# security-guidance

Three layers of review for code Claude writes: instant regex warnings, an LLM pass over the diff, and an agentic commit reviewer.

- plugin · `type=plugin` · Claude Code · ★ 44635
- Author: Anthropic · official Anthropic repository
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/tree/HEAD/plugins/security-guidance
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/plugins/security-guidance

## What it does

The plugin looks for common holes in code Claude generated. Layer one is regex warnings on `Edit` and `Write`: roughly 25 dangerous patterns such as `yaml.load`, `pickle.load` on untrusted data, `torch.load(weights_only=False)`, raw `innerHTML`, hardcoded secrets. It fires instantly, with no model call.

Layer two runs when Claude finishes a turn. The diff goes to a fast LLM call, and high-severity findings come back to the agent so it can fix them before you read the response. Layer three triggers on `git commit`: an SDK-driven reviewer reads related files with `Read`, `Grep` and `Glob`, traces data flow across the repo, and catches what single-file matching misses — IDOR, auth bypass, cross-file SSRF.

You need Claude CLI v2.1.144 or later and Python 3.8+ on `PATH`; the plugin picks the first working command among `python3`, `python`, `py -3`. The LLM reviews need credentials: a Claude sign-in, an API key, or third-party provider config. If none of those reach the plugin, the LLM reviews are skipped and only pattern warnings run — worth checking your setup if you expected diff review. Everything is configured through environment variables, and none are required.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Plugin marketplace**
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin install security-guidance@claude-plugins-official
```
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-official
```

## When to use it
- catch a hardcoded secret before it lands in a commit
- scan the diff for vulnerabilities right after Claude answers
- trace data flow across files at commit time
- turn off noisy regex warnings for one project
- load org-specific security rules from a policy file

## Example prompts
- review this diff for vulnerabilities before I commit
- why did that line trigger a warning?
- commit the changes and run the agentic review

## Source text · security-guidance · Apache-2.0

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# security-guidance

Security review for Claude-generated code. Three layers:

1. **Pattern warnings** — instant regex-based reminders on `Edit`/`Write` for ~25 known-dangerous patterns (`yaml.load`, `torch.load(weights_only=False)`, `pickle.load` on untrusted data, raw `innerHTML`, hardcoded secrets, etc.).
2. **LLM diff review** — when Claude finishes a turn, the plugin sends the diff to a fast LLM call (the newest Opus by default) and feeds high-severity findings back to Claude so it can fix them before you see the response.
3. **Agentic commit review** — on `git commit`, an SDK-driven reviewer reads related files (`Read`/`Grep`/`Glob`) to trace data flow across the codebase, catching multi-file vulnerabilities pattern matching misses (IDOR, auth bypass, cross-file SSRF).

Findings cover common web-vulnerability classes — injection, XSS, SSRF, hardcoded secrets, IDOR, auth bypass, unsafe deserialization, and path traversal among others.

## Install

```
/plugin install security-guidance@claude-plugins-official
```

Marketplace ships enabled by default in Claude Code — no setup beyond having the CLI itself.

## Prerequisites

- Claude Code CLI ≥ v2.1.144
- Python 3.8+ on `PATH` (`python3`, `python`, or `py -3` — the plugin picks the first that works)
- Credentials for the LLM reviews: your Claude Code sign-in (a Claude apps gateway sign-in needs Claude Code 2.1.195 or later), an API key, or 3P provider config (see [Credentials](#credentials))

## Configuration

All configuration is via environment variables. None are required for default behavior.

### Selecting a model

By default both reviews run on the newest Claude Opus, and move to the next one when it is released — there is no model version to bump:

- The LLM diff review asks your API endpoint (`GET /v1/models`) which Opus models it serves and uses the newest. The answer is cached for a day in the plugin's state directory. If the endpoint can't answer, the review uses `claude-opus-5-5`.
- The agentic commit reviewer, and every review in a session signed in to a Claude apps gateway with `/login`, run through your installed Claude Code. Other reviews on Bedrock, Vertex, and Foundry run through the copy of Claude Code bundled with the Agent SDK, or `SG_AGENTIC_CLI_PATH` if set. All of them use Claude Code's `opus` alias: the model `/model opus` selects, including any `ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_OPUS_MODEL` you have set. On a gateway that alias may name an older Opus than the newest one.

To pin a model, or to use a cheaper one:

```bash
# 1P / gateway: a canonical model id
SECURITY_REVIEW_MODEL=claude-opus-5-5

# Bedrock: use the inference-profile id
SECURITY_REVIEW_MODEL=us.anthropic.claude-opus-5-5

# Vertex / Foundry: the provider's model id
SECURITY_REVIEW_MODEL=claude-opus-5-5
```

`SECURITY_REVIEW_MODEL` controls the LLM diff review. `SG_AGENTIC_MODEL` (same syntax) controls the agentic commit reviewer.

### Credentials

The pattern warnings need no credentials. The LLM reviews (the diff review on Stop and the commit/push reviewer) use the first of these that applies:

- **A cloud provider (Bedrock, Vertex, Foundry)** — if Claude Code is configured for one, reviews run through Claude Code with that provider config.
- **`ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` or `ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN` in the environment** — used as is, against `ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL` if you set one.
- **Signed in to Claude Code (`/login`)** — Claude Code passes your sign-in to the plugin's hooks, and reviews use that account.
- **Signed in to a Claude apps gateway (`/login`)** — Claude Code passes no sign-in to plugins on a gateway, so reviews run through your installed Claude Code, which uses its own stored sign-in. The plugin never reads it. The plugin looks for Claude Code at `~/.local/bin/claude`, where the native installer puts it on macOS and Linux; on Windows, or for any other install, set `SG_AGENTIC_CLI_PATH` to its full path.
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