Model The State Machine

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

Category: Security · Sub-category: security-misc · Last updated: 2026-06-15

Use before attacking a build that has any lifecycle, phases, or persisted progress — enumerate the states, transitions, and guards, then probe every transition under crash / kill / resume / double-send (the transition × interrupt matrix) to find where an interrupted transition corrupts or strands state.

From the source SKILL.md

A feature with a lifecycle — a draft that becomes published, a job that runs then completes, a session that opens, resumes, and closes, a payment that authorizes then captures — is a state machine whether the author drew it or not. The author tested the states ("a draft renders", "a completed job shows results"). The bugs live in the transitions, and especially in transitions that get interrupted: the process dies between two writes, the user double-sends, the network drops mid-flight, a resume lands on half-written state. You can't attack a machine you haven't drawn — so draw it first.

What this skill does

Model The State Machine is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the security-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/model-the-state-machine/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Model The State Machine 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 117,000+ 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/model-the-state-machine
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/model-the-state-machine/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/model-the-state-machine/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/model-the-state-machine/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/model-the-state-machine/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\model-the-state-machine\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 Model The State Machine Claude Code skill?

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

What does the Model The State Machine skill do?

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 Model The State Machine skill?

Use Model The State Machine when your Claude Code task falls under the Security category — specifically in the security 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 Model The State Machine" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/security/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Model The State Machine 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. Model The State Machine 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/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/wastedcode/truecast/blob/HEAD/personas/qa/core/skills/model-the-state-machine/SKILL.md
License: MIT
Author: wastedcode

Cite this skill

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APA

wastedcode. (2026). Model The State Machine [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/model-the-state-machine/

BibTeX

@misc{model-the-state-machine-2026,
  author    = {wastedcode},
  title     = {Model The State Machine [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/model-the-state-machine/}
}

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