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Best Claude skills for security

Security skills range from Cloudflare's multi-phase security audit to hundreds of structured cybersecurity playbooks mapped to MITRE ATT&CK and NIST. Use them to audit your own code, harden infrastructure or practice CTF challenges. Always stay within systems you are authorized to test.

272 security skills · ranked live · November 2026

The top 10. Ranked by the Alyn Score.

  1. #1
    affaan-m

    Accessibility

    Design, implement, and audit accessible UI to WCAG 2.2 Level AA across Web, iOS, and Android — semantic ARIA roles and labels, accessibility traits and hints, focus management, contrast…

    Pack301k1.7MScore 89
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  2. #2
    affaan-m

    Agent Security Hardening

    Security hardening guidance for AI agent frameworks that process untrusted content, invoke tools, write workspace files, manage runtime identifiers, or handle credentials. Use when building…

    Pack301k1.7MScore 89
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  3. #3
    Addy Osmani

    Security And Hardening

    Hardens code against vulnerabilities. Use when auditing an input handler for vulnerabilities, when handling user input, authentication, data storage, or external integrations, or when…

    Pack115k1.8MScore 87
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  4. #4
    morluto

    Rea Analysis Optimization

    Optimize REA providers and shared analysis workflows for agent context, latency, CPU, and memory while preserving correctness and Evidence. Use for analysis bottlenecks and cache or query…

    Pack450k29kScore 85
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  5. #5
    morluto

    Rea Ci Tests Audit

    Audit REA CI and test suites for correctness, fixture drift, false passes, and measured performance; use for suite or workflow investigations and efficiency changes, rather than ordinary…

    Pack450k29kScore 85
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  6. #6
    morluto

    Reverse Engineer Anything

    Reverse engineer native, managed, Electron/JavaScript, packaged, firmware, and browser targets with REA, and build agent environments (AgentEnv bundles) of web applications from a live…

    Pack450k29kScore 85
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  7. wshobson

    Agents

    #7
    wshobson

    Screen Reader Testing

    Test web applications with screen readers including VoiceOver, NVDA, and JAWS. Use when validating screen reader compatibility, debugging accessibility issues, or ensuring assistive…

    Pack42k2.6MScore 85
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  8. GitHub

    Awesome Copilot

    #8
    GitHub

    Agent Owasp Compliance

    Check any AI agent codebase against the OWASP Agentic Security Initiative (ASI) Top 10 risks. Use this skill when: - Evaluating an agent system's security posture before production…

    Pack41k2.4MScore 83
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  9. GitHub

    Awesome Copilot

    #9
    GitHub

    AI Prompt Engineering Safety Review

    Comprehensive AI prompt engineering safety review and improvement prompt. Analyzes prompts for safety, bias, security vulnerabilities, and effectiveness while providing detailed improvement…

    Pack41k2.4MScore 83
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  10. #10
    davila7

    Owasp Security

    Comprehensive OWASP-aligned security guidance across six standards - Top 10 (2021) for web apps, ASVS 5.0, MASVS v2.1.0 for mobile, API Security Top 10 (2023), Kubernetes Top 10 (2022), and…

    Pack33k285kScore 82
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What makes a great security skill.

  • Findings with evidence and severity, not speculative warnings.

  • Clear scope rules: only systems you own or are authorized to test.

  • Machine-readable output you can track over time.

All 272 security skills.

trailofbits

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trailofbits

algorand-vulnerability-scanner

Scans Algorand smart contracts for 11 common vulnerabilities including rekeying attacks, unchecked transaction fees, missing field validations, and access control issues. Use when auditing…

Pack8.1k463kSecurity

mukul975

Anthropic Cybersecurity Skills

76
mukul975

analyzing-apt-group-with-mitre-navigator

Query ATT&CK data with attackcti, mitreattack-python, and stix2, then build MITRE ATT&CK Navigator layers and multi-layer heatmap overlays mapping one or more APT groups' TTPs for…

Pack36k113kSecurity

mukul975

Anthropic Cybersecurity Skills

76
mukul975

analyzing-bootkit-and-rootkit-samples

Analyzes bootkit and advanced rootkit malware infecting the Master Boot Record (MBR), Volume Boot Record (VBR), or UEFI firmware for below-OS persistence, covering boot sector analysis…

Pack36k113kSecurity

mukul975

Anthropic Cybersecurity Skills

76
mukul975

analyzing-browser-forensics-with-hindsight

Parse Chromium-based browser databases with Hindsight to extract and correlate browsing history, downloads, cookies, cached content, autofill data, saved passwords, and extensions from…

Pack36k113kSecurity

mukul975

Anthropic Cybersecurity Skills

76
mukul975

analyzing-campaign-attribution-evidence

Systematically evaluate cyber-campaign evidence to attribute an operation to a threat actor, using the Diamond Model and Analysis of Competing Hypotheses (ACH) to weigh infrastructure…

Pack36k113kSecurity

mukul975

Anthropic Cybersecurity Skills

76
mukul975

analyzing-certificate-transparency-for-phishing

Monitor Certificate Transparency logs using crt.sh and Certstream to detect phishing domains, lookalike certificates, and unauthorized certificate issuance targeting your organization.

