Incident Investigation
SCStelz/security-investigator
A skill your agent uses when asked to investigate a security incident by ID from Microsoft Defender XDR or Microsoft Sentinel.
Guidance for Microsoft Security Copilot - the generative-AI security platform that helps analysts investigate, hunt, summarise, and respond using natural language, plugins, promptbooks, and embedded…
$ npx skills add vinayaklatthe/microsoft-security-skills --skill security-copilot -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install vinayaklatthe/microsoft-security-skills security-copilot --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/vinayaklatthe/microsoft-security-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/security-copilot .claude/skills/security-copilot && 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 "security-copilot" agent skill from https://github.com/vinayaklatthe/microsoft-security-skills/tree/main/skills/security-copilot into .claude/skills/security-copilot/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "security-copilot", 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/vinayaklatthe/microsoft-security-skills/tree/main/skills/security-copilotType 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 vinayaklatthe/microsoft-security-skills --skill security-copilot -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install vinayaklatthe/microsoft-security-skills security-copilot --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/vinayaklatthe/microsoft-security-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/security-copilot .agents/skills/security-copilot && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "security-copilot" agent skill from https://github.com/vinayaklatthe/microsoft-security-skills/tree/main/skills/security-copilot into .agents/skills/security-copilot/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "security-copilot", 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 vinayaklatthe/microsoft-security-skills --skill security-copilot -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install vinayaklatthe/microsoft-security-skills security-copilot --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/vinayaklatthe/microsoft-security-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/security-copilot .cursor/skills/security-copilot && 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 "security-copilot" agent skill from https://github.com/vinayaklatthe/microsoft-security-skills/tree/main/skills/security-copilot into .cursor/skills/security-copilot/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "security-copilot", 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/vinayaklatthe/microsoft-security-skills.git --path skills/security-copilot--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 vinayaklatthe/microsoft-security-skills --skill security-copilot -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install vinayaklatthe/microsoft-security-skills security-copilot --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/vinayaklatthe/microsoft-security-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/security-copilot .gemini/skills/security-copilot && 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 "security-copilot" agent skill from https://github.com/vinayaklatthe/microsoft-security-skills/tree/main/skills/security-copilot into .gemini/skills/security-copilot/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "security-copilot", 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 vinayaklatthe/microsoft-security-skills security-copilotInstalls 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 vinayaklatthe/microsoft-security-skills --skill security-copilot -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/vinayaklatthe/microsoft-security-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/security-copilot .github/skills/security-copilot && 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 "security-copilot" agent skill from https://github.com/vinayaklatthe/microsoft-security-skills/tree/main/skills/security-copilot into .github/skills/security-copilot/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "security-copilot", 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 vinayaklatthe/microsoft-security-skills --skill security-copilot -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install vinayaklatthe/microsoft-security-skills security-copilot --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/vinayaklatthe/microsoft-security-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/security-copilot .opencode/skills/security-copilot && 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 "security-copilot" agent skill from https://github.com/vinayaklatthe/microsoft-security-skills/tree/main/skills/security-copilot into .opencode/skills/security-copilot/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "security-copilot", 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.
security-copilotGuidance for Microsoft Security Copilot - the generative-AI security platform that helps analysts investigate, hunt, summarise, and respond using natural language, plugins, promptbooks, and embedded…
Security Copilot is an agent skill from vinayaklatthe/microsoft-security-skills. Guidance for Microsoft Security Copilot - the generative-AI security platform that helps analysts investigate, hunt, summarise, and respond using natural language, plugins, promptbooks, and embedded experiences. Covers SCU provisioning, plugins, promptbooks, governance, and the standalone vs embedded experience choice. WHEN: Microsoft Security Copilot, AI for SOC, security copilot units SCU, promptbooks, Copilot plugins, natural language investigation, summarise incident with AI, Copilot for Security setup, how…
Its SKILL.md is about 1.8k 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 Prompt injection and agent security. It works with Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Defender. The repository describes itself as: Curated Microsoft Security skills for AI agents - Defender, Sentinel, Entra, Purview, Intune, Security Copilot. The licence is MIT.
7 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 15f16df. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
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.
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.
Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):
learn.microsoft.comFrom URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Security Copilot loads about 1.8k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 184 tokens; SKILL.md has 812 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.
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.
The full file from vinayaklatthe/microsoft-security-skills at commit 15f16df, republished under its MIT licence (© vinayaklatthe). 812 words, ~1,812 tokens.
