open-sourcing agent skill by trailofbits
This skill should be used when the user asks to "open source this project", "prepare this repository for public release", "make this repo public", "check open-source readiness", "choose a license for this project", or "set up release automation" ahead of a public launch. Provides a release-readiness workflow covering secrets hygiene, licensing, documentation, CI, and language-specific packaging.
Source and license
| Publisher | trailofbits |
|---|---|
| Repository | trailofbits/skills |
| License | CC-BY-SA-4.0 |
| Snapshot | 2026-10-22 |
| Last repository commit | 2026-10-15 |
| Instruction size | 1,386 words; 219 lines |
| Bundled files | 11 |
Suede Skill Check: 92/100 · A
Report snapshot · · graded-v2
The rubric totals 100 points; published scores are capped at 99. Security scan: not scanned.
Source revision: 5c99c03fb8a9. Report version a22b49f4198a. Badge URLs follow the latest listing; save the report to keep this version.
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What to review next
- Boundary clause: 0 of 4 points. 4 when the description says when not to use the skill (“Not for …”, “Do not use …”, “Use … instead”).
- Tool permissions declared: 0 of 2 points. 2 when the frontmatter declares allowed-tools.
- Compatibility declared: 0 of 2 points. 2 when the frontmatter declares compatibility.
Add declarations and bundled files when they describe the skill’s actual needs. Update the source, then request a fresh review with the changed commit or PR.
| Component | Points earned | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Structural checks | 56 | 56 |
| Description length | 5 | 5 |
| Boundary clause | 0 | 4 |
| Example request | 3 | 3 |
| Instruction depth | 7 | 7 |
| Reference files | 3 | 3 |
| Bundled scripts | 2 | 2 |
| Recent maintenance | 9 | 9 |
| Curated-list citations | 7 | 7 |
| Tool permissions declared | 0 | 2 |
| Compatibility declared | 0 | 2 |
The published score is capped at 99. It measures the published files, documentation and maintenance signals. Security scan: not scanned. This assessment does not include a runtime test or a full installation-dependency review.
Install open-sourcing
The skills CLI works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other agents; the other routes copy the folder by hand.
npx skills add https://github.com/trailofbits/skills/tree/main/plugins/open-sourcing/skills/open-sourcingtmp="$(mktemp -d)"
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/trailofbits/skills.git "$tmp/repo"
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -R "$tmp/repo/"plugins/open-sourcing/skills/open-sourcing .claude/skills/
rm -rf "$tmp"tmp="$(mktemp -d)"
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/trailofbits/skills.git "$tmp/repo"
mkdir -p .agents/skills
cp -R "$tmp/repo/"plugins/open-sourcing/skills/open-sourcing .agents/skills/
rm -rf "$tmp"For a user-level install, copy the folder to ~/.claude/skills/ (Claude Code) or ~/.agents/skills/ (Codex). Inside Codex, $skill-installer can also fetch a skill from GitHub. New to skills? Read How to install agent skills in Claude Code, Codex and Cursor.
trailofbits/skills is third-party code. Read SKILL.md and any bundled scripts before you install it.
Two badges for open-sourcing
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