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Skills

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Security

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offensive-crypto-attacks
offensive-crypto-attacks
snailsploit / claude-red

Systematic methodology for identifying and exploiting cryptographic implementation weaknesses in real-world applications. Covers padding oracle attacks against CBC-mode ciphers with PKCS7 padding (Vaudenay's original attack through modern padbuster automation), ECB mode exploitation including block cut-and-paste and byte-at-a-time decryption, hash length extension attacks against SHA1/SHA256/MD5-based MACs using HashPump, RSA vulnerabilities including small public exponent, common modulus, Bleichenbacher PKCS1v1.5 padding oracle, and Coppersmith's method for partial key recovery. Addresses weak PRNG exploitation targeting time-seeded generators and Mersenne Twister MT19937 state recovery from observed outputs, timing side-channel attacks against comparison operations, nonce reuse in AES-GCM leading to authentication key recovery, and key derivation weaknesses including insufficient iteration counts and missing salts. Primary tooling includes padbuster, RsaCtfTool, hashpump, and PyCryptodome for building custom exploit payloads. Maps to CWE-327 (Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm), CWE-328 (Use of Weak Hash), and CWE-330 (Use of Insufficiently Random Values). Emphasizes black-box identification of vulnerable implementations before transitioning to targeted exploitation.

Security138
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offensive-data-exfiltration
offensive-data-exfiltration
snailsploit / claude-red

Dense methodology covering DNS exfiltration (dnscat2, iodine, dns2tcp), HTTPS tunneling (domain fronting, CDN abuse, legitimate service channels), ICMP tunneling (icmpsh, ptunnel-ng), cloud storage dead drops (S3 presigned URLs, Azure Blob SAS tokens, GCS signed URLs), email-based exfil (SMTP, EWS, draft method), steganography (image, audio, document metadata), encoding/encryption (base64 chunking, XOR, AES), covert channels (custom protocol tunneling, HTTP header encoding, timing channels), and data staging (compression, splitting, encryption). Tools: dnscat2, iodine, dns2tcp, PacketWhisper, chisel, stunnel, icmpsh, ptunnel-ng, steghide, zsteg, OpenStego. MITRE ATT&CK: T1048 (Exfiltration Over Alternative Protocol), T1041 (Exfiltration Over C2 Channel), T1567 (Exfiltration Over Web Service), T1029 (Scheduled Transfer), T1030 (Data Transfer Size Limits), T1132 (Data Encoding), T1001 (Data Obfuscation). Use when planning or executing data exfiltration during authorized red team engagements or post-exploitation.

Security138
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offensive-windows-privesc
offensive-windows-privesc
snailsploit / claude-red

Comprehensive Windows privilege escalation methodology for offensive security engagements. Covers the full attack surface from a standard user shell to NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM: token impersonation via SeImpersonate and SeAssignPrimaryToken privileges using JuicyPotato, PrintSpoofer, GodPotato, SweetPotato, and RoguePotato; service misconfigurations including unquoted service paths, weak service DACLs, writable service binaries, and insecure service creation permissions; AlwaysInstallElevated MSI exploitation; DLL hijacking through search order abuse, phantom DLL loading, and writable PATH directory injection; UAC bypass techniques via fodhelper.exe, eventvwr.exe, CMSTP, and environment variable manipulation; scheduled task abuse for writable task actions and new task creation; registry autorun exploitation for persistence and escalation; PrintNightmare (CVE-2021-34527) for remote and local privilege escalation; and credential harvesting from SAM database extraction, DPAPI blob decryption, LSA secret dumping, and Credential Manager enumeration. Integrates automated enumeration with WinPEAS, PowerUp, SharpUp, Seatbelt, and BeRoot. Each technique includes detection signatures and defender-side visibility for purple team operations. Maps to MITRE ATT&CK T1548 (Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism) and T1574 (Hijack Execution Flow). Designed for authorized penetration testing, red team engagements, and CTF competitions where you hold a standard user shell and need to escalate to SYSTEM or local Administrator.

Security138
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performing-oauth-scope-minimization-review
performing-oauth-scope-minimization-review
mukul975 / anthropic-cybersecurity-skills

Performs OAuth 2.0 scope minimization review to identify over-permissioned

Security138
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prompt-agent
prompt-agent
prompt-security / clawsec

Security audit enforcement for AI agents. Automated security scans and health verification.

