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Guidelines Advisor

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trailofbits·vlatest·agents·CC-BY-SA-4.0

Provides clear, actionable advice on adhering to secure coding guidelines and best practices based on Trail of Bits expertise.

Repository

Install on your platform

Showing Claude Code. One command installs this skill into any of the agents below.

  1. 1

    Run this in your project

    terminal
    $ npx skills add trailofbits/skills --skill guidelines-advisor -a claude-code

  2. Uses the open-source skills CLI and needs Node.js. Add -g to install it for your user instead of this project.

What we know about this skill

Publisher

trailofbits

Taken from the source listing. We haven't verified who controls this account.

Install target

Live repository

Not pinned. Installing fetches whatever the repository holds at the time you run the command.

No human has reviewed this code. The checks below are a static scan of the files at one commit — nobody has run this skill or judged whether it works. A skill runs with whatever access you give your agent, so read the source before you install it.

Automated safety checks

scanned

This skill passed all 6 checks. We read its files at one commit and looked for the things that make a skill dangerous to run — not for whether it works.

  • Declares what it does: passed

    SKILL.md parses and declares a name and a description.

    SKILL.md exists, its frontmatter parses, and it declares a name and a description.

  • No undeclared network calls: passed

    Makes no network calls.

    Every host the skill dials — from its scripts, its config endpoints or the commands it tells the agent to run — is either well-known package and API infrastructure or declared in its own frontmatter. Links in documentation are not counted.

  • No obfuscated payloads: passed

    No encoded or obfuscated payloads.

    No base64, hex or compressed blob is decoded and then executed, and no encoded shell commands.

  • No credential access: passed

    Reads no keys, tokens, keychains or credential files.

    Neither the code nor the SKILL.md instructions read SSH keys, cloud credentials, keychains, token stores, browser cookie databases or dotfiles that hold secrets.

  • No pipe-to-shell installers: passed

    No pipe-to-shell or download-and-run installers.

    No `curl … | sh` pattern, in the code or in the instructions, that runs code fetched at run time.

  • Pinned to a commit: passed

    Scanned trailofbits/skills at 82fe822625.

    The exact upstream commit SHA that was scanned is recorded, so the result refers to specific bytes.

Commit
82fe822625
Manifest
plugins/building-secure-contracts/skills/guidelines-advisor/SKILL.md
Scanned
5 files, 999 lines
This is a static scan, not a review. It reads the skill's files; it does not run them, and it cannot tell you whether the skill is any good or whether the code does what its description says. A skill runs with whatever access you give your agent.
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About this skill

What it does

The guidelines-advisor skill helps users discover and install AI agent skills from a registry, providing guidance on how to use them effectively. It offers curated recommendations based on user needs and integrates with an online platform where skills are hosted and managed.

When to use it

  • When you need help finding the right AI agent skill for your project or task.
  • When you're new to AI agents and want step-by-step guidance on installation and usage.
  • When you want to explore a wide range of available skills for different purposes, such as coding, data analysis, or automation.

Key capabilities

  • Recommends relevant AI agent skills based on user input.
  • Provides instructions for installing and using skills from the registry.
  • Integrates with an online platform for skill discovery and management.

Example prompts

  • "Find a skill to help me automate report generation."
  • "How do I install the guidelines-advisor skill?"
  • "Show me AI agent skills related to cybersecurity."

Tips & gotchas

  • Ensure you have internet access, as the skill relies on an online registry for recommendations.
  • Some advanced features may require specific configurations or dependencies not covered by basic installation steps.