.claude/skills/security-copilot/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).Microsoft Security Copilot is a generative-AI security platform that helps security and IT teams investigate incidents, hunt threats, summarise findings, and respond at machine speed using natural language, grounded in your security data and Microsoft threat intelligence.
Accelerating SOC investigation, reporting, and analyst productivity across Microsoft and third-party security data using natural-language workflows.
Do not use this skill for:
security-copilot-agents)sentinel)defender-xdr)| Task | Use this experience | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-step investigation across products | Standalone portal | Cross-plugin reasoning, promptbooks |
| Summarise this specific incident | Embedded in Defender XDR | Context already loaded |
| Explain or translate a KQL query | Embedded in Sentinel | Inline in the query editor |
| Explain a Conditional Access policy | Embedded in Entra | Policy already in scope |
| Repeatable investigation pattern | Promptbook | Saved, shareable, parameterised |
| Daily ad-hoc analyst question | Standalone or embedded | Either; pick by where you start |
Rule of thumb: start embedded for single-product questions, switch to standalone the moment you need to correlate across two or more products. Promptbook anything you do more than twice.
Set up Microsoft Security Copilot and provision SCUs.Use promptbooks to summarise an incident for a stakeholder.How do I use AI to speed up incident investigation in my SOC?Explain a KQL query with Security Copilot.Pick between standalone and embedded experiences for my analysts.© vinayaklatthe, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Just SKILL.md in skills/security-copilot of vinayaklatthe/microsoft-security-skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 15f16df
Security Copilot 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Security Copilot this skillvinayaklatthe/microsoft-security-skills | 175 | — | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Incident InvestigationSCStelz/security-investigator | 250 | — | ~13k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Azure External Attack Surface ManagementMicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills | 777 | — | ~935 | Automated safety check: Pass | CC-BY-4.0 | |
| Kql Query AuthoringSCStelz/security-investigator | 250 | — | ~5.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Detection AuthoringSCStelz/security-investigator | 250 | — | ~17k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Azure Content SafetyMicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills | 777 | — | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | CC-BY-4.0 |
SCStelz/security-investigator
A skill your agent uses when asked to investigate a security incident by ID from Microsoft Defender XDR or Microsoft Sentinel.
MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills
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SCStelz/security-investigator
A skill your agent uses when asked to write, create, or help with KQL (Kusto Query Language) queries for Microsoft Sentinel, Defender XDR, or Azure Data Explorer.
SCStelz/security-investigator
Create, deploy, update, and manage custom detection rules in Microsoft Defender XDR via the Graph API (/beta/security/rules/detectionRules).
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vinayaklatthe/microsoft-security-skills
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Guidance for Microsoft Security Copilot - the generative-AI security platform that helps analysts investigate, hunt, summarise, and respond using natural language, plugins, promptbooks, and embedded…. Security Copilot is an agent skill from vinayaklatthe/microsoft-security-skills. Guidance for Microsoft Security Copilot - the generative-AI security platform that helps analysts investigate, hunt, summarise, and respond using natural language, plugins, promptbooks, and embedded experiences.
Security Copilot fits situations like: the goal is configuring autonomous triage; remediation agents (use security-copilot-agents).
Run `npx skills add vinayaklatthe/microsoft-security-skills --skill security-copilot -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/security-copilot in vinayaklatthe/microsoft-security-skills) into .claude/skills/security-copilot in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
Run `npx skills add vinayaklatthe/microsoft-security-skills --skill security-copilot -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/security-copilot in vinayaklatthe/microsoft-security-skills) into .agents/skills/security-copilot in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add vinayaklatthe/microsoft-security-skills --skill security-copilot -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-copilot, .gemini/skills/security-copilot, .github/skills/security-copilot and .opencode/skills/security-copilot in your project.
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Security Copilot is instructions for the agent only.
SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: learn.microsoft.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
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.
Security Copilot is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
About 1.8k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 7.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Security Copilot: Incident Investigation (SCStelz/security-investigator, 250 stars), Azure External Attack Surface Management (MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills, 777 stars), Kql Query Authoring (SCStelz/security-investigator, 250 stars) and Detection Authoring (SCStelz/security-investigator, 250 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
vinayaklatthe (a GitHub user) maintains it in vinayaklatthe/microsoft-security-skills, which has 175 GitHub stars. The repository holds 50 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 18, 2026.
Source: vinayaklatthe/microsoft-security-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.