Pack36k113kSecurity

mukul975

Anthropic Cybersecurity Skills

76
mukul975

analyzing-cobalt-strike-beacon-configuration

Extract and analyze Cobalt Strike beacon configuration from PE files and memory dumps to identify C2 infrastructure, malleable profiles, and operator tradecraft.

Pack36k113kSecurity

mukul975

Anthropic Cybersecurity Skills

76
mukul975

analyzing-command-and-control-communication

Analyzes malware C2 communication over HTTP, HTTPS, DNS, and custom protocols to reverse-engineer beacon patterns, command structures, data encoding, and infrastructure (primary servers…

Pack36k113kSecurity

mukul975

Anthropic Cybersecurity Skills

76
mukul975

analyzing-cyber-kill-chain

Analyzes intrusion activity against the Lockheed Martin Cyber Kill Chain framework to identify which phases an adversary has completed, where defenses succeeded or failed, and what controls…

Pack36k113kSecurity

mukul975

Anthropic Cybersecurity Skills

76
mukul975

analyzing-disk-image-with-autopsy

Perform comprehensive forensic analysis of raw (dd), E01, or AFF disk images with Autopsy and The Sleuth Kit, recovering deleted files, examining metadata and embedded artifacts, keyword…

Pack36k113kImages & art

mukul975

Anthropic Cybersecurity Skills

76
mukul975

analyzing-dns-logs-for-exfiltration

Analyzes DNS query logs to detect data exfiltration via DNS tunneling, DGA domain communication, and covert C2 channels using entropy analysis, query volume anomalies, and subdomain length…

Pack36k113kSecurity

mukul975

Anthropic Cybersecurity Skills

76
mukul975

analyzing-docker-container-forensics

Investigate compromised Docker containers by analyzing images, layers, volumes, logs, and runtime artifacts to identify malicious activity and evidence.

Pack36k113kSecurity

mukul975

Anthropic Cybersecurity Skills

76
mukul975

analyzing-email-headers-for-phishing-investigation

Parse and analyze email headers (Received chain, Return-Path, Message-ID) to trace the true origin of a phishing email and validate SPF, DKIM, and DMARC results to confirm or rule out…

Pack36k113kProductivity

mukul975

Anthropic Cybersecurity Skills

76
mukul975

analyzing-golang-malware-with-ghidra

Reverse engineer Go-compiled malware in Ghidra by parsing Go buildinfo and pclntab structures, recovering stripped/obfuscated function names (e.g. via GoResolver), and extracting embedded…

Pack36k113kSecurity

mukul975

Anthropic Cybersecurity Skills

76
mukul975

analyzing-indicators-of-compromise

Analyzes indicators of compromise (IOCs) including IP addresses, domains, file hashes, URLs, and email artifacts to determine maliciousness confidence, campaign attribution, and blocking…

Pack36k113kSecurity

mukul975

Anthropic Cybersecurity Skills

76
mukul975

analyzing-ios-app-security-with-objection

Runtime iOS app security testing with Objection (Frida): inspect keychain and filesystem data, explore app internals at runtime, and validate/bypass client-side protections during…

Pack36k113kSecurity

mukul975

Anthropic Cybersecurity Skills

76
mukul975

analyzing-linux-audit-logs-for-intrusion

Uses the Linux Audit framework (auditd) with ausearch and aureport utilities to detect intrusion attempts, unauthorized access, privilege escalation, and suspicious system activity. Covers…

Pack36k113kSecurity

mukul975

Anthropic Cybersecurity Skills

76
mukul975

analyzing-linux-elf-malware

Analyze malicious Linux ELF binaries — botnets, cryptominers, ransomware, and rootkits targeting Linux servers, containers, and cloud infrastructure — through static analysis, dynamic…

Pack36k113kSecurity

trailofbits

Skills

76
trailofbits

audit-prep-assistant

Prepares codebases for security review using Trail of Bits' checklist. Helps set review goals, runs static analysis tools, increases test coverage, removes dead code, ensures accessibility…

Pack8.1k463kSecurity

trailofbits

Skills

76
trailofbits

cairo-vulnerability-scanner

Scans Cairo/StarkNet smart contracts for 6 critical vulnerabilities including felt252 arithmetic overflow, L1-L2 messaging issues, address conversion problems, and signature replay. Use…

Pack8.1k463kSecurity

trailofbits

Skills

76
trailofbits

chrome-mcp-troubleshooting

Diagnose and fix Claude in Chrome MCP extension connectivity issues. Use when mcp__claude-in-chrome__* tools fail, return "Browser extension is not connected", or behave erratically.

