bytes node with the highest :size property
file:bytes#foo.bar | max :size
// Yield the file:bytes node with the highest value for $tick
file:bytes#foo.bar +.seen ($tick, $tock) = .seen | max $tick
// Yield the it:dev:str node with the longest length
it:dev:str | max $lib.len($node.value())
Usage: max [options] <valu>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<valu> : The property or variable to use for comparison.
Examples:
Return the DNS A record for woot.com with the most recent
.seenvalue:
storm> inet:dns:a:fqdn=woot.com | max .seen
inet:dns:a=('woot.com', '107.21.53.159')
:fqdn = woot.com
:ipv4 = 107.21.53.159
.created = 2025/05/10 10:44:09.677
.seen = ('2014/08/13 00:00:00.000', '2014/08/14 00:00:00.000')
Return the most recent WHOIS record for domain woot.com:
storm> inet:whois:rec:fqdn=woot.com | max :asof
inet:whois:rec=('woot.com', '2018/05/22 00:00:00.000')
:asof = 2018/05/22 00:00:00.000
:fqdn = woot.com
:text = domain name: woot.com
.created = 2025/05/10 10:44:09.742
merge
The merge command takes a subset of nodes from a forked view and merges them down to the next layer.
The nodes can optionally be reviewed without actually merging them.
Contrast with view.merge for merging the entire contents of a forked view.
See the view and layer commands for working with views and layers.
Syntax:
storm> merge --help
Merge edits from the incoming nodes down to the next layer.
NOTE: This command requires the current view to be a fork.
NOTE: The arguments for including/excluding tags can accept tag glob
expressions for specifying tags. For more information on tag glob
expressions, check the Synapse documentation for $node.globtags().
NOTE: If --wipe is specified, and there are nodes that cannot be merged,
they will be skipped (with a warning printed) and removed when
the top layer is replaced. This should occur infrequently, for example,
when a form is locked due to deprecation, a form no longer exists,
or the data at rest fails normalization.
Examples:
// Having tagged a new #cno.mal.redtree subgraph in a forked view...
#cno.mal.redtree | merge --apply
// Print out what the merge command *would* do but dont.
#cno.mal.redtree | merge
// Merge any org nodes with changes in the top layer.
diff | +ou:org | merge --apply
// Merge all tags other than cno.* from ou:org nodes with edits in the
// top layer.
diff | +ou:org | merge --only-tags --exclude-tags cno.** --apply
// Merge only tags rep.vt.* and rep.whoxy.* from ou:org nodes with edits
// in the top layer.
diff | +ou:org | merge --include-tags rep.vt.* rep.whoxy.* --apply
// Lift only inet:ipv4 nodes with a changed :asn property in top layer
// and merge all changes.
diff --prop inet:ipv4:asn | merge --apply
// Lift only nodes with an added #cno.mal.redtree tag in the top layer and merge them.
diff --tag cno.mal.redtree | merge --apply
Usage: merge [options]
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--apply : Execute the merge changes.
--wipe : Replace the top layer in the view with a fresh layer.
--no-tags : Do not merge tags/tagprops or syn:tag nodes.
--only-tags : Only merge tags/tagprops or syn:tag nodes.
--include-tags [<include_tags> ...]: Include specific tags/tagprops or syn:tag nodes when merging, others are ignored. Tag
glob expressions may be used to specify the tags. (default: [])
--exclude-tags [<exclude_tags> ...]: Exclude specific tags/tagprops or syn:tag nodes from merge.Tag glob expressions may be
used to specify the tags. (default: [])
--include-props [<include_props> ...]: Include specific props when merging, others are ignored. (default: [])
--exclude-props [<exclude_props> ...]: Exclude specific props from merge. (default: [])
--diff : Enumerate all changes in the current layer.
min
The min command returns the node from a given set that contains the lowest value for a specified
secondary property, tag interval, or variable.
Syntax:
storm> min --help
Consume nodes and yield only the one node with the lowest value for an expression.
Examples:
// Yield the file:bytes node with the lowest :size property
file:bytes#foo.bar | min :size
// Yield the file:bytes node with the lowest value for $tick
file:bytes#foo.bar +.seen ($tick, $tock) = .seen | min $tick
// Yield the it:dev:str node with the shortest length
it:dev:str | min $lib.len($node.value())
Usage: min [options] <valu>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<valu> : The property or variable to use for comparison.
Examples:
Return the DNS A record for woot.com with the oldest
.seenvalue:
storm> inet:dns:a:fqdn=woot.com | min .seen
inet:dns:a=('woot.com', '75.101.146.4')
:fqdn = woot.com
:ipv4 = 75.101.146.4
.created = 2025/05/10 10:44:09.684
.seen = ('2013/09/21 00:00:00.000', '2013/09/22 00:00:00.000')
Return the oldest WHOIS record for domain woot.com:
storm> inet:whois:rec:fqdn=woot.com | min :asof
inet:whois:rec=('woot.com', '2018/05/22 00:00:00.000')
:asof = 2018/05/22 00:00:00.000
:fqdn = woot.com
:text = domain name: woot.com
.created = 2025/05/10 10:44:09.742
model
Storm includes model.* commands that allow you to work with model elements.
model.deprecated.* commands allow you to view model elements (forms or properties) that have been
marked as “deprecated”, determine whether your Cortex contains deprecated nodes / nodes with deprecated
properties, and optionally lock / unlock those properties to prevent (or allow) continued creation of
deprecated model elements.
model.edge.* commands allow you to work with lightweight (light) edges. (See also the edges.del
and lift.byverb commands under edges and lift, respectively.)
Help for individual model.* commands can be displayed using:
<command> --help
model.deprecated.check
The model.deprecated.check command lists deprecated elements, their lock status, and whether deprecated
elements exist in the Cortex.
Syntax:
storm> model.deprecated.check --help
Check for lock status and the existence of deprecated model elements
Usage: model.deprecated.check [options]
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
model.deprecated.lock
The model.deprecated.lock command allows you to lock or unlock (e.g., disallow or allow the use of)
deprecated model elements in a Cortex.
Syntax:
storm> model.deprecated.lock --help
Edit lock status of deprecated model elements.
Usage: model.deprecated.lock [options] <name>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--unlock : Unlock rather than lock the deprecated property.
Arguments:
<name> : The deprecated form or property name to lock or * to lock all.
model.deprecated.locks
The model.deprecated.locks command displays the lock status of all deprecated model elements.
Syntax:
storm> model.deprecated.locks --help
Display lock status of deprecated model elements.
