skill-security-auditor

skill-security-auditor is an open-source security skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by eigent-ai. Its author describes it as: “Security auditing for code, configs, and infrastructure. Use when the user wants to audit or improve security: scan for vulnerabilities (SQL injection, XSS, command injection, path traversal), detect hardcoded secrets…”. The project has 15k stars on GitHub and is available under the Apache-2.0 license. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/eigent-ai/eigent ~/.claude/skills/skill-security-auditor`.

What skill-security-auditor does

This guide covers security auditing workflows for source code, dependencies, and configurations. For detailed vulnerability patterns and detection rules, see references/vulnerability-patterns.md. For secrets detection patterns, see references/secrets-patterns.md.

Installation

Add skill-security-auditor to your agent with:

git clone https://github.com/eigent-ai/eigent ~/.claude/skills/skill-security-auditor

Always review a skill's source before installing it. This command comes from the skill's public repository; the linked repo is the source of truth for exact setup steps.

What's inside

The SKILL.md for skill-security-auditor is organised into these sections:

• Overview
• Quick Start
• Testing the scripts
• Audit Workflow
• 1. Reconnaissance
• 2. Secrets Detection
• 3. Vulnerability Scanning
• 4. Dependency Audit
• 5. Configuration Review
• 6. Authentication and Authorization Review
• Report Format
• Next Steps

When to use it

Reach for skill-security-auditor when you want security help from your agent without writing the same instructions every session. Load the skill and the agent picks it up automatically for relevant tasks.

Strengths

• Clear Apache-2.0 license — safe to read and adapt
• Ships in eigent-ai/eigent, an established project with 15,032 GitHub stars
• Actively maintained (recent commits)

Topics

Frequently asked questions

What does skill-security-auditor do?

Security auditing for code, configs, and infrastructure. Use when the user wants to audit or improve security: scan for vulnerabilities (SQL injection, XSS, command injection, path traversal), detect hardcoded secrets and credentials, review auth and authorization, check dependencies for known CVEs, audit config files for insecure defaults, or generate security reports. Trigger on "security audit", "vulnerability scan", "code review for security", "find secrets", "check for vulnerabilities", "OWASP", "CVE", or questions about code security.

How do I install skill-security-auditor?

Run git clone https://github.com/eigent-ai/eigent ~/.claude/skills/skill-security-auditor in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/eigent-ai/eigent before installing.

Is skill-security-auditor free to use?

Yes. skill-security-auditor is free and open source under the Apache-2.0 license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.

Where does skill-security-auditor come from?

skill-security-auditor ships inside eigent-ai/eigent, a repository that contains 7 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 15,032 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.