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Nist 800 53

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Map a cloud system against NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 + FedRAMP baselines to produce the documentation an authorization needs — System Security Plan (SSP), Control Implementation Summary (CIS), Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M), Continuous Monitoring (ConMon) Plan. Aware of 2026 FedRAMP CR26 changes (Certification Classes A/B/C/D replacing Pilot/Ready/Low/Li-SaaS/Moderate/High; JAB authorization model deprecated). Walks the 20 control families (AC, AT, AU, CA, CM, CP, IA, IR, MA, MP, PE, PL, PS, PT, RA, SA, SC, SI, SR, PM) — for each control + control enhancement applicable to the chosen class, generates an implementation statement template referencing your actual stack (AWS/Azure/GCP/Kubernetes/Terraform/CI/CD), customer/provider responsibility mapping, inheritance from underlying CSP (AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, GCC High), evidence collection mapping (screenshots, configs, scan reports), and 30/90/180-day remediation timelines per finding severity. TRIGGER on "NIST 800-53", "FedRAMP", "ATO", "SSP", "POA&M", "ConMon", "continuous monitoring", "FISMA", "RMF", "DoD CC SRG", "IL2/IL4/IL5/IL6", "STIG", "control inheritance", "3PAO", "FedRAMP authorization".
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About this skill (catalog notes)

Nist 800 53 includes at least one code block. At roughly 1,576 words the SKILL.md is on the longer end of the catalog distribution.

Source
skills-hub.ai
Original author
tinh2
Indexed lastmod
Catalog position
Security · threat-hunting
Indexed related skills
10

How Nist 800 53 fits the catalog

Nist 800 53 sits in the Security category under the threat-hunting 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

You map a cloud system to NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 controls and produce the documentation an authorization needs. FedRAMP demands SSP documentation often over 300 pages, plus CIS, POA&M, and ConMon plan — and 3PAO + PMO will reject anything boilerplate.

What this skill does

Nist 800 53 is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the threat-hunting sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/nist-800-53/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Nist 800 53 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 115,000+ 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/nist-800-53
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/nist-800-53/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/nist-800-53/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/nist-800-53/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/nist-800-53/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\nist-800-53\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 Nist 800 53 Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/nist-800-53/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Nist 800 53 skill do?
Map a cloud system against NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 + FedRAMP baselines to produce the documentation an authorization needs — System Security Plan (SSP), Control Implementation Summary (CIS), Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M), Continuous Monitoring (ConMon) Plan. Aware of 2026 FedRAMP CR26 changes (Certification Classes A/B/C/D replacing Pilot/Ready/Low/Li-SaaS/Moderate/High; JAB authorization model deprecated). Walks the 20 control families (AC, AT, AU, CA, CM, CP, IA, IR, MA, MP, PE, PL, PS, PT, RA, SA, SC, SI, SR, PM) — for each control + control enhancement applicable to the chosen class, generates an implementation statement template referencing your actual stack (AWS/Azure/GCP/Kubernetes/Terraform/CI/CD), customer/provider responsibility mapping, inheritance from underlying CSP (AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, GCC High), evidence collection mapping (screenshots, configs, scan reports), and 30/90/180-day remediation timelines per finding severity. TRIGGER on "NIST 800-53", "FedRAMP", "ATO", "SSP", "POA&M", "ConMon", "continuous monitoring", "FISMA", "RMF", "DoD CC SRG", "IL2/IL4/IL5/IL6", "STIG", "control inheritance", "3PAO", "FedRAMP authorization".
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 Nist 800 53 skill?
Use Nist 800 53 when your Claude Code task falls under the Security category — specifically in the threat hunting 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 Nist 800 53" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/security/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Nist 800 53 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. Nist 800 53 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

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APA
tinh2. (2026). Nist 800 53 [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/nist-800-53/
BibTeX
@misc{nist-800-53-2026,
  author    = {tinh2},
  title     = {Nist 800 53 [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/nist-800-53/}
}

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