# vulnerability-scanning

A skill that walks your agent through finding vulnerabilities in dependencies, code, containers and secrets. Useful before deploys and during security audits.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 611 installs · ★ 371
- Author: aj-geddes
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts/tree/HEAD/skills/vulnerability-scanning/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-03-04
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/vulnerability-scanning

## What it does

The skill guides the agent through security checks: dependency scanning, code review, Docker image inspection and secret detection. Findings land in separate lists per category, so you can see where the problem actually is.

The bundled example is Node.js: a `VulnerabilityScanner` class shells out to `npm audit --json` via `child_process` and parses the output. Full implementations live in `references/` — a Node.js scanner, a Python scanner built on OWASP tooling, and a CI/CD integration for GitHub Actions.

The skill advises automating scans in CI/CD, setting severity thresholds and documenting false positives. Relying on a single scanner is a bad idea: different tools catch different things, so mismatched reports are a reason to look closer, not to skip them.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --skill vulnerability-scanning -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --skill vulnerability-scanning -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --skill vulnerability-scanning -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts vulnerability-scanning
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --skill vulnerability-scanning -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --path skills/vulnerability-scanning
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --skill vulnerability-scanning -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/aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts/tree/HEAD/skills/vulnerability-scanning/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- catch vulnerable dependencies before a release
- check a Docker image against known CVEs
- strip secrets out of a repository
- wire scanning into a GitHub Actions pipeline
- produce findings for a PCI-DSS or SOC 2 audit

## Example prompts
- scan the project dependencies and list high severity vulnerabilities
- set up vulnerability scanning in GitHub Actions before deploy
- check the Docker image and the code for leaked secrets

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: vulnerability-scanning
description: >
  Automated vulnerability detection using OWASP tools, CVE databases, and
  security scanners. Use when performing security audits, compliance checks, or
  continuous security monitoring.
---

# Vulnerability Scanning

## Table of Contents

- [Overview](#overview)
- [When to Use](#when-to-use)
- [Quick Start](#quick-start)
- [Reference Guides](#reference-guides)
- [Best Practices](#best-practices)

## Overview

Systematically identify security vulnerabilities in applications, dependencies, and infrastructure using automated scanning tools and manual security assessments.

## When to Use

- Pre-deployment security checks
- Continuous security monitoring
- Compliance audits (PCI-DSS, SOC 2)
- Dependency vulnerability detection
- Container security scanning
- Infrastructure security assessment

## Quick Start

Minimal working example:

```javascript
// scanner.js - Comprehensive vulnerability scanning
const { exec } = require("child_process");
const util = require("util");
const fs = require("fs").promises;

const execPromise = util.promisify(exec);

class VulnerabilityScanner {
  constructor() {
    this.results = {
      dependencies: [],
      code: [],
      docker: [],
      secrets: [],
    };
  }

  async scanDependencies() {
    console.log("Scanning dependencies with npm audit...");

    try {
      const { stdout } = await execPromise("npm audit --json");
      const auditResults = JSON.parse(stdout);

      for (const [name, advisory] of Object.entries(
// ... (see reference guides for full implementation)
```

## Reference Guides

Detailed implementations in the `references/` directory:

| Guide | Contents |
|---|---|
| [Node.js Vulnerability Scanner](references/nodejs-vulnerability-scanner.md) | Node.js Vulnerability Scanner |
| [Python OWASP Scanner](references/python-owasp-scanner.md) | Python OWASP Scanner |
| [CI/CD Integration - GitHub Actions](references/cicd-integration-github-actions.md) | CI/CD Integration - GitHub Actions |

## Best Practices

### ✅ DO

- Automate scans in CI/CD
- Scan dependencies regularly
- Use multiple scanning tools
- Set severity thresholds
- Track vulnerability trends
- Scan containers and images
- Monitor CVE databases
- Document false positives

### ❌ DON'T

- Skip vulnerability scanning
- Ignore low severity issues
- Trust single scanning tool
- Bypass security gates
- Commit secrets to repos
````
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