Usage: model.deprecated.locks [options]
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
model.edge.list
The model.edge.list command displays the set of light edges currently defined in the Cortex and any
doc values set on them.
Syntax:
storm> model.edge.list --help
List all edge verbs in the current view and their doc key (if set).
Usage: model.edge.list [options]
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
model.edge.set
The model.edge.set command allows you to set the value of a given key on a light edge (such as a
doc value to specify a definition for the light edge). The current list of valid keys include the
following:
doc
Syntax:
storm> model.edge.set --help
Set a key-value for an edge verb that exists in the current view.
Usage: model.edge.set [options] <verb> <key> <valu>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<verb> : The edge verb to add a key to.
<key> : The key name (e.g. doc).
<valu> : The string value to set.
model.edge.get
The model.edge.get command allows you to retrieve all of the keys that have been set on a light edge.
Syntax:
storm> model.edge.get --help
Retrieve key-value pairs for an edge verb in the current view.
Usage: model.edge.get [options] <verb>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<verb> : The edge verb to retrieve.
model.edge.del
The model.edge.del command allows you to delete the key from a light edge (such as a doc property
to specify a definition for the light edge). Deleting a key from a specific light edge does not delete
the key from Synapse (e.g., the property can be re-added to the light edge or to other light edges).
Syntax:
storm> model.edge.del --help
Delete a global key-value pair for an edge verb in the current view.
Usage: model.edge.del [options] <verb> <key>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<verb> : The edge verb to delete documentation for.
<key> : The key name (e.g. doc).
movenodes
The movenodes command allows you to move nodes between layers (Layer) in a Cortex.
The command will move the specified storage nodes (see Node, Storage) - “sodes” for
short - to the target layer. If a sode is the “left hand” (n1) of two nodes joined by a light
edge (n1 -(*)> n2), then the edge is also moved.
Sodes are fully removed from the source layer(s) and added to (or merged with existing nodes in)
the target layer. The history of the node (i.e., changes to the node, timestamps, associated user) in
the source layer is preserved; the changes written to the target layer are owned by the user executing
the movenodes command.
By default (i.e., if you do not specify a source and / or target layer), movenodes will migrate
sodes from the bottom layer in the view, through each intervening layer (if any), and finally into
the top layer. If you explicitly specify a source and target layer, movenodes migrates the sodes
directly from the source to the target, skipping any intervening layers (if any).
Similarly, by default as the node is moved “up”, any data for that node (property values, tags) in the higher layer will take precedence over (overwrite) data from a lower layer. This precedence behavior can be modified with the appropriate command switch.
The movenodes command is intended for use in the same layer stack. See the copyto
command to copy nodes from a view to the write layer in a specified target view.
Note
The merge command specifically moves (merges) nodes from the top layer in a
View to the underlying layer. Merging is a common user action performed
in a standard “fork and merge” workflow. The merge command should be used to move/merge
nodes down from a higher layer/view to a lower/underlying one.
The movenodes command allows you to move nodes between arbitrary layers and is meant to
be used by Synapse administrators in very specific use cases (e.g., data that was accidentally
merged into a lower layer that should not be there). It can be used to move nodes “up” from
a lower layer to a higher one.
Syntax:
storm> movenodes --help
Move storage nodes between layers.
Storage nodes will be removed from the source layers and the resulting
storage node in the destination layer will contain the merged values (merged
in bottom up layer order by default).
Examples:
// Move storage nodes for ou:org nodes to the top layer
ou:org | movenodes --apply
// Print out what the movenodes command *would* do but dont.
ou:org | movenodes
// In a view with many layers, only move storage nodes from the bottom layer
// to the top layer.
$layers = $lib.view.get().layers
$top = $layers.0.iden
$bot = $layers."-1".iden
ou:org | movenodes --srclayers $bot --destlayer $top
// In a view with many layers, move storage nodes to the top layer and
// prioritize values from the bottom layer over the other layers.
$layers = $lib.view.get().layers
$top = $layers.0.iden
$mid = $layers.1.iden
$bot = $layers.2.iden
ou:org | movenodes --precedence $bot $top $mid
Usage: movenodes [options]
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--apply : Execute the move changes.
--srclayers [<srclayers> ...]: Specify layers to move storage nodes from (defaults to all below the top layer)
(default: None)
--destlayer <destlayer> : Layer to move storage nodes to (defaults to the top layer) (default: None)
--precedence [<precedence> ...]: Layer precedence for resolving conflicts (defaults to bottom up) (default: None)
movetag
The movetag command moves a Synapse tag and its associated tag tree from one location in a tag
hierarchy to another location. It is equivalent to “renaming” a given tag and all of its subtags.
Moving a tag consists of:
Creating the new
syn:tagnode(s).Copying the definitions (
:titleand:docproperties) from the oldsyn:tagnode to the newsyn:tagnode.Applying the new tag(s) to the nodes with the old tag(s).
If the old tag(s) have associated timestamps / time intervals, they will be applied to the new tag(s).
Deleting the old tag(s) from the nodes.
Setting the
:isnowproperty of the oldsyn:tagnode(s) to reference the newsyn:tagnode.The old
syn:tagnodes are not deleted.Once the
:isnowproperty is set, attempts to apply the old tag will automatically result in the new tag being applied.
See also the tag command.
Syntax:
storm> movetag --help
Rename an entire tag tree and preserve time intervals.
Example:
movetag foo.bar baz.faz.bar
Usage: movetag [options] <oldtag> <newtag>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<oldtag> : The tag tree to rename.
<newtag> : The new tag tree name.
Examples:
Move the tag named #research to #internal.research:
storm> movetag research internal.research
moved tags on 1 nodes.
Move the tag tree #aka.fireeye.malware to #rep.feye.mal:
storm> movetag aka.fireeye.malware rep.feye.mal
moved tags on 1 nodes.
Usage Notes:
Warning
movetag should be used with caution as when used incorrectly it can result in “deleted”
(inadvertently moved / removed) or orphaned (inadvertently retained) tags. For example, in the
second example query above, all aka.fireeye.malware tags are renamed rep.feye.mal, but the
tag aka.fireeye still exists and is still applied to all of the original nodes. In other words,
the result of the above command will be that nodes previously tagged aka.fireeye.malware will now
be tagged both rep.feye.mal and aka.fireeye. Users may wish to test the command on sample
data first to understand its effects before applying it in a production Cortex.
nodes
Storm includes nodes.* commands that allow you to work with nodes and .nodes files.
