Agent skill

Alchemy Security Basics

by jeremylongshore in jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace

Analyze and secure Alchemy credentials, browser access, wallet authority, webhook verification, and untrusted chain data.

MITAuto-check passedBackend & APIs

Install Alchemy Security Basics

skills CLI
$ npx skills add jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill alchemy-security-basics -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace alchemy-security-basics --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/jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/.curated/alchemy-security-basics .claude/skills/alchemy-security-basics && 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
alchemy-security-basics
GitHub stars
2.8k
Token cost
~1.3k tokens
SKILL.md length
549 words
Files
2 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
3,342
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Analyze and secure Alchemy credentials, browser access, wallet authority, webhook verification, and untrusted chain data.

  • Works in 6 steps: Map browser, edge, server, CI, webhook,… → Choose server header auth for… → Validate chain IDs, addresses, block… → …
  • Securing an Alchemy-backed application
  • SKILL.md covers Overview, Prerequisites, Current Contract and Authentication, plus 8 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Alchemy Security Basics is an agent skill from jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace. Analyze and secure Alchemy credentials, browser access, wallet authority, webhook verification, and untrusted chain data. Use when securing an Alchemy-backed application. Trigger with "secure Alchemy", "Alchemy API key exposure", or "verify an Alchemy webhook".

Its SKILL.md is about 1.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including reference files (for example `references/official-docs.md`). Compatibility notes: Designed for Claude Code; live Alchemy access requires network access, an appropriate credential, account capacity, and explicit approval

It sits in Backend & APIs, covering Webhooks. The repository describes itself as: Model-agnostic agent-skills platform with a harness-free canonical layer, verified adapters, and the ccpi package manager. Explore at tonsofskills.com. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Securing an Alchemy-backed application
  • With secure Alchemy
  • Alchemy API key exposure
  • Verify an Alchemy webhook

Example prompts

  • “secure Alchemy”
  • “Alchemy API key exposure”
  • “verify an Alchemy webhook”
  • “/alchemy-security-basics”

Requirements

  • Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Designed for Claude Code; live Alchemy access requires network access, an appropriate credential, account capacity, and explicit approval
  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Glob, Grep, Write, Edit

Workflow steps

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

  1. Map browser, edge, server, CI, webhook, admin, and wallet trust boundaries and the data crossing each boundary.
  2. Choose server header auth for confidential workloads; if browser access is justified, apply exact allowlists or short-lived JWTs and test…
  3. Validate chain IDs, addresses, block selectors, contract ABIs, method allowlists, response sizes, and remote NFT metadata before use.
  4. Keep read clients separate from signers; require explicit transaction simulation, user intent, policy checks, and approval in a distinct…
  5. Verify Notify payloads against the raw body using HMAC-SHA256 and the per-webhook signing key before parsing or side effects.
  6. Run source, artifact, log, browser-bundle, and configuration secret scans; exercise rotation and incident response before production.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit cfae287. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • Read
    • Glob
    • Grep
    • Write
    • Edit

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    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.

  • Compatibility

    Designed for Claude Code; live Alchemy access requires network access, an appropriate credential, account capacity, and explicit approval

    From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

Alchemy Security Basics loads about 1.3k tokens when it runs, and up to ~2k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 71 tokens; SKILL.md has 549 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~71
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.3k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~2k

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

The full file from jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace at commit cfae287, republished under its MIT licence (© jeremylongshore). 549 words, ~1,264 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/alchemy-security-basics/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
alchemy-security-basics
description
Analyze and secure Alchemy credentials, browser access, wallet authority, webhook verification, and untrusted chain data. Use when securing an Alchemy-backed application. Trigger with "secure Alchemy", "Alchemy API key exposure", or "verify an Alchemy webhook".
allowed-tools
Read, Glob, Grep, Write, Edit
compatibility
Designed for Claude Code; live Alchemy access requires network access, an appropriate credential, account capacity, and explicit approval
argument-hint
<application> <credential-class> <runtime>
version
2.0.0
license
MIT
author
Jeremy Longshore <jeremy@intentsolutions.io>
tags
saas, alchemy, security, web3
model
inherit
effort
high

Alchemy Credential and Trust-Boundary Security

Overview

Analyze and secure Alchemy credentials, browser access, wallet authority, webhook verification, and untrusted chain data. This workflow produces a reviewable artifact and negative-path evidence before any live side effect.

Prerequisites

  • Current first-party Alchemy documentation for the selected product, chain, feature, client, authentication method, limit, and lifecycle.
  • Named product, application, security, data/privacy, budget, release, and operations owners appropriate to the requested scope.
  • Synthetic or approved non-production fixtures, a credential canary, explicit success criteria, and a tested rollback boundary.