Security138
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prove
prove
membranedev / application-skills

Prove integration. Manage data, records, and automate workflows. Use when the user wants to interact with Prove data.

Security138
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splunk-cloud-admin-copilot
splunk-cloud-admin-copilot
splunk / splunk-agent-skills

Read Splunk Cloud Platform ACS state, assess maintenance or restart readiness without changing it, and execute one explicitly approved IPv4 CIDR add or remove for one feature-specific IP allowlist through the documented public ACS provider. Use when a Cloud admin needs exact-target preflight, a minimal allowlist mutation, readback, rollback, and a sanitized receipt; route every other administration write and specialist domain.

Cloud & DevOps138
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testing-prompt-injection-in-rag-pipelines
testing-prompt-injection-in-rag-pipelines
mukul975 / anthropic-cybersecurity-skills

Probes Retrieval-Augmented Generation pipelines for indirect prompt injection

Security138
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venice-auth
venice-auth
veniceai / skills

Authenticate to the Venice API with a Bearer API key or with an x402 / SIWX wallet (EVM on Base, including EIP-1271 smart wallets, or Ed25519 on Solana). Covers which endpoints accept which scheme, the SIGN-IN-WITH-X header format, the SIWE and Solana message fields, the enforced TTL / clock-skew / nonce rules, every X402_SIGN_IN_* error code, the venice-x402-client SDK, and how to choose between the two modes

Security138
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web-security-expert
web-security-expert
duck4nh / antigravity-kit

Web application security expert. OWASP Top 10, XSS, SQLi, CSRF, SSRF, authentication bypass, IDOR. Use for web app security testing.

Security138
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windows-infra-admin
windows-infra-admin
404kidwiz / claude-supercode-skills

Expert in Windows Server, Active Directory (AD DS), Hybrid Identity (Entra ID), and PowerShell automation.

Cloud & DevOps138
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agentic-ai-risk-assess
agentic-ai-risk-assess
owasp / secure-agent-playbook

Assess agentic AI applications against the OWASP Top 10 for Agentic Applications 2026. Use when reviewing autonomous AI agents, multi-agent systems, or agentic workflows for security risks including goal hijacking, tool misuse, privilege abuse, and rogue agent behavior.

Security137
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code-review
code-review
luongnv89 / skills

Review or improve code — one skill, four modes: bug/security review (default), performance, clean-code audit, slop cleanup. Pass mode:review|perf|clean|cleanup or infer. Don't use for writing features or generating tests (use test-coverage).

Testing & quality137
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code-reviewer
code-reviewer
rightnow-ai / openfang

Code review specialist focused on patterns, bugs, security, and performance

Testing & quality137
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cryptography
cryptography
dhruvjainin / absolute

Absolute skills to 10x your development lifecycle

Security137
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cryptography
cryptography
maddhruv / absolute

Absolute skills to 10x your development lifecycle

Security137
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CSOC Operations & Playbook Automation
CSOC Operations & Playbook Automation
masriyan / claude-code-cybersecurity-skill

SOC alert triage, incident playbook automation, escalation workflows, shift reporting, and SOC KPI tracking

Security137
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elastic
elastic
membranedev / application-skills

Elastic integration. Manage data, records, and automate workflows. Use when the user wants to interact with Elastic data.

Data & databases137
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offensive-c2-frameworks
offensive-c2-frameworks
snailsploit / claude-red

Command and Control framework deployment, configuration, and operational tradecraft for red team engagements. Covers Cobalt Strike (malleable C2 profiles, Beacon types HTTP/HTTPS/DNS/SMB, Beacon Object Files for in-memory execution, sleep and jitter tuning, named pipe pivoting), Sliver (implant generation across mTLS/WireGuard/DNS transport, operator multiplayer mode, armory extensions), Mythic (agent ecosystem with Apollo/Poseidon/Medusa, C2 profile configuration, translation containers), Havoc (Demon agent with sleep obfuscation via Ekko/Zilean, indirect syscalls, dotnet inline execution), Metasploit (msfvenom payload generation, multi/handler staging, Meterpreter post-exploitation modules), redirector architecture using Apache mod_rewrite and Nginx, domain fronting through CDN providers, DNS-based C2 for restrictive network egress, and TLS certificate management for infrastructure OPSEC. Tools: Cobalt Strike, Sliver, Mythic, Havoc, Metasploit Framework. Aligns to MITRE ATT&CK T1071 (Application Layer Protocol), T1573 (Encrypted Channel), T1090 (Proxy/Connection Proxy).