Help for individual nodes.* commands can be displayed using:
<command> --help
nodes.import
The nodes.import command will import a Synapse .nodes file (i.e., a file containing a set /
subgraph of nodes, light edges, and / or tags exported from a Cortex) from a specified URL.
Syntax:
storm> nodes.import --help
Import a nodes file hosted at a URL into the cortex. Yields created nodes.
Usage: nodes.import [options] <urls>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--no-ssl-verify : Ignore SSL certificate validation errors.
Arguments:
[<urls> ...] : URL(s) to fetch nodes file from
note
Storm includes note.* commands that allow you to work with free form text notes (meta:note nodes).
Help for individual note.* commands can be displayed using:
<command> --help
note.add
The note.add command will create a meta:note node containing the specified text and link it
to the inbound node(s) via an -(about)> light edge (i.e., meta:note=<guid> -(about)> <node(s)>).
Syntax:
storm> note.add --help
Add a new meta:note node and link it to the inbound nodes using an -(about)> edge.
Usage: note.add [options] <text>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--type <type> : The note type.
--yield : Yield the newly created meta:note node.
Arguments:
<text> : The note text to add to the nodes.
Usage Notes:
Note
Synapse’s data and analytical models are meant to represent a broad range of data and information
in a structured (and therefore queryable) way. As free form notes are counter to this structured
approach, we recommend using meta:note nodes as an exception rather than a regular practice.
once
The once command is used to ensure a given node is processed by the associated Storm command only
once, even if the same command is executed in a different, independent Storm query. The once command
uses Node Data to keep track of the associated Storm command’s execution, so once is
specific to the View in which it is executed. You can override the single-execution feature
of once with the --asof parameter.
Syntax:
storm> once --help
The once command is used to filter out nodes which have already been processed
via the use of a named key. It includes an optional parameter to allow the node
to pass the filter again after a given amount of time.
For example, to run an enrichment command on a set of nodes just once:
file:bytes#my.files | once enrich:foo | enrich.foo
The once command filters out any nodes which have previously been through any other
use of the "once" command using the same <name> (in this case "enrich:foo").
You may also specify the --asof option to allow nodes to pass the filter after a given
amount of time. For example, the following command will allow any given node through
every 2 days:
file:bytes#my.files | once enrich:foo --asof "-2 days" | enrich.foo
Use of "--asof now" or any future date or positive relative time offset will always
allow the node to pass the filter.
State tracking data for the once command is stored as nodedata which is stored in your
view's write layer, making it view-specific. So if you have two views, A and B, and they
do not share any layers between them, and you execute this query in view A:
inet:ipv4=8.8.8.8 | once enrich:address | enrich.baz
And then you run it in view B, the node will still pass through the once command to the
enrich.baz portion of the query because the tracking data for the once command does not
yet exist in view B.
Usage: once [options] <name>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--asof <asof> : The associated time the name was updated/performed. (default: None)
Arguments:
<name> : Name of the action to only perform once.
parallel
The Storm parallel command allows you to execute a Storm query using a specified number of query
pipelines. This can improve performance for some queries.
See also background.
Syntax:
storm> parallel --help
Execute part of a query pipeline in parallel.
This can be useful to minimize round-trip delay during enrichments.
Examples:
inet:ipv4#foo | parallel { $place = $lib.import(foobar).lookup(:latlong) [ :place=$place ] }
NOTE: Storm variables set within the parallel query pipelines do not interact.
NOTE: If there are inbound nodes to the parallel command, parallel pipelines will be created as each node
is processed, up to the number specified by --size. If the number of nodes in the pipeline is less
than the value specified by --size, additional pipelines with no inbound node will not be created.
If there are no inbound nodes to the parallel command, the number of pipelines specified by --size
will always be created.
Usage: parallel [options] <query>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--size <size> : The number of parallel Storm pipelines to execute. (default: 8)
Arguments:
<query> : The query to execute in parallel.
pkg
Storm includes pkg.* commands that allow you to work with Storm packages (see Package).
Help for individual pkg.* commands can be displayed using:
<command> --help
Packages typically contain Storm commands and Storm library code used to implement a Storm Service.
pkg.list
The pkg.list command lists each Storm package loaded in the Cortex. Output is displayed in tabular
form and includes the package name and version information.
Syntax:
storm> pkg.list --help
List the storm packages loaded in the cortex.
Usage: pkg.list [options]
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--verbose : Display build time for each package.
pkg.load
The pgk.load command loads the specified package into the Cortex.
Syntax:
storm> pkg.load --help
Load a storm package from an HTTP URL.
Usage: pkg.load [options] <url>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--raw : Response JSON is a raw package definition without an envelope.
--verify : Enforce code signature verification on the storm package.
--ssl-noverify : Specify to disable SSL verification of the server.
Arguments:
<url> : The HTTP URL to load the package from.
pkg.del
The pkg.del command removes a Storm package from the Cortex.
Syntax:
storm> pkg.del --help
Remove a storm package from the cortex.
Usage: pkg.del [options] <name>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<name> : The name (or name prefix) of the package to remove.
pkg.docs
The pkg.docs command displays the documentation for a Storm package.
Syntax:
storm> pkg.docs --help
Display documentation included in a storm package.
Usage: pkg.docs [options] <name>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<name> : The name (or name prefix) of the package.
pkg.perms.list
The pkg.perms.list command lists the permissions declared by a Storm package.
Syntax:
storm> pkg.perms.list --help
List any permissions declared by the package.
Usage: pkg.perms.list [options] <name>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<name> : The name (or name prefix) of the package.
ps
Storm includes ps.* commands that allow you to work with Storm tasks/queries.
Help for individual ps.* commands can be displayed using:
<command> --help
ps.list
The ps.list command lists the currently executing tasks/queries. By default, the command displays
the first 120 characters of the executing query. The --verbose option can be used to display the
full query regardless of length.
Syntax:
storm> ps.list --help
List running tasks in the cortex.
Usage: ps.list [options]
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--verbose : Enable verbose output.
ps.kill
The ps.kill command can be used to terminate an executing task/query. The command requires the
Iden of the task to be terminated, which can be obtained with ps.list.
Syntax:
storm> ps.kill --help
Kill a running task/query within the cortex.
Usage: ps.kill [options] <iden>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<iden> : Any prefix that matches exactly one valid process iden is accepted.
queue
Storm includes queue.* commands that allow you to work with queues (see Queue).
Help for individual queue.* commands can be displayed using:
<command> --help
queue.add
The queue.add command adds a queue to the Cortex.
Syntax:
storm> queue.add --help
Add a queue to the cortex.
