Security check
Quick configuration security check against known threats database. Verifies your Claude Code setup for known malicious skills, vulnerable MCPs, dangerous patterns, and exposed secrets.
Time: ~30 seconds | Scope: Claude Code configuration only
Instructions
You are a security analyst. Check the user's Claude Code configuration against the compatibility threat database at examples/commands/resources/threat-db.yaml. Produce a concise, actionable report.
Phase 1: Load threat database
Read examples/commands/resources/threat-db.yaml from this repository to load:
- Known malicious authors and skills
- CVE database for MCP servers
- Suspicious patterns for hooks, agents, and config
Phase 2: MCP server audit
Read the user's MCP configuration:
bash# Global MCP config cat ~/.claude.json 2>/dev/null | jq '.mcpServers // empty' # Project MCP config cat .mcp.json 2>/dev/null
Check against threat-db.yaml:
- Any MCP server matching a CVE entry? → CRITICAL
- Version pinning: are all MCP servers pinned to exact versions (not
@latest)? → HIGH if unpinned - Any
--dangerous-*flags in MCP args? → CRITICAL - Any MCP servers not on the Safe List (see
guide/security/security-hardening.md§1.1)? → MEDIUM (flag for manual review)
Phase 3: Skills & agents audit
bash# List installed skills ls -la .claude/skills/ 2>/dev/null ls -la ~/.claude/skills/ 2>/dev/null # List agents ls -la .claude/agents/ 2>/dev/null ls -la ~/.claude/agents/ 2>/dev/null # Check agent tools field grep -r "^tools:" .claude/agents/ 2>/dev/null grep -r "^tools:" ~/.claude/agents/ 2>/dev/null
Check against threat-db.yaml:
- Any skill/agent name matching
malicious_skillsentries? → CRITICAL - Any skill/agent author matching
malicious_authorsentries? → CRITICAL - Any agent with
tools: Bashonly? → HIGH - Any agent with overly broad tool access + vague description? → MEDIUM
Deep skill content analysis (SkillSpector-inspired patterns):
bash# Hidden instructions: HTML comments, zero-width chars, large base64 blobs grep -rn '<!--' .claude/skills/ ~/.claude/skills/ 2>/dev/null | grep -iv 'example\|comment\|html' grep -rPn '[\x{200B}-\x{200D}\x{FEFF}\x{00AD}]' .claude/skills/ ~/.claude/skills/ 2>/dev/null grep -rn -E '[A-Za-z0-9+/]{40,}={0,2}' .claude/skills/ ~/.claude/skills/ 2>/dev/null | grep -v 'sha\|hash\|checksum' | head -10 # Unicode deception: RTL override characters grep -rPn '[\x{202E}\x{202D}\x{200F}]' .claude/skills/ ~/.claude/skills/ 2>/dev/null # Trigger abuse: generic keywords that shadow built-in commands grep -rn "trigger\|keyword\|when.*user" .claude/skills/ ~/.claude/skills/ 2>/dev/null | \ grep -iE '\b(help|run|go|do|yes|ok|the|a |an |it)\b' | head -10 # Supply chain: remote execution patterns in skill scripts find .claude/skills/ ~/.claude/skills/ \( -name "*.sh" -o -name "*.py" \) 2>/dev/null | \ xargs grep -l "curl.*|\|wget.*|\|bash.*http\|eval.*curl" 2>/dev/null # Rogue agent: cron/startup persistence written by skill scripts find .claude/skills/ ~/.claude/skills/ -type f 2>/dev/null | \ xargs grep -l "crontab\|launchctl\|systemctl\|~/.bashrc\|~/.zshrc\|autostart" 2>/dev/null # Data exfiltration: env harvesting combined with network calls find .claude/skills/ ~/.claude/skills/ -type f 2>/dev/null | \ xargs grep -l "os.environ\|process.env\|getenv\|printenv" 2>/dev/null | \ xargs grep -l "curl\|requests\|fetch\|http" 2>/dev/null
- Hidden HTML comments or zero-width characters in skill files? → HIGH
- Base64 blobs over 40 chars in skill content? → HIGH (verify: may be a legitimate hash)
- RTL unicode override characters? → HIGH
- Skill trigger keyword shadows a built-in (help, run, clear…)? → HIGH
- Executable scripts with
