Security
Security agent skills give AI agents disciplined security workflows: code review for vulnerabilities, secret handling, dependency audits, and hardening checklists. Every skill on SkillMD also passes its own safety review before listing, with capability flags shown on each page.
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ferroxlabs Skill Tenant Rights Guide 2Provides a plain-language overview of common tenant rights including notice requirements, repair obligations, security deposit protections, eviction procedures, and anti-retaliation rules. Helps tenants understand their position and prepare for conversations with landlords, tenant rights organizations, or attorneys. Use when the user has a question about their rights as a renter, is facing a landlord dispute, wants to understand eviction procedures, or needs to know their obligations as a tenant. Do NOT use for commercial tenancies, landlord-side guidance, legal advice on specific disputes, or lease review before signing (use lease-agreement-reviewer instead).
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ferroxlabs Skill Device Hardening Guide 2Systematically secure personal devices through OS hardening, router and network security, IoT device isolation, firmware management, and attack surface reduction for home and small office environments Use when the user asks about device hardening guide, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of device hardening guide or requires a different specialized skill.
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ferroxlabs Skill Password Vault Manager 2Complete guide for setting up and using password managers including vault setup, migration strategies, password best practices, secure sharing, and emergency access planning. Use when the user asks about password vault manager, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of password vault manager or requires a different specialized skill.
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ferroxlabs Skill Zero Waste Guide 2Practical guide to reducing household waste using the 5R framework (refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle, rot), including waste audit methodology, room-by-room product swaps, composting setup options, bulk shopping strategies, DIY alternatives for common products, meal planning to reduce food waste, and zero-waste approaches for bathroom and kitchen. Use when the user asks about zero waste guide, or needs help with practical guide to reducing household waste using the 5r framework (refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle, rot), including waste audit methodology, room-by-room product swaps, composting setup options, bulk shopping strategies, diy alternatives for common products, meal planning to reduce food waste, and zero-waste approaches for bathroom and kitchen. Do NOT use when the request requires professional specialized advice or falls outside the scope of zero waste guide.
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ferroxlabs Skill Performance Engineer 2Becomes a senior performance engineer who identifies bottlenecks, designs optimization strategies, and conducts load testing using systematic profiling and benchmarking methodology. Use when the user needs performance analysis, load testing, bottleneck identification, latency optimization, or capacity planning. Do NOT use when writing new application features, conducting security audits, or designing system architecture from scratch.
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ferroxlabs Skill Incident Commander 2Becomes a senior site reliability engineering lead who commands incident response by coordinating investigation, communication, and remediation across specialist agents. Use when the user faces a production outage, service degradation, security breach, or any urgent operational event requiring structured response coordination. Do NOT use when the user needs routine monitoring setup (use devops-engineer), post-incident process improvement without an active incident, or sprint facilitation (use sprint-facilitator).
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ferroxlabs Skill Supabase Builder 2Supabase platform expert covering PostgreSQL database design, Row Level Security policies, real-time subscriptions, auth configuration, storage buckets, edge functions, PostgREST API patterns, database migrations, and full-stack application architecture on the Supabase platform. Use when the user asks about supabase builder, supabase builder best practices, or needs guidance on supabase builder implementation. Do NOT use when the user needs a different specialized skill or is asking about an unrelated technology domain.
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ferroxlabs Skill Phone Cleanup Guide 2Recover storage space, audit apps, organize photos, improve battery life, and boost phone performance with step-by-step cleanup procedures for iOS and Android. Use when the user asks about phone cleanup guide, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of phone cleanup guide or requires a different specialized skill.
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ferroxlabs Skill Email Security Hardener 2Email security expertise covering SPF, DKIM, and DMARC configuration for domain protection, phishing detection techniques, email encryption with PGP and S/MIME, secure email provider evaluation, email header analysis, business email compromise prevention, and building organizational email security policies. Use when the user asks about email security hardener, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of email security hardener or requires a different specialized skill.
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ferroxlabs Skill Home Energy Audit 2Conducts a room-by-room home energy audit identifying energy loss points and producing a prioritized fix list with estimated kWh savings, cost per fix, and payback period. Gathers the user's housing type, climate zone, current energy costs, and budget to produce an actionable energy reduction plan distinguishing renter-accessible from homeowner-only improvements. Use when the user asks about reducing home energy bills, finding energy leaks, conducting an energy audit, improving home insulation, or lowering heating and cooling costs. Do NOT use for commercial building energy audits, HVAC system design or installation, solar panel evaluation as an investment, or utility-scale energy efficiency programs.
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ferroxlabs Skill Wifi Troubleshooter 2Diagnose and fix WiFi problems - slow speeds, dead zones, interference, connection drops, and security issues with step-by-step solutions. Use when the user asks about wifi troubleshooter, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of wifi troubleshooter or requires a different specialized skill.
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ferroxlabs Skill Ip Protection Overview 2Compares the four main types of intellectual property protection: copyright, trademark, patent, and trade secret. Explains what each protects, how protection is obtained, duration, registration processes, and when each type applies. Produces a structured comparison to help users identify which protections may apply to their work. Use when the user wants to understand intellectual property basics, needs to identify which IP protection applies to their creation, or wants to prepare for a consultation with an IP attorney. Do NOT use for filing patent or trademark applications, IP infringement analysis, licensing agreement drafting, or specific legal advice on IP disputes.
