Agent skill

Cross Origin Security

by thedaviddias in thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist

A skill your agent uses when reviewing scripts, client components, bundles, or runtime behavior related to Handle cross-origin requests securely.

MITAuto-check passed

Install Cross Origin Security

skills CLI
$ npx skills add thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist --skill cross-origin-security -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist cross-origin-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/thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/cross-origin-security .claude/skills/cross-origin-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
cross-origin-security
GitHub stars
74k
Token cost
~595 tokens
SKILL.md length
237 words
Files
2 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
390
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when reviewing scripts, client components, bundles, or runtime behavior related to Handle cross-origin requests securely.

  • Reviewing scripts
  • SKILL.md covers Quick Reference, Check, Fix and Explain, plus 1 more section
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Client components

What it does

Cross Origin Security is an agent skill from thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist. Use when reviewing scripts, client components, bundles, or runtime behavior related to Handle cross-origin requests securely. Inspect both source code and the browser execution path so fixes target the real bottleneck or bug.

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/rule.md`).

The repository describes itself as: 🗂 The essential checklist for modern web development, for humans and AI agents. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Reviewing scripts
  • Client components
  • Runtime behavior related to Handle cross-origin requests securely

Example prompts

  • “/cross-origin-security”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit e8d14d0. 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):

    • frontendchecklist.io

    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

Cross Origin Security loads about 595 tokens when it runs, and up to ~1.9k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 62 tokens; SKILL.md has 237 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~62
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~595
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~1.9k

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 thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist at commit e8d14d0, republished under its MIT licence (© thedaviddias). 237 words, ~595 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/cross-origin-security/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
cross-origin-security
description
Use when reviewing scripts, client components, bundles, or runtime behavior related to Handle cross-origin requests securely. Inspect both source code and the browser execution path so fixes target the real bottleneck or bug.
metadata.category
javascript
metadata.priority
high
metadata.difficulty
intermediate
metadata.estimatedTime
20
metadata.source
frontendchecklist.io
metadata.url
https://frontendchecklist.io/rules/javascript/cross-origin-security

Handle cross-origin requests securely

The Same-Origin Policy is the browser's primary defense against malicious sites stealing data or performing actions on behalf of your users. Misconfiguring CORS or failing to validate postMessage origins can allow attackers to bypass this protection — reading private data, submitting forms as users, or injecting content into your pages.

Quick Reference

  • Always verify event.origin before processing postMessage data
  • Never set Access-Control-Allow-Origin: * for authenticated endpoints
  • Validate and sanitize all data received from cross-origin messages
  • Use SameSite cookies to prevent CSRF from cross-origin requests
  • Reject unvalidated redirect targets such as next, redirect, or callbackUrl

Check

Check this code for insecure cross-origin patterns: missing origin validation in postMessage listeners, overly permissive CORS settings, and missing CSRF protections. Flag redirect parameters that accept arbitrary external URLs.

Fix

Add origin validation to postMessage listeners and review CORS configuration to ensure it's not overly permissive for authenticated routes. Reject or allow-list untrusted redirect destinations before navigating.

Explain

Explain the Same-Origin Policy, how CORS works, and how to securely use postMessage for cross-origin communication.

Code Review

Review scripts, client components, and browser execution paths related to Handle cross-origin requests securely. Flag exact imports, event handlers, runtime side effects, or blocking operations that violate the rule, and state how the change should be verified in the browser. Check login, logout, SSO, and return-to flows for open redirects.


For full implementation details, code examples, and framework-specific guidance, see references/rule.md.

Rule page: https://frontendchecklist.io/rules/javascript/cross-origin-security

© thedaviddias, 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/cross-origin-security of thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/rule.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit e8d14d0

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Analyzing Backend BundleTriliumNext/Trilium38k—~2.6kAutomated safety check: PassAGPL-3.0
Next Bundle Optimizervercel/next.js143k—~2.4kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Optimize Bundle Sizeelastic/kibana21k—~794Automated safety check: PassCustom licence

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Questions about Cross Origin Security

What does Cross Origin Security do?

A skill your agent uses when reviewing scripts, client components, bundles, or runtime behavior related to Handle cross-origin requests securely. Cross Origin Security is an agent skill from thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist. Use when reviewing scripts, client components, bundles, or runtime behavior related to Handle cross-origin requests securely.

When should I use Cross Origin Security?

Cross Origin Security fits situations like: reviewing scripts; client components; runtime behavior related to Handle cross-origin requests securely.

How do I install Cross Origin Security in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist --skill cross-origin-security -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/cross-origin-security in thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist) into .claude/skills/cross-origin-security in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Cross Origin Security in Codex?

Run `npx skills add thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist --skill cross-origin-security -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/cross-origin-security in thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist) into .agents/skills/cross-origin-security in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Cross Origin 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 thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist --skill cross-origin-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/cross-origin-security, .gemini/skills/cross-origin-security, .github/skills/cross-origin-security and .opencode/skills/cross-origin-security in your project.

What does Cross Origin Security need to run?

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

Does Cross Origin Security access the network?

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

Is Cross Origin 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 Cross Origin Security use?

Cross Origin Security is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Cross Origin Security use?

About 595 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 1.3k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Cross Origin Security?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Cross Origin Security: Triage Support Bundle (netdata/netdata, 81k stars), Origin API (cursor/plugins, 10k stars), Analyzing Backend Bundle (TriliumNext/Trilium, 38k stars) and Next Bundle Optimizer (vercel/next.js, 143k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Cross Origin Security?

thedaviddias (a GitHub user) maintains it in thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist, which has 74,412 GitHub stars. The repository holds 390 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

Source: thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.