# go-security-audit

Audits Go code for OWASP Top 10 issues, injections, SSRF, and authentication flaws. Runs read-only checks across your repository or pull request diffs.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 83
- Author: eduardo-sl
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/eduardo-sl/go-agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/(safety)/go-security-audit/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-15
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/go-security-audit

## What it does

The skill inspects Go code across three modes: targeted reviews of specific functions, PR diff checks, or a complete repository sweep. It searches for SQL injection, command execution, path traversal, archive decompression bombs, insecure JWT handling, and password hashing mistakes. The skill operates strictly in read-only mode, reporting vulnerabilities without editing source files.

If available, automated scanners like `govulncheck`, `gosec`, and `go vet` run first, after which the agent performs manual logic checks. Every finding states the file path, the line number, the exploit path from input to sink, and a patch recommendation sorted by severity. Without the Go toolchain installed, the skill cannot run standard toolchain checks, while scanners like `gosec` and `gitleaks` remain optional.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add eduardo-sl/go-agent-skills --skill go-security-audit -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add eduardo-sl/go-agent-skills --skill go-security-audit -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add eduardo-sl/go-agent-skills --skill go-security-audit -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install eduardo-sl/go-agent-skills go-security-audit
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add eduardo-sl/go-agent-skills --skill go-security-audit -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/eduardo-sl/go-agent-skills --path 'skills/(safety)/go-security-audit'
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add eduardo-sl/go-agent-skills --skill go-security-audit -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/eduardo-sl/go-agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/(safety)/go-security-audit/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- Detect SQL injections and unsafe query formatting in Go handlers
- Verify HTTP request validation and guard against SSRF or directory traversal
- Identify flaws in JWT verification, password hashing, and cookie configuration
- Generate a prioritized audit report citing exact file locations and remediations

## Example prompts
- Run a security review on this Go service before deployment
- Check our authentication middleware for JWT and session flaws
- Audit this pull request diff for SQL injection and path traversal

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: go-security-audit
description: >
  Security review for Go applications: input validation, SQL and command
  injection, SSRF, path traversal, auth, secrets, cryptography, TLS, CSRF and
  cookies, OWASP Top 10. Use when performing security reviews, checking for
  vulnerabilities, hardening Go services, or reviewing auth implementations.
  Trigger examples: "security review", "check vulnerabilities", "OWASP",
  "SQL injection", "input validation", "secrets management", "auth review".
  Not for: dependency CVEs (go-dependency-audit), concurrency safety
  (go-concurrency-review).
user-invocable: true
license: MIT
compatibility: Designed for Claude Code or similar AI coding agents working on Go projects. Requires the Go toolchain. govulncheck, gosec and gitleaks are optional. Read-only: this skill reports findings, it does not edit code.
allowed-tools: Read Glob Grep Bash(go:*) Bash(gofmt:*) Bash(govulncheck:*) Bash(gosec:*) Bash(gitleaks:*)
metadata:
  author: eduardo-sl
  version: "1.8.0"
---

# Go Security Audit

Security is not a feature — it's a property. Every line of code either
maintains it or degrades it.

## Operating Modes

Pick the mode that matches the request before starting:

- **Targeted check** — a single concern ("is this query injectable?",
  "review this auth middleware"). Apply only the relevant sections.
- **Diff audit** — audit the changed lines of a PR or working tree for
  every concern below.
- **Full audit** (default for "security review the service") — sweep the
  codebase using the parallel passes in "Auditing Large Codebases".

## Research Before Reporting

- Trace each suspicious sink back to an entry point (go-semantic-tools:
  references, call hierarchy). A sink fed only by constants or internal
  values is not a vulnerability.
- Check what upstream already enforces — type parsing, allowlists,
  middleware. It lowers severity; it does not delete the finding.
- 🔴 BLOCKER: exploitable today by whoever controls the input. 🟡 WARNING:
  needs a second failure or a privileged caller. 🟢 SUGGESTION: hardening.
- Every finding states file:line, the entry → sink path, a one-sentence
  exploit, and the fix.

Trust boundaries, STRIDE checks and the finding template:
`references/threat-model.md`.

## Run the Scanners First

Before manual review, run the automated scanners and fold their output
into the findings (skip any that is not installed and note it):

```bash
govulncheck ./...       # known CVEs actually reachable from your code
gosec ./...             # static analysis for insecure patterns
go vet ./...            # includes some security-relevant checks
```

Scanners find the known patterns; the manual passes below find the
logic flaws they cannot.

## Auditing Large Codebases
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