Security137
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offensive-k8s-attacks
offensive-k8s-attacks
snailsploit / claude-red

Kubernetes cluster attack techniques covering the full attack lifecycle from initial foothold in a pod to cluster-wide compromise. Covers service account token theft and impersonation, RBAC misconfiguration exploitation including wildcard permissions and privilege escalation via role binding, direct etcd access for secret extraction, kubelet API abuse on port 10250 and read-only port 10255, pod escape via hostPID hostNetwork and hostPath volume mounts, Kubernetes secrets enumeration and decoding, admission controller bypass techniques, network policy bypass and lateral movement, cloud metadata service access from pods for credential theft on AWS EKS GCP GKE and Azure AKS, CRD and operator abuse for persistence, and node compromise via DaemonSet deployment. Tools include kubectl, kube-hunter, peirates, kubeaudit, kdigger, kubeletctl. Maps to MITRE ATT&CK T1609 Container Administration Command, T1610 Deploy Container, T1613 Container and Resource Discovery. Use this skill when assessing Kubernetes clusters, attacking from within a compromised pod, exploiting RBAC or kubelet misconfigurations, or performing cloud-native lateral movement.

Security137
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reviewing-security-architecture
reviewing-security-architecture
bitwarden / ai-plugins

This skill should be used when the user asks to "review the security architecture", "check authentication patterns", "evaluate trust boundaries", "review encryption implementation", "assess authorization design", or needs to evaluate system designs for authentication, authorization, data protection, or cryptographic correctness.

Security137
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security-checklist
security-checklist
loxosceles-dev / dev-skills

Security rules for code generation including secret handling, credential storage, and environment files. Follow when generating code that handles secrets, credentials, or environment configuration.

Security137
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strix-ci-setup
strix-ci-setup
usestrix / strix

Wire Strix security scanning into CI/CD — GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or any pipeline — so every pull request gets a diff-scoped AI pentest that blocks vulnerable code. Covers both the self-hosted open-source CLI (runs in your runner) and the managed app.strix.ai platform (GitHub/GitLab app or API, no runner infra). Use when the user asks to add security scanning, pentesting, or Strix to their CI pipeline or PR workflow.

Security137
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telnyx-verify-javascript

Look up phone number information (carrier, type, caller name) and verify users via SMS/voice OTP. Use for phone verification and data enrichment. This skill provides JavaScript SDK examples.

Security137
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ti-ingest
ti-ingest
transilienceai / communitytools

Threat-intel signal ingest — converts a CVE + affected-asset + claim payload into a queued engagement-scope row for the validation pipeline.

Security137
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twilio-organizations-setup

Set up and manage Twilio Organizations for centralized account and user governance. Covers the Organization > Account > Subaccount hierarchy, roles (Owner/Admin/Standard), managed vs independent accounts, domain registration, SSO enforcement, SCIM provisioning, and Organization merging. Use this skill when managing multiple Twilio accounts or users across teams.

Cloud & DevOps137
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aegis-tls-proxy
aegis-tls-proxy
as-foss / aegis-skills

Hardening-audit module for reverse-proxy edges and TLS termination (nginx primary; Caddy, HAProxy, Apache secondary) covering inventory, protocol/cipher posture, HSTS and edge headers, request limits, admin-path shielding, proxy-to-app hop trust, and ACME renewal hygiene.

Security136
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assessing-vector-and-embedding-weaknesses
assessing-vector-and-embedding-weaknesses
mukul975 / anthropic-cybersecurity-skills

Test RAG vector stores (Pinecone, Qdrant, Weaviate, Chroma, pgvector,

Security136
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binary-analysis
binary-analysis
laurigates / claude-plugins

Binary analysis: strings, binwalk, hexdump, xxd, file, objdump. Use when identifying unknown files, extracting strings, hunting credentials, or entropy analysis.

