# security-guidance

This skill applies OWASP ASVS guidance to code involving input, auth, storage, networks, files, cryptography, or access control.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 401 installs · ★ 206
- Author: OWASP
- License: CC-BY-4.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/OWASP/secure-agent-playbook/tree/HEAD/plugins/code-security-skills/skills/security-guidance/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-15
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/owasp-security-guidance

## What it does

security-guidance brings OWASP ASVS checks into implementation and planning work. It matches a task to the relevant sections in its reference index, reads the linked `data/asvs/*.md` guidance, and treats Level 1 requirements as the baseline. Relevant Level 2 or Level 3 items should be called out when they are not yet implemented.

The skill asks for inline ASVS references in code comments or plan notes, so the applied requirements remain visible. Its index covers input validation, injection prevention, deserialization, cookies, authentication, access control, cryptography, network communication, and file I/O. When a security-sensitive task has no matching section, or the guidance is unclear or conflicting, it stops and flags the gap instead of guessing.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add OWASP/secure-agent-playbook --skill security-guidance -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add OWASP/secure-agent-playbook --skill security-guidance -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add OWASP/secure-agent-playbook --skill security-guidance -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install OWASP/secure-agent-playbook security-guidance
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add OWASP/secure-agent-playbook --skill security-guidance -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/OWASP/secure-agent-playbook --path plugins/code-security-skills/skills/security-guidance
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add OWASP/secure-agent-playbook --skill security-guidance -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/OWASP/secure-agent-playbook/tree/HEAD/plugins/code-security-skills/skills/security-guidance/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- check user input at application boundaries
- map database and shell operations to ASVS guidance
- review authentication and access-control work
- add applied ASVS references to plans and code
- flag unclear security guidance before implementation

## Example prompts
- Review this user-input form against the relevant OWASP ASVS sections before writing code.
- Implement the file-upload endpoint and add inline references for the ASVS requirements you apply.
- Inspect this network handler, select the matching ASVS sections, and stop if the guidance conflicts.

## Source text · SKILL.md · CC-BY-4.0

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---
name: security-guidance
description: Security-first development guidance based on OWASP ASVS (Application Security Verification Standard). Use this skill automatically when planning or implementing any code that touches user input, authentication, data persistence, network communication, file I/O, cryptography, or access control. This skill ensures all generated code adheres to industry-standard security practices with explicit references to applied guidance.
---

# Security Guidance

## Core Principle

Security is a first-class requirement. Before completing any plan or producing any code that touches security-sensitive operations, consult the ASVS reference index below and apply all relevant guidance.

**All generated code and plans must demonstrably adhere to the selected guidance, with safe defaults and explicit inline citations.**

## Workflow

1. **Identify relevant sections** — Match the current task against the `When to use:` triggers in the index below. A task may match multiple sections; apply all of them.
2. **Read the reference file** — For each matched section, read the full reference file listed at the end of its index entry to get the complete verification requirements.
3. **Apply the guidance** — Implement the requirements. Default to the most secure option when the requirements allow choice. Apply all Level 1 requirements as a minimum baseline; note any Level 2 or Level 3 requirements that are relevant but not yet implemented.
4. **Cite applied requirements inline** — In code comments or plan notes, reference each requirement you satisfy: `// ASVS 6.2.4: password checked against top-3000 list`.

## Escalation

If no section in the index matches a task that involves security-sensitive operations, or if guidance is conflicting or unclear, **stop and flag the gap** before proceeding. Do not guess or paraphrase guidance — escalate instead.

If the index below is empty, report that the reference index failed to load and list which ASVS chapters are likely relevant based on the task description.

## Reference Index

### V1.1 Encoding and Sanitization Architecture

Architectural requirements for the order and placement of encoding, escaping, and decoding operations.

When to use:

- designing a data processing pipeline that handles untrusted input
- deciding where in the request/response lifecycle to encode or escape data
- storing data that will later be rendered in different output contexts

See `data/asvs/V1.1.md` for detailed guidance.

### V1.2 Injection Prevention

Output encoding and escaping requirements to prevent injection into interpreters (SQL, HTML, JS, OS, LDAP, etc.).

When to use:

- building database queries (SQL, NoSQL, HQL, Cypher, XPath, LDAP)
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