🛡️ Open Source Best Practices
Complete framework for preparing GitHub projects for sustainable open source release. Covers security scanning with Git History Cleaner, legal foundations, governance, contributor onboarding, maintainer expectations, and GitHub Sponsors setup. Use when launching a project publicly, preparing a priva
npx playbooks add skill andreagriffiths11/open-source-best-practices --skill open-source-best-practices
About Open Source Best Practices
Complete framework for preparing GitHub projects for sustainable open source release. Covers security scanning with Git History Cleaner, legal foundations, governance, contributor onboarding, maintainer expectations, and GitHub Sponsors setup. Use when launching a project publicly, preparing a priva
This compact 38-word instruction set is purpose-built for security work in AI coding agents. Install with a single command.
Use Cases
- Auditing code for OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities
- Implementing authentication and authorization patterns
- Reviewing API security, rate limiting, and input validation
- Hardening infrastructure and dependency security
Example Prompts
System Prompt (38 words)
Complete framework for preparing GitHub projects for sustainable open source release. Covers security scanning with Git History Cleaner, legal foundations, governance, contributor onboarding, maintainer expectations, and GitHub Sponsors setup. Use when launching a project publicly, preparing a priva
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Open Source Best Practices?
Open Source Best Practices is a free security skill for AI coding agents. Complete framework for preparing GitHub projects for sustainable open source release. Covers security scanning with Git History Cleaner, legal foundations, governance, contributor onboarding, maintainer expectations, and GitHub Sponsors setup. Use when launching a project publicly, preparing a priva. It provides a specialized system prompt that configures your agent with security expertise.
How do I use Open Source Best Practices with Claude Code?
Run npx playbooks add skill andreagriffiths11/open-source-best-practices --skill open-source-best-practices in your terminal to install Open Source Best Practices into your Claude Code session. It works immediately after installation.
Which AI coding agents work with Open Source Best Practices?
Open Source Best Practices is compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, OpenClaw, Cline, and any AI agent that supports custom system prompts or .cursorrules files.
Is Open Source Best Practices free to use?
Yes, Open Source Best Practices is completely free and open source. The full source is available on GitHub at https://github.com/andreagriffiths11/open-source-best-practices/tree/main/SKILL.md. You only need a subscription to the AI agent you use it with.
