Openai Security Best Practices
trailofbits/skills-curated
Perform language and framework specific security best-practice reviews and suggest improvements.
Review or write Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, or Go code using secure defaults.
Install Secure Code Guidance
$ npx skills add nightly-labs/openbot --skill secure-code-guidance -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install nightly-labs/openbot secure-code-guidance --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/nightly-labs/openbot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/marketplace/production-catalog/skills/secure-code-guidance .claude/skills/secure-code-guidance && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "secure-code-guidance" agent skill from https://github.com/nightly-labs/openbot/tree/main/marketplace/production-catalog/skills/secure-code-guidance into .claude/skills/secure-code-guidance/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "secure-code-guidance", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/nightly-labs/openbot/tree/main/marketplace/production-catalog/skills/secure-code-guidanceType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add nightly-labs/openbot --skill secure-code-guidance -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install nightly-labs/openbot secure-code-guidance --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/nightly-labs/openbot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/marketplace/production-catalog/skills/secure-code-guidance .agents/skills/secure-code-guidance && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "secure-code-guidance" agent skill from https://github.com/nightly-labs/openbot/tree/main/marketplace/production-catalog/skills/secure-code-guidance into .agents/skills/secure-code-guidance/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "secure-code-guidance", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add nightly-labs/openbot --skill secure-code-guidance -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install nightly-labs/openbot secure-code-guidance --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/nightly-labs/openbot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/marketplace/production-catalog/skills/secure-code-guidance .cursor/skills/secure-code-guidance && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "secure-code-guidance" agent skill from https://github.com/nightly-labs/openbot/tree/main/marketplace/production-catalog/skills/secure-code-guidance into .cursor/skills/secure-code-guidance/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "secure-code-guidance", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/nightly-labs/openbot.git --path marketplace/production-catalog/skills/secure-code-guidance--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add nightly-labs/openbot --skill secure-code-guidance -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install nightly-labs/openbot secure-code-guidance --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/nightly-labs/openbot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/marketplace/production-catalog/skills/secure-code-guidance .gemini/skills/secure-code-guidance && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "secure-code-guidance" agent skill from https://github.com/nightly-labs/openbot/tree/main/marketplace/production-catalog/skills/secure-code-guidance into .gemini/skills/secure-code-guidance/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "secure-code-guidance", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install nightly-labs/openbot secure-code-guidanceInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add nightly-labs/openbot --skill secure-code-guidance -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/nightly-labs/openbot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/marketplace/production-catalog/skills/secure-code-guidance .github/skills/secure-code-guidance && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "secure-code-guidance" agent skill from https://github.com/nightly-labs/openbot/tree/main/marketplace/production-catalog/skills/secure-code-guidance into .github/skills/secure-code-guidance/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "secure-code-guidance", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add nightly-labs/openbot --skill secure-code-guidance -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install nightly-labs/openbot secure-code-guidance --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/nightly-labs/openbot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/marketplace/production-catalog/skills/secure-code-guidance .opencode/skills/secure-code-guidance && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "secure-code-guidance" agent skill from https://github.com/nightly-labs/openbot/tree/main/marketplace/production-catalog/skills/secure-code-guidance into .opencode/skills/secure-code-guidance/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "secure-code-guidance", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
secure-code-guidance- GitHub stars
- 453
- Token cost
- ~369 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 146 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 14
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Review or write Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, or Go code using secure defaults.
- Tasks that involve Security review
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Secure Code Guidance is an agent skill from nightly-labs/openbot. Review or write Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, or Go code using secure defaults. Use only for explicit security guidance, security reviews, or secure implementation requests, not ordinary code review.
Its SKILL.md is about 370 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 Security, covering Security review. It works with TypeScript, JavaScript and Python. The repository describes itself as: A local-first desktop workspace for persistent AI teammates. Run Codex, Claude, and Grok with dedicated workspaces, task queues, file sharing, browser control, and agent-to-agent…
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve Security review
Example prompts
- “/secure-code-guidance”
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit c6ffd01. 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.
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
Secure Code Guidance loads about 369 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 56 tokens; SKILL.md has 146 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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 146 words (~369 tokens).
“Ground the work in the repository before giving security advice. Identify the languages, frameworks, exposed entry points, trust boundaries, and existing project rules that apply.”
- name
- secure-code-guidance
Files
Just SKILL.md in marketplace/production-catalog/skills/secure-code-guidance of nightly-labs/openbot.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit c6ffd01
Compare with similar skills
Secure Code Guidance 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.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secure Code Guidance this skillnightly-labs/openbot | 453 | — | ~369 | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Openai Security Best Practicestrailofbits/skills-curated | 512 | 9 repos | ~2.2k | Automated safety check: Notes | CC-BY-SA-4.0 | |
| CodeQL Security Scantrailofbits/skills | 7.4k | — | ~4.6k | Automated safety check: Notes | CC-BY-SA-4.0 | |
| Code Review ChecklistshareAI-lab/learn-claude-code | 78k | 5 repos | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Supercov Securitysupercorp-ai/supercov | 150 | 1 repos | ~236 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Security Analysismicrosoft/haste | 107 | — | ~1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Secure Code Guidance
What does Secure Code Guidance do?
Review or write Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, or Go code using secure defaults. Secure Code Guidance is an agent skill from nightly-labs/openbot. Review or write Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, or Go code using secure defaults.
When should I use Secure Code Guidance?
Secure Code Guidance fits situations like: tasks that involve Security review.
How do I install Secure Code Guidance in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add nightly-labs/openbot --skill secure-code-guidance -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (marketplace/production-catalog/skills/secure-code-guidance in nightly-labs/openbot) into .claude/skills/secure-code-guidance in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Secure Code Guidance in Codex?
Run `npx skills add nightly-labs/openbot --skill secure-code-guidance -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (marketplace/production-catalog/skills/secure-code-guidance in nightly-labs/openbot) into .agents/skills/secure-code-guidance in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Secure Code Guidance 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 nightly-labs/openbot --skill secure-code-guidance -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/secure-code-guidance, .gemini/skills/secure-code-guidance, .github/skills/secure-code-guidance and .opencode/skills/secure-code-guidance in your project.
What does Secure Code Guidance need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Secure Code Guidance is instructions for the agent only.
Does Secure Code Guidance 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 Secure Code Guidance 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 Secure Code Guidance use?
Secure Code Guidance 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 Secure Code Guidance use?
About 369 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.5k 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 Secure Code Guidance?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Secure Code Guidance: Openai Security Best Practices (trailofbits/skills-curated, 512 stars), CodeQL Security Scan (trailofbits/skills, 7.4k stars), Code Review Checklist (shareAI-lab/learn-claude-code, 78k stars) and Supercov Security (supercorp-ai/supercov, 150 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Secure Code Guidance?
nightly-labs (a GitHub organization) maintains it in nightly-labs/openbot, which has 453 GitHub stars. The repository holds 14 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.
Source: nightly-labs/openbot on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.