Usage: queue.add [options] <name>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<name> : The name of the new queue.
queue.list
The queue.list command lists each queue in the Cortex.
Syntax:
storm> queue.list --help
List the queues in the cortex.
Usage: queue.list [options]
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
queue.del
The queue.del command removes a queue from the Cortex.
Syntax:
storm> queue.del --help
Remove a queue from the cortex.
Usage: queue.del [options] <name>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<name> : The name of the queue to remove.
reindex
The reindex command is currently reserved for future use.
The intended purpose of this administrative command is to reindex a given node property. This may be necessary as part of a manual data migration.
Note
Any changes to the Synapse data model are noted in the changelog for the relevant Synapse release. Changes that require data migration are specifically noted and the data migration is typically performed automatically when deploying the new version. See the Data Migration section of the Synapse Devops Guide for additional detail.
Syntax:
storm> reindex --help
Use admin privileges to re index/normalize node properties.
NOTE: Currently does nothing but is reserved for future use.
Usage: reindex [options]
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
runas
The runas command allows you to execute a Storm query as a specified user.
Note
The runas commmand requires admin permisisons.
Syntax:
storm> runas --help
Execute a storm query as a specified user.
NOTE: This command requires admin privileges.
NOTE: Heavy objects (for example a View or Layer) are bound to the context which they
are instantiated in and methods on them will be run using the user in that
context. This means that executing a method on a variable containing a heavy
object which was instantiated outside of the runas command and then used
within the runas command will check the permissions of the outer user, not
the one specified by the runas command.
Examples:
// Create a node as another user.
runas someuser { [ inet:fqdn=foo.com ] }
Usage: runas [options] <user> <storm>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--asroot : Propagate asroot to query subruntime.
Arguments:
<user> : The user name or iden to execute the storm query as.
<storm> : The storm query to execute.
scrape
The scrape command parses one or more secondary properties of the inbound node(s) and attempts
to identify (“scrape”) common forms from the content, creating the nodes if they do not already exist.
This is useful (for example) for extracting forms such as email addresses, domains, URLs, hashes, etc.
from unstructured text.
The --refs switch can be used to optionally link the source nodes(s) to the scraped forms via refs
light edges.
By default, the scrape command will return the nodes that it received as input. The --yield option
can be used to return the scraped nodes rather than the input nodes.
Syntax:
storm> scrape --help
Use textual properties of existing nodes to find other easily recognizable nodes.
Examples:
# Scrape properties from inbound nodes and create standalone nodes.
inet:search:query | scrape
# Scrape properties from inbound nodes and make refs light edges to the scraped nodes.
inet:search:query | scrape --refs
# Scrape only the :engine and :text props from the inbound nodes.
inet:search:query | scrape :text :engine
# Scrape the primary property from the inbound nodes.
it:dev:str | scrape $node.repr()
# Scrape properties inbound nodes and yield newly scraped nodes.
inet:search:query | scrape --yield
# Skip re-fanging text before scraping.
inet:search:query | scrape --skiprefang
# Limit scrape to specific forms.
inet:search:query | scrape --forms (inet:fqdn, inet:ipv4)
Usage: scrape [options] <values>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--refs : Create refs light edges to any scraped nodes from the input node
--yield : Include newly scraped nodes in the output
--skiprefang : Do not remove de-fanging from text before scraping
--forms <forms> : Only scrape values which match specific forms. (default: [])
Arguments:
[<values> ...] : Specific relative properties or variables to scrape
Example:
Scrape the text of WHOIS records for the domain
woot.comand create nodes for common forms found in the text:
storm> inet:whois:rec:fqdn=woot.com | scrape :text
inet:whois:rec=('woot.com', '2018/05/22 00:00:00.000')
:asof = 2018/05/22 00:00:00.000
:fqdn = woot.com
:text = domain name: woot.com
.created = 2025/05/10 10:44:09.742
Usage Notes:
If no properties to scrape are specified,
scrapewill attempt to scrape all properties of the inbound nodes by default.scrapewill only scrape node properties; it will not scrape files (this includes files that may be referenced by properties, such asmedia:news:file). In other words,scrapecannot be used to parse indicators from a file such as a PDF.scrapeextracts the following forms / indicators (note that this list may change as the command is updated):FQDNs
IPv4s
Servers (IPv4 / port combinations)
Hashes (MD5, SHA1, SHA256)
URLs
Email addresses
Cryptocurrency addresses
scrapeis able to recognize and account for common “defanging” techniques (such asevildomain[.]com,myemail[@]somedomain.net, orhxxp://badwebsite.org/), and will scrape “defanged” indicators by default. Use the--skiprefangswitch to ignore defanged indicators.
service
Storm includes service.* commands that allow you to work with Storm services (see Service).
Help for individual service.* commands can be displayed using:
<command> --help
service.add
The service.add command adds a Storm service to the Cortex.
Syntax:
storm> service.add --help
Add a storm service to the cortex.
Usage: service.add [options] <name> <url>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<name> : The name of the service.
<url> : The telepath URL for the remote service.
service.list
The service.list command lists each Storm service in the Cortex.
Syntax:
storm> service.list --help
List the storm services configured in the cortex.
Usage: service.list [options]
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
service.del
The service.del command removes a Storm service from the Cortex.
Syntax:
storm> service.del --help
Remove a storm service from the cortex.
Usage: service.del [options] <iden>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<iden> : The service identifier or prefix.
sleep
The sleep command adds a delay in returning each result for a given Storm query. By default,
query results are streamed back and displayed as soon as they arrive for optimal performance.
A sleep delay effectively slows the display of results.
Syntax:
storm> sleep --help
Introduce a delay between returning each result for the storm query.
NOTE: This is mostly used for testing / debugging.
Example:
#foo.bar | sleep 0.5
Usage: sleep [options] <delay>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<delay> : Delay in floating point seconds.
Example:
Retrieve email nodes from a Cortex every second:
storm> inet:email | sleep 1.0
inet:[email protected]
:fqdn = gmail.com
:user = bar
.created = 2025/05/10 10:44:10.519
inet:[email protected]
:fqdn = gmail.com
:user = baz
.created = 2025/05/10 10:44:10.524
inet:[email protected]
:fqdn = gmail.com
:user = foo
.created = 2025/05/10 10:44:10.513
spin
The spin command is used to suppress the output of a Storm query. Spin simply consumes all
nodes sent to the command, so no nodes are output to the CLI. This allows you to execute a Storm
query and view messages and results without displaying the associated nodes.
Syntax:
storm> spin --help
Iterate through all query results, but do not yield any.
This can be used to operate on many nodes without returning any.
