# ghost-scan-code

Finds security flaws in source code: SQL injection, XSS, SSRF and other OWASP categories. Plans the scans first, then runs them per project.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 5200 installs · ★ 425
- Author: ghostsecurity
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/ghostsecurity/skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/ghost/skills/scan-code/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-28
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/ghost-scan-code

## What it does

The skill splits the work in two. A planner decides which vulnerability vectors to check in each project of the repo, then separate agents run those checks against specific files. Findings go through a verification pass, so the report holds confirmed issues rather than raw hits.

Coverage splits between applications and libraries. For applications it covers backend, frontend and mobile code: SQL injection, XSS, BOLA, BFLA, SSRF and other OWASP categories. For libraries it looks at prototype pollution, unsafe deserialization, ReDoS, path traversal and zip slip.

Depth comes from the `depth` argument: `quick` is the default, with `balanced` and `full` as the other options. A `full` run burns noticeably more tokens, and the skill asks for confirmation before starting — worth knowing before you point it at a large monorepo. Output lands in `$HOME/.ghost/repos/<repo_id>/scans/<short_sha>/code`, and the first run needs a repo context cache: if `repo.md` is missing, the skill tells you to run the repo-context skill first. It works with Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep and Bash.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ghostsecurity/skills --skill ghost-scan-code -a claude-code
```
```bash
npx skills add ghostsecurity/skills --skill scan-code -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ghostsecurity/skills --skill scan-code -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ghostsecurity/skills --skill scan-code -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install ghostsecurity/skills scan-code
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ghostsecurity/skills --skill scan-code -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/ghostsecurity/skills --path plugins/ghost/skills/scan-code
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ghostsecurity/skills --skill scan-code -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/ghostsecurity/skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/ghost/skills/scan-code/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- catch SQL injection and XSS in source before a release
- check a library for prototype pollution and unsafe deserialization
- run one SAST pass across backend, frontend and mobile code
- filter scanner false positives through a verification step
- keep findings per file and reuse them across runs

## Example prompts
- scan this repo for vulnerabilities, depth=quick
- check only SSRF and path traversal under api/
- run a full SAST scan, depth=full

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

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---
name: "ghost-scan-code"
description: "Ghost Security - SAST code scanner. Finds security vulnerabilities in source code by planning and executing targeted scans for issues like SQL injection, XSS, BOLA, BFLA, SSRF, and other OWASP categories. Supports applications (backend, frontend, mobile) and libraries (prototype pollution, unsafe deserialization, ReDoS, path traversal, zip slip). Use when the user asks for a code security audit, SAST scan, vulnerability scan of source code, or wants to find security flaws in a codebase or library."
allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep, Bash
argument-hint: "[depth=quick]"
license: apache-2.0
metadata:
  version: 1.1.1
---

# Find Issues

You find security issues in a repository. This skill plans which vulnerability vectors to scan, then executes those scans against each project.

## Inputs

- **depth**: `quick` (default), `balanced`, or `full` — override via `$ARGUMENTS`

$ARGUMENTS

> **Note:** Arguments passed can be used to customize the scan workflow if provided. For example, if the user specifies a specific set of vectors, count of vectors, specific candidate files, areas to focus on, count of candidate files, etc., ensure the relevant details are passed to the relevant steps in the skill.

## Supporting files

- Loop script: [scripts/loop.sh](scripts/loop.sh)
- Scan criteria: [criteria/index.yaml](criteria/index.yaml)

---

## Step 1: Setup

Compute the repo-specific output directory:
```bash
repo_name=$(basename "$(pwd)") && remote_url=$(git remote get-url origin 2>/dev/null || pwd) && short_hash=$(printf '%s' "$remote_url" | git hash-object --stdin | cut -c1-8) && repo_id="${repo_name}-${short_hash}" && short_sha=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD 2>/dev/null || date +%Y%m%d) && ghost_repo_dir="$HOME/.ghost/repos/${repo_id}" && scan_dir="${ghost_repo_dir}/scans/${short_sha}/code" && cache_dir="${ghost_repo_dir}/cache" && mkdir -p "$scan_dir" && echo "scan_dir=$scan_dir cache_dir=$cache_dir"
```

1. Read `$cache_dir/repo.md` — if missing, run the repo-context skill first and then continue.
2. Read [criteria/index.yaml](criteria/index.yaml) to get the valid agent→vector mappings per project type
3. Set `depth` to `quick` if not provided
4. If `depth` is `full`, warn the user that a full scan uses significantly more tokens and ask them to confirm before proceeding. If they decline, fall back to `balanced`.

---

## Step 2: Plan Scans

If `$scan_dir/plan.md` already exists, skip to the next step.

Otherwise, run the planner using [scripts/loop.sh](scripts/loop.sh):

```bash
bash <path-to-loop.sh> $scan_dir planner.md "- depth: <depth>
````
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