# threat-modeling

Analyzes system architecture using the STRIDE methodology, maps trust boundaries, and defines security mitigations.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 355 installs · ★ 1177
- Author: devops-skills
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills/tree/HEAD/security/operations/threat-modeling/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-05-22
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/devops-skills-threat-modeling

## What it does

This skill guides threat modeling during new feature design or third-party service integration. It evaluates risks across all six STRIDE categories: Spoofing, Tampering, Repudiation, Information Disclosure, Denial of Service, and Elevation of Privilege. Each identified threat receives a risk score based on likelihood multiplied by impact, pointing out gaps in existing controls.

The package includes a `stride-worksheet.yaml` template, text notation for Data Flow Diagrams across trust boundaries, and JSON export for OWASP Threat Dragon. Running this skill without architectural diagrams or clear data classification is useless, because the analysis will stall on assumptions.

It works alongside Microsoft Threat Modeling Tool or whiteboard diagrams. You will need access to architectural context and engineering teams to classify records such as PII or financial data before starting.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills --skill threat-modeling -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills --skill threat-modeling -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills --skill threat-modeling -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills threat-modeling
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills --skill threat-modeling -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills --path security/operations/threat-modeling
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills --skill threat-modeling -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/BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills/tree/HEAD/security/operations/threat-modeling/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- evaluate service architecture against STRIDE threat categories
- calculate risk scores based on likelihood and impact
- generate text-based data flow diagrams with trust boundaries
- fill out the stride-worksheet.yaml file with concrete mitigations
- export threat models into OWASP Threat Dragon JSON format

## Example prompts
- Run threat modeling for our API gateway using the STRIDE methodology
- Create a text-based DFD showing trust boundaries between our DMZ and internal services
- Generate a stride-worksheet.yaml for our authentication service and calculate risk scores

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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# Threat Modeling

Identify and mitigate security threats during system design.

## When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when:
- Designing a new system, service, or feature
- Making significant architectural changes to existing systems
- Onboarding a new third-party integration or dependency
- Preparing for security audits or compliance reviews
- Responding to a security incident to improve defenses
- Reviewing infrastructure changes that affect trust boundaries

## Prerequisites

- System architecture documentation or design diagrams
- Access to development and operations teams for context
- Understanding of the system's data classification (PII, PHI, financial, etc.)
- OWASP Threat Dragon or Microsoft Threat Modeling Tool (optional but helpful)
- Whiteboard or diagramming tool for collaborative sessions

## STRIDE Methodology

| Threat | Description | Property Violated | Mitigation Examples |
|--------|-------------|-------------------|---------------------|
| **S**poofing | Pretending to be another user or system | Authentication | MFA, mTLS, API key validation, certificate pinning |
| **T**ampering | Modifying data in transit or at rest | Integrity | HMAC, digital signatures, checksums, immutable logs |
| **R**epudiation | Denying having performed an action | Non-repudiation | Audit logging, digital signatures, tamper-evident logs |
| **I**nformation Disclosure | Exposing data to unauthorized parties | Confidentiality | Encryption (TLS, AES), access controls, data masking |
| **D**enial of Service | Making service unavailable | Availability | Rate limiting, autoscaling, CDN, circuit breakers |
| **E**levation of Privilege | Gaining unauthorized higher access | Authorization | RBAC, principle of least privilege, input validation |

## STRIDE Worksheet Template

```yaml
# stride-worksheet.yaml - Fill out one per component/trust boundary crossing
component:
  name: "API Gateway"
  owner: "Platform Team"
  data_classification: "Confidential"
  trust_boundary: "External -> Internal"

threats:
  - id: T001
    category: Spoofing
    description: "Attacker forges JWT tokens to impersonate users"
    attack_vector: "Stolen signing key or weak algorithm (HS256 with guessable secret)"
    likelihood: Medium
    impact: Critical
````
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