security-ownership-map — Claude Code skill for code ownership
Builds a people-to-file map from git history, computes bus factor, and flags sensitive code with too few active owners.
npx skills add openai/skills --skill security-ownership-map -a claude-codeWhat security-ownership-map does
The skill parses git history and builds a bipartite graph of who touched which files. From that graph it computes bus factor per file and spots sensitive code that lost its active owner. A second graph — file-to-file — uses Jaccard similarity on shared commits to cluster files that change together. Large noisy commits and glue files like lockfiles are ignored by default.
Output includes CSV files for people, files and touch edges, plus summary.json with findings: orphaned sensitive code, hidden owners, bus-factor hotspots. There is JSON for Neo4j and Gephi, and people.csv includes timezone detection from commit offsets.
You need Python 3 and networkx (pip install networkx). The entry point is scripts/run_ownership_map.py; scope history with --since and --until. Sensitive paths default to auth, crypto and secrets, but a CSV config via --sensitive-config overrides them.
What it helps with
- Find sensitive code with a single active owner
- Compute bus factor per file from git history
- Cluster files by co-change patterns
- Export ownership graphs for Neo4j or Gephi
- Check whether real ownership matches CODEOWNERS
Example prompts for the agent
- Build an ownership map for this repo over the last year and show orphaned sensitive code
- Find auth and crypto files with bus factor at most 1
- Who touches sensitive code most often in this repository?
How to install security-ownership-map
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add openai/skills --skill security-ownership-map -a claude-code2Manually: put the files in place
~/.claude/skills/security-ownership-map/SKILL.mdCopy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/security-ownership-map/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add openai/skills --skill security-ownership-map -a codex2Manually: put the files in place
.agents/skills/security-ownership-map/SKILL.mdFor all projects use ~/.agents/skills/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add openai/skills --skill security-ownership-map -a cursor2Manually: put the files in place
.cursor/skills/security-ownership-map/SKILL.mdCursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/
1GitHub CLI
gh skill install openai/skills security-ownership-map2Manually: put the files in place
.github/skills/security-ownership-map/SKILL.md1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add openai/skills --skill security-ownership-map -a gemini-cli2Platform CLI
gemini skills install https://github.com/openai/skills --path skills/.curated/security-ownership-mapManually: put the files in place
.devin/skills/security-ownership-map/SKILL.mdThe legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works
Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add openai/skills --skill security-ownership-map -a opencodeClaude.ai
Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills
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Questions about security-ownership-map
How do I install security-ownership-map in Claude Code?
Run npx skills add openai/skills --skill security-ownership-map -a claude-code. The skill lands in ~/.claude/skills/security-ownership-map/SKILL.md.
What does security-ownership-map do?
It parses git history to build a people-to-file graph, computes bus factor, and flags sensitive code with weak ownership. It also clusters files by co-change patterns using Jaccard similarity.
What dependencies does it need?
Python 3 and the networkx library. Install it with pip install networkx.
Source text
SKILL.md · Apache-2.0
---
name: "security-ownership-map"
description: "Analyze git repositories to build a security ownership topology (people-to-file), compute bus factor and sensitive-code ownership, and export CSV/JSON for graph databases and visualization. Trigger only when the user explicitly wants a security-oriented ownership or bus-factor analysis grounded in git history (for example: orphaned sensitive code, security maintainers, CODEOWNERS reality checks for risk, sensitive hotspots, or ownership clusters). Do not trigger for general maintainer lists or non-security ownership questions."
---
# Security Ownership Map
## Overview
Build a bipartite graph of people and files from git history, then compute ownership risk and export graph artifacts for Neo4j/Gephi. Also build a file co-change graph (Jaccard similarity on shared commits) to cluster files by how they move together while ignoring large, noisy commits.
## Requirements
- Python 3
- `networkx` (required; community detection is enabled by default)
Install with:
```bash
pip install networkx
```
## Workflow
1. Scope the repo and time window (optional `--since/--until`).
2. Decide sensitivity rules (use defaults or provide a CSV config).
3. Build the ownership map with `scripts/run_ownership_map.py` (co-change graph is on by default; use `--cochange-max-files` to ignore supernode commits).
4. Communities are computed by default; graphml output is optional (`--graphml`).
5. Query the outputs with `scripts/query_ownership.py` for bounded JSON slices.
6. Persist and visualize (see `references/neo4j-import.md`).
By default, the co-change graph ignores common “glue” files (lockfiles, `.github/*`, editor config) so clusters reflect actual code movement instead of shared infra edits. Override with `--cochange-exclude` or `--no-default-cochange-excludes`. Dependabot commits are excluded by default; override with `--no-default-author-excludes` or add patterns via `--author-exclude-regex`.
If you want to exclude Linux build glue like `Kbuild` from co-change clustering, pass:
```bash
python skills/skills/security-ownership-map/scripts/run_ownership_map.py \
--repo /path/to/linux \
--out ownership-map-out \
--cochange-exclude "**/Kbuild"
```
## Quick start
Run from the repo root:
```bash
python skills/skills/security-ownership-map/scripts/run_ownership_map.py \
--repo . \
--out ownership-map-out \
--since "12 months ago" \
--emit-commits
```
Defaults: author identity, author date, and merge commits excluded. Use `--identity committer`, `--date-field committer`, or `--include-merges` if needed.
