How do I install the Aderyn skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add hairyf/aderyn in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

Is Aderyn safe to use?

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Which AI agents work with Aderyn?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Aderyn free to use?

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Who published Aderyn?

hairyf (@hairyf) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Aderyn by hairyf — Agent Skill

Name: Aderyn
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: hairyf

File contents

Skill based on Aderyn (Cyfrin/aderyn), generated 2026-02-24.

Aderyn is a Rust-based Solidity static analyzer that finds vulnerabilities and code-quality issues. It supports Foundry and Hardhat with no config, optional aderyn.toml for path and detector control, and an MCP server for AI/editor integration. This skill focuses on agent use: CLI, configuration, detectors, report outputs, and MCP tools.

Core References

Topic	Description	Reference
CLI	Root, src, path include/exclude, output, subcommands (init, mcp, registry, docs, completions)	core-cli
Config	aderyn.toml — root, src, include/exclude, detectors, env	core-config
Report formats	Markdown, JSON, SARIF structure and usage	core-report-formats

Features

Topic	Description	Reference
Detectors	Registry (aderyn registry), severity High/Low, include/exclude in config	features-detectors
MCP	stdio/HTTP server; tools: project overview, list contracts, contract surface, callgraph, node finder/summarizer	features-mcp

Best practices

Topic	Description	Reference
Project setup	When to use aderyn.toml, path filters, detector tuning for Foundry/Hardhat	best-practices-project-setup

External links

---name: aderyndescription: Aderyn — Rust-based Solidity static analyzer; CLI, config, detectors, report formats, and MCP tools for agents.metadata: author: hairy version: "2026.2.24" source: Generated from https://github.com/Cyfrin/aderyn, scripts located at https://github.com/antfu/skills---> Skill based on Aderyn (Cyfrin/aderyn), generated 2026-02-24.Aderyn is a Rust-based Solidity static analyzer that finds vulnerabilities and code-quality issues. It supports Foundry and Hardhat with no config, optional `aderyn.toml` for path and detector control, and an MCP server for AI/editor integration. This skill focuses on agent use: CLI, configuration, detectors, report outputs, and MCP tools.## Core References| Topic | Description | Reference ||-------|-------------|-----------|| CLI | Root, src, path include/exclude, output, subcommands (init, mcp, registry, docs, completions) | [core-cli](references/core-cli.md) || Config | aderyn.toml — root, src, include/exclude, detectors, env | [core-config](references/core-config.md) || Report formats | Markdown, JSON, SARIF structure and usage | [core-report-formats](references/core-report-formats.md) |## Features| Topic | Description | Reference ||-------|-------------|-----------|| Detectors | Registry (aderyn registry), severity High/Low, include/exclude in config | [features-detectors](references/features-detectors.md) || MCP | stdio/HTTP server; tools: project overview, list contracts, contract surface, callgraph, node finder/summarizer | [features-mcp](references/features-mcp.md) |## Best practices| Topic | Description | Reference ||-------|-------------|-----------|| Project setup | When to use aderyn.toml, path filters, detector tuning for Foundry/Hardhat | [best-practices-project-setup](references/best-practices-project-setup.md) |## External links- [Cyfrin Aderyn docs](https://cyfrin.gitbook.io/cyfrin-docs/aderyn-cli/readme)- [Aderyn GitHub](https://github.com/Cyfrin/aderyn)- [List of supported detectors](https://cyfrin.gitbook.io/cyfrin-docs/project-configuration/list-of-supported-detectors)- [VSCode Aderyn extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Cyfrin.aderyn)

Frequently asked questions

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