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common-security-audit

Probe for hardcoded secrets, injection surfaces, unguarded routes, business logic flaws, and platform-specific weaknesses across backend (Node, Go, Java, Python, Rust), frontend (React, Angular, Vue), and mobile (iOS, Android, Flutter) codebases. Use when performing security audits, vulnerability scans, secrets detection, or penetration testing.

62

Quality

75%

Does it follow best practices?

Impact

No eval scenarios have been run

SecuritybySnyk

Passed

No known issues

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npx tessl skill review --optimize ./.github/skills/common/common-security-audit/SKILL.md
SKILL.md
Quality
Evals
Security

Quality

Discovery

100%

Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.

This is a strong skill description that clearly articulates specific security-focused capabilities across well-defined technology stacks. It includes an explicit 'Use when' clause with natural trigger terms that users would employ when requesting security analysis. The description is concise yet comprehensive, covering both the what and when effectively.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

Lists multiple specific concrete actions: probing for hardcoded secrets, injection surfaces, unguarded routes, business logic flaws, and platform-specific weaknesses. Also enumerates specific technology stacks across backend, frontend, and mobile.

3 / 3

Completeness

Clearly answers both 'what' (probe for hardcoded secrets, injection surfaces, unguarded routes, business logic flaws, platform-specific weaknesses across multiple tech stacks) and 'when' (explicit 'Use when performing security audits, vulnerability scans, secrets detection, or penetration testing').

3 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

Includes strong natural trigger terms users would say: 'security audits', 'vulnerability scans', 'secrets detection', 'penetration testing', plus technology-specific terms like 'Node', 'Go', 'React', 'iOS', 'Android', 'Flutter'. Good coverage of terms a user would naturally use.

3 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

Occupies a clear niche in security auditing and vulnerability analysis. The combination of security-specific actions and the broad but well-defined technology scope makes it unlikely to conflict with general code review or development skills.

3 / 3

Total

12

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12

Passed

Implementation

50%

Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.

This skill provides a well-structured security audit checklist with good prioritization via the scoring table and clear severity classifications. However, it suffers from over-delegation to reference files that aren't provided in the bundle, leaving many sections as thin pointers rather than actionable guidance. The workflow lacks explicit validation checkpoints and feedback loops that are critical for security audit processes.

Suggestions

Inline at least one concrete, executable example per section (especially sections 1, 2, 3, 5) rather than delegating entirely to reference files — the main skill should be usable standalone.

Add explicit validation/verification steps between audit phases, e.g., 'After scanning for secrets, verify no false negatives by spot-checking high-risk directories' or 'Confirm all P0 findings are logged before proceeding.'

Provide the referenced bundle files (references/implementation.md, references/mobile-audit.md, references/REMEDIATION.md) or consolidate the most critical commands inline to ensure the skill is actionable without external dependencies.

Add a brief workflow summary or decision tree at the top showing the overall audit flow and when to stop/escalate based on P0 findings.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

Generally efficient with good use of tables and bullet points, but some sections are thin pointers to reference files without enough inline substance, while others (like the scoring table and anti-patterns) add useful but somewhat verbose context. The skill mostly avoids explaining things Claude already knows.

2 / 3

Actionability

Section 4 and 6 provide concrete, executable commands (grep patterns, npm audit, etc.), but sections 1, 2, 3, 5, and 7 delegate entirely to reference files that are not provided in the bundle, making the skill itself incomplete for execution. Section 8 gives useful heuristics but lacks executable code examples.

2 / 3

Workflow Clarity

The numbered sections provide a clear sequence of audit steps, and the scoring table adds useful prioritization. However, there are no explicit validation checkpoints, feedback loops, or error recovery steps — critical for a security audit workflow where findings should trigger immediate remediation actions (the CAUTION note is close but not a workflow step).

2 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

The skill references multiple external files (references/implementation.md, references/mobile-audit.md, references/REMEDIATION.md) with clear signaling, which is good structure. However, no bundle files were provided, meaning these references are unverifiable. Additionally, too many sections (1, 2, 3, 5) are almost entirely delegated to a single implementation.md file, making the main skill feel hollow without those references.

2 / 3

Total

8

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12

Passed

Validation

81%

Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.

Validation9 / 11 Passed

Validation for skill structure

CriteriaDescriptionResult

metadata_version

'metadata.version' is missing

Warning

metadata_field

'metadata' should map string keys to string values

Warning

Total

9

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11

Passed

Repository
HoangNguyen0403/agent-skills-standard
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