binary-analysis-patterns

Master binary analysis patterns including disassembly, decompilation, control flow analysis, and code pattern recognition. Use when analyzing executables, understanding compiled code, or performing static analysis on binaries.

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

A dense, executable pattern catalog with a clear multi-step analysis workflow, but it is a monolithic inline reference with no progressive file disclosure and a workflow lacking validation checkpoints; some boilerplate and basic re-explanation could be trimmed.

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Split the large reference material into bundled files (e.g., references/ghidra-patterns.md, references/ida-patterns.md, references/asm-patterns.md) and keep SKILL.md as a concise overview that links one level deep into them.

Add explicit validation checkpoints to the Analysis Workflow (e.g., verify decompilation output against disassembly, confirm recovered function signatures against cross-references) with a fix-and-retry loop.

Remove the generic "Use this skill when / Do not use this skill when / Instructions" boilerplate and trim re-explanations of basics like calling-convention register lists that Claude already knows.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	The body is a dense, reference-style catalog of terse assembly snippets that mostly assumes Claude's competence, but generic boilerplate sections ("Use this skill when," "Instructions") and re-teaching of basics (calling-convention register lists, struct padding) keep it from being fully lean.	3 / 5
Actionability	Provides concrete, mostly copy-paste-ready assembly snippets and runnable Ghidra/IDAPython scripts covering common cases, though several examples are schematic templates with placeholder labels (skip_block, [a]) rather than fully concrete programs.	4 / 5
Workflow Clarity	The 7-step "Analysis Workflow" gives a clear, well-defined sequence backed by a "Common Pitfalls" list, but it lacks explicit validation checkpoints or feedback loops for verifying analysis results.	3 / 5
Progressive Disclosure	The skill has section headers providing some navigable structure, but at ~450 lines the entire pattern catalog, Ghidra scripts, and IDA patterns are inlined into SKILL.md with no references to separate files.	3 / 5
	Total	13 / 20 Passed

Description

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A strong, specific description that names concrete capabilities and provides explicit use-when triggers with natural language. The only gap is the absence of common synonyms such as "reverse engineering" and typical binary file extensions.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	Lists multiple specific concrete analysis techniques — "disassembly, decompilation, control flow analysis, and code pattern recognition" — giving comprehensive coverage of the binary-analysis domain rather than minor gaps.	5 / 5
Completeness	Explicitly answers both what ("Master binary analysis patterns including disassembly, decompilation...") and when ("Use when analyzing executables, understanding compiled code, or performing static analysis on binaries") with concrete trigger phrases.	5 / 5
Trigger Term Quality	Good natural-term coverage with "analyzing executables, understanding compiled code, or performing static analysis on binaries," but missing common synonyms like "reverse engineering" and binary file extensions (.exe, .elf).	4 / 5
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	Occupies a clear niche (static analysis of compiled binaries) with distinct triggers that are unlikely to fire for unrelated skills, presenting minimal conflict risk.	5 / 5
	Total	19 / 20 Passed

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Validation — 16 / 16 Passed

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Repository: rmyndharis/antigravity-skills
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Reviewed: 1 day ago

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