Penetration Test Prep

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

Category: Engineering · Sub-category: testing · Last updated: 2026-07-21

Prepare for a penetration test by fixing scope, rules, and access up front, then turn its findings into tracked, verified remediation. Use when commissioning an external pentest or acting on the report one delivered.

Security AStatic scan found no risk patternsHow grading works ›

From the source SKILL.md

A pentest is only worth its price if the scope is honest, the rules keep it safe, and the findings actually get fixed and re-tested. The common failures bracket the engagement: a vague scope that wastes days on the wrong assets, a missing rules-of-engagement doc that turns a test into an outage, and a report that lands in a drawer while the same holes stay open.

What this skill does

Penetration Test Prep is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the testing sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/penetration-test-prep/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when commissioning an external pentest or acting on the report one delivered.

Who uses this skill

The Penetration Test Prep Claude Code skill is built for software engineers, backend developers, full-stack teams, and technical leads building and maintaining production systems. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 158,000+ 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/penetration-test-prep
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/penetration-test-prep/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/penetration-test-prep/SKILL.md

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

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

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Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Penetration Test Prep Claude Code skill?

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

What does the Penetration Test Prep 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 Penetration Test Prep skill?

Use Penetration Test Prep when your Claude Code task falls under the Engineering category — specifically in the testing 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 Penetration Test Prep" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/engineering/.

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

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/Amey-Thakur/AI-SKILLS/blob/HEAD/skills/security/penetration-test-prep/SKILL.md
License: MIT
Author: Amey-Thakur
Website: https://amey-thakur.github.io/AI-SKILLS/

Cite this skill

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

APA

Amey-Thakur. (2026). Penetration Test Prep [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/penetration-test-prep/

BibTeX

@misc{penetration-test-prep-2026,
  author    = {Amey-Thakur},
  title     = {Penetration Test Prep [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/penetration-test-prep/}
}

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Security scan

Grade A · scanned 2026-07-23 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.

No risk patterns were found in any of the ten OWASP-aligned categories. How grading works ›

✓ Prompt injection
✓ Data exfiltration
✓ Supply chain
✓ Reverse shell
✓ Credentials
✓ Execution
✓ Filesystem
✓ Persistence
✓ Obfuscation
✓ Network

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