Example:
foo:bar:size=20 [ +#hehe ] | spin
Usage: spin [options]
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Example:
Add the tag #int.research to any domain containing the string “firefox” but do not display the nodes.
storm> inet:fqdn~=firefox [+#int.research] | spin
stats
Storm includes stats.* commands that allow you to query and work with statistics.
Help for individual stats.* commands can be displayed using:
<command> --help
stats.countby
The stats.countby command allows you to query and display a bar chart of tallied data in the Storm CLI.
Syntax:
storm> stats.countby --help
Tally occurrences of values and display a bar chart of the results.
Examples:
// Show counts of geo:name values referenced by media:news nodes.
media:news -(refs)> geo:name | stats.countby
// Show counts of ASN values in a set of IPs.
inet:ipv4#myips | stats.countby :asn
// Show counts of attacker names for risk:compromise nodes.
risk:compromise | stats.countby :attacker::name
Usage: stats.countby [options] <valu>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--reverse : Display results in ascending instead of descending order.
--size <size> : Maximum number of bars to display. (default: None)
--char <char> : Character to use for bars. (default: #)
--bar-width <bar_width> : Width of the bars to display. (default: 50)
--label-max-width <label_max_width>: Maximum width of the labels to display. (default: None)
--yield : Yield inbound nodes.
--by-name : Print stats sorted by name instead of count.
Arguments:
[valu] : A relative property or variable to tally.
tag
Storm includes tag.* commands that allow you to work with tags (see Tag).
Help for individual tag.* commands can be displayed using:
<command> --help
See also the related movetag command.
tag.prune
The tag.prune command will delete the tags from incoming nodes, as well as all of their parent
tags that don’t have other tags as children.
Syntax:
storm> tag.prune --help
Prune a tag (or tags) from nodes.
This command will delete the tags specified as parameters from incoming nodes,
as well as all of their parent tags that don't have other tags as children.
For example, given a node with the tags:
#parent
#parent.child
#parent.child.grandchild
Pruning the parent.child.grandchild tag would remove all tags. If the node had
the tags:
#parent
#parent.child
#parent.child.step
#parent.child.grandchild
Pruning the parent.child.grandchild tag will only remove the parent.child.grandchild
tag as the parent tags still have other children.
Examples:
# Prune the parent.child.grandchild tag
inet:ipv4=1.2.3.4 | tag.prune parent.child.grandchild
Usage: tag.prune [options] <tags>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
[<tags> ...] : Names of tags to prune.
tee
The tee command executes multiple Storm queries on the inbound nodes and returns the combined
result set.
Syntax:
storm> tee --help
Execute multiple Storm queries on each node in the input stream, joining output streams together.
Commands are executed in order they are given; unless the ``--parallel`` switch is provided.
Examples:
# Perform a pivot out and pivot in on a inet:ivp4 node
inet:ipv4=1.2.3.4 | tee { -> * } { <- * }
# Also emit the inbound node
inet:ipv4=1.2.3.4 | tee --join { -> * } { <- * }
# Execute multiple enrichment queries in parallel.
inet:ipv4=1.2.3.4 | tee -p { enrich.foo } { enrich.bar } { enrich.baz }
Usage: tee [options] <query>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--join : Emit inbound nodes after processing storm queries.
--parallel : Run the storm queries in parallel instead of sequence. The node output order is not
guaranteed.
Arguments:
[<query> ...] : Specify a query to execute on the input nodes.
Examples:
Return the set of domains and IP addresses associated with a set of DNS A records.
storm> inet:fqdn:zone=mydomain.com -> inet:dns:a | tee { -> inet:fqdn } { -> inet:ipv4 }
inet:fqdn=baz.mydomain.com
:domain = mydomain.com
:host = baz
:issuffix = false
:iszone = false
:zone = mydomain.com
.created = 2025/05/10 10:44:13.703
inet:ipv4=127.0.0.2
:type = loopback
.created = 2025/05/10 10:44:13.703
inet:fqdn=foo.mydomain.com
:domain = mydomain.com
:host = foo
:issuffix = false
:iszone = false
:zone = mydomain.com
.created = 2025/05/10 10:44:13.690
inet:ipv4=8.8.8.8
:type = unicast
.created = 2025/05/10 10:44:13.690
inet:fqdn=bar.mydomain.com
:domain = mydomain.com
:host = bar
:issuffix = false
:iszone = false
:zone = mydomain.com
.created = 2025/05/10 10:44:13.697
inet:ipv4=34.56.78.90
:type = unicast
.created = 2025/05/10 10:44:13.697
Return the set of domains and IP addresses associated with a set of DNS A records along with the original DNS A records.
storm> inet:fqdn:zone=mydomain.com -> inet:dns:a | tee --join { -> inet:fqdn } { -> inet:ipv4 }
inet:fqdn=baz.mydomain.com
:domain = mydomain.com
:host = baz
:issuffix = false
:iszone = false
:zone = mydomain.com
.created = 2025/05/10 10:44:13.703
inet:ipv4=127.0.0.2
:type = loopback
.created = 2025/05/10 10:44:13.703
inet:dns:a=('baz.mydomain.com', '127.0.0.2')
:fqdn = baz.mydomain.com
:ipv4 = 127.0.0.2
.created = 2025/05/10 10:44:13.703
inet:fqdn=foo.mydomain.com
:domain = mydomain.com
:host = foo
:issuffix = false
:iszone = false
:zone = mydomain.com
.created = 2025/05/10 10:44:13.690
inet:ipv4=8.8.8.8
:type = unicast
.created = 2025/05/10 10:44:13.690
inet:dns:a=('foo.mydomain.com', '8.8.8.8')
:fqdn = foo.mydomain.com
:ipv4 = 8.8.8.8
.created = 2025/05/10 10:44:13.690
inet:fqdn=bar.mydomain.com
:domain = mydomain.com
:host = bar
:issuffix = false
:iszone = false
:zone = mydomain.com
.created = 2025/05/10 10:44:13.697
inet:ipv4=34.56.78.90
:type = unicast
.created = 2025/05/10 10:44:13.697
inet:dns:a=('bar.mydomain.com', '34.56.78.90')
:fqdn = bar.mydomain.com
:ipv4 = 34.56.78.90
.created = 2025/05/10 10:44:13.697
Usage Notes:
teecan take an arbitrary number of Storm queries (i.e., 1 to n queries) as arguments.
tree
The tree command recursively performs the specified pivot until no additional nodes are returned.
Syntax:
storm> tree --help
Walk elements of a tree using a recursive pivot.
