# security-scan

Scans a codebase for OWASP Top 10 flaws, hardcoded credentials and unsafe configs. Useful before a deploy or when reading unfamiliar code.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 471 installs · ★ 176
- Author: jwynia
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/jwynia/agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/tech/security/security-scan/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-02-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/jwynia-security-scan

## What it does

The skill runs as `/security-scan` and works in five phases: it identifies the project type, matches known vulnerability patterns, scans for secrets, parses dependency manifests, then writes a report. Findings carry severity from CRITICAL down to INFO, each with a file and line, the risk and a fix.

Three modes cover different needs. The default checks every category, `--quick` limits itself to critical and high issues, and `--focus <category>` narrows the run to `injection`, `secrets`, `crypto`, `auth` or `config`. Secrets detection uses regexes for AWS, GitHub and Stripe keys plus private key headers, with entropy checks for the rest.

Project settings go in `.security-scan.yaml` at the repo root: exclusion globs, a `fail_on` threshold and per-category toggles. Skip that file and the scan walks the whole tree, tests and mocks included, so the report fills with noise. Writing the exclude list first is the difference between a usable summary and a wall of low-severity entries.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jwynia/agent-skills --skill security-scan -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jwynia/agent-skills --skill security-scan -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install jwynia/agent-skills security-scan
```

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

### Gemini CLI

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

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/jwynia/agent-skills --path skills/tech/security/security-scan
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jwynia/agent-skills --skill security-scan -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/jwynia/agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/tech/security/security-scan/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- catch SQL injection in string-concatenated queries before release
- strip hardcoded AWS keys and tokens out of the repo
- review unfamiliar code for XSS and command injection
- flag MD5 password hashing and ECB mode encryption
- produce a severity-ranked vulnerability report for the team

## Example prompts
- /security-scan
- /security-scan --scope src/
- /security-scan --quick

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: security-scan
description: Scan code for security vulnerabilities including OWASP Top 10, secrets, and misconfigurations. Use when you need comprehensive security analysis of a codebase.
license: MIT
metadata:
  author: jwynia
  version: "1.0"
  type: utility
  mode: evaluative
  domain: development
---

# Security Scan

Comprehensive security vulnerability detection for codebases.

## Quick Start

```
/security-scan                    # Full scan of current directory
/security-scan --scope src/       # Scan specific directory
/security-scan --quick            # Fast scan (critical issues only)
/security-scan --focus injection  # Focus on specific category
```

## What This Skill Does

Analyzes code for security vulnerabilities across multiple categories:

1. **OWASP Top 10** - Industry-standard web vulnerability categories
2. **Secrets Detection** - Hardcoded credentials, API keys, tokens
3. **Injection Flaws** - SQL, XSS, command injection patterns
4. **Cryptographic Issues** - Weak algorithms, insecure implementations
5. **Configuration Problems** - Insecure defaults, misconfigurations

## Scan Modes

### Full Scan (Default)
Comprehensive analysis of all security categories.

```
/security-scan
```

**Checks performed:**
- All OWASP Top 10 categories
- Secrets and credential detection
- Dependency vulnerabilities (if package files exist)
- Configuration file review

**Duration:** 2-5 minutes depending on codebase size

### Quick Scan
Fast check for critical and high-severity issues only.

```
/security-scan --quick
```

**Checks performed:**
- Critical injection patterns
- Exposed secrets
- Known dangerous functions

**Duration:** Under 1 minute

### Focused Scan
Target specific vulnerability category.

```
/security-scan --focus <category>
```

**Categories:**
- `injection` - SQL, XSS, command injection
- `secrets` - Credentials, API keys, tokens
- `crypto` - Cryptographic weaknesses
- `auth` - Authentication/authorization issues
- `config` - Configuration security

## Output Format

### Severity Levels

| Level | Icon | Meaning | Action Required |
|-------|------|---------|-----------------|
| CRITICAL | `[!]` | Exploitable vulnerability | Immediate fix |
| HIGH | `[H]` | Serious security risk | Fix before deploy |
| MEDIUM | `[M]` | Potential vulnerability | Plan to address |
| LOW | `[L]` | Minor issue or hardening | Consider fixing |
| INFO | `[i]` | Informational finding | Awareness only |

### Finding Format

```
[SEVERITY] CATEGORY: Brief description
  File: path/to/file.ext:line
  Pattern: What was detected
  Risk: Why this is dangerous
  Fix: How to remediate
```

### Summary Report

```
SECURITY SCAN RESULTS
=====================

Scope: src/
Files scanned: 127
Duration: 45 seconds

FINDINGS BY SEVERITY
  Critical: 2
  High: 5
  Medium: 12
  Low: 8

TOP ISSUES
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