Practical overview
When it fits
Use it when an AI-agent project needs reusable cybersecurity guidance organized across recognized threat, defense, AI-risk and fraud frameworks.
Who it is for
- Developers extending AI coding assistants with cybersecurity skills.
- Security practitioners designing framework-aware investigation, review or response workflows.
- Builders creating DevSecOps or MCP-connected security assistants.
Documented uses
- Add cybersecurity skill selection to an AI coding assistant.
- Create security reviews that reference mapped industry frameworks.
- Develop incident-response, DevSecOps or security-research agent workflows.
Requirements & limits
The repository is identified as open source and uses the Apache-2.0 license. No account, pricing or service-availability requirements are documented.
- The library is mapped to MITRE ATT&CK, NIST CSF 2.0, MITRE ATLAS, MITRE D3FEND, NIST AI RMF and MITRE F3.
- Documented platform ecosystems include Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Codex CLI, Cursor, Gemini CLI and MCP.
- The repository contains offensive and dual-use techniques and states that use should be authorized and lawful.
- Claude Code support is explicitly listed, but installation and runtime procedures are not shown in the supplied documentation.
Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.
Add the cybersecurity skills library to a compatible agent
Obtain the repository’s structured cybersecurity skills using one of its documented quick-start options.
Before you start
- Use an environment with
npxfor the recommended option, orgitfor the clone option. - Choose a platform listed as compatible in the README, such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Codex CLI, Cursor, or Gemini CLI.
Steps
Run the command below for the recommended quick-start option.
npx skills add mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-SkillsAlternatively, clone the repository with the command below.
git clone https://github.com/mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills.gitIf you cloned it, change into the repository directory with
cd Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills.
Expected outcome
The README describes the skills as available immediately with the listed compatible platforms and agentskills.io-compatible platforms.
Guide limitations
- The README lists platform compatibility but does not detail platform-specific configuration or runtime behavior.
- Use offensive or dual-use skills only for authorized security testing, research, defense, or education; obtain explicit written permission before testing systems you do not own.
Compare options for AI coding assistance
These projects document a common task and share a project role. This is a source-based comparison, not an execution benchmark or a guarantee of interchangeability.
| Project | Documented purpose | Platform | Access and requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropic Cybersecurity Skills | Add cybersecurity skill selection to an AI coding assistant. | CLI, Desktop | The repository is identified as open source and uses the Apache-2.0 license. No account, pricing or service-availability requirements are documented. |
| Dexto | Define agents in YAML with a model, tools, storage and permissions. | CLI |
Sources & review
Source record details
- Source availability
- Active
- Sources checked
- 1 October 2026
- Original website title
- mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills · Official homepage title · retained in its source language

