Fp Check
Systematically verifies suspected security bugs to eliminate false positives, producing...
Install
npx skills add trailofbits/skills --skill fp-check -g -a claude-code -y- Repository
- trailofbits/skills7.9k
- Category
- Security
- Updated
- 7d ago
- License
- CC-BY-SA-4.0
- Context cost
- Mediumabout 1,558 tokens
- Runs scripts
- No, instructions only
What it does
Systematically verifies suspected security bugs to eliminate false positives, producing a TRUE POSITIVE or FALSE POSITIVE verdict with documented evidence for each. Use when asked whether a specific finding is real, exploitable, or a false positive, or to verify or validate a suspected vulnerability, not for hunting or discovering new bugs.
False Positive Check
When to Use
- "Is this bug real?" or "is this a true positive?"
- "Is this a false positive?" or "verify this finding"
- "Check if this vulnerability is exploitable"
- Any request to verify or validate a specific suspected bug
When NOT to Use
- Finding or hunting for bugs ("find bugs", "security analysis", "audit code")
- General code review for style, performance, or maintainability
- Feature development, refactoring, or non-security tasks
- When the user explicitly asks for a quick scan without verification
Rationalizations to Reject
If you catch yourself thinking any of these, STOP.
| Rationalization | Why It's Wrong | Required Action |
|---|---|---|
| "Rapid analysis of remaining bugs" | Every bug gets full verification | Return to task list, verify next bug through all phases |
| "This pattern looks dangerous, so it's a vulnerability" | Pattern recognition is not analysis | Complete data flow tracing before any conclusion |
| "Skipping full verification for efficiency" | No partial analysis allowed | Execute all steps per the chosen verification path |
| "The code looks unsafe, reporting without tracing data flow" | Unsafe-looking code may have upstream validation | Trace the complete path from source to sink |
| "Similar code was vulnerable elsewhere" | Each context has different validation, callers, and protections | Verify this specific instance independently |
| "This is clearly critical" | LLMs are biased toward seeing bugs and overrating severity | Complete devil's advocate review; prove it with evidence |
Step 0: Understand the Claim and Context
Before any analysis, restate the bug in your own words. If you cannot do this clearly, ask the user for clarification. Half of false positives collapse at this step, the claim doesn't make coherent sense when restated precisely.
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