# capacitor-security

Audits the app layer of a Capacitor project for leaked secrets, weak on-device storage and cleartext traffic, then walks through the fixes.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1200 installs · ★ 73
- Author: Cap-go
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/Cap-go/capgo-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/capacitor-security/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-17
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/capacitor-security

## What it does

The skill covers the app layer of a Capacitor app: secrets in the bundle, token storage on device, network transport, WebView and native bridge exposure, and platform manifest flags. It starts by reading `capacitor.config.ts|json`, `package.json`, `AndroidManifest.xml`, `network_security_config.xml`, `Info.plist`, `*.entitlements` and `index.html`, then runs the Capgo scanner from the project root: `npx @capgo/capgo-sec@latest scan --severity medium`. That npm package installs a `capsec` binary and reports findings under rule IDs such as `SEC001`, `NET003` and `CAP004`.

Scanners miss things, so there is a separate grep step over `dist/` or `www/` — bundlers inline `import.meta.env.*` and `process.env.*` values straight into the built code. Findings get grouped by Critical/High/Medium/Low with file and line. Changes that alter behaviour are meant to be cleared with you first: certificate pinning can lock users out when a cert rotates, and a strict CSP breaks third-party scripts.

Reference files sit inside the skill for the scanner and CI gating, secrets and storage, networking, WebView and bridge, and platform hardening. You need Node 18+ and a run from the project root. Xcode build settings, deep links, App Store review and live updates are out of scope — the same author ships separate skills for those.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Cap-go/capgo-skills --skill capacitor-security -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/capacitor-security/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/capacitor-security/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Cap-go/capgo-skills --skill capacitor-security -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/capacitor-security/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Cap-go/capgo-skills --skill capacitor-security -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/capacitor-security/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install Cap-go/capgo-skills capacitor-security
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/capacitor-security/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Cap-go/capgo-skills --skill capacitor-security -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/Cap-go/capgo-skills --path skills/capacitor-security
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/capacitor-security/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Cap-go/capgo-skills --skill capacitor-security -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/Cap-go/capgo-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/capacitor-security/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- find API keys and `.env` values that ended up in the web bundle
- move token storage off `localStorage` onto Keychain or Keystore
- trace a `net::ERR_CLEARTEXT_NOT_PERMITTED` error back to cleartext config
- close native bridge access opened by a broad `allowNavigation` list
- run an OWASP MASVS pass before a pentest

## Example prompts
- run a security audit on this Capacitor app and group the findings by severity
- \`server.cleartext: true` is set in `capacitor.config.ts` — check what else leaks and fix it
- tokens live in `@capacitor/preferences`, move them to Keychain and Keystore

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: capacitor-security
description: App-level security audit and hardening for Capacitor apps. Use when the user wants a security review, OWASP MASVS check, or pentest fixes; runs the Capgo scanner (`npx @capgo/capgo-sec scan`, `capsec`, rule IDs like SEC001, NET003, CAP004); finds API keys or `.env` values in the web bundle; stores tokens in `@capacitor/preferences` or `localStorage`; needs Keychain/Keystore storage, certificate pinning, CSP, or root/jailbreak detection; or sees `server.cleartext`, `allowNavigation`, `webContentsDebuggingEnabled`, `NSAllowsArbitraryLoads`, `android:usesCleartextTraffic`, `android:allowBackup`, `net::ERR_CLEARTEXT_NOT_PERMITTED`, or ATS "requires the use of a secure connection" errors. Do not use for Xcode build-setting hardening (use capacitor-ios-security-hardening), deep link setup (capacitor-deep-linking), App Store review (capacitor-apple-review-preflight), CI design (capacitor-ci-cd), or live update setup (capgo-live-updates).
---

# Capacitor Security

Audit and harden the app layer of a Capacitor app: secrets in the bundle, on-device storage, network transport, WebView and native bridge exposure, and platform manifests.

## When to Use

TRIGGER when:
- The user asks for a security audit, OWASP Mobile Top 10 / MASVS review, or wants to fix pentest findings.
- The user wants to run or interpret `@capgo/capgo-sec` (`capsec`) results, rule IDs such as `SEC001`, `STO002`, `NET003`, `CAP004`, `AND004`, `IOS001`.
- API keys, service-role keys, or `.env` values appear in `src/`, `dist/`, `www/`, or `capacitor.config.*`.
- Auth tokens are stored with `Preferences.set`, `localStorage`, IndexedDB, or plain SQLite.
- `capacitor.config.*` contains `server.cleartext: true`, `server.url`, broad `server.allowNavigation`, `android.allowMixedContent`, or `webContentsDebuggingEnabled: true`.
- Native files contain `NSAllowsArbitraryLoads`, `android:usesCleartextTraffic="true"`, `android:allowBackup="true"`, `android:debuggable`, or exported components without permissions.
- The user needs certificate pinning, a Content Security Policy, screenshot protection, or root/jailbreak detection.

Do not use:
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