# code-auditor

Walks a repository through architecture, code quality, security, performance, testing and maintainability, then hands back a report. Useful when you inherit code and need to know what hurts.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 333 installs · ★ 689
- Author: mhattingpete
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/mhattingpete/claude-skills-marketplace/tree/HEAD/productivity-skills-plugin/skills/code-auditor/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-07-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/code-auditor

## What it does

The skill explores the repo and returns a health score, a count of critical issues and the top three priorities. Findings are grouped by category and tagged High, Medium or Low, each with a `file:line` reference, the impact and a recommendation. The report closes with an action plan split by effort and metrics: files analyzed, lines of code, test coverage and complexity hotspots.

Six areas get checked. Architecture covers structure, design patterns, module boundaries and dependencies. Quality looks at cyclomatic complexity, duplication, naming, docs and anti-patterns. Security covers OWASP Top 10, input validation, auth, secrets and vulnerable dependencies. Performance covers algorithmic complexity, database queries, memory, caching and resource leaks. Testing weighs coverage, scenario quality and the unit-to-integration balance. Maintainability covers technical debt, coupling and how easy future changes will be.

It works through an Explore agent plus Grep, Glob, Read and Bash for linters and coverage tools. Pick the depth up front: Quick runs 15–30 minutes on critical issues only, Standard 30–60 minutes across all six dimensions, Deep 60+ minutes with detailed examples. You can narrow it to one area too — security only, performance only, testing only. One caveat: the report leans on static analysis, so with no linters or coverage tooling configured some metrics come back empty.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mhattingpete/claude-skills-marketplace --skill code-auditor -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mhattingpete/claude-skills-marketplace --skill code-auditor -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mhattingpete/claude-skills-marketplace --skill code-auditor -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install mhattingpete/claude-skills-marketplace code-auditor
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mhattingpete/claude-skills-marketplace --skill code-auditor -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/mhattingpete/claude-skills-marketplace --path productivity-skills-plugin/skills/code-auditor
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mhattingpete/claude-skills-marketplace --skill code-auditor -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/mhattingpete/claude-skills-marketplace/tree/HEAD/productivity-skills-plugin/skills/code-auditor/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- size up an unfamiliar repo before joining the project
- rank technical debt so you know what to fix first
- check code against the OWASP Top 10
- spot which test scenarios are missing
- list complexity hotspots by cyclomatic score

## Example prompts
- audit the codebase in this repo
- run a security-only audit
- quick architecture review, 15 minutes

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: code-auditor
description: Performs comprehensive codebase analysis covering architecture, code quality, security, performance, testing, and maintainability. Use when user wants to audit code quality, identify technical debt, find security issues, assess test coverage, or get a codebase health check.
---

# Code Auditor

Comprehensive codebase analysis covering architecture, code quality, security, performance, testing, and maintainability.

## When to Use

- "audit the code"
- "analyze code quality"
- "check for issues"
- "review the codebase"
- "find technical debt"
- "security audit"
- "performance review"

## What It Analyzes

### 1. Architecture & Design
- Overall structure and organization
- Design patterns in use
- Module boundaries and separation of concerns
- Dependency management
- Architectural decisions and trade-offs

### 2. Code Quality
- Complexity hotspots (cyclomatic complexity)
- Code duplication (DRY violations)
- Naming conventions and consistency
- Documentation coverage
- Code smells and anti-patterns

### 3. Security
- Common vulnerabilities (OWASP Top 10)
- Input validation and sanitization
- Authentication and authorization
- Secrets management
- Dependency vulnerabilities

### 4. Performance
- Algorithmic complexity issues
- Database query optimization
- Memory usage patterns
- Caching opportunities
- Resource leaks

### 5. Testing
- Test coverage assessment
- Test quality and effectiveness
- Missing test scenarios
- Testing patterns and practices
- Integration vs unit test balance

### 6. Maintainability
- Technical debt assessment
- Coupling and cohesion
- Ease of future changes
- Onboarding friendliness
- Documentation quality

## Approach

1. **Explore** using Explore agent (thorough mode)
2. **Identify patterns** with Grep and Glob
3. **Read critical files** for detailed analysis
4. **Run static analysis tools** if available
5. **Synthesize findings** into actionable report

## Thoroughness Levels

- **Quick** (15-30 min): High-level, critical issues only
- **Standard** (30-60 min): Comprehensive across all dimensions
- **Deep** (60+ min): Exhaustive with detailed examples

## Output Format

```markdown
# Code Audit Report

## Executive Summary
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