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Implementing File Integrity Monitoring With Aide

by mukul975 in mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills

Configures AIDE (Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment) for file integrity monitoring on Linux, covering baseline database creation, scheduled integrity checks via cron, change detection, and…

Apache-2.0Auto-check: notesSecurity

Install Implementing File Integrity Monitoring With Aide

skills CLI
$ npx skills add mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills --skill implementing-file-integrity-monitoring-with-aide -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills implementing-file-integrity-monitoring-with-aide --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/mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/implementing-file-integrity-monitoring-with-aide .claude/skills/implementing-file-integrity-monitoring-with-aide && 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
implementing-file-integrity-monitoring-with-aide
GitHub stars
34k
Token cost
~642 tokens
SKILL.md length
226 words
Files
4 (incl. scripts, references)
Skills in repo
644
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Configures AIDE (Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment) for file integrity monitoring on Linux, covering baseline database creation, scheduled integrity checks via cron, change detection, and…

  • Works in 6 steps: Generate AIDE Configuration — Create… → Initialize Baseline Database — Run aide… → Run Integrity Check — Execute aide… → …
  • Setting up host-based file integrity monitoring
  • SKILL.md covers Overview, When to Use, Prerequisites and Steps, plus 1 more section
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder

What it does

Implementing File Integrity Monitoring With Aide is an agent skill from mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills. Configures AIDE (Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment) for file integrity monitoring on Linux, covering baseline database creation, scheduled integrity checks via cron, change detection, and alerting on unauthorized modifications. Use when setting up host-based file integrity monitoring, detecting unauthorized file changes, or meeting compliance requirements for FIM on Linux systems.

Its SKILL.md is about 640 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 5 other files, including scripts and reference files (for example `references/api-reference.md` and `scripts/agent.py`).

It sits in Security, covering Scheduled and recurring tasks, Network security and Anomaly detection. It works with Linux. The repository describes itself as: 817 structured cybersecurity skills for AI agents · Mapped to 6 frameworks: MITRE ATT&CK, NIST CSF 2.0, MITRE ATLAS, D3FEND, NIST AI RMF & MITRE F3 (Fight Fraud) · agentskills.io…. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • Setting up host-based file integrity monitoring
  • Detecting unauthorized file changes
  • Meeting compliance requirements for FIM on Linux systems

Example prompts

  • “Use the implementing-file-integrity-monitoring-with-aide skill to configure AIDE (Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment) for file integrity…”
  • “/implementing-file-integrity-monitoring-with-aide”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

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

  1. Generate AIDE Configuration — Create aide.conf with monitoring rules for critical directories (/etc, /bin, /sbin, /usr/bin, /boot)
  2. Initialize Baseline Database — Run aide --init to create the initial file integrity baseline
  3. Run Integrity Check — Execute aide --check to compare current state against baseline
  4. Parse Change Report — Extract added, removed, and changed files from AIDE output
  5. Configure Automated Monitoring — Generate cron job for scheduled integrity checks
  6. Generate Compliance Report — Produce structured report of all file changes with severity classification

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 54a7988. 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

    Ships 1 file in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.

    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

Implementing File Integrity Monitoring With Aide loads about 642 tokens when it runs, and up to ~1.2k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 110 tokens; SKILL.md has 226 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~110
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~642
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~1.2k

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: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

  • NoteRuns commands with sudoSKILL.md:46
    - Root or sudo access for file system scanning

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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills at commit 54a7988, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© mukul975). 226 words, ~642 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/implementing-file-integrity-monitoring-with-aide/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 3 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
implementing-file-integrity-monitoring-with-aide
description
Configures AIDE (Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment) for file integrity monitoring on Linux, covering baseline database creation, scheduled integrity checks via cron, change detection, and alerting on unauthorized modifications. Use when setting up host-based file integrity monitoring, detecting unauthorized file changes, or meeting compliance requirements for FIM on Linux systems.
domain
cybersecurity
subdomain
endpoint-security
tags
aide, file-integrity, hids, baseline, intrusion-detection, compliance, linux-security
version
1.0
author
mahipal
license
Apache-2.0
nist_csf
PR.PS-01, PR.PS-02, DE.CM-01, PR.IR-01
mitre_attack
T1055, T1547, T1059, T1036

Implementing File Integrity Monitoring with AIDE

Overview

AIDE (Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment) is a host-based intrusion detection system that monitors file and directory integrity using cryptographic checksums. This skill covers generating AIDE configuration files, initializing baseline databases, running integrity checks, parsing change reports, and setting up automated cron-based monitoring with alerting.