Security136
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consensus-voting
consensus-voting
rysweet / amplihack

Multi-agent consensus voting with domain-weighted expertise for critical decisions requiring structured validation

Agent workflows136
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detecting-oauth-token-theft
detecting-oauth-token-theft
mukul975 / anthropic-cybersecurity-skills

Detect and respond to OAuth token theft and replay in Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), covering access token theft, refresh token replay, Primary Refresh Token (PRT) abuse, pass-the-cookie attacks, and Token Protection conditional access policies. Use for impossible-travel or anomalous token-usage alerts, suspected session hijacking, sign-in log analysis, or configuring token-binding defenses in Azure/M365.

Security136
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detecting-supply-chain-attacks-in-ci-cd
detecting-supply-chain-attacks-in-ci-cd
mukul975 / anthropic-cybersecurity-skills

Scans GitHub Actions workflows and CI/CD pipeline configurations for

Security136
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github-actions-oidc-aws
github-actions-oidc-aws
loxosceles-dev / dev-skills

Secure GitHub Actions to AWS authentication using OIDC without long-lived credentials. CRITICAL PATTERN. Apply when setting up CI/CD pipelines that deploy to AWS.

Cloud & DevOps136
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implementing-api-security-testing-with-42crunch
implementing-api-security-testing-with-42crunch
mukul975 / anthropic-cybersecurity-skills

Implements API security testing on the 42Crunch platform, combining

Security136
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implementing-web-application-logging-with-modsecurity
implementing-web-application-logging-with-modsecurity
mukul975 / anthropic-cybersecurity-skills

Configure ModSecurity WAF with the OWASP Core Rule Set (CRS) for web

Security136
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offensive-persistence
offensive-persistence
snailsploit / claude-red

Comprehensive persistence tradecraft for authorized red team engagements covering Windows and Linux mechanisms. Windows techniques include registry Run/RunOnce keys, scheduled tasks, WMI event subscriptions, DLL search order hijacking, COM object hijacking, Startup folder drops, service creation, Security Support Provider (SSP) DLL injection, and Active Directory persistence (AdminSDHolder abuse, DCShadow, Golden Ticket, Silver Ticket, Skeleton Key, SID History injection). Linux techniques include cron and at jobs, systemd timers and services, SSH authorized_keys injection, shell profile backdoors (.bashrc/.bash_profile), PAM module backdoors, LD_PRELOAD hijacking, kernel module rootkits, web shells, and Git hook abuse. Provides operator-ready command sequences for SharPersist, Impacket ticketer, schtasks, sc.exe, crontab, and systemctl with OPSEC considerations for each method. Maps to MITRE ATT&CK T1547 (Boot or Logon Autostart), T1053 (Scheduled Task/Job), T1546 (Event Triggered Execution), T1556 (Modify Authentication Process), and sub-techniques. Includes detection indicators and a rapid engagement cheatsheet.

Security136
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offensive-social-engineering
offensive-social-engineering
snailsploit / claude-red

Social engineering attack techniques beyond email phishing for authorized red team and physical penetration testing engagements. Covers pretexting methodology (persona creation, authority and urgency psychological triggers, rapport building), vishing (voice phishing via caller ID spoofing, IVR system exploitation, VoIP infrastructure setup with Twilio/Asterisk), smishing (SMS-based phishing, carrier gateway abuse, short code impersonation), physical social engineering (tailgating and piggybacking, RFID badge cloning with Proxmark3, lock picking and bypass, dumpster diving for sensitive documents), USB drop attacks (Rubber Ducky keystroke injection, Bash Bunny multi-vector payloads, O.MG cable covert implants, BadUSB firmware attacks), watering hole attack planning and execution, and OSINT-driven targeting (LinkedIn harvesting, organizational chart reconstruction, employee pattern analysis). Integrates with the Social Engineering Toolkit for attack automation, Proxmark3 for RFID/NFC cloning, USB Rubber Ducky and Bash Bunny for physical payload delivery, and BeEF for browser exploitation. Maps to MITRE ATT&CK T1598 (Phishing for Information), T1566 (Phishing), T1091 (Replication Through Removable Media), and T1189 (Drive-by Compromise). All techniques require explicit written authorization and defined rules of engagement.

