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Best agent skills for security

The best agent skills for security are Wizard, Postgres Patterns and Ponytail Audit, ranked by GitHub stars; Wizard leads with 278,361 stars. The list covers 143 agent skills in the appsgit catalog, one entry per repository.

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Top picks

  1. Rank 1:

    Wizard

    mattpocock/skills

    Generate an interactive bash wizard that walks a human through steps only they can perform.

    SecurityShell

    Wizard has 278,361 GitHub stars, has 460,665 installs on skills.sh, runs without an API key, works with Claude Code and Codex, is written in Shell and was last updated in October 2026.

  2. Rank 2:

    Postgres Patterns

    affaan-m/ECC

    PostgreSQL database patterns for query optimization, schema design, indexing, and security.

    SecurityJavaScript

    Postgres Patterns has 274,402 GitHub stars, has 2 installs on skills.sh, runs without an API key, works with Claude Code, Codex and Cursor, is written in JavaScript and was last updated in October 2026.

  3. Rank 3:

    Ponytail Audit

    DietrichGebert/ponytail

    Whole-repo audit for over-engineering. Like ponytail-review, but scans the entire codebase instead of a diff: a ranked list of what to delete, simplify, or replace with stdlib/native equivalents.

    SecurityJavaScript

    Ponytail Audit has 156,966 GitHub stars, has 767 installs on skills.sh, runs without an API key, works with Claude Code, Codex and Cursor, is written in JavaScript and was last updated in October 2026.

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  1. 1

    Wizard

    Generate an interactive bash wizard that walks a human through steps only they can perform.

    Wizard has 278,361 GitHub stars, has 460,665 installs on skills.sh, runs without an API key, works with Claude Code and Codex, is written in Shell and was last updated in October 2026.

  2. 2

    Postgres Patterns

    PostgreSQL database patterns for query optimization, schema design, indexing, and security.

    Postgres Patterns has 274,402 GitHub stars, has 2 installs on skills.sh, runs without an API key, works with Claude Code, Codex and Cursor, is written in JavaScript and was last updated in October 2026.

  3. 3

    Ponytail Audit

    Whole-repo audit for over-engineering. Like ponytail-review, but scans the entire codebase instead of a diff: a ranked list of what to delete, simplify, or replace with stdlib/native equivalents.

    Ponytail Audit has 156,966 GitHub stars, has 767 installs on skills.sh, runs without an API key, works with Claude Code, Codex and Cursor, is written in JavaScript and was last updated in October 2026.

  4. 4

    Next Bundle Optimizer

    Audit and reduce Next.js browser initial-load work.

    Next Bundle Optimizer has 143,231 GitHub stars, is published by the vendor itself, has 3 installs on skills.sh, runs without an API key, works with Claude Code, is written in JavaScript and was last updated in October 2026.

  5. 5

    Cloud

    Documentation reference for using Browser Use Cloud — the hosted API and SDK for browser automation.

    Cloud has 117,307 GitHub stars, is published by the vendor itself, needs an API key or token, works with Claude Code, Codex and Cursor, is written in Python and was last updated in October 2026.

  6. 6

    Security And Hardening

    Hardens code against vulnerabilities. Use when auditing an input handler for vulnerabilities, when handling user input, authentication, data storage, or external integrations, or when checking a…

    Security And Hardening has 102,166 GitHub stars, has 52,721 installs on skills.sh, runs without an API key, works with Claude Code, Codex and Cursor, is written in JavaScript and was last updated in October 2026.

  7. 7

    Browser Auth Flow

    Probe a site's authentication flow for redirect leaks, missing CSRF, weak session cookies, and OAuth misconfiguration; produces an auth findings.md.

    Browser Auth Flow has 74,016 GitHub stars, runs without an API key, works with Claude Code and Codex, is written in TypeScript and was last updated in October 2026.

  8. 8

    Hyperframes CLI

    Use the HyperFrames CLI development loop: init, add, catalog, capture, lint, check, snapshot, compare, grade-compare, preview, play, present, beats, keyframes, single or batch render, publish…

    Hyperframes CLI has 58,058 GitHub stars, has 830,413 installs on skills.sh, needs an API key or token, works with Claude Code, Codex and Cursor, is written in TypeScript and was last updated in October 2026.

  9. 9

    007

    Security audit, hardening, threat modeling (STRIDE/PASTA), Red/Blue Team, OWASP checks, code review, incident response, and infrastructure security for any project.

    007 has 47,305 GitHub stars, runs without an API key, works with Claude Code, Codex and Cursor, is written in Python and was last updated in October 2026.

  10. 10

    Nature Response

    Draft, audit, or revise responses to peer review, revision cover letters, and marked-manuscript or LaTeX revision packages.

    Nature Response has 46,219 GitHub stars, has 4 installs on skills.sh, runs without an API key, works with Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode, is written in Python and was last updated in October 2026.

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What are the best agent skills for security?

The best agent skills for security are Wizard, Postgres Patterns and Ponytail Audit, ranked by GitHub stars; Wizard leads with 278,361 stars. The list covers 143 agent skills in the appsgit catalog, one entry per repository.

Do these agent skills need an API key?

2 of the 10 picks need an API key or token, for example Cloud; 8 run without one. Each page on appsgit lists the environment variables a agent skill expects.

Which coding agents work with these skills?

Claude Code (all), Codex (9 of 10), Cursor (6 of 10) and OpenCode (6 of 10). The client list comes from each project's published compatibility data; appsgit does not guess it.

Are any of these agent skills official?

Yes: Next Bundle Optimizer and Cloud are published by the vendor themselves.

How do I install an agent skill?

A skill is a folder with a SKILL.md file that you copy into your agent's skills directory, or install from a plugin marketplace when the repository is one. Every skill page on appsgit shows the install command.

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