Current Contract

An Alchemy application key identifies and limits provider access but is not a wallet private key. Frontend use is not categorically forbidden: current guidance supports explicit allowlists and recommends short-lived JWTs where appropriate. Admin keys, Notify tokens, webhook signing keys, and transaction signing authority remain server-side and separately controlled.

Authentication

Create a credential matrix covering application keys, access keys, Admin access, Notify management, webhook verification, and wallet signers. Assign owner, storage, runtime, scopes/allowlists, rotation, revocation, monitoring, and incident procedure to each.

Instructions

  1. Map browser, edge, server, CI, webhook, admin, and wallet trust boundaries and the data crossing each boundary.
  2. Choose server header auth for confidential workloads; if browser access is justified, apply exact allowlists or short-lived JWTs and test bypass conditions.
  3. Validate chain IDs, addresses, block selectors, contract ABIs, method allowlists, response sizes, and remote NFT metadata before use.
  4. Keep read clients separate from signers; require explicit transaction simulation, user intent, policy checks, and approval in a distinct workflow.
  5. Verify Notify payloads against the raw body using HMAC-SHA256 and the per-webhook signing key before parsing or side effects.
  6. Run source, artifact, log, browser-bundle, and configuration secret scans; exercise rotation and incident response before production.

Tool Discipline

Use Read, Glob, and Grep to inspect current documentation, configuration, code, fixtures, and evidence. Use Write and Edit only for approved repository artifacts. Skill invocation alone does not authorize network access, credentials, wallet addresses, customer data, plan changes, spend, key creation or rotation, webhook changes, deployment, replay, transaction construction, signing, broadcast, or deletion.

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Approval Boundaries

Security approves browser keys, JWT issuers, secret stores, signing boundaries, and incident response. Wallet transactions, new allowlists, credential rotation, or revocation require the named owner.

Error Handling

  • Do not compare webhook signatures with ordinary string equality or after reserializing JSON.
  • Do not let an application API key or read client imply transaction-signing permission.
  • If credential material is exposed, fail closed, rotate or revoke it, inspect downstream use, and preserve a redacted receipt.

Output

Return the threat model, credential matrix, browser/server decision, input and response controls, signer separation, webhook verification contract, scan evidence, rotation exercise, and open risks. Mark assumptions, observations, source dates, environment-specific behavior, owners, and unresolved gaps explicitly.

Examples

  • Approve a restricted browser read only after proving the configured origin allowlist rejects an unlisted origin and the bundle contains no broader credential.
  • Reject a webhook whose signature is valid only after JSON reserialization because verification must cover the exact raw body.

Validation

Exercise and record expected and observed results for:

  • unlisted browser origin
  • expired short-lived JWT
  • wrong chain
  • oversized response
  • bad webhook signature
  • secret canary in build artifact

Resources

  • Current first-party evidence map — recheck dated Alchemy sources before execution.
  • Treat observed account, application, network, indexer, chain, or provider behavior as environment-specific evidence, never a universal guarantee.

© jeremylongshore, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file (references) in skills/.curated/alchemy-security-basics of jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/official-docs.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit cfae287

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Questions about Alchemy Security Basics

What does Alchemy Security Basics do?

Analyze and secure Alchemy credentials, browser access, wallet authority, webhook verification, and untrusted chain data. Alchemy Security Basics is an agent skill from jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace. Analyze and secure Alchemy credentials, browser access, wallet authority, webhook verification, and untrusted chain data.

When should I use Alchemy Security Basics?

Alchemy Security Basics fits situations like: securing an Alchemy-backed application; with secure Alchemy; alchemy API key exposure; verify an Alchemy webhook.

How do I install Alchemy Security Basics in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill alchemy-security-basics -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/.curated/alchemy-security-basics in jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace) into .claude/skills/alchemy-security-basics in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Alchemy Security Basics in Codex?

Run `npx skills add jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill alchemy-security-basics -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/.curated/alchemy-security-basics in jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace) into .agents/skills/alchemy-security-basics in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Alchemy Security Basics 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 jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill alchemy-security-basics -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/alchemy-security-basics, .gemini/skills/alchemy-security-basics, .github/skills/alchemy-security-basics and .opencode/skills/alchemy-security-basics in your project.

What does Alchemy Security Basics need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Alchemy Security Basics is instructions for the agent only. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Glob, Grep, Write, Edit. Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Designed for Claude Code; live Alchemy access requires network access, an appropriate credential, account capacity, and explicit approval.

Does Alchemy Security Basics 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 Alchemy Security Basics 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 Alchemy Security Basics use?

Alchemy Security Basics is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Alchemy Security Basics use?

About 1.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.1k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 743 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

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Who maintains Alchemy Security Basics?

jeremylongshore (a GitHub user) maintains it in jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace, which has 2,827 GitHub stars. The repository holds 3,342 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 10, 2026.

Source: jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.