Security136
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open-source-prep
iamzhihuix / happy-claude-skills

Helps users prepare private projects as open-source repositories. Core capabilities: (1) scans source code and git history for leaked secrets/tokens; (2) recommends an open-source license based on the project and generates LICENSE; (3) fills in essential open-source documents such as a README disclaimer, CONTRIBUTING.md, SECURITY.md, and .gitignore; (4) checks for ownership and trademark risks in bundle identifiers, package.json, and more. Triggers: “开源,” “open source,” “选择协议,” “LICENSE,” “准备开源,” “检测密钥,” “secret scan,” “上传 github.”

Development136
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opquast-digital-quality
opquast-digital-quality
mgifford / accessibility-skills

Apply the Opquast Digital Quality Framework (245 rules, 14 categories) when building, reviewing, or auditing websites and web applications. Use for web development quality assurance, accessibility compliance, security hardening, privacy implementation, e-commerce best practices, and holistic digital quality checks.

Testing & quality136
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payment-integration
payment-integration
travisjneuman / .claude

Stripe, RevenueCat, subscription billing, webhooks, PCI compliance, and tax. Use when integrating payments or subscriptions, handling payment webhooks, or reviewing billing and PCI scope

Development136
S
sbom-analyzer
sbom-analyzer
snyk / studio-recipes

Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) security analysis for vulnerability assessment and third-party risk management. Validates SBOMs from vendors or generates SBOMs for internal projects. Use this skill when: - User asks to analyze an SBOM file - User mentions “third-party risk” or “vendor security” - User needs to validate a supplier's SBOM - User wants to check SBOM for vulnerabilities - User asks about CycloneDX or SPDX formats

Security136
S
security-incident-response
security-incident-response
maddhruv / absolute

Absolute skills to 10x your development lifecycle

Security136
S
security-incident-response
security-incident-response
dhruvjainin / absolute

Absolute skills to 10x your development lifecycle

Security136
S
security
security
thebeardedbearsas / claude-craft

Security guidelines and OWASP Top 10. Use when reviewing security, implementing authentication or authorization, hardening code, or discussing vulnerabilities.

Security136
S
splunk-identity-saml-readiness-advisor
splunk-identity-saml-readiness-advisor
splunk / splunk-agent-skills

Research current public Splunk sources and use optional existing-auth read-only stack evidence to diagnose SAML, LDAP, roles, capabilities, group mappings, login failures, and access readiness without changing identity configuration or handling credentials.

Security136
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tenzir-docs
tenzir-docs
tenzir / skills

Answer questions using the Tenzir documentation. Use whenever the user asks about TQL syntax, pipeline operators, functions, data parsing or transformation, normalization, OCSF mapping, enrichment, lookup tables, contexts, packages, nodes, platform setup, deployment, configuration, integrations with tools like Splunk, Kafka, S3, Elasticsearch, or any other Tenzir feature. Also use when the user asks how to collect, route, filter, aggregate, or export security data with Tenzir, or needs help writing or debugging TQL pipelines, even if they don't mention 'Tenzir' explicitly but are clearly working in a Tenzir context.

Data & databases136
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1kosmos-blockid
1kosmos-blockid
membranedev / application-skills

1Kosmos BlockID integration. Manage data, records, and automate workflows. Use when the user wants to interact with 1Kosmos BlockID data.

Security135
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ai-security-verification
ai-security-verification
owasp / secure-agent-playbook

Comprehensive AI security verification using OWASP AI Security Verification Standard (AISVS) framework. Use when verifying an AI-driven application, ML pipeline, or LLM-integrated system against AISVS, preparing for an AI security audit, or checking security and ethical controls across 13 categories from training data governance to human oversight.

Security135
C
conducting-pass-the-ticket-attack
conducting-pass-the-ticket-attack
mukul975 / anthropic-cybersecurity-skills

Perform Pass-the-Ticket (PtT) lateral movement by extracting Kerberos TGT/TGS tickets from LSASS memory on a compromised host and injecting them into another session to impersonate the ticket owner without knowing their password. Use during authorized post-exploitation to move laterally or escalate access via stolen Kerberos tickets, or to validate detections for Kerberos ticket theft and reuse.