When to Use

  • When deploying or configuring implementing file integrity monitoring with aide capabilities in your environment
  • When establishing security controls aligned to compliance requirements
  • When building or improving security architecture for this domain
  • When conducting security assessments that require this implementation

Prerequisites

  • AIDE installed on target Linux system (apt install aide / yum install aide)
  • Root or sudo access for file system scanning
  • Python 3.8+ with standard library

Steps

  1. Generate AIDE Configuration — Create aide.conf with monitoring rules for critical directories (/etc, /bin, /sbin, /usr/bin, /boot)
  2. Initialize Baseline Database — Run aide --init to create the initial file integrity baseline
  3. Run Integrity Check — Execute aide --check to compare current state against baseline
  4. Parse Change Report — Extract added, removed, and changed files from AIDE output
  5. Configure Automated Monitoring — Generate cron job for scheduled integrity checks
  6. Generate Compliance Report — Produce structured report of all file changes with severity classification

Expected Output

  • AIDE configuration file (aide.conf)
  • Baseline database creation status
  • JSON report of file changes (added/removed/changed) with severity
  • Cron job configuration for automated monitoring

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Files

SKILL.md and 3 other files (scripts, references) in skills/implementing-file-integrity-monitoring-with-aide of mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • LICENSE
  • references/api-reference.md
  • scripts/agent.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 54a7988

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Questions about Implementing File Integrity Monitoring With Aide

What does Implementing File Integrity Monitoring With Aide do?

Configures AIDE (Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment) for file integrity monitoring on Linux, covering baseline database creation, scheduled integrity checks via cron, change detection, and…. Implementing File Integrity Monitoring With Aide is an agent skill from mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills. Configures AIDE (Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment) for file integrity monitoring on Linux, covering baseline database creation, scheduled integrity checks via cron, change detection, and alerting on unauthorized modifications.

When should I use Implementing File Integrity Monitoring With Aide?

Implementing File Integrity Monitoring With Aide fits situations like: setting up host-based file integrity monitoring; detecting unauthorized file changes; meeting compliance requirements for FIM on Linux systems.

How do I install Implementing File Integrity Monitoring With Aide in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills --skill implementing-file-integrity-monitoring-with-aide -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/implementing-file-integrity-monitoring-with-aide in mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills) into .claude/skills/implementing-file-integrity-monitoring-with-aide in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Implementing File Integrity Monitoring With Aide in Codex?

Run `npx skills add mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills --skill implementing-file-integrity-monitoring-with-aide -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/implementing-file-integrity-monitoring-with-aide in mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills) into .agents/skills/implementing-file-integrity-monitoring-with-aide in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Implementing File Integrity Monitoring With Aide 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 mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills --skill implementing-file-integrity-monitoring-with-aide -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/implementing-file-integrity-monitoring-with-aide, .gemini/skills/implementing-file-integrity-monitoring-with-aide, .github/skills/implementing-file-integrity-monitoring-with-aide and .opencode/skills/implementing-file-integrity-monitoring-with-aide in your project.

What does Implementing File Integrity Monitoring With Aide need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Implementing File Integrity Monitoring With Aide needs Python for the scripts in its folder. Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Implementing File Integrity Monitoring With Aide 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 Implementing File Integrity Monitoring With Aide safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (runs commands with sudo), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Implementing File Integrity Monitoring With Aide use?

Implementing File Integrity Monitoring With Aide is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Implementing File Integrity Monitoring With Aide use?

About 642 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.6k 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 538 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

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Who maintains Implementing File Integrity Monitoring With Aide?

mukul975 (a GitHub user) maintains it in mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills, which has 34,116 GitHub stars. The repository holds 644 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 31, 2026.

Source: mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.