Examples:
# pivot upward yielding each FQDN
inet:fqdn=www.vertex.link | tree { :domain -> inet:fqdn }
Usage: tree [options] <query>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<query> : The pivot query
Example:
List the full set of tags in the “TTP” tag hierarchy.
storm> syn:tag=ttp | tree { $node.value() -> syn:tag:up }
syn:tag=ttp
:base = ttp
:depth = 0
.created = 2025/05/10 10:44:13.816
syn:tag=ttp.phish
:base = phish
:depth = 1
:up = ttp
.created = 2025/05/10 10:44:13.826
syn:tag=ttp.phish.payload
:base = payload
:depth = 2
:up = ttp.phish
.created = 2025/05/10 10:44:13.826
syn:tag=ttp.opsec
:base = opsec
:depth = 1
:up = ttp
.created = 2025/05/10 10:44:13.816
syn:tag=ttp.opsec.anon
:base = anon
:depth = 2
:up = ttp.opsec
.created = 2025/05/10 10:44:13.816
syn:tag=ttp.se
:base = se
:depth = 1
:up = ttp
.created = 2025/05/10 10:44:13.821
syn:tag=ttp.se.masq
:base = masq
:depth = 2
:up = ttp.se
.created = 2025/05/10 10:44:13.821
Usage Notes:
treeis useful for “walking” a set of properties with a single command vs. performing an arbitrary number of pivots until the end of the data is reached.
trigger
Note
See the Storm Reference - Automation guide for additional background on triggers (as well as cron jobs and macros), including examples.
Storm includes trigger.* commands that allow you to create automated event-driven triggers
(see Trigger) using the Storm query syntax.
Help for individual trigger.* commands can be displayed using:
<command> --help
Triggers are added to the Cortex as runtime nodes (“runt nodes” - see Node, Runt)
of the form syn:trigger. These runt nodes can be lifted and filtered just like standard nodes
in Synapse.
trigger.add
The trigger.add command adds a trigger to a Cortex.
Syntax:
storm> trigger.add --help
Add a trigger to the cortex.
Notes:
Valid values for condition are:
* tag:add
* tag:del
* node:add
* node:del
* prop:set
* edge:add
* edge:del
When condition is tag:add or tag:del, you may optionally provide a form name
to restrict the trigger to fire only on tags added or deleted from nodes of
those forms.
The added tag is provided to the query in the ``$auto`` dictionary variable under
``$auto.opts.tag``. Usage of the ``$tag`` variable is deprecated and it will no longer
be populated in Synapse v3.0.0.
Simple one level tag globbing is supported, only at the end after a period,
that is aka.* matches aka.foo and aka.bar but not aka.foo.bar. aka* is not
supported.
When the condition is edge:add or edge:del, you may optionally provide a
form name or a destination form name to only fire on edges added or deleted
from nodes of those forms.
Examples:
# Adds a tag to every inet:ipv4 added
trigger.add node:add --form inet:ipv4 --query {[ +#mytag ]}
# Adds a tag #todo to every node as it is tagged #aka
trigger.add tag:add --tag aka --query {[ +#todo ]}
# Adds a tag #todo to every inet:ipv4 as it is tagged #aka
trigger.add tag:add --form inet:ipv4 --tag aka --query {[ +#todo ]}
# Adds a tag #todo to the N1 node of every refs edge add
trigger.add edge:add --verb refs --query {[ +#todo ]}
# Adds a tag #todo to the N1 node of every seen edge delete, provided that
# both nodes are of form file:bytes
trigger.add edge:del --verb seen --form file:bytes --n2form file:bytes --query {[ +#todo ]}
Usage: trigger.add [options] <condition>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--form <form> : Form to fire on.
--tag <tag> : Tag to fire on.
--prop <prop> : Property to fire on.
--verb <verb> : Edge verb to fire on.
--n2form <n2form> : The form of the n2 node to fire on.
--query <storm> : Query for the trigger to execute.
--async : Make the trigger run in the background.
--disabled : Create the trigger in disabled state.
--name <name> : Human friendly name of the trigger.
--view <view> : The view to add the trigger to.
Arguments:
<condition> : Condition for the trigger.
trigger.list
The trigger-list command displays the set of triggers in the Cortex that the current user can
view / modify based on their permissions. Triggers are displayed at the Storm CLI in tabular format,
with columns including the user who created the trigger, the Iden of the trigger, the
condition that fires the trigger (i.e., node:add), and the Storm query associated with the trigger.
Triggers are displayed in alphanumeric order by iden. Triggers are sorted upon Cortex initialization, so newly-created triggers will be displayed at the bottom of the list until the list is re-sorted the next time the Cortex is restarted.
Note
Triggers can also be viewed in runt node form as syn:trigger nodes.
Syntax:
storm> trigger.list --help
List existing triggers in the cortex.
Usage: trigger.list [options]
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--all : List every trigger in every readable view, rather than just the current view.
trigger.mod
The trigger.mod command modifies the Storm query associated with a specific trigger. To modify
a trigger, you must provide the first portion of the trigger’s iden (i.e., enough of the iden that
the trigger can be uniquely identified), which can be obtained using trigger.list or by lifting
the appropriate syn:trigger node.
Note
Other aspects of the trigger, such as the condition used to fire the trigger or the tag or property associated with the trigger, cannot be modified once the trigger has been created. To change these aspects, you must delete and re-add the trigger.
Syntax:
storm> trigger.mod --help
Modify an existing trigger's query.
Usage: trigger.mod [options] <iden> <query>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<iden> : Any prefix that matches exactly one valid trigger iden is accepted.
<query> : New storm query for the trigger.
trigger.disable
The trigger.disable command disables a trigger and prevents it from firing without removing it from
the Cortex. To disable a trigger, you must provide the first portion of the trigger’s iden (i.e., enough
of the iden that the trigger can be uniquely identified), which can be obtained using trigger.list
or by lifting the appropriate syn:trigger node.
Syntax:
storm> trigger.disable --help
Disable a trigger in the cortex.
Usage: trigger.disable [options] <iden>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<iden> : Any prefix that matches exactly one valid trigger iden is accepted.
trigger.enable
The trigger.enable command enables a disabled trigger. To enable a trigger, you must provide the
first portion of the trigger’s iden (i.e., enough of the iden that the trigger can be uniquely identified),
which can be obtained using trigger.list or by lifting the appropriate syn:trigger node.
Note
Triggers are enabled by default upon creation.
Syntax:
storm> trigger.enable --help
Enable a trigger in the cortex.
