Use this skill when adding authentication, handling user input, working with secrets, creating API endpoints, or implementing payment/sensitive features. Provides comprehensive security checklist and patterns.
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skills/security-review/SKILL.md
January 25, 2026
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npx add-skill https://github.com/yxbian23/ai-research-claude-code/blob/main/skills/security-review/SKILL.md -a claude-code --skill security-reviewInstallation paths:
.claude/skills/security-review/# Security Review Skill
This skill ensures all code follows security best practices and identifies potential vulnerabilities.
## When to Activate
- Implementing authentication or authorization
- Handling user input or file uploads
- Creating new API endpoints
- Working with secrets or credentials
- Implementing payment features
- Storing or transmitting sensitive data
- Integrating third-party APIs
## Security Checklist
### 1. Secrets Management
#### ❌ NEVER Do This
```typescript
const apiKey = "sk-proj-xxxxx" // Hardcoded secret
const dbPassword = "password123" // In source code
```
#### ✅ ALWAYS Do This
```typescript
const apiKey = process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY
const dbUrl = process.env.DATABASE_URL
// Verify secrets exist
if (!apiKey) {
throw new Error('OPENAI_API_KEY not configured')
}
```
#### Verification Steps
- [ ] No hardcoded API keys, tokens, or passwords
- [ ] All secrets in environment variables
- [ ] `.env.local` in .gitignore
- [ ] No secrets in git history
- [ ] Production secrets in hosting platform (Vercel, Railway)
### 2. Input Validation
#### Always Validate User Input
```typescript
import { z } from 'zod'
// Define validation schema
const CreateUserSchema = z.object({
email: z.string().email(),
name: z.string().min(1).max(100),
age: z.number().int().min(0).max(150)
})
// Validate before processing
export async function createUser(input: unknown) {
try {
const validated = CreateUserSchema.parse(input)
return await db.users.create(validated)
} catch (error) {
if (error instanceof z.ZodError) {
return { success: false, errors: error.errors }
}
throw error
}
}
```
#### File Upload Validation
```typescript
function validateFileUpload(file: File) {
// Size check (5MB max)
const maxSize = 5 * 1024 * 1024
if (file.size > maxSize) {
throw new Error('File too large (max 5MB)')
}
// Type check
const allowedTypes = ['image/jpeg', 'image/png', 'image/gif']
if (!allowedTypes.includes(file.