Tiered Audit

What it does

When your agent uses it

• Auditing a codebase before release
• After incidents

Example prompts

• “/tiered-audit”

Requirements

• Python 3

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

1. 1Read the source files in the area
2. 2Check for patterns, anti-patterns, bugs
3. 3Verify test coverage exists
4. 4Check documentation currency
5. 5Assess architectural fit

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9f3eb00. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

• Tool permissions

  Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

  From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

• Runs code

  Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

  • python3
  • git

  From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

• Network

  No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use git, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

  From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

• Credentials

  Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

  From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Tiered Audit loads about 1.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 41 tokens; SKILL.md has 486 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it

~41

When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches

~1.3k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from athola/claude-night-market at commit 9f3eb00, republished under its MIT licence (© athola). 486 words, ~1,349 tokens.

name

tiered-audit

description

Runs a three-tier codebase audit (git history, targeted scans, full review) with gating. Use when auditing a codebase before release or after incidents.

alwaysApply

false

category

audit

tags

audit, git-history, code-quality, review, escalation

usage_patterns

codebase-audit, git-history-review, targeted-review

complexity

intermediate

model_hint

standard

estimated_tokens

600

modules

modules/escalation-criteria.md, modules/tier2-targeted.md, modules/tier3-gate.md

dependencies

imbue:proof-of-work, imbue:review-core, imbue:structured-output

python3 "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/tiered_audit.py" --base {base}
python3 "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/tiered_audit.py" --base {base} --json

---
agent: tier1-audit
tier: 1
evidence_count: {N}
---

## Summary

{1-2 sentence overview of what the git history reveals}

## Churn Hotspots

{top 10 most-changed files with change counts}

For each flagged file, include:
- Location: path/to/file.py:line (most-changed function or block)
- Anchor: `verbatim source text at that line`

[E1] Command: git log --format="" --name-only ...
     Output: {relevant output}

## Fix-on-Fix Patterns

{commits that fix previous commits in the same area}

[E2] Command: git log --oneline ... | grep -iE ...
     Output: {relevant output}

## New File Clusters

{modules with 5+ new files}

## Large Diffs

{commits with 200+ line changes}

## Escalation Recommendation

{list of areas flagged for Tier 2, or "no escalation needed"}

output_contract:
  required_sections:
    - summary
    - evidence
  min_evidence_count: 3    # Tier 1
  # min_evidence_count: 8  # Tier 2
  expected_artifacts: []
  retry_budget: 1
  strictness: normal

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Files

SKILL.md and 3 other files in plugins/pensive/skills/tiered-audit of athola/claude-night-market.

• SKILL.md
• modules/escalation-criteria.md
• modules/tier2-targeted.md
• modules/tier3-gate.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9f3eb00