code-auditor: Security & Code Review for AI Agents | OpenAgentSkill

Overview

Performs comprehensive codebase analysis covering architecture, code quality, security, performance, testing, and maintainability. Use when user wants to audit code quality, identify technical debt, find security issues, assess test coverage, or get a codebase health check.

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Code Auditor

Comprehensive codebase analysis covering architecture, code quality, security, performance, testing, and maintainability.

When to Use

"audit the code"
"analyze code quality"
"check for issues"
"review the codebase"
"find technical debt"
"security audit"
"performance review"

What It Analyzes

1. Architecture & Design

Overall structure and organization
Design patterns in use
Module boundaries and separation of concerns
Dependency management
Architectural decisions and trade-offs

2. Code Quality

Complexity hotspots (cyclomatic complexity)
Code duplication (DRY violations)
Naming conventions and consistency
Documentation coverage
Code smells and anti-patterns

3. Security

Common vulnerabilities (OWASP Top 10)
Input validation and sanitization
Authentication and authorization
Secrets management
Dependency vulnerabilities

4. Performance

Algorithmic complexity issues
Database query optimization
Memory usage patterns
Caching opportunities
Resource leaks

5. Testing

Test coverage assessment
Test quality and effectiveness
Missing test scenarios
Testing patterns and practices
Integration vs unit test balance

6. Maintainability

Technical debt assessment
Coupling and cohesion
Ease of future changes
Onboarding friendliness
Documentation quality

Approach

Explore using Explore agent (thorough mode)
Identify patterns with Grep and Glob
Read critical files for detailed analysis
Run static analysis tools if available
Synthesize findings into actionable report

Thoroughness Levels

Quick (15-30 min): High-level, critical issues only
Standard (30-60 min): Comprehensive across all dimensions
Deep (60+ min): Exhaustive with detailed examples

Output Format

# Code Audit Report

## Executive Summary
- Overall health score
- Critical issues count
- Top 3 priorities

## Findings by Category

### Architecture & Design
#### 🔴 High Priority
- [Finding with file:line reference]
  - Impact: [description]
  - Recommendation: [action]

#### 🟡 Medium Priority
...

### [Other categories]

## Prioritized Action Plan
1. Quick wins (< 1 day)
2. Medium-term improvements (1-5 days)
3. Long-term initiatives (> 5 days)

## Metrics
- Files analyzed: X
- Lines of code: Y
- Test coverage: Z%
- Complexity hotspots: N

Tools Used

Task (Explore agent): Thorough codebase exploration
Grep: Pattern matching for issues
Glob: Find files by type/pattern
Read: Detailed file analysis
Bash: Run linters, coverage tools

Success Criteria

Comprehensive coverage of all six dimensions
Specific file:line references for all findings
Severity/priority ratings (Critical/High/Medium/Low)
Actionable recommendations (not just observations)
Estimated effort for fixes
Both quick wins and long-term improvements

Integration

feature-planning: Plan technical debt reduction
test-fixing: Address test gaps identified
project-bootstrapper: Set up quality tooling

Configuration

Can focus on specific areas:

Security-only audit
Performance-only audit
Testing-only assessment
Quick architecture review

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name: code-auditor
description: Performs comprehensive codebase analysis covering architecture, code quality, security, performance, testing, and maintainability. Use when user wants to audit code quality, identify technical debt, find security issues, assess test coverage, or get a codebase health check.

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---
name: code-auditor
description: Performs comprehensive codebase analysis covering architecture, code quality, security, performance, testing, and maintainability. Use when user wants to audit code quality, identify technical debt, find security issues, assess test coverage, or get a codebase health check.
---

# Code Auditor

Comprehensive codebase analysis covering architecture, code quality, security, performance, testing, and maintainability.

## When to Use

- "audit the code"
- "analyze code quality"
- "check for issues"
- "review the codebase"
- "find technical debt"
- "security audit"
- "performance review"

## What It Analyzes

### 1. Architecture & Design
- Overall structure and organization
- Design patterns in use
- Module boundaries and separation of concerns
- Dependency management
- Architectural decisions and trade-offs

### 2. Code Quality
- Complexity hotspots (cyclomatic complexity)
- Code duplication (DRY violations)
- Naming conventions and consistency
- Documentation coverage
- Code smells and anti-patterns

### 3. Security
- Common vulnerabilities (OWASP Top 10)
- Input validation and sanitization
- Authentication and authorization
- Secrets management
- Dependency vulnerabilities

### 4. Performance
- Algorithmic complexity issues
- Database query optimization
- Memory usage patterns
- Caching opportunities
- Resource leaks

### 5. Testing
- Test coverage assessment
- Test quality and effectiveness
- Missing test scenarios
- Testing patterns and practices
- Integration vs unit test balance

### 6. Maintainability
- Technical debt assessment
- Coupling and cohesion
- Ease of future changes
- Onboarding friendliness
- Documentation quality

## Approach

1. **Explore** using Explore agent (thorough mode)
2. **Identify patterns** with Grep and Glob
3. **Read critical files** for detailed analysis
4. **Run static analysis tools** if available
5. **Synthesize findings** into actionable report

## Thoroughness Levels

- **Quick** (15-30 min): High-level, critical issues only
- **Standard** (30-60 min): Comprehensive across all dimensions
- **Deep** (60+ min): Exhaustive with detailed examples

## Output Format

```markdown
# Code Audit Report

## Executive Summary
- Overall health score
- Critical issues count
- Top 3 priorities

## Findings by Category

### Architecture & Design
#### 🔴 High Priority
- [Finding with file:line reference]
- Impact: [description]
- Recommendation: [action]

#### 🟡 Medium Priority
...

### [Other categories]

## Prioritized Action Plan
1. Quick wins (< 1 day)
2. Medium-term improvements (1-5 days)
3. Long-term initiatives (> 5 days)

## Metrics
- Files analyzed: X
- Lines of code: Y
- Test coverage: Z%
- Complexity hotspots: N
```

## Tools Used

- **Task (Explore agent)**: Thorough codebase exploration
- **Grep**: Pattern matching for issues
- **Glob**: Find files by type/pattern
- **Read**: Detailed file analysis
- **Bash**: Run linters, coverage tools

## Success Criteria

- Comprehensive coverage of all six dimensions
- Specific file:line references for all findings
- Severity/priority ratings (Critical/High/Medium/Low)
- Actionable recommendations (not just observations)
- Estimated effort for fixes
- Both quick wins and long-term improvements

## Integration

- **feature-planning**: Plan technical debt reduction
- **test-fixing**: Address test gaps identified
- **project-bootstrapper**: Set up quality tooling

## Configuration

Can focus on specific areas:
- Security-only audit
- Performance-only audit
- Testing-only assessment
- Quick architecture review

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Source repository: mhattingpete/claude-skills-marketplace
License: Apache-2.0
Version: 1.0.0
Last GitHub push: Jul 25, 2026
Registry updated: Sep 3, 2026
Instruction path: productivity-skills-plugin/skills/code-auditor/SKILL.md @ b5b34bcf4c92

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