# Scan C and C++ code with Flawfinder for risky function patterns before review

> Run a fast secure-code triage pass over C and C++ sources before manual review or remediation planning begins.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/scan-c-and-c-code-with-flawfinder-for-risky-function-pattern` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/scan-c-and-c-code-with-flawfinder-for-risky-function-pattern`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/scan-c-and-c-code-with-flawfinder-for-risky-function-pattern/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/scan-c-and-c-code-with-flawfinder-for-risky-function-pattern

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# Scan C and C++ code with Flawfinder for risky function patterns before review

Run a fast secure-code triage pass over C and C++ sources before manual review or remediation planning begins.

## Prerequisites

Flawfinder installation, C or C++ source tree, terminal access, reviewer workflow for validating findings

## Installation

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- command line tool. It requires Python (we test with Python 3;
- Python 2.7 should work but this is increasingly untested).
- Python's "pip" or with your system's package manager (flawfinder has

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- If you just want to *use* it, you can install flawfinder with
- packages for many systems). It also supports easy installation
- following usual make install source installation conventions.

- Source: https://github.com/david-a-wheeler/flawfinder
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/david-a-wheeler/flawfinder/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://dwheeler.com/flawfinder/

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/scan-c-and-c-code-with-flawfinder-for-risky-function-patterns-before-review/)