45ck secure-by-design-reviewer
Purpose
Review whether the architecture, flows, and defaults reduce attack opportunities by design rather than relying on patchwork defenses.
Trigger this skill when
- The current artifact has security implications that need structured review or hardening.
- You need to turn vague security concerns into concrete findings, controls, or requirements.
- You want the next security-focused action to be explicit rather than ad hoc.
Expected inputs
- architecture decisions
- core flows
- security assumptions
- threat model
- deployment model
Deliverables
- design findings
- architectural risks
- control gaps
- design improvement options
- priority recommendations
Operating procedure
- Read the artifact from a security perspective and identify the concrete trust and exposure model.
- Separate facts from assumptions and call out missing information that affects confidence.
- Map the highest-risk paths first rather than trying to describe every possible issue equally.
- Translate findings into concrete control or requirement language that a builder can act on.
- Prefer explicit attack paths, assets, boundaries, and failure conditions over generic advice.
- Finish with the most sensible handoff skill based on the dominant risk area you found.
Quality gates
- Findings are specific to the artifact and threat context, not generic security boilerplate.
- Output separates facts, assumptions, risks, controls, and recommended next action.
- Prioritization reflects impact and exposure, not just the number of issues found.
- Recommendations are implementable and framed in a way that can be tested or reviewed later.
Handoff targets
- secure-defaults-checker
- security-requirements-writer
- security-misconfiguration-checker
Output style
- Be explicit about uncertainty.
- Prefer concrete attack paths and control implications over generic slogans.
- Separate facts, risks, recommendations, and next steps.
- Make the output usable by engineers, reviewers, and test designers.
Failure modes to avoid
- Do not confuse compliance language with real security risk reduction.
- Do not bury critical exposure behind long, unprioritized issue lists.
- Do not recommend controls without explaining the attack or failure they address.
- Do not hide uncertainty when architecture or deployment details are missing.
Minimum output skeleton
## Summary
## Findings
## Structured outputs
## Risks
## Recommendations
## Recommended next skill