Agent skill

Hardware Security

by sickn33 in sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills

Authorized hardware and embedded interface security research: UART/JTAG discovery, debug-pad triage, secure-boot overview, and offline firmware analysis.

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Install Hardware Security

skills CLI
$ npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill hardware-security -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills hardware-security --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/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/hardware-security .claude/skills/hardware-security && 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
hardware-security
GitHub stars
47k
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~598 tokens
SKILL.md length
217 words
Files
2 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
1,354
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Authorized hardware and embedded interface security research: UART/JTAG discovery, debug-pad triage, secure-boot overview, and offline firmware analysis.

  • Tasks that involve Reverse engineering and malware
  • SKILL.md covers When to Use, 适用场景, 工作流 and 工具链, plus 4 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Hardware Security is an agent skill from sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills. Authorized hardware and embedded interface security research: UART/JTAG discovery, debug-pad triage, secure-boot overview, and offline firmware analysis.

Its SKILL.md is about 600 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including reference files (for example `references/debug-interface-triage.md`).

It sits in Security, covering Reverse engineering and malware. The repository describes itself as: AAS Core is the local, agent-first control plane for complete catalog discovery, agent-owned selection, stack validation, and planning, backed by 2,400+ agentic skills. Includes… The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Reverse engineering and malware

Example prompts

  • “/hardware-security”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ec02547. 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

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • github.com

    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

Hardware Security loads about 598 tokens when it runs, and up to ~653 if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 43 tokens; SKILL.md has 217 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~43
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~598
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~653

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 sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills at commit ec02547, republished under its MIT licence (© sickn33). 217 words, ~598 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/hardware-security/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
hardware-security
description
Authorized hardware and embedded interface security research: UART/JTAG discovery, debug-pad triage, secure-boot overview, and offline firmware analysis.
risk
offensive
source
https://github.com/zhaoxuya520/reverse-skill
source_repo
zhaoxuya520/reverse-skill
source_type
community
date_added
2026-08-25
license
MIT
license_source
https://github.com/zhaoxuya520/reverse-skill/blob/main/LICENSE

⚠️ AUTHORIZED USE ONLY This skill is for educational purposes or authorized security assessments only. You must have explicit, written permission from the system owner before using this tool. Misuse of this tool is illegal and strictly prohibited.

Mandatory confirmation gate Before running any command that probes, exploits, changes, persists on, extracts data from, or attempts credential access against a target:

  1. Ask the user to state the exact target URL, IP, account, or resource.
  2. Ask the user to confirm written authorization and the permitted scope.
  3. Show the exact command(s) and explain their expected effect.
  4. Wait for explicit confirmation in the current conversation.

Without that confirmation, remain read-only and provide defensive guidance only. Prefer a sandbox, disposable VM, or controlled lab.

Hardware / Embedded Interface Security

When to Use

  • Physical security review of a device you own or are authorized to test.
  • Locating and documenting exposed debug interfaces.

适用场景

  • UART / JTAG / SWD 调试口发现
  • 启动日志、root shell、引导打断
  • 配合拆机提取 Flash
  • 安全启动/加密 Flash 的可行性评估(非破坏性优先)

工作流

text
□ 拆解授权设备;拍照标注测试点
□ 万用表找 GND/VCC/TX/RX;逻辑电平 1.8/3.3/5V
□ USB-TTL 只读日志;记录波特率
□ JTAG:枚举 IDCODE;评估是否锁定
□ 提取镜像 → 交接 firmware-pentest / ghidra

工具链

工具用途
USB-TTL / logic analyzerUART
J-Link / CMSIS-DAP调试
bus pirate / flipper(实验室)多协议
binwalk / flashrom提取

参考

  • references/debug-interface-triage.md
  • ../firmware-pentest/ ../ot-ics/

路由上下文

上游: MASTER R34
MUST NOT: 未授权拆机/损坏他人设备

任务完成自检

  • 是否记录接口电平与引脚图?
  • 镜像是否哈希保全?
  • Checklist?

Limitations

  • Requires physical access and basic HW tooling (adapters, multimeter).
  • Soldered or disabled debug ports raise the difficulty sharply.

Adapted from zhaoxuya520/reverse-skill (MIT).

© sickn33, 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/hardware-security of sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/debug-interface-triage.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit ec02547

Used in 1 other repository

We found 5 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Categories

Questions about Hardware Security

What does Hardware Security do?

Authorized hardware and embedded interface security research: UART/JTAG discovery, debug-pad triage, secure-boot overview, and offline firmware analysis. Hardware Security is an agent skill from sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills. Authorized hardware and embedded interface security research: UART/JTAG discovery, debug-pad triage, secure-boot overview, and offline firmware analysis.

When should I use Hardware Security?

Hardware Security fits situations like: tasks that involve Reverse engineering and malware.

How do I install Hardware Security in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill hardware-security -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/hardware-security in sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills) into .claude/skills/hardware-security in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Hardware Security in Codex?

Run `npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill hardware-security -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/hardware-security in sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills) into .agents/skills/hardware-security in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Hardware Security 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 sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill hardware-security -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/hardware-security, .gemini/skills/hardware-security, .github/skills/hardware-security and .opencode/skills/hardware-security in your project.

What does Hardware Security need to run?

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

Does Hardware Security access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: github.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Hardware Security 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 Hardware Security use?

Hardware Security 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 Hardware Security use?

About 598 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.4k 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 55 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Hardware Security?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Hardware Security: vphone600 Kernel Symbol Analysis (Lakr233/vphone-cli, 15k stars), Webhome Extension Builder (webhtv/webhtv, 1.7k stars), Reverse Flow (lingbol088-spec/reverse-flow-skill, 936 stars) and Website Rebuild (boyang-hu/website-rebuild-skill, 1.4k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Hardware Security?

sickn33 (a GitHub user) maintains it in sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, which has 47,343 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,354 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

Source: sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.