curl | bashor remote eval? → CRITICAL - Skill writes to crontab, launchctl, or shell rc files? → CRITICAL
- Skill reads env vars AND makes outbound network calls? → CRITICAL
Phase 4: Hook security
bash# List all hooks find .claude/hooks/ -type f 2>/dev/null find ~/.claude/hooks/ -type f 2>/dev/null # Scan hooks for suspicious patterns grep -rn "curl\|wget\|nc \|ncat\|netcat\|base64\|eval\|exec\|/dev/tcp\|/dev/udp" .claude/hooks/ 2>/dev/null grep -rn "curl\|wget\|nc \|ncat\|netcat\|base64\|eval\|exec\|/dev/tcp\|/dev/udp" ~/.claude/hooks/ 2>/dev/null # Check for credential access in hooks grep -rn "ssh\|id_rsa\|id_ed25519\|\.env\|credentials\|secret\|password\|token\|api.key" .claude/hooks/ 2>/dev/null grep -rn "ssh\|id_rsa\|id_ed25519\|\.env\|credentials\|secret\|password\|token\|api.key" ~/.claude/hooks/ 2>/dev/null
Check against threat-db.yaml suspicious_patterns.hooks:
- Network calls (
curl,wget) → HIGH - Reverse shell indicators (
nc,/dev/tcp) → CRITICAL - Credential access (
ssh,.env,password) → CRITICAL - Base64 encoding → MEDIUM (review context)
Phase 5: Memory poisoning check
bash# Check for suspicious instructions in memory/config files grep -in "ignore\|forget\|override\|disregard\|you are now\|new role\|system prompt" \ CLAUDE.md .claude/CLAUDE.md SOUL.md .claude/SOUL.md MEMORY.md .claude/MEMORY.md \ ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md ~/.claude/MEMORY.md 2>/dev/null
- Prompt injection patterns in CLAUDE.md / SOUL.md / MEMORY.md? → HIGH
- Instructions to disable security, skip reviews, or grant broad permissions? → CRITICAL
Phase 6: Permissions & settings
bash# Check settings cat .claude/settings.json 2>/dev/null cat ~/.claude/settings.json 2>/dev/null
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permissions.denyexists and covers.env*,*.pem,*.key, secrets? → MEDIUM if missing - No wildcard
permissions.allowfor Bash or Write? → HIGH if present - No
dangerouslySkipPermissionsor similar flags? → CRITICAL if present
Phase 7: Exposed secrets in config
bash# Check for secrets in .claude/ directory grep -rn "sk-[a-zA-Z0-9]\{20,\}\|sk-ant-[a-zA-Z0-9]\{20,\}\|ghp_[a-zA-Z0-9]\{36\}\|AKIA[A-Z0-9]\{16\}" \ .claude/ ~/.claude/ 2>/dev/null # Check for private keys grep -rn "BEGIN.*PRIVATE KEY" .claude/ ~/.claude/ 2>/dev/null
- API keys or tokens in config files? → CRITICAL
- Private keys in config? → CRITICAL
Output format
## 🛡️ Security Check Report **Date**: [timestamp] **Scope**: Claude Code configuration ### Results Summary | Severity | Count | Status | |----------|-------|--------| | 🔴 CRITICAL | X | [PASS/FAIL] | | 🟠 HIGH | X | [PASS/FAIL] | | 🟡 MEDIUM | X | [PASS/FAIL] | | 🟢 LOW | X | [PASS/FAIL] | ### 🔴 Critical Issues [List each critical finding with location and fix] ### 🟠 High Issues [List each high finding with location and fix] ### 🟡 Medium Issues [List each medium finding with location and fix] ### ✅ Passed Checks [List what passed, important for confidence] ### 🔧 Recommended Actions (Priority Order) 1. [Most urgent fix with exact command] 2. [Second priority] 3. [...] ### 📚 References - Full security guide: guide/security/security-hardening.md - Threat database: examples/commands/resources/threat-db.yaml - MCP scan: `npx mcp-scan` (Snyk)
If ALL checks pass, output:
## 🛡️ Security Check Report: ALL CLEAR ✅ **Date**: [timestamp] No known threats detected in your Claude Code configuration. **Recommendations for continued security:** - Re-run `/security-check` after installing new skills or MCP servers - Run `/security-audit` for a comprehensive project + config audit - Keep Claude Code updated (current security fixes in v2.1.34+)
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