# tmforge

Adds the Strider agent to GitHub Copilot: it assembles a STRIDE threat model from code and docs, then checks the report against a canonical ledger.

- plugin · `type=plugin` · GitHub Copilot
- Author: Mark Dalton Gray
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/Hacks4Snacks/tmforge/tree/HEAD/plugins/tmforge
- Updated: 2026-10-21
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/plugins/tmforge

## What it does

The plugin ships **Strider**, an agent that moves through discovery, modeling, verification and updates. It looks for evidence in source, configuration and documentation, keeps threat IDs stable between runs, and separates controls it actually observed from assumptions. That split matters on a second pass, because you can see what changed and what was merely assumed before.

Two skills do the work. `threat-modeling` covers evidence gathering, STRIDE coverage, risk scoring, rendering and package validation; `threat-modeling-tmforge` handles the manifest and Microsoft Threat Modeling Tool models in `.tm7`. The `analyze` mode returns a single Markdown report, while `formal-package` keeps the ledger, documents, manifest, diagram and lifecycle evidence. Validators run locally and need Python 3.10+ with no third-party packages.

\`.tm7` work needs tmforge itself. On first use Strider asks for approval, then a managed launcher fetches the release matching your version, checksum-verified; cached binaries run offline. Outside a Git repo you pass `--root`. macOS builds carry neither Developer ID signing nor notarization and the launcher never switches Gatekeeper off, so a blocked launch goes back to your own security policy. Nothing is final until a person signs off against the evidence baseline.

## Install

### GitHub Copilot (native platform)

**Command from the source**
```bash
copilot plugin install tmforge@awesome-copilot
```

## When to use it
- build a STRIDE model from an existing codebase and its configuration
- hand a security review a Markdown report with scored risks
- refresh a model after a change while keeping threat IDs
- check a finished model against the code without editing it
- produce a formal package with a manifest and a `.tm7` diagram

## Example prompts
- Analyze the checkout request path and give me one Markdown STRIDE report.
- Build a formal threat-model package with a manifest and a generated `.tm7`.
- Verify this model against the implementation without rewriting it.

## Source text · tmforge · MIT

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# tmforge Copilot plugin

**Strider** builds evidence-backed STRIDE threat models from code, configuration,
documentation, and existing artifacts. It preserves stable threat IDs, separates
observed controls from assumptions, and validates reports against a canonical ledger.

## Included

| Component | Purpose |
| --- | --- |
| [Strider](com.github.copilot/agents/strider.agent.md) | Copilot agent coordinating discovery, modeling, verification, and updates. |
| [threat-modeling](skills/threat-modeling/SKILL.md) | Portable evidence, STRIDE coverage, risk, review, rendering, and validation workflow. |
| [threat-modeling-tmforge](skills/threat-modeling-tmforge/SKILL.md) | Product-specific manifest and `.tm7` authoring, inspection, and candidate validation. |

The package uses **Agent Plugins 1.0**. Skills load on demand; the README is
human-facing documentation, not automatically loaded agent instructions. There are
no hooks, bundled MCP servers, or embedded CLI binaries.

## Prerequisites

- A Copilot client supporting Agent Plugins 1.0.
- **Python 3.10+** for validators and rendering; no third-party Python packages.
- Git for worktree discovery, or an explicit `--root` for a non-Git directory.
- **tmforge only for `.tm7` workflows**, through the managed launcher or a selected
  CLI. Markdown-only analysis needs no binary download.

## Install from a marketplace

Register the repository marketplace once and install through the supported
`plugin@marketplace` route:

```bash
copilot plugin marketplace add Hacks4Snacks/tmforge
copilot plugin install tmforge@tmforge
copilot plugin list
```

Reload VS Code or start a fresh Copilot session, then select **Strider**. Check both
skills in the customization view; noninteractive plugin listings may omit agents.
Existing agents with the same name can take precedence. When replacing a previous
direct installation, remove only that entry to avoid duplicates.

The catalog follows the default branch and may be ahead of a release. Managed CLI
setup requires the exact matching release; it never falls back to an older version.

## Example requests

- "Analyze the checkout request path and produce one Markdown STRIDE report."
- "Create a formal threat-model package, including a manifest and generated `.tm7`."
- "Verify this model against the implementation without rewriting it."
- "Update this model for the change, preserving IDs and review decisions."

The default `analyze` mode produces one Markdown report. `formal-package` retains
the ledger, documents, manifest, diagram, and lifecycle evidence. `verify` is
read-only unless changes are requested; `update` preserves the existing convention.
Generated models remain drafts until a human approves them against an evidence baseline.

## CLI setup for diagrams

Installing the plugin does not download or execute tmforge. On first `.tm7` use,
Strider requests approval before the [managed launcher](skills/threat-modeling-tmforge/scripts/tmforge.py)
downloads the exact matching release. Downloads are version-pinned and checksum-verified;
verified cached binaries work offline. No global installation or separate .NET runtime
is needed for the managed binary. You can instead supply an approved existing CLI.

See [tool setup](skills/threat-modeling-tmforge/SKILL.md#locate-the-tool) for status,
installation, cache options, and invocation syntax, or the
[manual installation guide](https://github.com/Hacks4Snacks/tmforge/blob/main/docs/installation.md).

On macOS, releases are not Developer ID signed or notarized. The launcher preserves
quarantine and never disables Gatekeeper. Follow the tool setup guidance and local
security policy if execution is blocked; checksums do not replace code signing.

## Workflow reference

- [Core workflow](skills/threat-modeling/SKILL.md): evidence, risk scoring, pages,
  rendering, package rebuilds, and changed-package validation.
- [CLI workflow](skills/threat-modeling-tmforge/references/cli-workflow.md): authoring,
  layout checks, suppressions, nested quoting, no-op rebuilds, and troubleshooting.
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