Security Checklists

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Security Checklists 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. Security Checklists 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: web-security · Last updated: 2026-06-29

Progressive-disclosure security-depth modules for the security-reviewer. Holds boundary-keyed checklists (access-control, authn-session, injection, path-and-file, secrets-and-crypto, outbound-ssrf, supply-chain, config-misconfig, exceptional-conditions, llm-agent) as references/, each anchored on a current standard (OWASP Top 10:2025, ASVS 5.0, API Security Top 10:2023, Proactive Controls 2024, CWE Top 25, OWASP LLM Top 10:2025, OWASP Top 10 for Agentic Applications:2026). The work-loop's orchestrator loads only the boundary-matching modules and inlines them into the security-reviewer's brief; the subagent never self-discovers this skill. Not a reviewer prompt itself — it is the depth library the reviewer reasons from.

Security AStatic scan found no risk patternsHow grading works ›

From the source SKILL.md

This skill is the depth library behind the security-reviewer agent. The reviewer's body carries the universal method (the three-bucket delegation rule, load-context-first, the always-on STRIDE + LINDDUN open pass, the established-helper-bypass meta-check, the severity rubric, the honest-limits footer, the output format). The shape-specific depth — what to actually check at each trust boundary — lives here, in the per-boundary references/<module>.md modules, so the agent prompt stays lean and the depth scales without bloat.

What this skill does

Security Checklists is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the web-security sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/security-checklists/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Security Checklists 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 163,000+ 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/security-checklists
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/security-checklists/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/security-checklists/SKILL.md

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

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/security-checklists/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\security-checklists\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 Security Checklists Claude Code skill?

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

What does the Security Checklists 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 Security Checklists skill?

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

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Security Checklists 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. Security Checklists 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/eugenelim/agent-ready-repo/blob/HEAD/.agents/skills/security-checklists/SKILL.md
License: Apache-2.0
Author: eugenelim

Cite this skill

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

APA

eugenelim. (2026). Security Checklists [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/security-checklists/

BibTeX

@misc{security-checklists-2026,
  author    = {eugenelim},
  title     = {Security Checklists [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/security-checklists/}
}

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Security scan

Grade A · scanned 2026-07-28 — 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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