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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.

140 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…

    301k1.7MScore 89
    Details
  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…

    301k1.7MScore 89
    Details
  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…

    115k1.8MScore 87
    Details
  4. wshobson

    Agents

    #4
    wshobson

    Hybrid Cloud Networking

    Configure secure, high-performance connectivity between on-premises infrastructure and cloud platforms using VPN and dedicated connections. Use when building hybrid cloud architectures…

    42k2.6MScore 85
    Details
  5. #5
    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…

    450k29kScore 85
    Details
  6. #6
    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…

    450k29kScore 85
    Details
  7. #7
    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…

    450k29kScore 85
    Details
  8. wshobson

    Agents

    #8
    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…

    42k2.6MScore 85
    Details
  9. GitHub

    Awesome Copilot

    #9
    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…

    41k2.4MScore 83
    Details
  10. Google

    Skills

    #10
    Google

    Agent Platform Alert Configuration

    Configures best-practice alerting policies for AI agents using OpenTelemetry (OTel) metrics, generating output as Terraform (.tf) configuration files. Use when analyzing, writing, or…

    24k1.1MScore 83
    Details

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 140 security skills.

BagelHole

DevOps Security Agent Skills

54
BagelHole

datadog

Implement Datadog monitoring and APM for infrastructure and applications. Configure agents, create dashboards, set up alerts, and implement distributed tracing. Use when implementing…

1.2k62kDevOps

growthenginenowoslawski

Coldoutboundskills

54
growthenginenowoslawski

deliverability-incident-response

Triage playbook for when cold email deliverability breaks. Decision-tree guidance for "I landed in spam", "bounce rate spiked", "domain blacklisted", "inbox blocked in warmup", "reply rate…

8092.3kSales

BagelHole

DevOps Security Agent Skills

54
BagelHole

docker-compose

Define and run multi-container Docker applications using Docker Compose. Create compose files, manage service dependencies, configure networks and volumes, and orchestrate local development…

1.2k62kDevOps

BagelHole

DevOps Security Agent Skills

54
BagelHole

docker-management

Build, optimize, and troubleshoot Docker containers and images. Create efficient Dockerfiles, manage container lifecycle, configure networking and volumes, and debug container issues. Use…

1.2k62kDevOps

Affitor

Affiliate Skills

53
Affitor

compliance-checker

Check affiliate content for FTC compliance and platform rules. Triggers on: "check my content for compliance", "FTC disclosure check", "is this legal", "review for compliance", "check…

7781.4kSecurity
50
questflowai

einhorn-forensic-short

Use when evaluating David Einhorn-style forensic shorts and longs: accounting red flags, governance problems, capital allocation failures, and evidence-based short theses.

1.9k2.6kSecurity
50
questflowai

muddy-waters-forensic

Use when evaluating Muddy Waters-style forensic short research: fraud, channel checks, related-party structures, cash verification, governance failure, and evidence-based short theses.

1.9k2.6kSecurity
44
zubair-trabzada

legal-compliance

You are the compliance auditor for /legal compliance <url. You scan a website for compliance gaps across multiple regulatory frameworks and produce a scored compliance audit report with…

1.8k502Legal
44
zubair-trabzada

legal-privacy

You are the privacy policy generator for /legal privacy <url. You scan a website to detect what data it collects, then generate a comprehensive GDPR and CCPA compliant privacy policy…

1.8k502Legal

shawnpang

Startup Founder Skills

44
shawnpang

privacy-policy

When the user needs to draft, review, or update a privacy policy for their product, or needs to understand data privacy obligations across jurisdictions.

38211kSecurity

shawnpang

Startup Founder Skills

44
shawnpang

security-review

When the user needs a security assessment — threat modeling, vulnerability review, auth flow audit, dependency scanning, or says "is this secure", "review for vulnerabilities", "threat…

38211kSecurity
44
zubair-trabzada

terms-of-service-generator

Generates complete, GDPR/CCPA-compliant Terms of Service for a website or SaaS product, with plain English summaries for each section

1.8k502Legal
83
morluto

rea-changelog-update

Prepare or rewrite REA release changelogs and GitHub release notes from pinned Git history, with verified contributor thanks and Release Please synchronization.

450k29kCoding

wshobson

Agents

82
wshobson

solidity-security

Master smart contract security best practices to prevent common vulnerabilities and implement secure Solidity patterns. Use when writing smart contracts, auditing existing contracts, or…

42k2.6MSecurity

wshobson

Agents

81
wshobson

wcag-audit-patterns

Conduct WCAG 2.2 accessibility audits with automated testing, manual verification, and remediation guidance. Use when auditing websites for accessibility, fixing WCAG violations, or…

42k2.6MFrontend
79
morluto

rea-tool-design

Audit, investigate, design, or change REA investigation tools, CLI/MCP contracts, provider capabilities, and Evidence semantics.

450k29kDesign

mukul975

Anthropic Cybersecurity Skills

76
mukul975

acquiring-disk-image-with-dd-and-dcfldd

Create forensically sound bit-for-bit disk images with dd or dcfldd on a Linux forensic workstation, preserving evidence integrity through hash verification (MD5/SHA) during acquisition…

36k113kSecurity

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…

36k113kSecurity

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…

36k113kSecurity

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…

36k113kSecurity

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…

36k113kSecurity

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.

36k113kSecurity

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.

36k113kSecurity

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…

36k113kSecurity

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…

36k113kSecurity

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…

36k113kImages & 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…

36k113kSecurity

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.

36k113kSecurity

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…

36k113kProductivity

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…

36k113kSecurity

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…

36k113kSecurity

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…

36k113kSecurity

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…

36k113kSecurity

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…

36k113kSecurity

mukul975

Anthropic Cybersecurity Skills

76
mukul975

analyzing-linux-system-artifacts

Examine Linux system artifacts (auth logs, cron/systemd persistence, shell history, SSH keys, and system configuration) to uncover evidence of compromise, detect rootkits or backdoors, and…

36k113kSecurity

mukul975

Anthropic Cybersecurity Skills

76
mukul975

analyzing-lnk-file-and-jump-list-artifacts

Analyze Windows LNK shortcut files and Jump List artifacts with LECmd, JLECmd, and manual Shell Link Binary Format parsing to establish evidence of file access, program execution, and user…

36k113kSecurity

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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