Attack Flow

Attack Flow Generator

Generate SITF-compliant attack flow JSON files from attack descriptions or incident reports.

Usage

/attack-flow <attack-name> [source]

• attack-name: Identifier for the attack (e.g., "s1ngularity", "solarwinds")
• source: URL, "websearch" for auto-research, or omit to use conversation context

Arguments: $ARGUMENTS

Instructions

When this skill is invoked:

Phase 1: Research

1. If source is "websearch" or a URL, gather attack details:

   • Attack timeline and phases
   • Entry point and initial access method
   • Lateral movement and persistence techniques
   • Data exfiltration or impact
   • Affected components (CI/CD, VCS, Registry, Endpoint, Production)

2. If source is omitted, use context from the current conversation.

Phase 2: Technique Mapping

1. Read techniques.json to get the full technique library.

2. For each attack step, find the best matching technique:

   • Match by action semantics, not surface keywords
   • Example: Uploading stolen data to repos → T-V003 (Secret Exfiltration), NOT T-V008 (Malicious Hosting)
   • Example: Accessing VCS with stolen creds → T-V001 must come BEFORE any VCS actions

3. If no matching technique exists:

   • Create a placeholder node with "type": "technique-gap"
   • Include suggested technique metadata in the data field
   • Note in output that /technique-proposal should be run for gaps

Phase 3: Layout Calculation

Apply these layout rules:

Rule 1: Component Layout (Left-to-Right by Attack Flow)

• Order components by their sequence in the attack chain, not by standard SITF order
• If attack flows CI/CD → Registry → Endpoint → VCS, layout left-to-right accordingly
• Minimum horizontal gap between components: 80-100px
• Component x-positions: Use increments of ~300px starting from x=0

Rule 2: Technique Ordering (Top-to-Bottom)

• Primary: Order techniques by their sequence in the attack flow
• Secondary: Within same attack step, order by stage (Initial Access → Discovery → Post-Compromise)
• Vertical gap between techniques: ~130-150px
• First technique starts at y = component.y + 80

Rule 3: Technique-Component Alignment

• Every technique node MUST be visually positioned within its parent component
• Calculate x-position: component.x + 30
• Validate technique.data.component matches parent component.data.componentId

Rule 4: Component Sizing

• Height = (technique_count × 150) + 120 (padding)
• Width = 230-250px

Rule 5: Edge Connections

• Connect source.bottom → target.top for vertical flows within component
• Connect source.right → target.left for cross-component flows
• Add labels for significant transitions ("Second wave", etc.)
• Use "type": "smoothstep" for all edges

Phase 4: JSON Generation

Generate the attack flow JSON with this structure:

{
  "metadata": {
    "name": "Attack Name",
    "created": "ISO-8601 timestamp",
    "version": "1.0",
    "framework": "SITF",
    "description": "Brief attack description"
  },
  "nodes": [
    // Entry points, components, techniques, exit points
  ],
  "edges": [
    // Connections between nodes
  ]
}

Node types:

• entryPoint: Attack entry (Phishing, Vulnerability Exploit, Stolen Credentials, etc.)
• component: SITF component container (endpoint, vcs, cicd, registry, production)
• technique: Attack technique from techniques.json
• technique-gap: Placeholder for missing technique (flag for /technique-proposal)
• exitPoint: Attack outcome (Future Breach, Persistence, Secondary Supply Chain Attack, etc.)

Phase 5: Validation

Run this checklist before outputting:

[ ] Valid JSON structure (parse test passes)
[ ] Required fields present: metadata.{name,created,version,framework}, nodes[], edges[]
[ ] All node IDs are unique
[ ] All edge source/target reference valid node IDs
[ ] All techniques positioned within their component boundaries (x/y validation)
[ ] Techniques ordered by attack flow sequence
[ ] Initial Access techniques appear first when order is ambiguous
[ ] All technique IDs exist in techniques.json OR flagged as technique-gap
[ ] Exit points connected to terminal techniques
[ ] No orphaned nodes (every non-entry node has incoming edge)

Phase 6: Output

1. Write the JSON file to sample-flows/<attack-name>.json
2. Validate the JSON with Python: python3 -c "import json; json.load(open('file'))"
3. Provide a summary table of the attack flow
4. If any technique-gaps exist, list them and recommend running /technique-proposal

Example

/attack-flow s1ngularity websearch

This will:

1. Search for s1ngularity attack details
2. Map attack steps to SITF techniques
3. Generate sample-flows/s1ngularity.json
4. Output attack flow summary