Example (override co-change excludes):
```bash
python skills/skills/security-ownership-map/scripts/run_ownership_map.py \
--repo . \
--out ownership-map-out \
--cochange-exclude "**/Cargo.lock" \
--cochange-exclude "**/.github/**" \
--no-default-cochange-excludes
```
Communities are computed by default. To disable:
```bash
python skills/skills/security-ownership-map/scripts/run_ownership_map.py \
--repo . \
--out ownership-map-out \
--no-communities
```
## Sensitivity rules
By default, the script flags common auth/crypto/secret paths. Override by providing a CSV file:
```
# pattern,tag,weight
**/auth/**,auth,1.0
**/crypto/**,crypto,1.0
**/*.pem,secrets,1.0
```
Use it with `--sensitive-config path/to/sensitive.csv`.
## Output artifacts
`ownership-map-out/` contains:
- `people.csv` (nodes: people)
- `files.csv` (nodes: files)
- `edges.csv` (edges: touches)
- `cochange_edges.csv` (file-to-file co-change edges with Jaccard weight; omitted with `--no-cochange`)
- `summary.json` (security ownership findings)
- `commits.jsonl` (optional, if `--emit-commits`)
- `communities.json` (computed by default from co-change edges when available; includes `maintainers` per community; disable with `--no-communities`)
- `cochange.graph.json` (NetworkX node-link JSON with `community_id` + `community_maintainers`; falls back to `ownership.graph.json` if no co-change edges)
- `ownership.graphml` / `cochange.graphml` (optional, if `--graphml`)
`people.csv` includes timezone detection based on author commit offsets: `primary_tz_offset`, `primary_tz_minutes`, and `timezone_offsets`.
## LLM query helper
Use `scripts/query_ownership.py` to return small, JSON-bounded slices without loading the full graph into context.
Examples:
```bash
python skills/skills/security-ownership-map/scripts/query_ownership.py --data-dir ownership-map-out people --limit 10
python skills/skills/security-ownership-map/scripts/query_ownership.py --data-dir ownership-map-out files --tag auth --bus-factor-max 1
python skills/skills/security-ownership-map/scripts/query_ownership.py --data-dir ownership-map-out person --person alice@corp --limit 10
python skills/skills/security-ownership-map/scripts/query_ownership.py --data-dir ownership-map-out file --file crypto/tls
python skills/skills/security-ownership-map/scripts/query_ownership.py --data-dir ownership-map-out cochange --file crypto/tls --limit 10
python skills/skills/security-ownership-map/scripts/query_ownership.py --data-dir ownership-map-out summary --section orphaned_sensitive_code
python skills/skills/security-ownership-map/scripts/query_ownership.py --data-dir ownership-map-out community --id 3
```
Use `--community-top-owners 5` (default) to control how many maintainers are stored per community.
## Basic security queries
Run these to answer common security ownership questions with bounded output:
```bash
# Orphaned sensitive code (stale + low bus factor)
python skills/skills/security-ownership-map/scripts/query_ownership.py --data-dir ownership-map-out summary --section orphaned_sensitive_code
# Hidden owners for sensitive tags
python skills/skills/security-ownership-map/scripts/query_ownership.py --data-dir ownership-map-out summary --section hidden_owners
# Sensitive hotspots with low bus factor
python skills/skills/security-ownership-map/scripts/query_ownership.py --data-dir ownership-map-out summary --section bus_factor_hotspots
# Auth/crypto files with bus factor <= 1
python skills/skills/security-ownership-map/scripts/query_ownership.py --data-dir ownership-map-out files --tag auth --bus-factor-max 1
python skills/skills/security-ownership-map/scripts/query_ownership.py --data-dir ownership-map-out files --tag crypto --bus-factor-max 1
# Who is touching sensitive code the most
python skills/skills/security-ownership-map/scripts/query_ownership.py --data-dir ownership-map-out people --sort sensitive_touches --limit 10
# Co-change neighbors (cluster hints for ownership drift)
python skills/skills/security-ownership-map/scripts/query_ownership.py --data-dir ownership-map-out cochange --file path/to/file --min-jaccard 0.05 --limit 20
# Community maintainers (for a cluster)
python skills/skills/security-ownership-map/scripts/query_ownership.py --data-dir ownership-map-out community --id 3
# Monthly maintainers for the community containing a file
python skills/skills/security-ownership-map/scripts/community_maintainers.py \
--data-dir ownership-map-out \
--file network/card.c \
--since 2025-01-01 \
--top 5
# Quarterly buckets instead of monthly
python skills/skills/security-ownership-map/scripts/community_maintainers.py \
--data-dir ownership-map-out \
--file network/card.c \
--since 2025-01-01 \
--bucket quarter \
--top 5
```
Notes:
- Touches default to one authored commit (not per-file). Use `--touch-mode file` to count per-file touches.
- Use `--window-days 90` or `--weight recency --half-life-days 180` to smooth churn.
- Filter bots with `--ignore-author-regex '(bot|dependabot)'`.
- Use `--min-share 0.1` to show stable maintainers only.
- Use `--bucket quarter` for calendar quarter groupings.
- Use `--identity committer` or `--date-field committer` to switch from author attribution.
- Use `--include-merges` to include merge commits (excluded by default).
### Summary format (default)
Use this structure, add fields if needed:
```json
{
"orphaned_sensitive_code": [
{
"path": "crypto/tls/handshake.rs",
"last_security_touch": "2023-03-12T18:10:04+00:00",
"bus_factor": 1
}
],
"hidden_owners": [
{
"person": "alice@corp",
"controls": "63% of auth code"
}
]
}
```
## Graph persistence
Use `references/neo4j-import.md` when you need to load the CSVs into Neo4j. It includes constraints, import Cypher, and visualization tips.
## Notes
- `bus_factor_hotspots` in `summary.json` lists sensitive files with low bus factor; `orphaned_sensitive_code` is the stale subset.
- If `git log` is too large, narrow with `--since` or `--until`.
- Compare `summary.json` against CODEOWNERS to highlight ownership drift.
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