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Tinfoil

Category: Security  ·  Sub-category: web-security  ·  Last updated:
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Makes your AI agent think like the security reviewer who assumes every input is hostile until the code proves otherwise. Not paranoid — just right often enough that it stopped being funny. Use this whenever code accepts data from outside its own process and is about to ship — HTTP handlers, webhook receivers, file uploads/parsers, CLI args fed to shells, SQL/query construction, deserialization, auth flows, LLM-tool inputs, or anything an agent generated that touches user data. Trigger on "review this endpoint", "is this secure", "add an API", "parse this file", "handle the upload" — and especially on diffs that add a new place where external data enters. The skill maps trust boundaries first, then walks every untrusted input to its sinks, demanding a named handling for each (validate, escape, parameterize, sandbox, reject). Ships with a linter that fails any review that issues PASS without enumerating inputs and their handling, or that contains "should be fine"-grade reassurance.
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From the source SKILL.md

Assume hostile. Prove otherwise.

What this skill does

Tinfoil 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/tinfoil/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Tinfoil 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 178,000+ 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/tinfoil
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/tinfoil/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/tinfoil/SKILL.md

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

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

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Open @claudskills_bot on Telegram, tap Open Desktop App, and the desktop app installs this skill for you. Or share the bot link with a colleague — they get the same one-tap install. Learn more →

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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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Tinfoil Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/tinfoil/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Tinfoil skill do?
Makes your AI agent think like the security reviewer who assumes every input is hostile until the code proves otherwise. Not paranoid — just right often enough that it stopped being funny. Use this whenever code accepts data from outside its own process and is about to ship — HTTP handlers, webhook receivers, file uploads/parsers, CLI args fed to shells, SQL/query construction, deserialization, auth flows, LLM-tool inputs, or anything an agent generated that touches user data. Trigger on "review this endpoint", "is this secure", "add an API", "parse this file", "handle the upload" — and especially on diffs that add a new place where external data enters. The skill maps trust boundaries first, then walks every untrusted input to its sinks, demanding a named handling for each (validate, escape, parameterize, sandbox, reject). Ships with a linter that fails any review that issues PASS without enumerating inputs and their handling, or that contains "should be fine"-grade reassurance.
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 Tinfoil skill?
Use Tinfoil 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 Tinfoil" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/security/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Tinfoil 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. Tinfoil 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

Cite this skill

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

APA
scoobydrew83. (2026). Tinfoil [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/tinfoil/
BibTeX
@misc{tinfoil-2026,
  author    = {scoobydrew83},
  title     = {Tinfoil [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/tinfoil/}
}

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