V4 Security Foundations

What it does

This skill equips AI agents with foundational security principles specifically designed for Uniswap v4 smart contracts. It enables agents to identify potential vulnerabilities, validate contract logic against known attack vectors, and ensure compliance with established security best practices during development and auditing phases.

When to use it

• Reviewing new pool initialization code before deployment to prevent reentrancy or overflow issues.
• Validating custom hooks logic to ensure they do not expose private state or manipulate pricing mechanisms.
• Auditing swap execution paths for potential front-running or sandwich attack vulnerabilities.
• Generating security checklists for teams integrating complex v4 features like concentrated liquidity.

Key capabilities

• Identification of common smart contract vulnerabilities in the Uniswap v4 architecture.
• Validation of access control patterns and permissioning within hook implementations.
• Analysis of economic incentives to detect potential exploit scenarios.
• Alignment of code structures with industry-standard security guidelines for decentralized finance.

Example prompts

• "Analyze this pool initializer function for any reentrancy risks or integer overflow vulnerabilities specific to Uniswap v4."
• "Generate a security checklist for deploying a custom hook that manages liquidity adjustments."
• "Review the swap execution logic to identify potential front-running opportunities and suggest mitigations."

Tips & gotchas

Ensure you have access to the full source code of the contract being analyzed, as this skill relies on inspecting implementation details rather than just bytecode. While it provides strong foundational checks, it should be used in conjunction with formal verification tools or professional audits for production-critical deployments.