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Ad Methodology

Category: Security  ·  Sub-category: red-team  ·  Last updated:
The order of operations for an Active Directory penetration test: setup, collection, exploitation, post-processing. Use this whenever you are planning or driving an AD assessment and need to know what to run before what and why (map before you exploit; harvest easy credentials before spraying to avoid lockouts; collect the graph before you reason about paths). Covers phase sequencing with standard tooling: netexec/nxc, impacket, certipy, bloodyAD, kerbrute, BloodHound CE. Invoke it at the start of an engagement, when deciding the next phase, or when a step feels out of order.
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From the source SKILL.md

A domain assessment is not a bag of tricks you run in random order. The order is the craft. Enumeration feeds exploitation; a credential harvested cheaply saves you a spray that locks accounts; a graph collected once tells you which of a hundred possible attacks actually reaches Domain Admin. Run the phases in order and each one narrows the next.

What this skill does

Ad Methodology is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the red-team sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/ad-methodology/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Ad Methodology Claude Code skill is built for security engineers, penetration testers, DevSecOps practitioners, and development teams hardening codebases and infrastructure. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 196,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

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Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/ad-methodology
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/ad-methodology/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/ad-methodology/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/ad-methodology/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/ad-methodology/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\ad-methodology\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Ad Methodology Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/ad-methodology/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Ad Methodology skill do?
The order of operations for an Active Directory penetration test: setup, collection, exploitation, post-processing. Use this whenever you are planning or driving an AD assessment and need to know what to run before what and why (map before you exploit; harvest easy credentials before spraying to avoid lockouts; collect the graph before you reason about paths). Covers phase sequencing with standard tooling: netexec/nxc, impacket, certipy, bloodyAD, kerbrute, BloodHound CE. Invoke it at the start of an engagement, when deciding the next phase, or when a step feels out of order.
Is this skill free to install?
Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.
When should I use the Ad Methodology skill?
Use Ad Methodology when your Claude Code task falls under the Security category — specifically in the red team area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Ad Methodology" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/security/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Ad Methodology skill fit in?
A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Ad Methodology is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Security category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

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ClaudSkills. (2026). Ad Methodology [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/ad-methodology/
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@misc{ad-methodology-2026,
  author    = {ClaudSkills},
  title     = {Ad Methodology [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/ad-methodology/}
}

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