Security135
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executing-red-team-engagement-planning
executing-red-team-engagement-planning
mukul975 / anthropic-cybersecurity-skills

Build the foundational red team engagement plan - scope definition, Rules

Security135
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laravel:rate-limiting
laravel:rate-limiting
jpcaparas / superpowers-laravel

Apply per-user and per-route limits with RateLimiter and throttle middleware; use backoffs and headers for clients

Development135
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mati
mati
membranedev / application-skills

Mati integration. Manage data, records, and automate workflows. Use when the user wants to interact with Mati data.

Security135
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ory
ory
membranedev / application-skills

ORY integration. Manage data, records, and automate workflows. Use when the user wants to interact with ORY data.

Security135
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1password
1password
steveclarke / dotfiles

Fetch secrets and create/manage 1Password items via CLI. Use when needing API keys, tokens, or credentials, or storing new secrets. Ask for the op://Vault/Item/field reference, not the secret itself.

Security134
C
cicd-expert
cicd-expert
vtmocanu / skills

Expert on CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions first but the principles port to any forge. GENERATE mode builds a repo's pipelines through an interactive analyze-then-confirm conversation (never batch the questions). ADVISE mode reviews, hardens, debugs, and speeds up existing CI and answers best-practice and security questions. Use when setting up or generating CI/CD, adding a workflow, reviewing or hardening a pipeline, auditing supply-chain risk (pinned actions, cache poisoning, pull_request_target, token scope), speeding up CI (caching, path filters, job DAG, pinned tool binaries), or wiring Renovate to bump CI tool pins. Triggers include set up CI, generate a workflow, harden my pipeline, secure my Actions, is my CI safe, speed up CI, pin my actions

Cloud & DevOps134
C
conducting-domain-persistence-with-dcsync
conducting-domain-persistence-with-dcsync
mukul975 / anthropic-cybersecurity-skills

Perform DCSync attacks by abusing MS-DRSR replication rights (DS-Replication-Get-Changes/-All) to impersonate a Domain Controller and extract KRBTGT, Domain Admin, and service account hashes for Golden Ticket forging, typically with Mimikatz. Use in authorized engagements after finding principals with replication rights, to establish long-term domain persistence, or to validate detections for replication abuse.

Security134
D
detecting-aws-credential-exposure-with-trufflehog
detecting-aws-credential-exposure-with-trufflehog
mukul975 / anthropic-cybersecurity-skills

Scan source code repositories, CI/CD pipelines, and configuration files

Security134
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move-security
move-security
mystenlabs / skills

Move smart contract security on Sui. Use when reviewing Move code for security vulnerabilities, designing access control patterns, handling capabilities safely, securing randomness usage, validating invariants, planning upgrade governance, managing keys, or auditing privileged operations. Also use when the user asks about UpgradeCap security, capability revocation, shared object authorization, onchain randomness restrictions, oracle data validation, emergency controls, or frontend transaction signing safety. For Move language fundamentals, see the `sui-move` skill. For object model and ownership, see the `object-model` skill. For publishing and upgrading packages, see the `sui-publish` skill.

Security134
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security-audit
security-audit
gianchub / claude-plugins

This skill should be used when the user asks for a security-focused review of a codebase. Triggers: "security audit", "find vulnerabilities", "check for security issues", "pentest this code", "security review", "secure code review", "vulnerability assessment", "threat model this code", "OWASP audit", "find injection vulnerabilities", "check authentication", "check authorization", "find secrets", "find hardcoded credentials", "check for XSS", "check for CSRF", "check for SSRF", "find IDOR", "find IDOR / BOLA", "check for SSTI", "review JWT handling", "review crypto", "find deserialization issues", "check for path traversal", "review for prototype pollution", "audit dependencies for CVEs", "supply chain audit", "review Dockerfile security", "review CI/CD security".

Security134
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solidity-security
solidity-security
0xlayerghost / solidity-agent-kit

[AUTO-INVOKE] MUST be invoked BEFORE writing or modifying any Solidity contract (.sol files). Covers private key handling, access control, reentrancy prevention, gas safety, and pre-audit checklists. Trigger: any task involving creating, editing, or reviewing .sol source files.

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An open protocol that defines how AI applications connect to external tools and data in a uniform way. Clients talk to the model; MCP servers provide tools, resources and prompt templates. They exchange standard messages, so one server can be reused by many clients.