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CodeGuard MCP Meta Skill

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Instructs AI coding agents to invoke CodeGuard MCP Server security rules before writing or reviewing code.

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CodeGuard MCP Server Integration

MANDATORY: Always Invoke CodeGuard MCP Server

When writing, reviewing, or modifying code, you MUST invoke the CodeGuard MCP Server to retrieve relevant security rules. This is a non-optional security requirement.

IMPORTANT: IF YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO SEE/INVOKE CODEGUARD TOOLS, IMMEDIATELY INFORM THE USER

How to Use the MCP Server

The CodeGuard MCP Server exposes security rules as individual tools. Each tool returns comprehensive security guidance for specific scenarios.

Tool Invocation Pattern:

Tool: {rule_tool_name}
Arguments: None (tools automatically include metadata)
Returns: Complete security guidance with rule ID, description, and content

Tool Selection Guide

Step 1: Discover Available CodeGuard Tools

Before any coding activity:

  1. Identify all available MCP tools whose names contains codeguard_.
  2. Read each tool's description to understand:
    • The security domain it covers
    • Which languages/artifacts it applies to (if specified)

If you cannot discover/invoke CodeGuard tools, stop and inform the user.

Step 2: Always-Invoke codeguard_1_*

MANDATORY: Before writing/reviewing/modifying code, invoke every available tool whose name contains:

  • codeguard_1_

These are "always-on" guardrails and must be enforced regardless of language or domain.

Step 3: Context-Select codeguard_0_*

After invoking codeguard_1_*, decide which codeguard_0_* tools to invoke by using the tool descriptions plus your current task context.

3A) Determine the current language(s)/artifact(s)

Infer from one or more of:

  • The file(s) being edited (extensions like .py, .js, .ts, .yaml, .yml, .Dockerfile, etc.)
  • Framework/tooling in use (Django/Flask/Express/K8s/Terraform/etc.)
  • The user's explicit statement ("in Python", "Node", "Kubernetes manifest", etc.)

3B) Determine the security domain(s) from the task

Use the tool descriptions to map the task to domains such as auth, API/web services, input validation, storage, file handling, DevOps/IaC, privacy, logging/monitoring, XML/serialization, mobile, etc.

3C) Select tools using tool descriptions (language + domain)

For each available codeguard_0_* tool:

  • Language filter: select it only if the description says it applies to the current language/artifact type (or is broadly applicable when no language is specified).
  • Domain filter: select it if the domain in the description matches the task you are performing.

If uncertain and the change is security-sensitive, err on the side of invoking the relevant codeguard_0_* tools (while avoiding clearly unrelated tools).

Apply the Guidance and Document It

When you implement changes:

  • Follow the retrieved guidance
  • Avoid anti-patterns called out by the rules
  • Add minimal security comments where they clarify intent

In your response to the user, explicitly state:

  • Which CodeGuard tools you invoked (all codeguard_1_* plus the selected codeguard_0_*)
  • A brief note on how each rule influenced the implementation

Tool Invocation Is Not Optional

If you are about to write/review/modify code and you have not invoked CodeGuard tools per this meta rule, stop and invoke them first.