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ferroxlabs Skill Cross Chain Developer 2Cross-chain development expertise covering bridge architectures (lock-and-mint, burn-and-mint, liquidity networks), interoperability protocols (LayerZero, Chainlink CCIP, Axelar, Wormhole), chain abstraction patterns, multi-chain deployment strategies, and security considerations for cross-chain applications. Use when the user asks about cross chain developer, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of cross chain developer or requires a different specialized skill.
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ferroxlabs Skill Move Cleaning 2Provides room-by-room cleaning checklists for move-in and move-out scenarios with specific tasks, time estimates, and security deposit recovery strategies. Covers the difference between move-out cleaning standards and regular cleaning, landlord inspection expectations, and DIY vs. professional cleaning cost comparisons. Use when the user is moving out of a rental and wants to maximize their security deposit return, moving into a new home and wants to clean before unpacking, or needs to prepare a home for new tenants. Do NOT use for regular cleaning routines (use weekly-cleaning-schedule), deep cleaning outside of a move context (use deep-cleaning-checklist), or post-construction cleaning.
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ferroxlabs Skill Privacy Audit Guide 2Comprehensive personal privacy audit covering browser hardening, phone privacy settings, social media exposure reduction, data broker removal, and ongoing privacy maintenance routines. Use when the user asks about privacy audit guide, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of privacy audit guide or requires a different specialized skill.
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ferroxlabs Skill Vpn Privacy Advisor 2Guide for understanding and using VPNs including protocol comparison, provider evaluation criteria, when to use a VPN, setup across devices, and privacy-focused configuration. Use when the user asks about vpn privacy advisor, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of vpn privacy advisor or requires a different specialized skill.
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ferroxlabs Skill Security Hardening Sprint 2Structured workflow for conducting a security hardening sprint on an existing application or infrastructure. Covers vulnerability auditing, threat modeling, prioritized remediation, verification testing, and ongoing monitoring setup to systematically reduce attack surface and improve security posture. Use when the user wants to security hardening sprint or needs a structured multi-step process for this goal. Do NOT use when the request is a single-step task or requires professional advice beyond educational guidance.
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ferroxlabs Skill Mqtt Specialist 2Guides MQTT message broker architecture including topic design, QoS levels, retained messages, security configuration, and client implementation patterns Use when the user asks about mqtt specialist, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of mqtt specialist or requires a different specialized skill.
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ferroxlabs Skill Mobile Privacy Guide 2Mobile privacy expertise covering app permission management, tracking prevention on iOS and Android, secure messaging app selection, device encryption, privacy-focused browser and DNS configuration, location tracking minimization, app audit methodology, and building a privacy-conscious mobile setup without sacrificing usability. Use when the user asks about mobile privacy guide, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of mobile privacy guide or requires a different specialized skill.
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ferroxlabs Skill Zero Trust Architect 2Zero trust architecture expertise covering identity-first security, microsegmentation, policy engines, continuous verification, device trust, network security modernization, ZTNA implementation, service mesh security, identity provider integration, and least-privilege access design for eliminating implicit trust in enterprise environments. Use when the user asks about zero trust architect, zero trust architect best practices, or needs guidance on zero trust architect implementation. Do NOT use when the user needs a different specialized skill or is asking about an unrelated technology domain.
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ferroxlabs Skill Tenant Rights Advisor 2Lease review guidance, security deposit rights, repair obligations, eviction process understanding, and tenant protections for informed renting decisions. Use when the user asks about tenant rights advisor, or needs help with lease review guidance, security deposit rights, repair obligations, eviction process understanding, and tenant protections for informed renting decisions. Do NOT use when the request requires professional legal advice or falls outside the scope of tenant rights advisor.
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ferroxlabs Skill Crypto Navigator 2Practical guide to cryptocurrency fundamentals covering Bitcoin and Ethereum basics, wallet security, exchange selection, DeFi risks, scam identification and avoidance, tax reporting obligations, portfolio sizing, and a safety-first approach to digital assets. Emphasizes risk awareness and consumer protection over speculation. Use when the user asks about crypto navigator, or needs help with practical guide to cryptocurrency fundamentals covering bitcoin and ethereum basics, wallet security, exchange selection, defi risks, scam identification and avoidance, tax reporting obligations, portfolio sizing, and a safety-first approach to digital assets. Do NOT use when the request requires professional financial advice or falls outside the scope of crypto navigator.
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ferroxlabs Skill Identity Theft Protector 2Protect personal identity through credit monitoring, credit freeze management, identity theft recovery planning, dark web exposure checks, and systematic reduction of personal data exposure across digital and physical channels Use when the user asks about identity theft protector, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of identity theft protector or requires a different specialized skill.
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ferroxlabs Skill Smart Home Architect 2Smart home hub selection, automation routines, security and privacy considerations, voice control integration, energy monitoring, and system design for connected homes. Use when the user asks about smart home architect, or needs help with smart home hub selection, automation routines, security and privacy considerations, voice control integration, energy monitoring, and system design for connected homes. Do NOT use when the request requires professional specialized advice or falls outside the scope of smart home architect.
