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Official agent skill

API Authz

by elastic in elastic/kibana

Kibana API route authorization patterns. An agent skill from elastic/kibana.

OfficialCustom licenceAuto-check passedBackend & APIs

Install API Authz

skills CLI
$ npx skills add elastic/kibana --skill api-authz -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install elastic/kibana api-authz --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/elastic/kibana.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/api-authz .claude/skills/api-authz && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
api-authz
GitHub stars
21k
Token cost
~1.6k tokens
SKILL.md length
326 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
40
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Kibana API route authorization patterns. An agent skill from elastic/kibana.

  • Configuring route security
  • SKILL.md covers Route Security Configuration, Privilege Naming, Privilege-Based Branching with… and Opting Out of Authorization, plus 1 more section
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Working with requiredPrivileges

What it does

API Authz is an agent skill from elastic/kibana, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Kibana API route authorization patterns. Use when configuring route security, working with requiredPrivileges or extendedPrivileges, using authzResult for privilege-based branching, opting out of authorization, or naming custom privileges.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.6k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Backend & APIs, covering Authorization and RBAC. It works with Elasticsearch. The repository describes itself as: Your window into all of your data.

When your agent uses it

  • Configuring route security
  • Working with requiredPrivileges
  • ExtendedPrivileges
  • Using authzResult for privilege-based branching

Example prompts

  • “/api-authz”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ee7c86b. 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

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are typescript).

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

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    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

API Authz loads about 1.6k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 62 tokens; SKILL.md has 326 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~62
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.6k

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

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

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

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 326 words (~1,621 tokens).

“Routes declare authorization via the security option in KibanaRouteOptions:”

— opening of SKILL.md by elastic, Custom licence
name
api-authz

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/api-authz of elastic/kibana.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit ee7c86b

Compare with similar skills

API Authz next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

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Payloadpayloadcms/payload45k5 repos~6.2kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Convex Setup Authspokvulcan/poker-planning1148 repos~1.8kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Works with

Categories

Questions about API Authz

What does API Authz do?

Kibana API route authorization patterns. An agent skill from elastic/kibana. API Authz is an agent skill from elastic/kibana, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Kibana API route authorization patterns.

When should I use API Authz?

API Authz fits situations like: configuring route security; working with requiredPrivileges; extendedPrivileges; using authzResult for privilege-based branching.

How do I install API Authz in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add elastic/kibana --skill api-authz -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/api-authz in elastic/kibana) into .claude/skills/api-authz in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install API Authz in Codex?

Run `npx skills add elastic/kibana --skill api-authz -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/api-authz in elastic/kibana) into .agents/skills/api-authz in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use API Authz in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add elastic/kibana --skill api-authz -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/api-authz, .gemini/skills/api-authz, .github/skills/api-authz and .opencode/skills/api-authz in your project.

What does API Authz need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: API Authz is instructions for the agent only.

Does API Authz access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is API Authz safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does API Authz use?

API Authz has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does API Authz use?

About 1.6k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.5k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to API Authz?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with API Authz: Elasticsearch Authz (aspectrr/deer, 405 stars), Configuring Horizon (coollabsio/coolify, 63k stars), K8s Security Policies (Cybereason-Public/owLSM, 280 stars) and Payload (payloadcms/payload, 45k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains API Authz?

elastic (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in elastic/kibana, which has 21,310 GitHub stars. The repository holds 40 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

Source: elastic/kibana on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.