Agent skill

Security Patterns

by aiskillstore in aiskillstore/marketplace

Security patterns and OWASP guidelines. An agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace.

No licenceAuto-check: notesSecurity

Install Security Patterns

skills CLI
$ npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill security-patterns -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install aiskillstore/marketplace security-patterns --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/aiskillstore/marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/0xdarkmatter/security-patterns .claude/skills/security-patterns && 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
security-patterns
GitHub stars
430
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~1.2k tokens
SKILL.md length
210 words
Files
8 (incl. scripts, references)
Skills in repo
1,085
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Security patterns and OWASP guidelines. An agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace.

  • : security review
  • SKILL.md covers OWASP Top 10 Quick Reference, Input Validation, Output Encoding and Authentication, plus 6 more sections
  • Runs Shell scripts from its folder; calls rg; needs API_KEY
  • Secrets management

What it does

Security Patterns is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Security patterns and OWASP guidelines. Triggers on: security review, OWASP, XSS, SQL injection, CSRF, authentication, authorization, secrets management, input validation, secure coding.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 9 other files, including scripts and reference files (for example `references/auth-patterns.md`, `references/crypto-patterns.md` and `references/owasp-detailed.md`). Compatibility notes: Language-agnostic patterns with framework-specific examples in references.

It sits in Security, covering Web application vulnerabilities and Secure coding. The repository describes itself as: Security-audited skills for Claude, Codex & Claude Code. One-click install, quality verified.

When your agent uses it

  • : security review
  • Secrets management
  • Input validation

Example prompts

  • “/security-patterns”

Requirements

  • Python 3
  • A Bash shell
  • A credential in API_KEY
  • Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Language-agnostic patterns with framework-specific examples in references.
  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Write, Bash, Grep

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 4ac52da. 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
    • Write
    • Bash
    • Grep

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Ships 2 files in scripts/ (Shell), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • rg

    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 these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:

    • API_KEY

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

  • Compatibility

    Language-agnostic patterns with framework-specific examples in references.

    From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

Security Patterns loads about 1.2k tokens when it runs, and up to ~8.5k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 51 tokens; SKILL.md has 210 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~51
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.2k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~8.5k

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.

  • NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
    allowed-tools: Read, Write, Bash, Grep

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

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 210 words (~1,238 tokens).

“Essential security patterns for web applications.”

— opening of SKILL.md by aiskillstore
name
security-patterns
allowed-tools
Read, Write, Bash, Grep
compatibility
Language-agnostic patterns with framework-specific examples in references.

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 7 other files (scripts, references) in skills/0xdarkmatter/security-patterns of aiskillstore/marketplace.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/auth-patterns.md
  • references/crypto-patterns.md
  • references/owasp-detailed.md
  • references/secure-headers.md
  • scripts/dependency-audit.sh
  • scripts/security-scan.sh
  • skill-report.json

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 4ac52da

Used in 1 other repository

We found 2 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in aiskillstore/marketplace, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Categories

Questions about Security Patterns

What does Security Patterns do?

Security patterns and OWASP guidelines. An agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Security Patterns is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Security patterns and OWASP guidelines.

When should I use Security Patterns?

Security Patterns fits situations like: : security review; secrets management; input validation.

How do I install Security Patterns in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill security-patterns -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/0xdarkmatter/security-patterns in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .claude/skills/security-patterns in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Security Patterns in Codex?

Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill security-patterns -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/0xdarkmatter/security-patterns in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .agents/skills/security-patterns in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Security Patterns 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 aiskillstore/marketplace --skill security-patterns -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/security-patterns, .gemini/skills/security-patterns, .github/skills/security-patterns and .opencode/skills/security-patterns in your project.

What does Security Patterns need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Security Patterns needs a shell for the scripts in its folder, the command-line tools its instructions call (rg) and credentials named API_KEY. Our summary lists: Python 3; A Bash shell; A credential in API_KEY. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Write, Bash, Grep. Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Language-agnostic patterns with framework-specific examples in references..

Does Security Patterns 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 Security Patterns safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), 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 Security Patterns use?

No licence was found for Security Patterns or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Security Patterns use?

About 1.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5k 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 7.3k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Security Patterns?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Security Patterns: Security And Hardening (penpot/penpot, 61k stars), Fix Strix Security Findings (usestrix/strix, 67k stars), Security Audit Scanner (ruvnet/ruflo, 74k stars) and Security Verification Gate (fengshao1227/ccg-workflow, 5.9k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Security Patterns?

aiskillstore (a GitHub organization) maintains it in aiskillstore/marketplace, which has 430 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,085 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

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