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ferroxlabs Skill Tax Loss Harvester 2Tax-loss harvesting education covering wash sale rules, substantially identical security definitions, direct indexing concepts, harvesting strategies and triggers, tracking methods, and integration with overall portfolio and tax planning. Use when the user asks about tax loss harvester, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of tax loss harvester or requires a different specialized skill.
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ferroxlabs Skill Tech Due Diligence 2Technical due diligence for acquisitions and investments covering code quality audits, architecture reviews, team capability assessments, infrastructure evaluation, security posture analysis, scalability assessment, technical debt quantification, and risk scoring. Includes audit checklists, interview guides, and report templates for investors and acquirers. Use when the user asks about tech due diligence, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of tech due diligence or requires a different specialized skill.
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ferroxlabs Skill Communication Skills Audit 2Comprehensive evaluation of written, verbal, presentation, and listening communication skills with targeted improvement recommendations for professional settings Use when the user asks about communication skills audit, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of communication skills audit or requires a different specialized skill.
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ferroxlabs Skill Travel Safety Expert 2Provide comprehensive personal safety guidance for travelers including destination assessment, personal security practices, scam awareness, emergency protocols, and health precautions Use when the user asks about travel safety expert, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of travel safety expert or requires a different specialized skill.
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ferroxlabs Skill Work Life Balance Audit 2Structured evaluation of time allocation, role satisfaction, burnout indicators, and boundary effectiveness across work and personal domains. Produces a balance scorecard with specific recommendations for sustainable adjustment. Use when the user asks about work life balance audit, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of work life balance audit or requires a different specialized skill.
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ferroxlabs Skill Security Incident Responder 2Security incident response expertise covering NIST incident response lifecycle, containment strategies, evidence preservation, forensic analysis basics, communication templates, post-incident review, incident classification and severity levels, and playbook creation for handling security incidents efficiently and effectively. Use when the user asks about security incident responder, security incident responder best practices, or needs guidance on security incident responder implementation. Do NOT use when the user needs a different specialized skill or is asking about an unrelated technology domain.
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ferroxlabs Skill Security Posture Assessment 2Comprehensive security posture evaluation covering vulnerability management, access controls, policy compliance, incident readiness, and security culture to produce an actionable security scorecard. Use when the user asks about security posture assessment, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of security posture assessment or requires a different specialized skill.
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ferroxlabs Skill Social Engineering Defender 2Recognize and defend against social engineering attacks including phishing emails, vishing phone calls, pretexting scenarios, and manipulation tactics through verification protocols, awareness training, and incident response procedures Use when the user asks about social engineering defender, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of social engineering defender or requires a different specialized skill.
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ferroxlabs Skill Authorization Patterns 2Guides expert-level authorization patterns implementation: security and design-patterns decision frameworks, production-ready patterns, and concrete templates for authorization patterns workflows. Use when the user asks about authorization patterns, authorization patterns configuration, or security best practices for authorization projects. Do NOT use when the user needs a different backend infrastructure capability -- check sibling skills in the backend infrastructure subcategory.
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ferroxlabs Skill Rate Limiting Patterns 2Guides expert-level rate limiting patterns implementation: security and optimization decision frameworks, production-ready patterns, and concrete templates for rate limiting patterns workflows. Use when the user asks about rate limiting patterns, rate limiting patterns configuration, or security best practices for rate projects. Do NOT use when the user needs a different backend infrastructure capability -- check sibling skills in the backend infrastructure subcategory.
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ferroxlabs Skill Cybersecurity Awareness Test 2Practical cybersecurity awareness assessment covering phishing recognition, password hygiene, social engineering awareness, device security, incident reporting, and producing a personalized security improvement plan. Use when the user asks about cybersecurity awareness test, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of cybersecurity awareness test or requires a different specialized skill.
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ferroxlabs Skill Cybersecurity Personal 2Comprehensive guide to personal digital security covering password management strategies, two-factor authentication setup, VPN selection and usage, phishing recognition techniques, social engineering awareness, device security hardening, privacy settings for social media and browsers, data breach response procedures, and secure communication tools. Use when the user asks about cybersecurity personal, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of cybersecurity personal or requires a different specialized skill.
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Frequently asked questions
What are Security agent skills?
Security agent skills give AI agents disciplined security workflows: code review for vulnerabilities, secret handling, dependency audits, and hardening checklists. Every skill on SkillMD also passes its own safety review before listing, with capability flags shown on each page.
Which Security skills are most installed?
Popular Security skills on SkillMD right now include tenant-rights-guide, device-hardening-guide, password-vault-manager. Rankings shift as installs change; sort this page by "Most installs" for the live list.
Do Security skills work with Claude Code and Cursor?
Yes. Every skill here ships as a SKILL.md file, an open format that works in Claude Code, Claude.ai, Cursor, Codex, Windsurf, and 60+ other agents. Install one with npx skillmds@latest add <owner>/<name>, or copy the file into your agent's skills directory.