--- title: "Security Audit Preparation: review, setup & limitations · Undominated.ai" canonical: https://undominated.ai/skills/trailofbits-audit-prep-assistant/ description: "Prepare a frozen, buildable codebase and evidence package for an external security review." --- # Security Audit Preparation: review, setup & limitations · Undominated.ai > Prepare a frozen, buildable codebase and evidence package for an external security review. [← Explore all skills](/skills/) SECURITY / trailofbits # Security Audit Preparation Prepare a frozen, buildable codebase and evidence package for an external security review. [See setup guidance ↓](#setup)[Original source ↗](https://github.com/trailofbits/skills/tree/0f44fe01dcb00bd6929b4ba82a257d305de04554/plugins/building-secure-contracts/skills/audit-prep-assistant) SOURCE REVIEW Reviewed 2026-10-14 Evidence 3 linked sources Publisher trailofbits Licence [CC-BY-SA-4.0 ↗](https://github.com/trailofbits/skills/blob/0f44fe01dcb00bd6929b4ba82a257d305de04554/LICENSE) Revision 0f44fe01dcb0 [Read what was—and wasn’t—checked ↓](#review) “Prepares codebases for security review using Trail of Bits' checklist. Helps set review goals, runs static analysis tools, increases test coverage, removes dead code, ensures accessibility, and generates documentation (flowcharts, user stories, inline comments). Use when preparing your own codebase to be audited by someone else, getting a repository review-ready before an external security review, deciding what to fix before auditors start, or asking what assessors need from a project. For understanding unfamiliar code you are about to audit, use audit-context-building instead.” [trailofbits · upstream description ↗](https://github.com/trailofbits/skills/blob/0f44fe01dcb00bd6929b4ba82a257d305de04554/plugins/building-secure-contracts/skills/audit-prep-assistant/SKILL.md) Our analysis follows below. 01 / THE REASONING ## Why this made the selection. - The checklist identifies copied code and modifications, documents actors/privileges and on-chain/off-chain assumptions, and treats a reproducible frozen source as an assessment input. - Give assessors a reproducible commit, dependency inventory, scope map and documented security assumptions. ### A good fit for - Give assessors a reproducible commit, dependency inventory, scope map and documented security assumptions. ### Weigh up before choosing - Coverage targets and preparation timelines are planning suggestions; a clean scanner report or high coverage does not establish audit readiness by itself. - Source inspection only; no installation, authenticated operation, runtime benchmark or security certification was performed. 02 / THE REVIEW RECORD ## What we actually inspected. Source review has boundaries. A clear record is more useful than a “safe” badge. ### Material inspected - plugins/building-secure-contracts/skills/audit-prep-assistant/SKILL.md - LICENSE - README.md ### Our findings - The checklist identifies copied code and modifications, documents actors/privileges and on-chain/off-chain assumptions, and treats a reproducible frozen source as an assessment input. ### Not established by this review - Third-party instructions and helpers were not executed; service access, host compatibility and outcomes remain untested. The review applies to the material and revision named here. A newer upstream release can change its behavior. 03 / PUT IT TO WORK ## Add a skill to your workflow. [Upstream setup instructions ↗](https://github.com/trailofbits/skills/blob/0f44fe01dcb00bd6929b4ba82a257d305de04554/README.md) DOCUMENTED COMMAND npx skills add trailofbits/skills/plugins/building-secure-contracts/skills/audit-prep-assistant Copy command ↗ Run in your terminal to choose your AI tools, project or global scope, and installation method. This short command follows the current upstream version; the review covers the revision shown above. Optional: install the reviewed revision Keeps the original source and installer version where recorded, while leaving your AI tools and installation scope for you to choose. npx skills add https://github.com/trailofbits/skills/tree/0f44fe01dcb00bd6929b4ba82a257d305de04554/plugins/building-secure-contracts/skills/audit-prep-assistant Copy reviewed-revision command ↗ - Install the pinned directory interactively and retain its referenced files; inspect the source before granting tool access. - Agree review goals, triage current static-analysis results, reproduce the build in a fresh environment and freeze the assessed commit with dependency versions. ### Before you start - Project compiler/build tools, relevant analyzers and test/coverage tooling ### Compatibility Agents supporting directory-based SKILL.md instructions ### Local instructions with workflow-dependent access - Reads source and may run builds/tests; cleanup changes, tags and branches must preserve the agreed review scope. ### Cost model Skill source is freely available under its stated licence; host, infrastructure and service usage may incur charges. 04 / FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE ## The source trail. Our notes are separate from the original resource. Check upstream before adopting a new version. - [Pinned plugins/building-secure-contracts/skills/audit-prep-assistant/SKILL.md ↗](https://github.com/trailofbits/skills/blob/0f44fe01dcb00bd6929b4ba82a257d305de04554/plugins/building-secure-contracts/skills/audit-prep-assistant/SKILL.md) Checked 2026-10-14 https://github.com/trailofbits/skills/blob/0f44fe01dcb00bd6929b4ba82a257d305de04554/plugins/building-secure-contracts/skills/audit-prep-assistant/SKILL.md Supports: summary, review, install, access, limitations - [Pinned LICENSE ↗](https://github.com/trailofbits/skills/blob/0f44fe01dcb00bd6929b4ba82a257d305de04554/LICENSE) Checked 2026-10-14 https://github.com/trailofbits/skills/blob/0f44fe01dcb00bd6929b4ba82a257d305de04554/LICENSE Supports: license - [Pinned README.md ↗](https://github.com/trailofbits/skills/blob/0f44fe01dcb00bd6929b4ba82a257d305de04554/README.md) Checked 2026-10-14 https://github.com/trailofbits/skills/blob/0f44fe01dcb00bd6929b4ba82a257d305de04554/README.md Supports: summary, review, install, access, limitations KEEP COMPARING ## Other approaches to consider. Related by category or shared topics. These are alternatives to inspect, not a measured quality order. [### Burp Project Parser ↗ Extract and search captured Burp traffic while distinguishing empty results from parser startup failures.](/skills/trailofbits-burpsuite-project-parser/)[### C and C++ Security Review ↗ Coordinate scoped native C/C++ security review and assemble findings with an explicit coverage ledger.](/skills/trailofbits-c-review/)[### DWARF Debug Information ↗ Inspect DWARF symbols, types, line tables and address mappings using tool-specific commands.](/skills/trailofbits-dwarf-expert/) [AI Tools ↗](/tools/)[Skills ↗](/skills/)[Agents ↗](/agents/)[MCP Servers ↗](/mcp-servers/)[Workflows ↗](/workflows/) ## Continue your investigation - [Choose a toolkit](/tools/) - [Inspect execution hosts](/agents/) - [Check tool access](/mcp-servers/) - [Check project dependencies](/check-repo/)