IAC Checkov

Quality score: 70/100 · Category: Security · Sub-category: appsec-tools

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Infrastructure as Code (IaC) security scanning using Checkov with 750+ built-in policies for Terraform, CloudFormation, Kubernetes, Dockerfile, and ARM templates. Use when: (1) Scanning IaC files for security misconfigurations and compliance violations, (2) Validating cloud infrastructure against CIS, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, and SOC2 benchmarks, (3) Detecting secrets and hardcoded credentials in IaC, (4) Implementing policy-as-code in CI/CD pipelines, (5) Generating compliance reports with remediation guidance for cloud security posture management.

What this skill does

IAC Checkov is a production-ready Claude Code skill (quality score 70/100) in the appsec-tools sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/iac-checkov/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when: (1) Scanning IaC files for security misconfigurations and compliance violations, (2) Validating cloud infrastructure against CIS, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, and SOC2 benchmarks, (3) Detecting secrets and hardcoded credentials in IaC, (4) Implementing policy-as-code in CI/CD pipelines, (5) Generating compliance reports with remediation guidance for cloud security posture management.

Who uses this skill

The IAC Checkov skill is built for security engineers, penetration testers, DevSecOps practitioners, and development teams hardening codebases and infrastructure. It is part of the open ClaudSkills registry, a community-curated catalog of 15,000+ capabilities you can install for Claude Code — the Claude CLI agent.

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

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

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

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

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.

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