Usage: trigger.enable [options] <iden>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<iden> : Any prefix that matches exactly one valid trigger iden is accepted.
trigger.del
The trigger.del command permanently removes a trigger from the Cortex. To delete a trigger, you
must provide the first portion of the trigger’s iden (i.e., enough of the iden that the trigger can
be uniquely identified), which can be obtained using trigger.list or by lifting the appropriate
syn:trigger node.
Syntax:
storm> trigger.del --help
Delete a trigger from the cortex.
Usage: trigger.del [options] <iden>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<iden> : Any prefix that matches exactly one valid trigger iden is accepted.
uniq
The uniq command removes duplicate results from a Storm query. By default, results are uniqued based on
each node’s node identifier (node ID / iden) so that only the first node with a given node ID is returned.
(You can think of this as effectively deconflicting on a node’s primary property.)
You can optionally specify a property, set of properties, or a variable as a parameter to unique the results based on that value / set of values instead of the node ID. Synapse will return the first node with the specified value or combination of values.
Syntax:
storm> uniq --help
Filter nodes by their uniq iden values.
When this is used a Storm pipeline, only the first instance of a
given node is allowed through the pipeline.
A relative property or variable may also be specified, which will cause
this command to only allow through the first node with a given value for
that property or value rather than checking the node iden.
Examples:
# Filter duplicate nodes after pivoting from inet:ipv4 nodes tagged with #badstuff
#badstuff +inet:ipv4 ->* | uniq
# Unique inet:ipv4 nodes by their :asn property
#badstuff +inet:ipv4 | uniq :asn
Usage: uniq [options] <value>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
[value] : A relative property or variable to uniq by.
Examples:
Lift all of the unique IP addresses that domains associated with the Fancy Bear threat group have resolved to:
inet:fqdn#rep.threatconnect.fancybear -> inet:dns:a -> inet:ipv4 | uniq
Lift a set of network flow (
inet:flow) nodes and unique (de-duplicate) them based on the source IPv4 address:
inet:flow | uniq :src:ipv4
Lift a set of network flow (
inet:flow) nodes and de-duplicate them based on each unique combination of source and destination IPv4 addresses:
inet:flow | uniq (:src:ipv4, :dst:ipv4)
Nodes can be uniqued based on variables. Alert (
risk:alert) nodes can be categorized in various ways. This includes:priorityand:severityproperties, both of which use a set of fixed text values (e.g., “low” vs. “highest”) that correspond to integers (e.g., 20 vs. 50). These integer values could be joined together in a variable to provide a sample of alerts which have unique combinations of those values:
risk:alert:priority +:severity $pri=:priority $sev=:severity $value=($pri, $sev) | uniq $value
uptime
The uptime command displays the uptime for the Cortex or specified service.
Syntax:
storm> uptime --help
Print the uptime for the Cortex or a connected service.
Usage: uptime [options] <name>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
[name] : The name, or iden, of the service (if not provided defaults to the Cortex).
vault
Storm includes vault.* commands that allow you to create and manage vaults (see Vault).
Help for individual vault.* commands can be displayed using:
<command> --help
vault.add
The vault.add command creates a new vault.
Syntax:
storm> vault.add --help
Add a vault.
Examples:
// Add a global vault with type `synapse-test`
vault.add "shared-global-vault" synapse-test ({'apikey': 'foobar'}) ({}) --global
// Add a user vault with type `synapse-test`
vault.add "visi-user-vault" synapse-test ({'apikey': 'barbaz'}) ({}) --user visi
// Add a role vault with type `synapse-test`
vault.add "contributor-role-vault" synapse-test ({'apikey': 'bazquux'}) ({}) --role contributor
// Add an unscoped vault with type `synapse-test`
vault.add "unscoped-vault" synapse-test ({'apikey': 'quuxquo'}) ({'server': 'api.foobar.com'}) --unscoped visi
Usage: vault.add [options] <name> <type> <secrets> <configs>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--user <user> : This vault is a user-scoped vault, for the specified user name.
--role <role> : This vault is a role-scoped vault, for the specified role name.
--unscoped <unscoped> : This vault is an unscoped vault, for the specified user name.
--global : This vault is a global-scoped vault.
Arguments:
<name> : The vault name.
<type> : The vault type.
<secrets> : The secrets to store in the new vault.
<configs> : The configs to store in the new vault.
vault.list
The vault.list command displays the available vaults.
Syntax:
storm> vault.list --help
List available vaults.
Usage: vault.list [options]
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--name <name> : Only list vaults with the specified name or iden.
--type <type> : Only list vaults with the specified type.
--showsecrets : Print vault secrets.
vault.set.configs
The vault.set.configs sets configuration options for the specified vault.
Syntax:
storm> vault.set.configs --help
Set vault config data.
Examples:
// Set data to visi's user vault configs
vault.set.configs "visi-user-vault" color --value orange
// Set data to contributor's role vault configs
vault.set.configs "contributor-role-vault" color --value blue
// Remove apikey from a global vault configs
vault.set.configs "some-global-vault" color --delete
Usage: vault.set.configs [options] <name> <key>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--value <value> : The config value to store in the vault.
--delete : Specify this flag to remove the config from the vault.
Arguments:
<name> : The vault name or iden.
<key> : The key for the config value.
vault.set.perm
The vault.set.perm command grants or revokes permissions to a vault.
Syntax:
storm> vault.set.perm --help
Set permissions on a vault.
Examples:
// Give blackout read permissions to visi's user vault
vault.set.perm "my-user-vault" blackout --level read
// Give the contributor role read permissions to visi's user vault
vault.set.perm "my-user-vault" --role contributor --level read
// Revoke blackout's permissions from visi's user vault
vault.set.perm "my-user-vault" blackout --revoke
// Give visi read permissions to the contributor role vault. (Assume
// visi is not a member of the contributor role).
vault.set.perm "contributor-role-vault" visi read
Usage: vault.set.perm [options] <name>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--user <user> : The user name or role name to update in the vault.
--role <role> : Specified when `user` is a role name.
--level <level> : The permission level to grant.
--revoke : Specify this flag when revoking an existing permission.
Arguments:
<name> : The vault name or iden to set permissions on.
vault.set.secrets
The vault.set.secrets command sets the specified secret for the vault.
Syntax:
storm> vault.set.secrets --help
Set vault secret data.
Examples:
// Set data to visi's user vault secrets
vault.set.secrets "visi-user-vault" apikey --value foobar
// Set data to contributor's role vault secrets
vault.set.secrets "contributor-role-vault" apikey --value barbaz
// Remove apikey from a global vault secrets
vault.set.secrets "some-global-vault" apikey --delete
Usage: vault.set.secrets [options] <name> <key>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--value <value> : The secret value to store in the vault.
