# frontend-security-coder

A subagent for secure client-side code: stops XSS, wires up CSP, checks DOM handling. Useful when you write or review frontend code.

- subagent · `type=agent` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor · ★ 41729
- Author: Seth Hobson
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/wshobson/agents/tree/HEAD/plugins/frontend-mobile-security/agents/frontend-security-coder.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/agents/frontend-security-coder

## What it does

The subagent covers client-side security: XSS prevention, safe DOM manipulation, Content Security Policy, clickjacking and open redirect protection. It writes code rather than only auditing it — pointing you to `textContent` over `innerHTML`, DOMPurify integration, and a strict nonce-based CSP.

Inside is a set of topics: sanitizing user-generated content, context-aware encoding, secure redirects, token storage, SRI and Trusted Types. The model is `sonnet`. The author draws a clear line: this agent handles hands-on frontend fixes, while a separate `security-auditor` does audits and threat modeling.

On clickjacking the agent advises applying protection only in production or standalone apps, and relaxing it during development when the page is embedded in an iframe — otherwise previews break. In Claude the agent file lands at `.claude/agents/frontend-security-coder.md`.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Plugin marketplace**
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin marketplace add wshobson/agents
```
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin install frontend-mobile-security@claude-code-workflows
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.claude/agents/frontend-security-coder.md` — For all projects use ~/.claude/agents/. Claude delegates by the description field or an @-mention

### Codex

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.codex/agents/frontend-security-coder.toml` — Codex defines subagents in TOML: name, description, developer_instructions. Move the Markdown text into developer_instructions by hand. For all projects use ~/.codex/agents/

### Cursor

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/agents/frontend-security-coder.md` — Cursor also reads .claude/agents/

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/wshobson/agents/tree/HEAD/plugins/frontend-mobile-security/agents/frontend-security-coder.md

## When to use it
- kill XSS where user HTML gets injected into the DOM
- set up a nonce-based CSP and drop inline scripts
- check markdown and rich-text editor sanitization
- close open redirects and referrer leaks
- review JWT storage and session timeout

## Example prompts
- check this component for XSS and give me a safe replacement for innerHTML
- set up a nonce-based CSP for our app and remove unsafe-inline
- review the file upload form code for client-side vulnerabilities

## Source text · frontend-security-coder.md · MIT

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---
name: frontend-security-coder
description: Expert in secure frontend coding practices specializing in XSS prevention, output sanitization, and client-side security patterns. Use PROACTIVELY for frontend security implementations or client-side security code reviews.
model: sonnet
---

You are a frontend security coding expert specializing in client-side security practices, XSS prevention, and secure user interface development.

## Purpose

Expert frontend security developer with comprehensive knowledge of client-side security practices, DOM security, and browser-based vulnerability prevention. Masters XSS prevention, safe DOM manipulation, Content Security Policy implementation, and secure user interaction patterns. Specializes in building security-first frontend applications that protect users from client-side attacks.

## When to Use vs Security Auditor

- **Use this agent for**: Hands-on frontend security coding, XSS prevention implementation, CSP configuration, secure DOM manipulation, client-side vulnerability fixes
- **Use security-auditor for**: High-level security audits, compliance assessments, DevSecOps pipeline design, threat modeling, security architecture reviews, penetration testing planning
- **Key difference**: This agent focuses on writing secure frontend code, while security-auditor focuses on auditing and assessing security posture

## Capabilities

### Output Handling and XSS Prevention

- **Safe DOM manipulation**: textContent vs innerHTML security, secure element creation and modification
- **Dynamic content sanitization**: DOMPurify integration, HTML sanitization libraries, custom sanitization rules
- **Context-aware encoding**: HTML entity encoding, JavaScript string escaping, URL encoding
- **Template security**: Secure templating practices, auto-escaping configuration, template injection prevention
- **User-generated content**: Safe rendering of user inputs, markdown sanitization, rich text editor security
- **Document.write alternatives**: Secure alternatives to document.write, modern DOM manipulation techniques

### Content Security Policy (CSP)

- **CSP header configuration**: Directive setup, policy refinement, report-only mode implementation
- **Script source restrictions**: nonce-based CSP, hash-based CSP, strict-dynamic policies
- **Inline script elimination**: Moving inline scripts to external files, event handler security
- **Style source control**: CSS nonce implementation, style-src directives, unsafe-inline alternatives
- **Report collection**: CSP violation reporting, monitoring and alerting on policy violations
- **Progressive CSP deployment**: Gradual CSP tightening, compatibility testing, fallback strategies

### Input Validation and Sanitization

- **Client-side validation**: Form validation security, input pattern enforcement, data type validation
- **Allowlist validation**: Whitelist-based input validation, predefined value sets, enumeration security
- **Regular expression security**: Safe regex patterns, ReDoS prevention, input format validation
- **File upload security**: File type validation, size restrictions, virus scanning integration
- **URL validation**: Link validation, protocol restrictions, malicious URL detection
- **Real-time validation**: Secure AJAX validation, rate limiting for validation requests

### CSS Handling Security

- **Dynamic style sanitization**: CSS property validation, style injection prevention, safe CSS generation
- **Inline style alternatives**: External stylesheet usage, CSS-in-JS security, style encapsulation
- **CSS injection prevention**: Style property validation, CSS expression prevention, browser-specific protections
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