# gvm-tools: Remote Control of Your Greenbone Vulnerability Manager (GVM)

The Greenbone Vulnerability Management Tools, or {program}`gvm-tools` in short,
are a collection of tools that help with controlling a [Greenbone
Enterprise Appliance](https://www.greenbone.net/en/product-comparison/)
and Greenbone Community Edition installations remotely.

Essentially, the tools aid accessing the communication protocols
{term}`Greenbone Management Protocol (GMP) <GMP>`
and {term}`Open Scanner Protocol (OSP) <OSP>`.

```{note}
{program}`gvm-tools` requires at least Python 3.9.
```

```{toctree}
install
connectiontypes
tools
config
scripting
glossary
```
