Skill Security Audit

The skill-security-audit skill enables AI agents to perform comprehensive security assessments on codebases, configurations, and infrastructure. It identifies vulnerabilities, enforces compliance standards, and generates actionable remediation reports for developers and DevOps teams.

When to use it

• Before deploying critical applications to production environments to prevent data breaches.
• During the CI/CD pipeline integration to automatically block insecure code commits.
• When preparing for third-party security audits or regulatory compliance checks.
• To continuously monitor legacy systems for outdated dependencies and misconfigurations.

Key capabilities

• Automated vulnerability scanning across multiple file types and languages.
• Identification of common security flaws such as SQL injection, XSS, and hardcoded secrets.
• Generation of detailed audit reports with severity ratings and fix recommendations.
• Support for industry-standard frameworks like OWASP Top 10 and NIST guidelines.

Example prompts

• "Run a full security audit on the src/auth directory and list all high-severity vulnerabilities found."
• "Analyze our current cloud infrastructure configuration against CIS benchmarks and provide a compliance score."
• "Scan the latest commit for exposed API keys or sensitive credentials and suggest immediate rotation steps."

Tips & gotchas

Ensure the AI agent has read-only access to the target repositories to avoid accidental modifications during scanning. For large monorepos, consider breaking the audit into smaller, context-specific requests to maintain accuracy and reduce token usage.