Pack8.1k463kMCP

trailofbits

Skills

76
trailofbits

code-maturity-assessor

Systematic code maturity assessment using Trail of Bits' 9-category framework. Analyzes codebase for arithmetic safety, auditing practices, access controls, complexity, decentralization…

Pack8.1k463kSecurity

trailofbits

Skills

76
trailofbits

constant-time-analysis

Detects timing side-channel vulnerabilities in cryptographic code. Use when implementing or reviewing crypto code, encountering division on secrets, secret-dependent branches, or…

Pack8.1k463kSecurity

trailofbits

Skills

76
trailofbits

cosmos-vulnerability-scanner

Scans Cosmos SDK blockchain modules and CosmWasm contracts for consensus-critical vulnerabilities — chain halts, fund loss, state divergence. 25 core + 16 IBC + 10 EVM + 3 CosmWasm…

Pack8.1k463kSecurity

trailofbits

Skills

76
trailofbits

differential-review

Performs security-focused differential review of code changes. Adapts analysis depth to codebase size, uses git blame for context, calculates blast radius by counting callers, checks test…

Pack8.1k463kSecurity

trailofbits

Skills

76
trailofbits

entry-point-analyzer

Analyzes smart contract codebases to identify state-changing entry points for security auditing. Detects externally callable functions that modify state, categorizes them by access level…

Pack8.1k463kSecurity

trailofbits

Skills

76
trailofbits

fp-check

Systematically verifies suspected security bugs to eliminate false positives, producing a TRUE POSITIVE or FALSE POSITIVE verdict with documented evidence for each. Use when asked whether a…

Pack8.1k463kSecurity

trailofbits

Skills

76
trailofbits

guidelines-advisor

Smart contract development advisor based on Trail of Bits' best practices. Analyzes codebase to generate documentation/specifications, review architecture, check upgradeability patterns…

Pack8.1k463kSecurity

trailofbits

Skills

76
trailofbits

secure-workflow-guide

Guides through Trail of Bits' 5-step secure development workflow. Runs Slither scans, checks special features (upgradeability/ERC conformance/token integration), generates visual security…

Pack8.1k463kSecurity

trailofbits

Skills

76
trailofbits

solana-vulnerability-scanner

Scans Solana programs for 6 critical vulnerabilities including arbitrary CPI, improper PDA validation, missing signer/ownership checks, and sysvar spoofing. Use when auditing Solana/Anchor…

Pack8.1k463kSecurity

trailofbits

Skills

76
trailofbits

substrate-vulnerability-scanner

Scans Substrate/Polkadot pallets for 7 critical vulnerabilities including arithmetic overflow, panic DoS, incorrect weights, and bad origin checks. Use when auditing Substrate runtimes or…

Pack8.1k463kSecurity

trailofbits

Skills

76
trailofbits

token-integration-analyzer

Token integration and implementation analyzer based on Trail of Bits' token integration checklist. Analyzes token implementations for ERC20/ERC721 conformity, checks for 20+ weird token…

Pack8.1k463kAutomation

trailofbits

Skills

76
trailofbits

ton-vulnerability-scanner

Scans TON (The Open Network) smart contracts for 3 critical vulnerabilities including integer-as-boolean misuse, fake Jetton contracts, and forward TON without gas checks. Use when auditing…

Pack8.1k463kSecurity

trailofbits

Skills

75
trailofbits

dwarf-expert

Analyzes DWARF debug information in compiled binaries. Use when inspecting .debug_* sections, DIE trees, or DW_TAG_/DW_AT_ entries with dwarfdump/llvm-dwarfdump or readelf, verifying debug…

Pack8.1k463kCoding

mukul975

Anthropic Cybersecurity Skills

74
mukul975

analyzing-active-directory-acl-abuse

Detect dangerous ACL misconfigurations in Active Directory using ldap3 to identify GenericAll, WriteDACL, and WriteOwner abuse paths

Pack36k113kSecurity
74
Microsoft

azure-compliance

Run Azure compliance and security audits with azqr plus Key Vault expiration checks. Covers best-practice assessment, resource review, policy/compliance validation, and security posture…

Pack1.6k17MSecurity

Security skills, explained.

Also searched as: security audit skill, cybersecurity agent skills, pentest skill, ctf skills.

What are the best Claude skills for security?

Right now the top-ranked security skills on Alyn are Accessibility (affaan-m), Agent Security Hardening (affaan-m), Security And Hardening (Addy Osmani). Rankings combine GitHub stars, installs, freshness and depth, and update live.

What is the Cloudflare security audit skill?

A coding-agent skill from Cloudflare that runs multi-phase security audits and produces independently verified, machine-readable findings.

Can skills themselves be a security risk?

Yes. Skills can include scripts. Read SKILL.md and any bundled scripts before installing, and prefer well-known authors. Alyn shows file counts and links every file.

How do I install a security skill?

Run npx skills add owner/repo in your project, or copy the folder with SKILL.md into ~/.claude/skills. Every skill on this page has a ready-to-copy command.

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