Codebase Risk Audit

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Codebase Risk Audit 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. Codebase Risk Audit is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: General · Sub-category: general-misc · Last updated: 2026-06-10

type:audit

Use when auditing codebase risks with evidence and prioritized remediation. Triggers:

About this skill (catalog notes)

Codebase Risk Audit includes pricing or quota commentary. The SKILL.md runs to about 963 words, in the catalog's typical mid-range.

Source: www.12factoragentops.com
Original author: boshu2
Indexed lastmod: 2026-06-10
Catalog position: General · general-misc
Indexed related skills: 10

How Codebase Risk Audit fits the catalog

Codebase Risk Audit sits in the General category under the general-misc sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.

From the source SKILL.md

Use this skill to produce a focused risk audit of a repository. The audit looks for problems that could make the system hard to change, hard to operate, hard to test, unsafe around sensitive surfaces, or brittle under realistic failure.

What this skill does

Codebase Risk Audit is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the general-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/codebase-risk-audit/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when auditing codebase risks with evidence and prioritized remediation.

Who uses this skill

The Codebase Risk Audit Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 121,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/codebase-risk-audit
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/codebase-risk-audit/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/codebase-risk-audit/SKILL.md

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

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/codebase-risk-audit/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\codebase-risk-audit\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 Codebase Risk Audit Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/codebase-risk-audit/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Codebase Risk Audit skill do?

Use when auditing codebase risks with evidence and prioritized remediation. Triggers:

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 Codebase Risk Audit skill?

Use Codebase Risk Audit when your Claude Code task falls under the General category — specifically in the general misc 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 Codebase Risk Audit" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/general/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Codebase Risk Audit 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. Codebase Risk Audit is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/boshu2/agentops/blob/HEAD/skills/codebase-risk-audit/SKILL.md
Author: boshu2
Website: https://www.12factoragentops.com

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

boshu2. (2026). Codebase Risk Audit [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/codebase-risk-audit/

BibTeX

@misc{codebase-risk-audit-2026,
  author    = {boshu2},
  title     = {Codebase Risk Audit [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/codebase-risk-audit/}
}

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