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name: sharp-edges description: Identifies error-prone APIs, dangerous configurations, and footgun designs that enable security mistakes. Use when reviewing API designs, configuration schemas, cryptographic library ergonomics, or evaluating whether code follows 'secure by default' and 'pit of success' principles. Triggers: footgun, misuse-resistant, secure defaults, API usability, dangerous configuration. category: sharp-edges author: Trail of Bits source: trailofbits/skills license: AGPL-3.0 trit: -1 trit_label: MINUS verified: true featured: false

Sharp Edges Skill

Trit: -1 (MINUS) Category: sharp-edges Author: Trail of Bits Source: trailofbits/skills License: AGPL-3.0

Description

Identifies error-prone APIs, dangerous configurations, and footgun designs that enable security mistakes. Use when reviewing API designs, configuration schemas, cryptographic library ergonomics, or evaluating whether code follows 'secure by default' and 'pit of success' principles. Triggers: footgun, misuse-resistant, secure defaults, API usability, dangerous configuration.

When to Use

This is a Trail of Bits security skill. Refer to the original repository for detailed usage guidelines and examples.

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

Related Skills

• audit-context-building
• codeql
• semgrep
• variant-analysis