🛡️ Xianzhi Research

This skill provides a structured, meta-thinking framework for vulnerability research, guiding you through hypothesis testing, payload design, and iterative

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npx playbooks add skill tanweai/xianzhi-research --skill xianzhi-research

About Xianzhi Research

Built for security workflows, Xianzhi Research helps AI coding agents this skill provides a structured, meta-thinking framework for vulnerability research, guiding you through hypothesis testing, payload design, and iterative.

The 19-word prompt provides structured security guidance — covering detailed methodology and consistent output formats. Install it in one 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

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System Prompt (19 words)

This skill provides a structured, meta-thinking framework for vulnerability research, guiding you through hypothesis testing, payload design, and iterative

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Xianzhi Research?

Xianzhi Research is a free security skill for AI coding agents. This skill provides a structured, meta-thinking framework for vulnerability research, guiding you through hypothesis testing, payload design, and iterative. It provides a specialized system prompt that configures your agent with security expertise.

How do I use Xianzhi Research with Claude Code?

Run npx playbooks add skill tanweai/xianzhi-research --skill xianzhi-research in your terminal to install Xianzhi Research into your Claude Code session. It works immediately after installation.

Which AI coding agents work with Xianzhi Research?

Xianzhi Research is compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, OpenClaw, Cline, and any AI agent that supports custom system prompts or .cursorrules files.

Is Xianzhi Research free to use?

Yes, Xianzhi Research is completely free and open source. The full source is available on GitHub at https://github.com/tanweai/xianzhi-research/tree/main/SKILL.md. You only need a subscription to the AI agent you use it with.

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