Atheris
Atheris generates creative story prompts & character concepts, sparking imagination and overcoming writer's block for diverse narratives.
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add atheris npx -- -y @trustedskills/atheris
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"atheris": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/atheris"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
Atheris is a fuzzing tool designed to find bugs in software by generating and testing random inputs. It helps identify security vulnerabilities, crashes, and unexpected behaviors in programs, particularly useful for testing C++ code.
When to use it
- To test the robustness of a program against invalid or malicious input.
- During security audits to uncover potential exploits in system-level code.
- When developing new software and needing automated testing for edge cases.
- For continuous integration pipelines that require thorough code validation.
Key capabilities
- Generates random inputs to stress-test programs.
- Detects crashes, memory errors, and undefined behaviors.
- Works with C++ code using instrumentation-based fuzzing.
- Integrates with existing test suites for automated testing.
Example prompts
- "Use Atheris to find bugs in my C++ application."
- "Run a fuzzing session on the parser module of this software."
- "Generate test cases that could cause memory leaks in this codebase."
Tips & gotchas
- Ensure your code is compiled with instrumentation support for Atheris to work effectively.
- Fuzzing can be resource-intensive; allocate sufficient compute power and time for thorough testing.
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Security Audits
| Gen Agent Trust Hub | Pass |
| Socket | Pass |
| Snyk | Pass |
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