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brakeman

Static analysis security vulnerability scanner for Ruby on Rails applications. Use when analyzing Rails code for security issues, running security audits, reviewing code for vulnerabilities, setting up security scanning in CI/CD, managing security warnings, or investigating specific vulnerability types (SQL injection, XSS, command injection, etc.). Also use when configuring Brakeman, reducing false positives, or integrating with automated workflows.

68

Quality

82%

Does it follow best practices?

Impact

No eval scenarios have been run

SecuritybySnyk

Passed

No known issues

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Quality

Content

64%

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

This is a comprehensive and actionable Brakeman skill with strong executable examples and good coverage of common use cases. Its main weaknesses are verbosity (could be 30-40% shorter by trimming explanations Claude doesn't need and moving reference material to separate files) and missing validation/feedback loops in multi-step workflows. The referenced bundle files don't exist, undermining the progressive disclosure structure.

Suggestions

Trim the overview paragraph, confidence level explanations, and best practices list—Claude knows what SQL injection is and doesn't need 10 best practice bullet points. Focus on what's non-obvious.

Add explicit validation/feedback loops to the Common Workflows section, e.g., 'After fixing warnings, re-run brakeman -w3 to verify fixes before proceeding' and error handling in the CI script.

Either provide the referenced bundle files (references/warning_types.md, references/command_options.md, references/reducing_false_positives.md) or remove the references. Move the troubleshooting and detailed command examples into those reference files to shorten the main skill.

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Conciseness

The skill is reasonably well-organized but includes unnecessary explanations Claude already knows (e.g., what Brakeman is, what confidence levels mean conceptually, the overview paragraph). The best practices section is verbose with 10 items that are mostly common sense. The warning types list could be trimmed since it just lists names without actionable detail.

2 / 3

Actionability

The skill provides fully executable, copy-paste ready commands throughout. Installation methods, scan commands, output format flags, CI/CD scripts, configuration YAML examples, and interactive ignore workflow are all concrete and specific.

3 / 3

Workflow Clarity

The workflow decision tree is a nice touch and the 'Common Workflows' section provides clear sequences. However, the Initial Security Audit workflow and CI/CD workflows lack explicit validation checkpoints or error recovery steps—there's no 'if scan fails, do X' feedback loop for the CI script beyond a basic if/else, and no verification that fixes actually resolved warnings before proceeding.

2 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

The skill references three files in a references/ directory (warning_types.md, command_options.md, reducing_false_positives.md) which is good structure, but no bundle files are provided so these references are broken. The main file itself is quite long (~300 lines) with content like the full troubleshooting section and extensive best practices that could be offloaded to reference files.

2 / 3

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Description

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 an excellent skill description that clearly identifies its domain (Brakeman/Rails security scanning), lists specific capabilities and vulnerability types, and provides comprehensive trigger guidance via an explicit 'Use when...' clause. It uses proper third-person voice throughout and covers both broad use cases (security audits) and specific ones (reducing false positives, configuring Brakeman). The description is well-structured and would allow Claude to confidently select this skill from a large pool.

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Specificity

Lists multiple specific concrete actions: analyzing Rails code for security issues, running security audits, reviewing code for vulnerabilities, setting up security scanning in CI/CD, managing security warnings, configuring Brakeman, reducing false positives, and integrating with automated workflows.

3 / 3

Completeness

Clearly answers both 'what' (static analysis security vulnerability scanner for Ruby on Rails applications) and 'when' with an explicit 'Use when...' clause covering multiple trigger scenarios including security audits, vulnerability types, configuration, and CI/CD integration.

3 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

Excellent coverage of natural terms users would say: 'security audit', 'vulnerabilities', 'SQL injection', 'XSS', 'command injection', 'Rails', 'Brakeman', 'CI/CD', 'false positives', 'security scanning'. These are terms a developer would naturally use when seeking this kind of help.

3 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

Highly distinctive with a clear niche: specifically targets Brakeman for Ruby on Rails security scanning. The combination of 'Rails', 'Brakeman', and specific vulnerability types like SQL injection and XSS makes it very unlikely to conflict with other skills.

3 / 3

Total

12

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12

Passed

Validation

100%

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

Validation11 / 11 Passed

Validation for skill structure

No warnings or errors.

Repository
lucianghinda/superpowers-ruby
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