audit-context-building

audit context building

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What it does

  • Perform line-by-line / block-by-block code analysis by default.
  • Apply First Principles, 5 Whys, and 5 Hows at micro scale.
  • Continuously link insights → functions → modules → entire system.
  • Maintain a stable, explicit mental model that evolves with new evidence.
  • Identify invariants, assumptions, flows, and reasoning hazards.
  • Deep comprehension is needed before bug or vulnerability discovery.
  • You want bottom-up understanding instead of high-level guessing.

Requirements & configuration

  • What later logic depends on it.
  • "Unclear; need to inspect X."

Derived from the skill's own SKILL.md documentation · extracted 2026-07-23

audit context building

Source

Repository: https://github.com/trailofbits/skills

audit-context-building FAQ

What does the audit-context-building skill do?

Enables ultra-granular, line-by-line code analysis to build deep architectural context before vulnerability or bug finding. Perform line-by-line / block-by-block code analysis by default. Apply First Principles, 5 Whys, and 5 Hows at micro scale.

What does audit-context-building require?

What later logic depends on it. "Unclear; need to inspect X."

How do I install audit-context-building?

Run: npx -y skills add https://github.com/trailofbits/skills --skill audit-context-building --agent claude-code — the source lives at github.com/trailofbits/skills.

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