Install
Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.
npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core --skill security-reviewer-formats- 01
Install
Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.
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Describe the task
Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads security-reviewer-formats automatically when relevant.
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Review the result
The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.
SKILL.md
The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.
Security Reviewer Formats — Skill Entry
This SKILL.md is the entrypoint for the security reviewer format specifications skill.
The skill provides shared format templates and data contracts used by security, accessibility, and RAI review orchestrators and their subagents. Each reference file covers a focused area of the reporting pipeline.
Normative references
- Report Formats — VULN_REPORT_V1, PLAN_REPORT_V1, and RAI_REPORT_V1 templates.
- Finding Formats — Security and RAI finding, verification, and collection formats.
- Completion Formats — Scan status, completion, RAI response, and terminal error formats.
- Severity Definitions — Standard severity level definitions for all OWASP skill assessments.
Skill layout
SKILL.md— this file (skill entrypoint).references/— format specification documents.report-formats.md— full report templates for audit, diff, and plan modes.finding-formats.md— serialization and collection formats for findings exchange between subagents.completion-formats.md— status updates, completion summaries, and the minimal profile stub.severity-definitions.md— severity level table shared across all assessments.
FAQ
What does the security-reviewer-formats skill do?
Format specifications and data contracts for the security reviewer orchestrator and its subagents.
How do I install security-reviewer-formats?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core --skill security-reviewer-formats in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/security-reviewer-formats/ (personal) or .claude/skills/security-reviewer-formats/ (project).
Which AI agents can use security-reviewer-formats?
Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.
Is security-reviewer-formats safe to install?
No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.
Who maintains security-reviewer-formats?
It is published by microsoft in microsoft/hve-core, and it is an official skill from the maker of the technology it covers. It has 65 recorded installs.
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