config-hardening
Audits and hardens configuration for secure deployment.
Install
mkdir -p .claude/skills/config-hardening && curl -L -o skill.zip "https://agentskills.codes/api/skills/download/13126" && unzip -o skill.zip -d .claude/skills/config-hardening && rm skill.zipInstalls to .claude/skills/config-hardening
Activation
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Harden configuration and defaults for safer deployment. Use when a mid-level developer needs to reduce misconfig risks.Key capabilities
- →Audit environment variables and defaults
- →Recommend safer defaults and validation
- →Identify secrets
- →Rotate secrets if exposed
How it works
The skill audits existing configurations and environment variables, then recommends safer defaults, validation strategies, and identifies/rotates exposed secrets.
Inputs & outputs
When to use config-hardening
- →Hardening config
- →Auditing environment variables
- →Improving deployment security
About this skill
Config Hardening
Purpose
Harden configuration and defaults for safer deployment.
Inputs to request
- Current configuration defaults.
- Environment and deployment model.
- Security requirements and threat model.
Workflow
- Audit environment variables and defaults.
- Recommend safer defaults and validation.
- Identify secrets and rotate if exposed.
Output
- Config hardening checklist.
Quality bar
- Avoid breaking changes without migration notes.
- Call out secret handling explicitly.
When not to use it
- →When the user does not need to reduce misconfiguration risks
- →When the user does not need to harden configuration
Limitations
- →The skill avoids breaking changes without migration notes
- →The skill explicitly calls out secret handling
How it compares
This skill systematically reviews and hardens configuration defaults against security requirements, providing a structured checklist for safer deployment, unlike a manual or ad-hoc review.
Compared to similar skills
config-hardening side by side with the closest alternatives in the catalog.
| Skill | Installs | Updated | Safety | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| config-hardening (this skill) | 0 | 5mo | No flags | Intermediate |
| secrets-management | 5 | 3mo | Review | Advanced |
| healthcheck | 10 | 2mo | Review | Intermediate |
| secops-setup-antigravity | 4 | 7mo | Review | Intermediate |
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