--delete : Specify this flag to remove the secret from the vault.
Arguments:
<name> : The vault name or iden.
<key> : The key for the secret value.
vault.del
The vault.del command deletes a vault.
Syntax:
storm> vault.del --help
Delete a vault.
Examples:
// Delete visi's user vault
vault.del "visi-user-vault"
// Delete contributor's role vault
vault.del "contributor-role-vault"
Usage: vault.del [options] <name>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<name> : The vault name or iden.
version
The version command displays the current version of Synapse and associated metadata.
Syntax:
storm> version --help
Show version metadata relating to Synapse.
Usage: version [options]
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
view
Storm includes view.* commands that allow you to work with views (see View).
Help for individual view.* commands can be displayed using:
<command> --help
view.add
The view.add command adds a view to the Cortex.
Syntax:
storm> view.add --help
Add a view to the cortex.
Usage: view.add [options]
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--name <name> : The name of the new view. (default: None)
--worldreadable <worldreadable>: Grant read access to the `all` role. (default: False)
--layers [<layers> ...] : Layers for the view. (default: [])
view.fork
The view.fork command forks an existing view from the Cortex. Forking a view creates a new
view with a new writeable layer on top of the set of layers from the previous (forked) view.
Syntax:
storm> view.fork --help
Fork a view in the cortex.
Usage: view.fork [options] <iden>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--name <name> : Name for the newly forked view. (default: None)
Arguments:
<iden> : Iden of the view to fork.
view.set
The view.set command sets a property on the specified view.
Syntax:
storm> view.set --help
Set a view option.
Usage: view.set [options] <iden> <name> <valu>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<iden> : Iden of the view to modify.
<name> : The name of the view property to set.
<valu> : The value to set the view property to.
view.get
The view.get command retrieves an existing view from the Cortex.
Syntax:
storm> view.get --help
Get a view from the cortex.
Usage: view.get [options] <iden>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
[iden] : Iden of the view to get. If no iden is provided, the main view will be returned.
view.list
The view.list command lists the views in the Cortex.
Syntax:
storm> view.list --help
List the views in the cortex.
Usage: view.list [options]
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
view.exec
The view.exec command executes a Storm query in the specified view.
Behavior and Limitations
The view.exec command creates its own execution environment (sub-runtime) to execute a Storm
query in a different view. This results in a firm separation boundary between the source view and
the destination view where nodes do not pass in or out across the view.exec boundary. Pipelines,
events, messages, etc will NOT pass from the destination view to the source view or vice-versa. This
includes $lib.print(...), $lib.warn(...), and other functions that may print to the CLI.
Variables declared before the view.exec are accessible in the destination view (including
assignment). The interactive help example demonstrates this behavior:
// Move some tagged nodes to another view
inet:fqdn#foo.bar $fqdn=$node.value() | view.exec 95d5f31f0fb414d2b00069d3b1ee64c6 { [ inet:fqdn=$fqdn ] }
Here we have inet:fqdn nodes with the tag #foo.bar being lifted and their value (not the
node) is saved into the $fqdn variable. This variable is later accessible in the view.exec
sub-query and used to create an inet:fqdn node in the destination view. If more than one
inet:fqdn node with the tag #foo.bar exists, the view.exec command would be executed
once for each node in the pipeline as expected. Again, the actual nodes will not be accessible in
the view.exec query. Also note the sub-query executed in the view.exec may assign a
different value back to $fqdn to be accessed by the source view (that doesn’t happen in this
example though).
Inline functions are bound to the scope they are declared in, and heavy objects (for example View or
Layer objects) are bound to the scope they are instantiated in. For view.exec, this means that a
function declared outside the view.exec command will still run in the original scope/view, not
the view specified to view.exec.
Syntax:
storm> view.exec --help
Execute a storm query in a different view.
NOTE: Variables are passed through but nodes are not. The behavior of this command may be
non-intuitive in relation to the way storm normally operates. For further information on
behavior and limitations when using `view.exec`, reference the `view.exec` section of the
Synapse User Guide: https://v.vtx.lk/view-exec.
Examples:
// Move some tagged nodes to another view
inet:fqdn#foo.bar $fqdn=$node.value() | view.exec 95d5f31f0fb414d2b00069d3b1ee64c6 { [ inet:fqdn=$fqdn ] }
Usage: view.exec [options] <view> <storm>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<view> : The GUID of the view in which the query will execute.
<storm> : The storm query to execute on the view.
view.merge
The view.merge command merges all data from a forked view into its parent view.
Contrast with merge which can merge a subset of nodes.
Syntax:
storm> view.merge --help
Merge a forked view into its parent view.
Usage: view.merge [options] <iden>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--delete : Once the merge is complete, delete the layer and view.
Arguments:
<iden> : Iden of the view to merge.
view.del
The view.del command permanently deletes a view from the Cortex.
Syntax:
storm> view.del --help
Delete a view from the cortex.
Notes:
Deleting a view with the `view.del` command does not delete any of the layers in the view.
To delete layers, you must use the `layer.del` command separately.
Usage: view.del [options] <iden>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
Arguments:
<iden> : Iden of the view to delete.
wget
The wget command retrieves content from one or more specified URLs. The command creates
and yields inet:urlfile nodes and the retrieved content (file:bytes) is stored in the
Axon.
Syntax:
storm> wget --help
Retrieve bytes from a URL and store them in the axon. Yields inet:urlfile nodes.
Examples:
# Specify custom headers and parameters
inet:url=https://vertex.link/foo.bar.txt | wget --headers ({"User-Agent": "Foo/Bar"}) --params ({"clientid": "42"})
# Download multiple URL targets without inbound nodes
wget https://vertex.link https://vtx.lk
Usage: wget [options] <urls>
Options:
--help : Display the command usage.
--no-ssl-verify : Ignore SSL certificate validation errors.
--timeout <timeout> : Configure the timeout for the download operation. (default: 300)
--params <params> : Provide a dict containing url parameters. (default: None)
--headers <headers> : Provide a Storm dict containing custom request headers. (default:
{'Accept': '*/*',
'Accept-Encoding': 'gzip, deflate',
'Accept-Language': 'en-US,en;q=0.9',
'User-Agent': 'Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko)
Chrome/92.0.4515.131 '
'Safari/537.36'})
--no-headers : Do NOT use any default headers.
Arguments:
[<urls> ...] : URLs to download.